Number had fallen for most of year
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widesprea...
Supply shortage one cause of rising costs
WASHINGTON — American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6% increase over April and 5% over the past year, ...
NEW YORK — Memorial Day weekend gasoline prices are at their highest levels in seven years, but experts don’t expect the steep prices at the pumps to keep eager motorist...
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to 406,000, a new pandemic low and more evidence that the job market is strengthenin...
Gov't fears 2nd Great Recession
WASHINGTON — The chief executives of the nation's largest banks went in front of Congress for a second day Thursday, facing questions ran...
Some states moving to cut added federal unemployment benefit
WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week — the latest encouraging sign for the reb...
An overcharged housing market is keeping aisles full at Home Depot and the company reported sales that blew past Wall Street expectations Tuesday.
Sales hit $37.5 billio...
NEW YORK — Walmart blew past Wall Street projections in the first quarter with U.S. stimulus payments to Americans helping to boost sales and the company raised its expe...
Deliveries to return to normal in a few days
CLEMMONS, N.C. — The nation's largest fuel pipeline restarted operations Wednesday, days after it was forced to shut down by ...
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job m...
