WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the pace of improvement in the economy has moderated in recent months with future prospects remaining “extr...
Nearly 1.2M people flew on Sunday
Nearly 1.2 million people passed through U.S. airports Sunday, the largest number since the pandemic gripped the country in March, despi...
Black Friday online sales hit a new record this year as pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead of real ones.
Consumers spent an estimated $9 billion on U.S...
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s ef...
Large or small, service based on relationships
There seems to be a lot of disparity between large, national institutions like Charlotte-based The Bank of America Corp. a...
NEW YORK — Best Buy Co. reported fiscal third-quarter results that blew through analysts’ expectations as the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer enjoyed surg...
Virus continues to inflict damage
WASHINGTON — Gripped by the accelerating viral outbreak, the U.S. economy is under pressure from persistent layoffs, diminished income a...
DALLAS — Delta Air Lines on Wednesday dropped a threat to furlough more than 1,700 pilots after they ratified a cost-cutting agreement that the airline said was needed t...
PITTSBURGH — Dick’s Sporting Goods, the largest U.S.-based, omni-channel sporting goods retailer, announced Tuesday that Edward Stack, chairman and chief executive offic...
For the second consecutive year, the Butler County Farm Bureau won the top two annual awards from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.
The awards were presented last weekend du...
