Why the unemployment rate went up in August even though 187,000 jobs were added

Usually when the economy adds a lot of jobs in a given month the unemployment rate ticks down. That wasn't the case in August.

2023-09-01 23:53

FTC to Pause Microsoft Merger Trial, Opening Door to Settlement Talks

The US Federal Trade Commission paused its in-house trial against Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard

2023-07-21 05:46

TD Targets Atlanta, Florida for Growth After First Horizon Flop

After failing to close its largest-ever US banking acquisition, Toronto-Dominion Bank has a new strategy for growth in

2023-05-26 04:27

AI chatbots offer comfort to the bereaved

Staying in touch with a loved one after their death is the promise of several start-ups using the powers artificial intelligence, though...

2023-06-08 09:57

Judge to hear arguments from TikTok and content creators who are challenging Montana's ban on app

A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators who want the court to block the state's ban on the video sharing app before it takes effect Jan. 1

2023-10-12 13:57

Mexico's minimum wage will rise by 20% next year, to about $14.25 per day

Mexico's president says its minimum wage will rise by 20% in 2024, to the equivalent of about $14.25 per day

2023-12-02 01:50

Grain spat drags Ukraine's ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion

A dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter the domestic markets of Poland and other European Union countries has pushed the tight relationship between Kyiv and Warsaw to its lowest point since Russia invaded Ukraine last year

2023-09-20 23:48

Vietnam Stocks Set to Hit Eight-Month High as Outlook Improves

Vietnam’s stocks rose, with the benchmark index on track to close at its highest level in more than

2023-06-13 11:21

Skechers Celebrates 15 Years of Giving at This Month’s Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk for Kids

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 23, 2023--

2023-10-24 00:22

Vegan Sam Bankman-Fried is subsisting only on bread and water in jail, his attorneys say

Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an amended indictment alleging fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges, appearing in court for the first time since his bail was revoked and he was sent to a Brooklyn jail to await trial.

2023-08-23 01:58

Bonds bask in talk of Fed interest rate cuts

By Tom Wilson LONDON Treasury yields and the dollar hit multi-month lows on Wednesday after a U.S. Federal

2023-11-29 20:26

Analysis-French backlash scuppers appointment of US economist for EU Big Tech regulation

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS A French-led backlash led to a U.S. economist withdrawing from a top European

2023-07-19 22:53