Americans Spent Less In July As COVID-19 Cases Surged
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores.
Retail sales fell a seasonal adjusted 1.1% in July fro...
S&P Hits New Record Amid Rising Concerns About Pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) - Stock indexes are closing at record highs on Wall Street Monday, despite rising coronavirus infections in the U.S. and around the globe, as well as geopolitical con...
New York City To Require Proof Of COVID-19 Shot
NEW YORK — New York City will begin requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday for anyone wanting to partake in much of public life including dining at an indoor restauran...
US Jobless Claims Near Pandemic Low As Economy Strengthens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they...
Delta Spreads, Southwest No Longer Sees Profit For Quarter
NEW YORK (AP) - The highly contagious delta variant has darkened the outlook for Southwest Airlines, one of the largest carriers in the U.S., which said that it no longer expects t...
Explainer: How Cryptocurrency Fits Into Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — What does Bitcoin have to do with roads and bridges?
A lot right now in the U.S. Congress. One way lawmakers propose to pay for the $1 trillion infrastructure ...
Robinhood To Buy Shareholder-Communications Company Say
NEW YORK (AP) — Robinhood, the trading app that's brought millions of new investors to the stock market, is buying a company that helps people communicate with the businesses whose...
Pikesville Plaza Cleared To Reopen After Post-Surfside Scare
PIKESVILLE (VINnews) — The Pikesville Plaza building has been cleared to reopen by the Baltimore County Fire Inspector and Building Inspector, nearly onw month after it's closure.
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U.S. Job Openings Hit A Record 10.1 Million In June
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted a record 10.1 million job openings in June, another sign that the job market and economy are bouncing back briskly from last year's coronavi...
Berkshire Hathaway Posts 7% Gain In 2Q Profit
NEW YORK (AP) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway company on Saturday reported a 7% gain in profit for the second quarter, as many of the conglomerate's businesses recovered from...
US Added 943,000 Jobs In July; Unemployment Rate At 5.4%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% another sign that the U.S. economy continues to bounce back ...
CNN Fires Three Employees For Coming To Work Unvaccinated
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to work unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
CNN chief Jeff Zucker told staff members of ...
Nursing Home To Workers: Get Vaccine Or Lose Your Job
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s largest nursing home operator told its workers this week they will have to get COVID-19 vaccinations to keep their jobs — a possible shift in an indust...
Spirit Cancels Half Its Flights; American Also Struggling
FLORIDA (AP) — Spirit Airlines canceled nearly half its schedule for Tuesday, the third straight day of extremely high cancellation numbers at the budget airline.
By early after...
WATCH: Yesha Council CEO Yigal Dilmoni: How US Jews & Kof-K Should Respond To Ben & Jerry’s Boycott Of Israel
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Since July 19, no story has been more dominant in the Jewish world than the announcement by the Board of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, to boycott the Israeli “...
Florida May Drop Ben & Jerry’s Parent Over Israel Boycott
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida won't put any state money into the parent company of Ben & Jerry's unless it reverses a decision to stop selling ice cream in contested part...
US Employers Ratchet Up The Pressure On The Unvaccinated
NEW YORK (AP) — Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers.
For months, most employers relied on information campaigns, bonuses and other incentives to encourage th...
Walmart Mandates Masks For All Workers In Some Areas
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and private employer, is reversing its mask policy and will require all its workers including vaccinated ones in areas with h...
In Robinhood’s Stock Debut, A Tumble And Then Sharp Swings
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street gave Robinhood a cool reception Thursday in the online broker's debut in the stock market that it helped reshape by bringing millions of new investors.
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Mask Sales Start To Rebound Amid Surge, Guidance
NEW YORK — A spot check of U.S. stores and other data sources shows mask sales are rising again amid concerns about surging coronavirus cases from the delta variant.
Retail anal...