US oil hits $70 for the first time in nearly three years
US oil prices hit $70 a barrel on Sunday for the first time in nearly three years. While prices have since backed off a little from that milestone…
Continue ReadingUS oil prices hit $70 a barrel on Sunday for the first time in nearly three years. While prices have since backed off a little from that milestone…
Continue ReadingWhen Janice Zhang went job hunting in March, at every interview the 33-year-old was asked the same question: Was she married yet? Zhang works in…
Continue ReadingThe White House press briefing room will return to 100% capacity on Monday after 15 months of social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic. It…
Continue ReadingJournalists may be relieved — for now — that the Biden administration is changing the Justice Department’s policy that allowed prosecutors…
Continue ReadingIt’s only June, but Walmart already has plans for Thanksgiving. They don’t involve you. The world’s largest retailer announced that…
Continue ReadingThe latest sign of air travel returning to normal is the two words being repeated at most of the nation’s major airlines: Help wanted. The…
Continue ReadingLooking to fund big spending projects at home, the United States has an ambitious pitch for countries around the world: It’s time to overhaul…
Continue ReadingA group of private equity firms, including Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman, is buying medical supply maker and distributor…
Continue ReadingJust when we thought Crocs could not get any weirder, a new version of the foam clog features a psychedelic design complete with light-up mushrooms.…
Continue ReadingGroup of Seven finance ministers gathering in London agreed Saturday to back a global minimum tax of at least 15% on multinational companies. The G7…
Continue ReadingWhen coronavirus began to spread across the United States, retailers took action. Social distancing stickers were slapped on floors, mask mandates…
Continue ReadingGrant McGurn is really glad he jumped on a FaceTime call with his dad. The 27-year-old office manager in Madison, Wisconsin, had put all of his…
Continue ReadingGlobal food prices rose for the 12th month in a row in May, up nearly 40% year over year, according to the United Nations’ food price index.…
Continue ReadingInvestors breathed a huge sigh of relief following the May jobs report Friday. Stocks rallied as the numbers told a classic Goldilocksian, not too…
Continue ReadingPeople are paying higher prices for everything from diapers to gas. One discount chain says that’s great for its business. Five Below, the toy,…
Continue ReadingOne Wall Street analyst has had it with the whole meme stock phenomenon. Curtis Nagle, who covers retailers for Bank of America, is giving up trying…
Continue Reading“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,” the seventh film in the horror franchise, hits theaters on Friday. It ends a crazy week for the…
Continue ReadingAmericans are gearing up for a celebratory summer by buying more lipstick, dressy clothing and condoms. And bars are ready to greet them. During the…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s job market recovery picked up some steam in May, with 559,000 positions added back to the economy. It was a second sizable miss of…
Continue ReadingThe number of African Americans serving on boards of directors for the nation’s largest corporations has remained dismally low this year…
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