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Covid Winner: China Is Only Major Economy to Grow in 2020

18 Jan 2021, 1:45 AM PST

Chinese President Xi Jinping raises his glass and proposes a toast during the welcome banquet for visiting leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People, Friday, April 26, 2019. (Nicolas Asfouri/Pool Photo via AP)

Virus Keeps Black Friday Crowds Thin, Shoppers Shift Online

27 Nov 2020, 8:34 AM PST

A shopper walks by a store, Monday, Nov. 18, 2020 in Pembroke Pines, Fla. After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope. In normal times, Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year, drawing millions of shoppers …

Trump Admistration Reaches Vaccine Agreement with Drug Stores

12 Nov 2020, 10:47 AM PST

US President Donald Trump, with US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar (L), speaks on vaccine development on May 15, 2020, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Latest: India reports 48K cases in downward trend

30 Oct 2020, 11:11 PM PST

The Latest: India reports 48K cases in downward trend

The Latest: Sri Lanka arrests dozens as cases climb

30 Oct 2020, 10:51 PM PST

The Latest: Sri Lanka arrests dozens as cases climb

The Latest: Australia to spend on vaccines for wider region

30 Oct 2020, 10:31 PM PST

The Latest: Australia to spend on vaccines for wider region

Show your work: AP plans to explain vote calling to public

30 Oct 2020, 9:31 PM PST

Show your work: AP plans to explain vote calling to public

Angela Merkel Throws Germany into ‘Lockdown Light’ to Slow Virus

28 Oct 2020, 12:24 PM PST

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CVS Hiring 15,000 Workers for Expected COVID-19, Flu Cases

19 Oct 2020, 4:45 AM PST

A woman gets a flu shot in California. A vocal minority of advocates are refusing shots, claiming that vaccines can be dangerous and are not as effective as doctors claim

China’s Economic Acceleration Lags Behind Expectations

19 Oct 2020, 2:53 AM PST

A woman takes a selfie as visitors wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus gather near a giant cat structure on display at a commercial office building in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Delta Reports Massive Quarterly Loss

13 Oct 2020, 10:05 AM PST

Delta reports $5.4 billion net loss in third quarter

China Trade Dependence Left U.S. Medical Supply Chains Vulernable, and COVID Deaths Followed

6 Oct 2020, 10:05 AM PST

Lori Gonzalez, left, and Rachel Spray carry flowers to the temporary grave marker of Gonzalez's sister and Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center nurse, Sandra Oldfield, at the Sanger Cemetery in Sanger, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Oldfield died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus. Workers at the hospital said …

Boeing Says Pandemic Will Cut Demand for Planes for a Decade

6 Oct 2020, 8:34 AM PST

In this Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, a Boeing 737 MAX jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. Boeing says the pandemic will reduce demand for new planes for the next decade, long after experts …

US Trade Deficit Up to 14-Year High in August, Trade Deficit with China Down 6.7%

6 Oct 2020, 6:24 AM PST

In this Nov. 4, 2019, file photo, cargo cranes are used to take containers off of a Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation boat at the Port of Tacoma in Tacoma, Wash. The U.S. trade deficit rose in August to the highest level in 14 years. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday …

Wells Fargo CEO Apologizes for Comments on Diversity

23 Sep 2020, 10:03 AM PST

Graffiti covers the exterior of a Wells Fargo bank on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in a historically Black neighborhood in Portland, Ore., that has been the scene of violent clashes with police in recent days. Thousands of protesters in the liberal and predominantly white city have taken to the streets …

United Air to Cut 16,000 Jobs by October, Just Weeks Ahead of Election Day

2 Sep 2020, 10:45 AM PST

United to cut 16,000 jobs by October

American Airlines Plans 19,000 Furloughs, Layoffs in October

25 Aug 2020, 2:05 PM PST

In this May 28, 2020 file photo, travelers check in at the American Airlines terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. American Airlines says it will furlough or lay off 19,000 employees in October as it struggles with a sharp downturn in travel because of the pandemic. …

Chicago Schools to Begin Fall Remotely, Dropping Hybrid Plan

5 Aug 2020, 8:54 AM PST

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, right, with Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, announces CPS will begin the school year with remote learning, at a news conference in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2020. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Fed Sees Dim Economic Outlook as Pandemic Squeezes Economy

29 Jul 2020, 11:25 AM PST

In this March 3, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference to discuss an announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee, in Washington. Federal Reserve officials are grappling this week with the timing and scope of their next policy moves at a time when …

GOP Introduces $1 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill

27 Jul 2020, 4:55 PM PST

More stimulus, school, jobless funds expected in $1T GOP relief bill

Senate, White House Reach Agreement on COVID-19 Relief Bill

23 Jul 2020, 4:55 AM PST

Senate, White House reach agreement on COVID-19 relief bill

GOP Leaders Head to White House as Virus Crisis Deepens

20 Jul 2020, 4:24 AM PST

In this May 22, 2020, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible through heavy fog in Washington. With COVID-19 cases hitting alarming new highs and a grim rising death toll, the pandemic's devastating cycle is happening all over again, leaving Congress little choice but to engineer …

Tax Day in America: Nearly 134 Million Have Already Filed Returns

15 Jul 2020, 5:46 AM PST

Tax Day in America: Nearly 134M have already filed returns

Fed’s Brainard Warns US Economy May Be Slowing Again, Urges More Support

14 Jul 2020, 1:03 PM PST

In this June 14, 2018, file photo Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard participates in an open meeting in Washington. Brainard warned Tuesday, July 14, 2020, that the U.S. economy appears to be slowing after an initial burst of recovery and called for the Fed to take aggressive steps to …

Fed Pumped $1.3 Billion into Corporate Bond Market

13 Jul 2020, 7:34 AM PST

‘All Eyes’ on New York: Reopening Tests City Torn by Crises

8 Jun 2020, 8:33 AM PST

In this June 20, 2019, file photo, tourists visit Times Square in New York. After three months of a coronavirus crisis followed by protests and unrest, New York City is trying to turn a page when a limited range of industries reopen Monday, June 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Cinema Chain AMC Warns It May Not Survive the Pandemic

3 Jun 2020, 11:16 AM PST

OAK PARK, ILLINOIS - MARCH 20: A movie theater in downtown Oak Park is closed after a "shelter in place" order was given to residents to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus on March 20, 2020 in Oak Park,Illinois. Oak Park has issued a “shelter-in-place” order as of 12:01 …

Corporate America Worries It Isn’t Woke Enough on Protests

2 Jun 2020, 11:25 AM PST

More than words? Racial unrest raises questions for Corporate America

Bank of America Pledges $1 Billion to Address Racial, Economic Inequality

2 Jun 2020, 7:15 AM PST

Bank of America pledges $1B to address racial, economic inequality

Congress Shifts Virus Focus to Small Business Aid

27 May 2020, 10:14 AM PST

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Las Vegas Casinos Get Green Light to Reopen Next Week

27 May 2020, 9:45 AM PST

Venetian, Vegas

Dow Surges 600 Points as NYSE Reopens Trading Floor

26 May 2020, 7:14 AM PST

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 26: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stands in lower Manhattan on the first day that traders are allowed back onto the historic floor of the exchange on May 26, 2020 in New York City. While only a small number of traders will be …

US Home Price Gains Quickened in March as Sales Plunged

26 May 2020, 7:05 AM PST

House with coronavirus mask.

Bell Rings Again at New York Stock Exchange as Floor Reopens

26 May 2020, 7:04 AM PST

Trader Daniel Krieger signals a thumbs-up as he arrives at the New York Stock Exchange where the trading floor reopens, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Coronavirus Hurting Meatpacking Industry’s Wage-Repression Strategy of Relying on Foreign Workers

26 May 2020, 4:14 AM PST

Meatpacking

US Communities Face Tough Choices on Opening Public Pools

25 May 2020, 7:34 AM PST

In this photo taken Friday, May 15, 2020, the public pool in Mission, Kan. is lifeless as plans remain in place to keep the pool closed for the summer to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. As warm weather approaches and many public pools remain closed there has been a …

Japan Lifts Coronavirus Emergency in All Remaining Areas

25 May 2020, 6:05 AM PST

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wears a protective mask as he enters a venue for his news conference in Tokyo, Monday, May 25, 2020. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

Debt and Coronavirus Push Hertz Into Bankruptcy

22 May 2020, 9:34 PM PST

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 20: An aerial view of stationed rental cars parked at Dodger Stadium amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. With Major League Baseball’s season delayed due to COVID-19 and rental cars in short demand with most travel curtailed, rental car …

Big Box Stores Pivot to Win in Economy Battered by Coronavirus Pandemic

22 May 2020, 9:45 AM PST

PARAMUS, NJ - MAY 18: An employee of Michaels retail store delivers an order to a customer waiting outside in their car on May 18, 2020 in Paramus, New Jersey. New Jersey is allowing non-essential retail stores to reopen for curbside pickup service only. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

The Taxman Returnth: IRS to Begin Recalling Tax Workers in June

20 May 2020, 9:55 AM PST

COVINGTON, KY - APRIL 8: Kathleen Malone works on tax returns at the Cincinnati Internal Revenue Service Center April 8, 2005 in Covington, Kentucky. The tax filing deadline is a week away. (Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images)