September 4, 2024, 4:51pm Business
The Port of Ridgefield and the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington will host a waterfront litter cleanup at the Ridgefield waterfront next week. Read story
September 4, 2024, 2:01pm Business
U.S. stock indexes lost more ground Wednesday, with declines in the technology, energy and other sectors adding to Wall Street's losses a day after the market’s worst skid in a month. Read story
September 4, 2024, 9:44am Business
The chief executive officer of Kroger insisted Wednesday that merging with rival Albertsons would allow the two supermarket companies to lower prices and more effectively compete with retail giants like Walmart and Amazon. Read story
September 4, 2024, 9:07am Business
America's employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring could cool in the coming months. Read story
September 4, 2024, 9:04am Business
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose on Wednesday a tenfold increase in federal tax incentives for small business startup expenses, from $5,000 to $50,000, hoping to help spur a record 25 million new small business applications over her four-year term should she win the presidency in November. Read story
September 4, 2024, 9:03am Business
A former state employee who said he leaked information about the plans to build golf courses and hotels in Florida’s state parks has apparently been fired. Read story
September 4, 2024, 8:58am Business
Serbia is a Russian ally and will never impose sanctions against Moscow or join NATO, the Balkan nation’s deputy prime minister said Wednesday as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read story
September 4, 2024, 8:58am Business
“Very demure, very mindful” has become the latest vocabulary defining the internet’s summer. And TikTok creator Jools Lebron is working to trademark uses of her now-viral words. Read story
