<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Monday,  November 25 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Business

Business BriefsClark County BusinessColumnistsTransactionsWorking in Clark County
People pass the New York Stock Exchange, at rear, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in New York.

Stock market today: Dow Jones Industrial Average inches up to another record high in mixed trading

People pass the New York Stock Exchange, at rear, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in New York.

August 27, 2024, 1:35pm Business

Wall Street notched another record high Tuesday, even as major stock indexes barely budged after a listless day of trading. Read story

Multiple Atlanta Fire Rescue Department units and police park outside a Delta Maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport early Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 in Atlanta.

2 workers killed and 1 injured in an explosion at a Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta

Multiple Atlanta Fire Rescue Department units and police park outside a Delta Maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport early Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 in Atlanta.

August 27, 2024, 12:10pm Business

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport. Read story

FILE - Leonard Riggio, chairman of Barnes and Noble, arrives at a book store in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.

Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83

FILE - Leonard Riggio, chairman of Barnes and Noble, arrives at a book store in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.

August 27, 2024, 11:04am Business

Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83. Read story

FILE - A sign stands outside the Federal Trade Commission building, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington.

Fake online reviews and testimonials are a headache for small businesses. They hope the FTC can help

FILE - A sign stands outside the Federal Trade Commission building, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington.

August 27, 2024, 9:04am Business

Online reviews and testimonials are a key way that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products. Read story

FILE - The main gate to Paramount Studios is seen on Melrose Avenue, July 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.

Edgar Bronfman Jr. withdraws offer for Paramount, allowing Skydance merger to go ahead

FILE - The main gate to Paramount Studios is seen on Melrose Avenue, July 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.

August 27, 2024, 9:03am Business

The merger between entertainment giant Paramount and media company Skydance is set to go ahead after Edgar Bronfman Jr. withdrew a competing offer. Read story

A shopper considers a purchase in a Costco warehouse Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Parker, Colo.

US consumer confidence rises in August as Americans’ optimism about future improves

A shopper considers a purchase in a Costco warehouse Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Parker, Colo.

August 27, 2024, 8:51am Business

American consumers felt more confident in August as their outlook for the future improved. Read story

FILE - Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, center, smiles following his meeting with Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug. 1, 2017.

What is Telegram and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?

FILE - Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, center, smiles following his meeting with Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug. 1, 2017.

August 27, 2024, 8:50am Business

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images. Read story

Avista’s Vermillion stepping down; Rosentrater to become first woman to lead company as CEO

August 27, 2024, 8:49am Business

Avista Corp. announced Monday that longtime CEO Dennis Vermillion will be stepping down early next year and will be replaced by Heather Rosentrater, who will become the first woman to lead the utility in its 135-year history. Read story