November 16, 2024, 5:12am Business
A St. James, Minnesota, meat-processing plant not far from similar southern Minnesota plants owned by companies penalized last year for violating child labor laws has been fined $2 million for allegedly illegally employing teenagers in dangerous, late-night jobs. Read story
November 15, 2024, 3:35pm Business
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S. Read story
November 15, 2024, 2:33pm Business
Ben & Jerry’s has sued its parent company Unilever accusing it of silencing the ice cream maker from making statements in support of Palestinians in the Gaza war. Read story
November 15, 2024, 1:55pm Business
U.S. stocks tumbled Friday as the “Trump bump” that Wall Street got from last week’s presidential election, along with a cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve, kept fading. Read story
November 15, 2024, 8:06am Business
Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming months, in part because inflation has shown signs of persistence and the Fed’s officials want to see where it heads next. Read story
November 15, 2024, 8:05am Business
The FBI descended on the New York City home of Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan early Wednesday, rousing him from bed at 6 a.m. and demanding his electronic devices, according to reports. Read story
November 15, 2024, 8:04am Business
A tech consultant charged with murder in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death sparred with the lead prosecutor at trial Thursday, interrupting questions asked of him with his own questions as he was grilled on his testimony. Read story
November 15, 2024, 8:02am Business
Hundreds of hotel workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip went on strike just before dawn Friday after a long and highly publicized fight for a new contract. Read story
