October 29, 2024, 2:24pm Business
American consumers are feeling quite a bit more confident this month as Election Day approaches, a business research group says. Read story
October 29, 2024, 1:50pm Business
U.S. job openings tumbled last month to their lowest level since January 2021, a sign that the labor market is losing some momentum. Still, posted vacancies remain well above pre-pandemic levels. Read story
October 29, 2024, 1:38pm Business
The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. Read story
October 29, 2024, 1:28pm Business
Rallying technology stocks sent the Nasdaq composite to a record on Tuesday, but trading was mixed along the rest of Wall Street as homebuilders and Ford Motor sank following the latest profit reports. Read story
October 29, 2024, 7:39am Business
The U.S. Treasury Department, seeking to keep the Chinese military from gaining an edge in advanced technologies, issued a rule Monday to restrict and monitor American investments in China in artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing. Read story
October 29, 2024, 7:38am Business
Global oil prices are falling sharply after a retaliatory strike by Israel over the weekend targeted Iranian military sites rather than its energy infrastructure as had been feared. Read story
October 29, 2024, 7:37am Business
The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where a bridge collapse killed six construction workers in March and disrupted East Coast shipping routes for months. Read story
October 29, 2024, 7:33am Business
Boeing Co. raised around $21 billion in an expanded share sale, one of the largest ever by a public company, shoring up its balance sheet as it seeks to stave off a potential credit rating downgrade to junk. Read story
