September 22, 2024, 11:09am Business
A labor strike at Boeing showed no signs of ending Friday, as the walkout by 33,000 union machinists entered its eighth day and the company started rolling furloughs of nonunion employees to conserve cash. Read story
September 22, 2024, 6:04am Business
Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives. Read story
September 21, 2024, 3:44pm Business
More than two decades ago, when gay men and lesbians were prohibited from serving openly in the U.S. military and no state had legalized same-sex marriages, a national LGBTQ+ rights group decided to promote change by grading corporations on their workplace policies. Read story
September 21, 2024, 10:25am Business
Vehicle recalls are an important part of automotive safety. But they can also be quite a hassle for owners. Taking your vehicle to the dealership for an unexpected repair or fix is just one more thing you have to plan for. Pleasingly, things are changing. With many of the newest… Read story
September 21, 2024, 6:11am Business
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in four years on Wednesday, with an unexpectedly significant reduction of 0.5 percent. Read story
September 21, 2024, 6:11am Business
Paul Burgess at times feels like he’s chasing his tail. When he became executive director of Fourth Plain Forward in 2022, he was the only employee. Since then, the nonprofit founded to energize the neighborhoods along Vancouver’s Fourth Plain corridor has grown to 11 full-time staff members. Read story
September 21, 2024, 6:04am Business
I almost threw away the mailing I got in mid-July from MNGI Digestive Health. I couldn’t remember ever patronizing the place. Must be more junk mail. Read story
