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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence improved slightly in February, rising to a reading of 130.7, the highest point since August. The Conference Board said...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The widening coronavirus outbreak threatens to seriously disrupt the global economy, just as it was steadying itself against headwinds from the...
DENVER — In this post-impeachment era of divisiveness and deadlock in the nation’s capital, Uncle Sam has a message for top U.S. technologists: I Still...
Macy's departure from downtown Seattle amplifies concerns about the future of the shopping district at a time when brick-and-mortar shops face increasing pressure.
The IHS Markit purchasing managers' index measuring composite output at factories and service providers fell by 3.7 points to 49.6, the lowest level since October...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home sales retreated 1.3% in January from the prior month, but low mortgage rates helped enable an increase in purchases from...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week but they remain far below year-ago levels, which has provided a boost to home sales....
The estimate shaves about 4.7 percentage points off of a passenger-traffic forecast issued just two months ago, with almost all of the impact in the...
Waves of activism in the world of tech largely stopped short of union campaigns until now.
