May 4, 2021, 1:14pm Business
Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Tuesday, dragged down by big technology companies like Apple and Microsoft. Read story
May 4, 2021, 8:37am Business
WOODLAND — The Port of Woodland is finding no shortage of interested buyers for its new industrial park, despite the COVID-19 hit to the economy. Read story
May 4, 2021, 8:28am Business
BERLIN — Recent pledges by the United States and other nations could help cap global warming at 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, but only if efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” by 2050 succeed, scientists said Tuesday. Read story
May 4, 2021, 8:26am Business
WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March as an improving U.S. economy drove purchases of imported foreign goods. Read story
May 4, 2021, 8:23am Business
LONDON — Britain said Tuesday it has agreed to increase cooperation with India in areas including trade, science and health as Indian authorities battle a surge in coronavirus infections that threatens to overwhelm the nation's health care system. Read story
May 4, 2021, 8:20am Business
Calling all Washington restaurant owners who are working through pandemic-induced challenges: the Restaurant Revitalization Fund is open for applications. The program, which came into effect under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, sets aside $28 billion in funding to “help restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open,” according… Read story
May 4, 2021, 8:00am Business
Sisters-based Laird Superfood has acquired Bend-based Picky Bars for approximately $12 million in cash and stock. Read story
May 4, 2021, 8:00am Business
GENEVA — U.S. biotech company Moderna will provide up to 500 million doses for the U.N.-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy people in low- and middle-income countries, but shipments won’t begin until the fourth quarter, the company and program leaders said Monday. Read story
May 4, 2021, 7:28am Business
Amazon has refused to stop selling a book that doctors and transgender advocates have said advances a narrative of transgender identity as a disease after employees asked the company to yank the title from its digital shelves. Read story
May 4, 2021, 6:04am Business
Vancouver-based tech company ZoomInfo continues to grow during the pandemic, setting records for new customer additions and customer retention. In addition, over the last 12 months, ZoomInfo grew its workforce by nearly 50 percent, said Henry Schuck, ZoomInfo founder and CEO. Read story