July 22, 2021, 11:50am Business
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is beginning to make $3 billion in economic development grants available to communities — a tenfold increase in the program paid for by this year's COVID-19 relief bill. Read story
July 22, 2021, 11:27am Business
After five quarters of red ink as air travel was battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska Air Group reported a quarterly profit Thursday — but the turnabout comes with an asterisk, because without federal payroll support the Seattle-based airline company would still have lost some money. Read story
July 22, 2021, 9:07am Business
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in June, snapping a four-month losing streak, while strong demand for higher-end properties and ultra-low mortgage rates helped push prices to new highs. Read story
July 22, 2021, 9:05am Business
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the demand from COVID-19 patients struggling to breathe. Overflowing hospitals in Malaysia had to resort to treating patients on the floor. And in Myanmar’s largest city, graveyard workers have been laboring day… Read story
July 22, 2021, 9:05am Business
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy. Read story
July 22, 2021, 9:04am Business
NEW YORK — Amazon is tired of ringing doorbells. Read story
July 22, 2021, 9:03am Business
Small businesses in the U.S. that depend on tourism and vacationers say business is bouncing back, as Americans rebook postponed trips and spend freely on food, entertainment and souvenirs. Read story
July 21, 2021, 1:15pm Business
Stocks closed higher again on Wall Street, extending their gains following a sharp drop at the beginning of the week. Read story
July 21, 2021, 9:30am Business
While Canadians began preparations to welcome vaccinated Americans back across the border, U.S. officials remained silent on when they might reciprocate. Read story
July 21, 2021, 8:58am Business
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double take — and then wandering right off the lot. Read story