January 16, 2025, 9:29am Business
President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Thursday aimed at strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity and making it easier to go after foreign adversaries or hacking groups that try to compromise U.S. internet and telecommunication systems. Read story
January 16, 2025, 8:16am Business
Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Read story
January 16, 2025, 8:02am Business
U.S. defense contractor Anduril Industries is preparing to build a massive advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio, adding a planned 4,000 jobs to the area’s burgeoning high-tech sector, state officials announced Thursday. Read story
January 16, 2025, 7:47am Business
Trump’s nominee for energy secretary called finishing the environmental cleanup at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington critical when he was questioned at a Senate hearing Wednesday. Read story
January 16, 2025, 7:45am Business
The supremely popular TikTok could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law that forces the video sharing platform to divest itself from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, or shut down its U.S. operations. Read story
January 16, 2025, 7:44am Business
Albertsons is laying off corporate and division support employees around the country, a spokesperson for the company told the Idaho Statesman on Wednesday. Store employees are not impacted by the cuts, the spokesperson said in a statement. Read story
January 16, 2025, 7:43am Business
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain historically low and the job market broadly healthy. Read story
January 16, 2025, 7:38am Business
Americans stepped up their spending at retail stores and restaurants last month in a clear sign that consumers are still able and willing to shop. Read story