December 4, 2019, 12:03pm Business
Starbucks, for the first time, is disclosing how much less women at the coffee chain earn than men in the U.S.: zero dollars. That’s in contrast to the nation’s workforce overall, in which women make on average 19% less than men. Starbucks also says it has no racial pay gap. Read story
December 4, 2019, 10:03am Business
Takata Corp., the auto-parts supplier that went bankrupt after its air bags spurred the largest-ever recall, told U.S. safety regulators that another 1.4 million U.S. vehicles need to be repaired over a potentially deadly defect. Read story
December 4, 2019, 9:54am Business
In another sign that Portland’s long real estate and construction boom is slowing, an ambitious plan to build more than 1,100 apartment units in the Lloyd District has quietly died. Read story
December 4, 2019, 6:04am Business
DENVER -- A Colorado weapons manufacturer has agreed to a $1 million settlement for allegedly shipping subpar grenade launchers to the U.S. Army, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Read story
December 4, 2019, 6:03am Business
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Tommy Fisher's ambitious plan to win a border wall contract included what could be the next best thing to making a pitch directly to President Donald Trump himself -- talking to him through his favorite cable TV channel, Fox News. Read story
December 4, 2019, 6:03am Business
SAUVIE ISLAND, Ore. — On a foggy November day, farmworkers take clippers to a field of bushy green plants, snipping tops full of flower buds dotted with flecks of sticky resin. Read story
December 4, 2019, 6:02am Business
J.C. Penney is no longer at risk of having its stock delisted. The Plano, Texas-based retailer said it received notice from the New York Stock Exchange on Monday notifying it that it had regained compliance. It had been alerted its shares were at risk in early August. Read story
December 4, 2019, 6:01am Business
Amazon has halted the sale of Auschwitz-themed products such as Christmas decorations, a mouse pad and a bottle opener following an outpouring of disgust on social media led by Poland's official memorial museum. Read story
December 3, 2019, 8:17pm Business
Background checks on gun purchases in the U.S. are climbing toward a record high this year, reflecting what the industry says is a rush by people to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates’ calls for tighter restrictions. Read story
December 3, 2019, 2:39pm Business
SAN FRANCISCO — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their roles within the parent company, Alphabet. Read story