December 1, 2020, 1:20pm Business
Wall Street kicked off December with more milestones Tuesday after a broad rally for stocks pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite to new highs. Read story
December 1, 2020, 10:39am Business
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. construction spending jumped 1.3% in October, again on the strength of single-family home building. Read story
December 1, 2020, 10:30am Business
PARIS — Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers returned for the first time in a month, after yet another virus lockdown. Read story
December 1, 2020, 10:20am Business
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is defending his decision to close down a number of emergency Federal Reserve loan programs at a time when coronavirus cases are surging. Read story
December 1, 2020, 8:24am Business
The wave of defaults, foreclosures and evictions caused by the COVID-era recession has spread to the region’s toniest shopping mall. Read story
December 1, 2020, 8:17am Business
SEATTLE — A public utility company in Washington state has announced a partnership to develop a new solar project near Richland that would generate enough electricity for more than 11,000 homes, officials said. Read story
December 1, 2020, 8:16am Business
As the uprising spurred by George Floyd’s killing continues to reverberate, a new coalition of Washington business and philanthropy leaders says it aims to spend $2 billion over the next five years to advance racial equity. Read story
December 1, 2020, 8:15am Business
The state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) said Monday there will be no increase for the average workers’ compensation premium rate in 2021 “even though our projections for next year’s claims indicate rate increases are needed.” Read story
December 1, 2020, 8:15am Business
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments by Cargill Inc. and Nestle requesting an end to a 15-year-old lawsuit that alleges the corporations abetted child slave labor on cocoa farms in West Africa. Read story
December 1, 2020, 8:09am Business
WASHINGTON — American factories grew at a slower pace last month and there are concerns that surging coronavirus infections will endanger an economic recovery. Read story