July 15, 2021, 1:26pm Business
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Microsoft said Thursday it has blocked tools developed by an Israeli hacker-for-hire company that were used to spy on more than 100 people around the world, including politicians, human rights activists, journalists, academics and political dissidents. Read story
July 15, 2021, 1:25pm Business
Stocks closed lower Thursday, pulling major indexes a bit further below the record highs they marked at the start of the week. Read story
July 15, 2021, 11:23am Business
OLYMPIA — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants… Read story
July 15, 2021, 11:15am Business
WASHINGTON — The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture to millions of parents like Tamika Daniel. Read story
July 15, 2021, 9:01am Business
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An 18-year-old is about to become the youngest person in space, rocketing away with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82. Read story
July 15, 2021, 8:59am Business
NEW YORK (AP) — Screaming fans won't be the only thing missing from this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. Behind the scenes, there won't much schmoozing for corporate sponsors either, thanks to the pandemic. Read story
July 15, 2021, 8:10am Business
More than a year after the police killing of George Floyd and the avalanche of donations toward racial equity initiatives that followed, the actual gift amounts and their destinations remain largely unknown, complicating efforts to gauge the effectiveness of the donations and their recipients. Read story
July 15, 2021, 8:10am Business
JAKARTA, Indonesia — As many Asian countries battle their worst surge of COVID-19 infections, the slow flow of vaccine doses from around the world is finally picking up speed, giving hope that inoculation rates can increase and help blunt the effect of the rapidly spreading delta variant. Read story
July 15, 2021, 8:09am Business
BOSTON — The State Department will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone engaged in foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity, including ransomware attacks, against critical U.S. infrastructure. A task force set up by the White House will coordinate efforts to stem the ransomware… Read story
July 15, 2021, 8:08am Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. factory output slid last month as a shortage of computer chips disrupted auto production. Read story