Economy News

September 20, 2017

Watchdog: Airfares for many travelers rise due to bag fees

Travelers who check at least one bag when flying domestically are paying more overall than they did before airlines began ...

September 20, 2017

US home sales off 1.7 pct., hurt by Harvey and low supply

U.S. home sales fell 1.7 percent in August, pulled down by the effects of Hurricane Harvey and a worsening shortage of ...

September 20, 2017

Toshiba board decides on chip sale to Bain Capital group

Toshiba's board signed off Wednesday on selling its computer chip business to a group led by Bain Capital Private Equity, but ...

September 20, 2017

China announces trade secrets crackdown to assure investors

China has announced a crackdown on violations of patents and trade secrets in an effort to mollify foreign companies ahead ...

September 20, 2017

EPA nominee once helped chemical industry, lobbyists

President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency has for years accepted ...

September 20, 2017

As Syrian war winds down, Israel sets sights on Hezbollah

With President Bashar Assad seemingly poised to survive the Syrian civil war, Israeli leaders are growing nervous about the ...

September 20, 2017

FedEx profit falls 17 percent, hurt by TNT cyberattack

FedEx said Tuesday that its first-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt by a June cyberattack at its TNT Express business that ...

September 20, 2017

Toys R Us joins bankruptcy list as Amazon exerts influence

In filing for bankruptcy, Toys R Us joins a list of dozens of store chains that have done so already this year as online ...

September 19, 2017

Equifax says 100,000 Canadians may be affected by breach

Equifax said Tuesday that approximately 100,000 Canadian consumers may have had their personal information compromised in the ...

September 19, 2017

Health benefit offers from small businesses keep vanishing

Only half of America's smallest businesses now offer health coverage to their workers because many say steady cost hikes have ...

September 19, 2017

States expand investigation of opioid makers, distributors

Attorneys general from most states are broadening their investigation into the opioid industry as a nationwide overdose ...

September 19, 2017

GOP governors launch 'news' site critics call propaganda

Republican governors are getting into the "news" business. The Republican Governors Association has quietly launched an ...

September 19, 2017

US housing starts fall 0.8 pct., a 2nd straight monthly drop

Homebuilders slowed their pace of construction by 0.8 percent in August, the second straight monthly decline. A steep drop ...

September 19, 2017

Post Holdings buying Bob Evans Farms in $1.53B deal

Bob Evans Farms is being sold to Post in a deal worth about $1.53 billion, giving the cereal maker a stronger presence in the ...

September 19, 2017

US current account deficit hits $123.1 billion

The deficit in the broadest measure of U.S. trade rose to the highest level in more than eight years this spring, reflecting ...

September 19, 2017

Global shares drift as investors pause ahead of Fed

Global stock markets traded in fairly narrow ranges Tuesday as investors paused for breath, a day after U.S. stock markets ...

September 18, 2017

Officer in nurse arrest was reprimanded for sex harassment

A Utah officer caught on video dragging a nurse from a hospital and handcuffing her was previously reprimanded for sexually ...

September 18, 2017

US homebuilder sentiment falls in September

U.S. homebuilders are feeling less optimistic about their sales prospects, reflecting concerns that rebuilding efforts ...

September 18, 2017

Another major deal in defense sector as global tensions rise

Northrop Grumman is buying Orbital ATK for about $7.8 billion, with a backdrop of rising global tensions accelerating big ...