Economy News

October 22, 2017

Fidelity has staff meeting on sex harassment after 2 leave

The manager of Fidelity Investments' stock-picking unit held an emergency meeting last week to reiterate the firm's policies ...

October 22, 2017

Vegas rebranding shows difficulty of messaging after tragedy

As volunteers streamed in to donate blood, doctors tended to the wounded and investigators scoured the scene of the deadliest ...

October 21, 2017

The Latest: Catalan leader urges strong response to Spain

The Latest on Catalonia's effort to break away from Spain and the Spanish government's response (all times local): 9:40 p.m.

October 21, 2017

54 Egyptian police killed in ambush, say officials

At least 54 policemen, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts, were killed when a raid on a militant hideout southwest of ...

October 21, 2017

End of an era as Hong Kong stock trading floor set to close

Hong Kong's last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final orders as the exchange prepares to shut its ...

October 21, 2017

No distress call after fishing boat with foreign crew wrecks

A boat that ran aground off Honolulu while transporting foreign fishermen to work in Hawaii's commercial fishing industry has ...

October 20, 2017

At GE, a new urgency to return to industrial roots

General Electric's new CEO is starting to lay out bold plans to return the conglomerate to its industrial roots by slashing ...

October 20, 2017

Power to the people: 2 Italy regions to hold autonomy votes

It is greater autonomy __ not independence __ that two of Italy's wealthiest regions are seeking in a pair of referendums ...

October 20, 2017

Hurricane Irma cost Florida 127K jobs, but most will return

Employers cut jobs in six U.S. states last month, particularly in hurricane-hit Florida, while hiring increased in five and ...

October 20, 2017

US home sales ticked up in September as Houston recovers

U.S. home sales rose slightly last month as the Houston housing market quickly recovered from Hurricane Harvey. Still, a ...

October 20, 2017

Hurricanes, earthquakes estimated to cost insurers $95B

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, as well as two recent earthquakes in Mexico likely cost the insurance industry about $95 ...

October 20, 2017

Japan standards inspectors search Kobe Steel over faked data

Japan's industrial standards agency searched offices of metals maker Kobe Steel on Friday as investigations into falsified ...

October 20, 2017

Toyota, Honda confirm safety of some Kobe Steel products

Japanese automakers have confirmed use of Kobe Steel products affected by fake inspection data, but say they have found no ...

October 20, 2017

Workers at iPhone supplier in China protest unpaid bonuses

Hundreds of workers streamed through dark streets, blocking an entrance to an Apple iPhone supplier's factory in eastern ...

October 20, 2017

California won't make its attorney licensing exam easier

Becoming a lawyer in California isn't going to get easier after the state Supreme Court decided not to lower the minimum ...

October 20, 2017

Shares of United Airlines tumble after 3Q financial report

Shares of United Airlines dropped more than 12 percent on Thursday — their biggest one-day percentage decline in eight years ...

October 19, 2017

Stitch Fix, an online styling service, files to go public

Stitch Fix, an online clothing styling service, has filed to go public. The company is one of several that ships shoppers ...

October 19, 2017

Google parent leads $1B Lyft investment, deepening Uber rift

Google's parent company is throwing its financial support behind ride-hailing service Lyft, deepening its rift with market ...

October 19, 2017

Spain set to strip Catalonia of powers over independence bid

The crisis over Catalonia's quest for independence escalated Thursday, as Spain's central government prepared the ...