Economy News

September 26, 2020

Takeaways: Labor abuses in the palm oil industry

Palm oil is almost impossible to avoid. It can be found in roughly half the products on supermarket shelves, from Dove soap ...

September 25, 2020

Company to pay $60M for deceptive marketing with pelvic mesh

A company that failed to adequately inform women of dangerous side effects related to permanent pelvic mesh devices will be ...

September 25, 2020

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods ticks up just 0.4%

Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following a much larger gain in the ...

September 25, 2020

Australian think tank finds 380 detention camps in Xinjiang

China appears to be expanding its network of secret detention centers in Xinjiang, where predominantly Muslim minorities are ...

September 24, 2020

Patriots owner Robert Kraft cleared of sex charges

Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft after courts blocked their ...

September 24, 2020

Americans reflect on Ginsburg at Supreme Court

Americans voiced their views about the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman appointed to the high court, as her ...

September 24, 2020

Germany to replace head of its military intelligence agency

The head of Germany's military intelligence agency is being replaced as authorities step up efforts to root out right-wing ...

September 24, 2020

West Coast winemakers fear smoke damage to grapes

Winemakers on the US West Coast fear that smoke from wildfires that has blanketed the region will be a disaster for their ...

September 23, 2020

Mars drops Uncle Ben's, reveals new name for rice brand

The Uncle Ben's rice brand is getting a new name: Ben's Original. Parent firm Mars Inc. unveiled the change Wednesday for the ...

September 23, 2020

Analysis: Trump, Biden court working-class voters

September 23, 2020

Wells Fargo CEO apologizes for comments about diversity

Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf apologized Wednesday for comments he made suggesting it is difficult to find qualified Black ...

September 23, 2020

Trump: Biden against 'oil, guns and God'

Campaigning in Pittsburgh, Pa., President Donald Trump portrayed Democratic nominee Joe Biden as an opponent of "oil, guns ...

September 23, 2020

Trump expands ban on US money for certain diversity training

President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued an order that he said will expand a ban on the use of federal money for certain ...

September 22, 2020

US homes sales rise 2.4% in August

Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% in August to its highest level since 2006 as the housing market recovers from a widespread ...

September 22, 2020

UK's National Trust details historic sites' links to slavery

Britain’s National Trust, which looks after hundreds of the country’s well-loved historic sites, has detailed how dozens of ...

September 22, 2020

Longtime ally to Trump's postal chief was paid by RNC

A former executive who worked in the private sector for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was recently paid by President Donald ...

September 21, 2020

Bank shares slide on report of rampant money laundering

The financial sector was hit hard Monday following a report alleging that a number of banks — JPMorgan, HSBC, Standard ...

September 21, 2020

Founder of GM electric truck partner quits amid allegations

Shares in electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola plunged on Monday after the company's founder resigned amid ...

September 20, 2020

March of 100,000 marks week 7 of Belarus protests

Tens of thousands of Belarusians calling for the authoritarian president to resign marched through the capital Sunday as the ...