Economy News

October 22, 2019

Fire at New Zealand construction site sends smoke over city

A large fire that broke out Tuesday on the roof of a convention center that's under construction in downtown Auckland sent ...

October 22, 2019

Union official: Fired Wisconsin school guard gets job back

A Wisconsin school district is rehiring a black security guard after he was fired last week for repeating a racial slur while ...

October 22, 2019

Chicago teacher strike cancels classes a 3rd day

More than 300,000 public school students in Chicago are getting another day off as contract talks continue between the ...

October 21, 2019

$260 million deal averts 1st federal trial on opioid crisis

The nation's three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker agreed to an 11th-hour, $260 million settlement Monday ...

October 21, 2019

New blow to Johnson's Brexit plan after vote on deal blocked

Britain faced another week of grinding political gridlock after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was denied a chance Monday to ...

October 21, 2019

Saks owner Hudson's Bay to go private

Hudson's Bay, the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, is being taken private by a group of its shareholders that will try to revive ...

October 21, 2019

Stocks rise as investors focus on earnings; Boeing drops

Stocks moved broadly higher on Wall Street Monday afternoon as investors watch the latest corporate earnings and developments ...

October 21, 2019

What next after Boris Johnson denied vote on Brexit deal?

Britain's long and winding path out of the European Union has taken another twist — into another potential dead end. The U.K.

October 21, 2019

Report: Women company owners say they're not taken seriously

Women business owners can find it hard to be taken seriously even as their companies grow into multimillion-dollar ...

October 21, 2019

China seeks $2.4 billion in penalties against US at WTO

China is asking the World Trade Organization for the right to impose $2.4 billion in annual penalties on the United States ...

October 21, 2019

Phone apps feed rise of delivery-only restaurants

Delivery only restaurants are on the rise, as owners scramble to keep pace with the growing popularity of online ordering ...

October 21, 2019

The Latest: EU Parliament to be flexible on ratifying Brexit

The Latest on Britain's impending departure from the European Union (all times local): 2:55 p.m. An influential Brexit expert ...

October 21, 2019

World shares gain on upbeat comment on China-US trade talks

Global shares rose after China's top trade negotiator said over the weekend that Beijing and Washington were making progress ...

October 21, 2019

Australian papers redact front pages to expose govt secrecy

Australia's major newspapers published redacted front pages on Monday in a coordinated campaign to highlight government ...

October 21, 2019

Chile violence continues despite gov't retreat on fare hike

Protests and violence in Chile spilled over into a new day and raged into Sunday night despite the president cancelling a ...

October 21, 2019

Hong Kong descends into chaos again as protesters defy ban

Hong Kong streets descended into chaotic scenes following an unauthorized pro-democracy rally Sunday, as protesters set up ...

October 20, 2019

UK's Johnson asks for a Brexit delay that he doesn't want

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ahead Sunday with plans to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit ...

October 20, 2019

The Latest: UK Labour Party demands 2nd public Brexit vote

The Latest on Britain's impending departure from the European Union (all times local): 11:10 a.m. The opposition Labour ...

October 20, 2019

German cabin crew union strikes at Lufthansa subsidiaries

A German union representing cabin crew has called members at several Lufthansa subsidiaries out on strike — a walkout that ...

October 20, 2019

Chile's president rolls back subway fare hike amid protests

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on Saturday announced the suspension of a subway fare hike that had prompted violent ...