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U.S. jobless claims top 3 million, with little relief in sight

May 8, 2020 at 5:09 p.m.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits topped 3 million for a seventh straight week, signaling little relief in sight for the economy since the coronavirus began closing restaurants,...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Phoenix to visit a Honeywell plant that manufactures protective equipment, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Trump has a tirade over ad criticizing his leadership during coronavirus outbreak

May 6, 2020 at 12:04 p.m.

President Donald Trump lashed out a group of Republicans seeking to defeat him in November, including the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. Trump's outburst came in response to...

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos called to testify before House antitrust panel

May 1, 2020 at 1:24 p.m.

Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos is being called to testify before a House antitrust panel about his company's treatment of third-party merchants on its site. The chairman of...

Scammers on the prowl as government money goes out

April 20, 2020 at 11:16 a.m.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning about another kind of epidemic — scammers trying to get their hands on the $1,200 payments now being sent out to millions of Americans...

U.S. retail sales plunge record 8.7% after paychecks disappear

April 15, 2020 at 4:03 p.m.

U.S. retail sales tumbled in March by the most on record as the coronavirus forced thousands of the nation's merchants to close and left millions of Americans without a paycheck....

World economy working from home gets a glimpse of the virtual future

April 15, 2020 at 3:59 p.m.

The lockdown gripping much of the world economy has spurred a real-time stress test of the long-heralded digital future. Virtual brown bag lunches have replaced office gatherings; schools have rushed...

Key food prices are surging after virus upends supply chains

April 6, 2020 at 4:13 p.m.

As the coronavirus pandemic penetrates more deeply into global supply chains, prices for key staples are starting to soar in some parts of the world. Rice and wheat — crops...

US payrolls fall 701,000 in March ahead of surge in layoffs

April 3, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.

U.S. employment plummeted last month by a degree not seen since the last recession, in just an early glimpse of the devastation from the coronavirus pandemic. Payrolls fell 701,000 from...

Bosses snap up surveillance software to spy on remote workers

April 2, 2020 at 10:25 a.m.

The email came from the boss. We're watching you, it told Axos Financial Inc. employees working from home. We're capturing your keystrokes. We're logging the websites you visit. Every 10...

Vaping may leave users with underlying health conditions at higher risk of serious complications if they contract the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration said.

Vaping could increase health risks tied to COVID-19, FDA says

March 30, 2020 at 12:33 p.m.

Vaping may leave users with underlying health conditions at higher risk of serious complications if they contract the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration...

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