Business
Looking for recent business news? Here you'll find all of the breaking and daily business news articles.
Insurance rates won’t go up in wake of 2026 wildfires
MOSES LAKE — Almost three-fifths of American homeowners have concerns about their insurance rates going up due to …
US construction spending falls 2.9% in April with residential building down sharply
WASHINGTON (AP) — US construction spending falls 2.9% in April with residential building down sharply.
Lufthansa board nods through $10 billion bailout plan
BERLIN (AP) — The supervisory board of Lufthansa has given its blessing to a 9 billion-euro ($10 billion) government bailout plan thrashed out between the airline, the German government and the European Union.
Finland in pain as border closure blocks Russian tourists
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finns in the Nordic nation's eastern border region say they haven't seen anything like this since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.
The Latest: US Marines arrive in Australia despite pandemic
The Latest on the
Asian shares mostly higher following Wall Street gains
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday, lifted by moves to reopen many regional economies from shutdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic.
Asia Today: South Korea clamps down again as virus rebounds
BANGKOK (AP) — Areas around the South Korean capital moved to curb large gatherings Tuesday and officials urged churchgoers and some health care workers to avoid crowds as the number of new coronavirus once again i…
Arrests made inside iconic Macy's store in Manhattan amid violence following George Floyd protests
NEW YORK (AP) — Arrests made inside iconic Macy's store in Manhattan amid violence following George Floyd protests.
Egypt's ex-PM faces torture allegation in American's lawsuit
CAIRO (AP) — After his arrest in 2013 for documenting the deadliest crackdown on protesters in Egypt’s modern history, Mohamed Soltan landed in a notorious prison where he says he was brutally tortured for 21 month…
CBO projects virus impact could trim GDP by $15.7 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office said Monday that the U.S. economy could be $15.7 trillion smaller over the next decade than it otherwise would have been if Congress does not mitigate the economic …
Nearly 26,000 COVID deaths in nursing homes spur inspections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 26,000 nursing home residents have died from COVID-19, the government reported Monday, as federal officials demanded states carry out more inspections and vowed higher fines for facilities …
Sobering US nursing home death report as lockdowns ease
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least a quarter of the COVID-19 deaths in the United States were among nursing home residents, a new report said, a disclosure that came as coronavirus restrictions eased Monday even as U.S. pr…
Brands weigh in on national protests over police brutality
As thousands of protesters take to the streets in response to police killings of black people, companies are wading into the national conversation but taking care to get their messaging right.
Stocks shake off weak start and close higher, extending run
Stocks shook off a wobbly start on Wall Street and closed broadly higher Monday, adding to the market's recent run of solid gains.
Coty, Beyond Meat rise; Pfizer, Gilead Sciences fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Monday:
How major US stock indexes fared Monday
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Monday after shaking off a wobbly start.