Business
Looking for recent business news? Here you'll find all of the breaking and daily business news articles.
‘Most big repairs start out as small repairs’
MOSES LAKE — When Uziel Ortega launched Steadfast Home Services earlier this year, he wasn't sure whether the phon…
Stock indexes shake off a weak start and end mostly higher
Stocks shook off a sluggish start to finish with modest gains Wednesday, nudging the S&P 500 index to an all-time high for the second straight day.
Salesforce, JetBlue fall; Patterson, NetApp rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Wednesday:
Pasadena bucks Los Angeles County to offer alfresco dining
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — It was a rare sight after Los Angeles County restaurants were restricted to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus: tables and chairs set up outside the Pie 'N Burger shop in Pasade…
France and UN rally aid for Lebanon, urge political reforms
PARIS (AP) — France and the United Nations vowed Wednesday to keep providing humanitarian aid to Lebanon but urged the country's leaders to form a new government as a political deadlock in Beirut has blocked billio…
The Latest: Pfizer CEO urges patience on reopening economies
ATHENS, Greece — Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla urged global governments not to reopen economies too quickly because of the optimism created by possible COVID-19 vaccines.
Fed reports slowing US economic activity due to virus surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions around the country found that economic activity in several regions slowed in November as coronavirus cases surged.
Federal Reserve survey of US economy finds activity slowing in some parts of country as virus cases surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve survey of US economy finds activity slowing in some parts of country as virus cases surge.
The Latest: Red Cross seeks equitable access to vaccines
UNITED NATIONS — The International Committee of the Red Cross is urging “equitable access” to vaccines for people affected by conflict and violence.
Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within days
LONDON (AP) — Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday and could be dispensing shots within days — a historic step toward eventually ending the outbr…
San Francisco bans smoking inside apartments; pot smoking OK
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — City officials in San Francisco have banned all tobacco smoking inside apartments, citing concerns about secondhand smoke. But lighting up a joint inside? That’s still allowed.
Prosecutors seek to have 3 tossed Pilot convictions restored
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking to restore the tossed convictions for the former president of Pilot Flying J and two of his former employees related to a rebate scheme to cheat trucking comp…
Fed and Treasury urge Congress to approve more virus relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged Congress to approve COVID-19 relief funds without further delay, though Democrats continued to attack a decision …
Discovery's reality-heavy streaming service launches in Jan.
Discovery is joining the increasingly crowded streaming fray with its own reality-focused service Discovery Plus that will include shows from the Food Network, HGTV, TLC and its other networks. It launches Jan 4.
Major stocks indexes hover near record highs on Wall Street
U.S. stock indexes are mixed in afternoon trading Wednesday, easing off a fresh set of record highs reached on optimism that
Vaccine 1st puts spotlight on German pharma company BioNTech
MAINZ, Germany (AP) — The email that arrived in the ancient German city of Mainz shortly before 1 a.m. in the morning marked a turning point in the global effort to deliver a reliable vaccine against the coronaviru…