AP National Business Archives

Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here’s what you should know

December 19, 2024 1:55 pm Associated Press

AP Business Writer Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union continued a strike Friday at seven of the company's delivery… Continue Reading

Teenager Elijah Mack challenges State Senator Monique Limón in 21st District race

October 23, 2024 12:12 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A 44-year-old incumbent is running against a 19-year-old in the new 21st State Senate District that stretches from San Luis… Continue Reading

Share of US employees working on-site drops from 84% to 74% in pandemic’s first year

June 27, 2023 12:46 pm The Associated Press

Workers in the fields of computer science, real estate, finance and insurance experienced the greatest bumps in working from home during the first… Continue Reading

Bank turmoil led Fed officials to forecast fewer rate hikes

April 12, 2023 11:20 am The Associated Press

Bank turmoil led Fed officials to forecast fewer rate… Continue Reading

Powell: Fed could keep lifting rates sharply ‘for some time’

August 26, 2022 7:32 am The Associated Press

The Fed will likely impose more large interest rate hikes in coming months and is resolutely focused on taming the highest inflation in four decades.… Continue Reading

Inflation eases as consumer prices rise 6.3% in July

August 26, 2022 6:00 am The Associated Press

The Commerce Department reported Friday that consumer prices were up 6.3% in July from a year earlier after posting an annual increase of 6.8% in… Continue Reading

US inflation slips from 40-year peak but remains high 8.5%

August 10, 2022 5:44 am Joe Buttitta

Consumer prices jumped 8.5% in July compared with a year earlier, the government said Wednesday, down from a 9.1% year-over-year jump in June.… Continue Reading

Netflix Q2 subscriber loss widens, but not as much as feared

July 19, 2022 2:35 pm The Associated Press

Netflix Q2 subscriber loss widens, but not as much as… Continue Reading

EXPLAINER: Twitter, Musk and the Delaware Chancery Court

July 14, 2022 3:31 pm The Associated Press

Twitter Inc.’s lawsuit to force billionaire Elon Musk to make good on his promise to buy the social media giant will be resolved in a small but… Continue Reading

Stocks waver as Wall Street braces for big hike in rates

July 13, 2022 12:36 pm The Associated Press

Stocks are wavering through a shaky day of trading on Wall Street Wednesday after a highly anticipated report on inflation turned out to be even… Continue Reading

US inflation reached a new 40-year high in June of 9.1%

July 13, 2022 6:15 am The Associated Press

Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in… Continue Reading

US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience

July 8, 2022 6:03 am The Associated Press

The unemployment rate remained at 3.6% for a fourth straight month, matching a near-50-year low that was reached before the pandemic struck in early… Continue Reading

Tribal leaders and feds reestablish Bears Ears Commission

June 21, 2022 2:20 pm The Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal officials and tribal nations have formally reestablished a commission… Continue Reading

US financial markets closed Monday for Juneteenth

June 18, 2022 7:00 am The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. financial markets will observe the Juneteenth holiday for the first time Monday. Last year, Juneteenth was designated a federal… Continue Reading

Bitcoin drops below $20,000 as crypto selloff quickens

June 18, 2022 5:29 am The Associated Press

By HALELUYA HADERO and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin has fallen below $20,000 for the first time since late 2020, in a… Continue Reading

Frontier, Spirit add $250 million breakup fee to merger deal

June 2, 2022 6:04 pm The Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — Frontier Airlines is sweetening its offer for Spirit Airlines just a week before Spirit shareholders vote on the deal. Spirit and… Continue Reading

California regulators approve state’s 1st robotic taxi fleet

June 2, 2022 5:39 pm The Associated Press

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer California regulators on Thursday gave a robotic taxi service the green light to begin… Continue Reading

Jennifer Kho named executive editor of Chicago Sun-Times

June 2, 2022 5:14 pm The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Media on Thursday named Jennifer Kho to be the executive editor of the Chicago Sun-Times. Kho, the… Continue Reading

Amazon said to be impeding House probe of warehouse collapse

June 2, 2022 4:01 pm The Associated Press

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Congressional Democrats are accusing Amazon of obstructing their investigation into the company's labor… Continue Reading

Jury says it’s deadlocked in ‘We Build The Wall’ fraud trial

June 2, 2022 2:44 pm The Associated Press

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury said it was deadlocked Thursday in its deliberations of charges… Continue Reading