Stock market today: World shares fall after bond market returns to Wall Street
HONG KONG (AP) — World shares slipped Friday after rising bond market yields once again weighed on Wall Street after a respite from big...
Hollywood’s labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn’t
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may...
San Francisco bidding to reverse image of a city in decline as host of...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — World leaders, CEOs, protesters and thousands of others will soon descend on San Francisco for a global trade summit that...
Apple to pay $25 million to settle allegations of discriminatory hiring practices in 2018,...
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a pattern of discriminatory hiring practices...
Jezebel, the sharp-edged feminist website, is shutting down after 16 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Jezebel, the sharp-edged feminist website founded at the height of blogosphere era, is shutting down after 16 years, its parent...
Powell reinforces Fed’s cautious approach toward further interest rate hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Thursday that the Fed is in no hurry to further raise its benchmark interest rate,...
As Hollywood scrambles to get back to work, stars and politicians alike react to...
Hollywood jumped into planning mode Thursday at the news of a tentative agreement between striking actors and the major entertainment companies.After 118 days of...
From Hollywood to auto work, organized labor is flexing its muscles. Where do unions...
NEW YORK (AP) — Once again, U.S. labor unions are flexing their muscles in the national spotlight.In Hollywood, the actors union reached a tentative...
The average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 7.5% in second-straight weekly drop
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell for the second week in a row, positive news for...
Kaiser Permanente workers ratify contract after strike over wages and staffing levels
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of health care workers have ratified a new four-year contract with industry giant Kaiser Permanente following a...
