Tag Archives: business

NEW YORK - It's high season for books that pick apart Donald Trump's presidency, and Rachel Maddow is a big beneficiary. MSNBC's prime-time personality reached the second-biggest audience of her caree...

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday as the parties argued to a standstill over the size and scope of the aid, likely ending hopes for corona...

TORONTO - With many businesses continuing to operate at limited capacity, Toronto Mayor John Tory on Thursday called on upper levels of government to provide additional economic support for Canada's d...

FRANKFURT - European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde said the bank would "likely" use all of the 1.35 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion) in planned stimulus to support the economy through the pandemic...

NEW YORK - Mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners are close to a deal to buy department store chain J.C. Penney out of bankruptcy and keep the chain running. Penney's lawyer...

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July, the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent borrowing down sharply in the previous three months. The Federal Rese...

OTTAWA - An underused program to give hard-hit small businesses a break on their rent is getting one more month of service, but without any of the changes critics say are needed to prevent stores...

TOKYO - The official campaigning to head Japan's ruling party began Tuesday, with outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's longtime right-hand man now seen as a front-runner to succeed him and complete hi...

NEW DELHI - India on Tuesday reported 1,133 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day total. The Health Ministry also reported 75,809 new cases, raising India's tally to...

CANBERRA, Australia - The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures, marking ...