Category Archives: Business News
Walmart’s army of bakery decorators take the cake when it comes to hourly store pay
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Inside a Walmart store in New Jersey, a worker puts the finishing touches on a cake with an edible ink Sponge Bob on top. A colle...
Jun 06, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, yet employers added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade wars.Hiring...
Jun 06, 2025
US job openings rose in April, signaling resilience in the American labor market
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, showing that the labor market remains resilient in the face of uncertainty arising from President Don...
Jun 03, 2025
A global rally for stocks loses steam amid questions about what will happen to Trump’s tariffs
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - A big rally for stocks that began in Asia on Thursday lost steam after sweeping into Europe and the United States amid uncertainty about what will happen...
May 29, 2025
S&P 500 rallies 2% as Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride whips back upward after Trump delays tariffs
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street's roller-coaster ride created by President Donald Trump's trade policies whipped back upward on Tuesday, this time becaus...
May 27, 2025
US consumer confidence rebounds after five straight months of declines amid tariff anxiety
By MATT OTT AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - Americans' views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to its lowest level since the onset of t...
May 27, 2025
Home Depot says it doesn’t expect to boost prices because of tariffs
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business WriterHome Depot doesn’t expect to raise prices because of tariffs, saying it has spent years diversifying the sources for the goods on its shelves.Billy Bas...
May 20, 2025
US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business WriterU.S. retail egg prices fell in April from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year, according to government data released Tuesday.The average pri...
May 13, 2025
Dow leaps 1,100 points and S&P 500 rallies 3.3% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rallied Monday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. Each of the world's two largest econo...
May 12, 2025
Dow leaps 1,100 points and S&P 500 rallies 3.3% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rallied Monday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. Each of the world's two largest econo...
May 12, 2025