Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids to lay off 72 employees
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — One of eastern Iowa’s largest employers has revealed it plans to lay off 72 workers at its Cedar Rapids plant. The…
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Stocks open higher, pushing S&P 500 closer to record high
Stocks are moving higher on Wall Street in early trading today, edging the S&P 500 closer to the all-time high it hit in February, before…
Summer jobs for young people are vanishing with the pandemic
Sara Buie lined up a summer lifeguard job to help pay for a new laptop, textbooks and a backpack for her freshman year at Virginia’s…
Virus surge makes US weak link in global economic recovery
FRANKFURT, Germany — People in China are back to buying German luxury cars. Europe’s assembly lines are accelerating. Now the global economy is waiting for…
US producer prices up 0.6% in July, biggest jump since 2018
WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices shot up an unexpected 0.6% in July, biggest gain since October 2018, with energy prices moving sharply higher. The Labor…
UK jobs market hurtling toward cliff-edge moment in October
LONDON — The U.K. has kept a lid on unemployment so far during the coronavirus pandemic but, scratch beneath the surface, there are worrying trends…
US employers post more jobs in June, pull back on hiring
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers advertised more jobs in June compared with the previous month, but overall hiring fell, painting a mixed picture of the job…
U.S. investigates electrical fires in 2014 Chrysler minivans
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints of fires in a power and charging port in some Chrysler Town and Country…
Family of 4th dead worker sues Tyson over Waterloo COVID-19 outbreak
WATERLOO, Iowa — The family of a fourth worker who died of coronavirus during an outbreak at Tyson Foods’ largest pork processing plant is suing…
Pandemic wrecks global Class of 2020’s hopes for first job
LONDON — British fashion school graduate Phoebe St. Leger’s dream of landing a job at a design label is on hold. Like many others in…