US jobless claims fall to 326,000, first drop in four weeks
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the U.S. job market and economy continue their steady…
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GM, GE look to develop rare earth materials supply chain
General Motors and General Electric are looking at developing a supply chain of rare earth materials that help make electric vehicles and renewable energy equipment….
Can $1 trillion coin fix debt limit? Quirky law says maybe
WASHINGTON — Some politicians think they’ve found a silver bullet for the impasse over the debt limit, except the bullet is made of platinum: Mint…
Nobel in chemistry honors pair for new way to make molecules
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded to German scientist Benjamin List of the Max Planck Institute and Scotland-born scientist David W.C….
Facebook blames outage on error during routine maintenance
LONDON — The global outage that knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours was caused by an error during routine maintenance, the company…
September expansion is 16th straight for US service sector
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, grew again in September even as supply chain troubles persisted. The Institute…
IMF says trimming global growth forecast due to rising risks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says the agency is trimming its forecast for global growth this year. IMF Managing Director…
Johnson & Johnson seeks U.S. clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses
WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson asked the Food and Drug Administration today to allow extra shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves…
Trading apps move to get a live person to hear your problems
NEW YORK — It’s one of the downsides of apps that make things like ordering food or buying stocks and cryptocurrencies easier: What happens when…
US trade deficit hits record $73.3 billion in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit increased to a record $73.3 billion in August as a small gain in exports was swamped by a…