As children return to classrooms, stores expect strong sales
NEW YORK — As more children go back to the physical classroom, families are expected to spend robustly on a wide range of items, particularly…
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Europe leaves stimulus running hot ahead of recovery
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank left its key pandemic support for the economy running full blast even as the economy shows signs of…
US unemployment claims fall to 376,000, sixth straight drop
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the sixth straight week as the U.S. economy reopens rapidly after being held…
Another jump in prices tightens the squeeze on US consumers
WASHINGTON — American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6% increase over April and 5% over the past year, the biggest…
GM delivers affordable luxury with Corvette Stingray
DETROIT — What would you splurge on if you won the lottery? Most people have a dream car or two on their list, but alas,…
EU warns of retaliation as post-Brexit talks with U.K. stall
LONDON — A top European Union official said today that Britain could face retaliatory tariffs or other sanctions after talks failed to resolve an increasingly…
White House drops Trump orders trying to ban TikTok, WeChat
WASHINGTON — The White House has dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own…
Family-owned Medline selling major stake in company to free up cash, expand business internationally
The family behind Medline — the massive medical supply and equipment company based in Northfield — agreed to sell it to generate cash for family…
Fastly blames global internet outage on software bug
LONDON — Fastly, the company hit by a major outage that caused many of the world’s top websites to go offline briefly this week, blamed…
Europe’s stimulus likely to keep running as economies reopen
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank is expected to leave its stimulus efforts running at full steam Thursday — even as the economy shows…