Retailer results so far show people are going out, spending
NEW YORK — At Walmart, sales of teeth whitener are popping as customers take their masks off. So are travel items. Macy’s says that special…
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Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs
There’s a wild card in the push to return to post-pandemic life: Many workers don’t want to go back to the jobs they once had….
Summer preview: The blockbuster movie makes a comeback
After more than a year of benching its biggest spectacles, Hollywood is ready to dazzle again. From “F9” and “In the Heights” to “The Suicide…
Fidelity launches saving, investing account for teenagers
NEW YORK — Looking to draw in the next generation of investors, Fidelity Investments is launching a new type of account for teenagers to save,…
U.S. home construction falls a surprise 9.5% in April
WASHINGTON — U.S. home construction fell surprisingly sharply in April though that is follows the biggest jump in 15 years. Construction dropped 9.5% in April…
Walmart sales still boom as pandemic eases, stimulus helps
NEW YORK — Walmart blew past Wall Street projections in the first quarter with U.S. stimulus payments to Americans helping to boost sales and the…
Stellantis, Foxconn team up to make cars more connected
MILAN — Carmaker Stellantis and Taiwan’s Foxconn today announced plans to develop a jointly operated automotive supplier focusing on technology to make vehicles more connected,…
Fauci: Reasonable for businesses to keep masks
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top infectious disease expert is acknowledging “confusion” after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said fully vaccinated people…
Buffett’s firm sells off financials, halves Chevron stake
OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett’s company pared back its holdings in financial firms further during the first quarter and also halved its new investment…
Stocks fall in early trading on Wall Street as Big Tech lags
Stocks fell in early trading on Wall Street today as the market comes off of its worst weekly decline since February. Big Tech stocks were…