National Business News

Average US price of gas drops 22 cents per gallon to $2.51 CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has plummeted 22 cents a gallon (3.8 liters) over the past three weeks, to $2.51. by The Associated Press - December 9, 2018

Illinois company buys LR apartments for $54,700 per unit Illinois limited liability company i3 Northwest Holdings paid $7 million last month for the Northwest Hills Apartments in west Little Rock. by David Smith - December 9, 2018

Retailers tout apps to escape swipe fees Retailers have been trying for years to escape the clutches of the credit-card companies, which this year will levy more than $90 billion in swipe fees on an in... by JENNIVER SURANE BLOOMBERG NEWS - December 9, 2018

Californian finds living's easier in Colorado The first snow dusted Colorado Springs in late October. by LOUIS HANSEN THE MERCURY NEWS - December 9, 2018

Google's Waymo taking off with self-driving ride-hailing service Google's self-driving car spinoff is finally ready to try to profit from its nearly decade-old technology. by MICHAEL LIEDTKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - December 9, 2018

Roller-coaster week for stocks ends in slump Wall Street capped a turbulent week of trading Friday with the biggest weekly loss since March as traders fret over rising trade tensions between Washington and... by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF WIRE REPORTS - December 8, 2018

Students lose out as colleges close; for-profit chain’s collapse abrupt The for-profit college chain Education Corporation of America said this week that it would shut down nearly all of its schools, leaving almost 20,000 students w... by STACY COWLEY THE NEW YORK TIMES - December 8, 2018

Hiring falls off in November Job growth slowed significantly in November but still was solid, indicating the economy remains in good shape but not expanding so quickly that it will lead to ... by JIM PUZZANGHERA LOS ANGELES TIMES - December 8, 2018

Google hearing to preview tech strategy Democrats and Google executives worked arm in arm for years, particularly during President Barack Obama's administration. But when Sundar Pichai, Google's chief... by CECILIA KANG AND DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI THE NEW YORK TIMES - December 8, 2018

Prosecutor: Reject bail for China exec A top Chinese telecommunications executive facing possible extradition to the United States appeared in court Friday as she sought bail in a case that has rattl... by JIM MORRIS, ROB GILLIES AND PAUL WISEMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - December 8, 2018

Fuel-economy rollback criticized The proposal by President Donald Trump's administration to roll back fuel economy standards relies on an error-ridden and misleading analysis that overestimates... by TONY BARBOZA LOS ANGELES TIMES - December 8, 2018

Business news in brief Sonic's sale to Arby's parent gets OK December 8, 2018

Arrest of exec raises doubts on trade truce The arrest of a top executive at one of the most successful Chinese global companies threatens to upend a delicate detente between the U.S. and China in its mo... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - December 7, 2018

Walgreens expands Rx deliveries Walgreens is joining rival drugstore chain CVS Health in expanding home deliveries for prescriptions nationwide, as stores continue adjusting to a retail world ... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff Wire Reports - December 7, 2018

Market strength lifts U.S. wealth A stock market rally, which has since reversed, propelled U.S. household net worth to a record high of $109 trillion in the July-September quarter. by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - December 7, 2018