National Business News

Boeing pilot's 2016 messages reveal 737 Max fear A high-ranking Boeing Co. pilot working on the 737 Max expressed misgivings three years ago during its certification about a feature since implicated in two fat... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - October 19, 2019

Firms now offer quality laser printers for less than $100 A friend asked Joy to go with her to shop for a new printer. That was an eye-opener. by BOB AND JOY SCHWABACH - October 19, 2019

Lot of baby powder recalled Johnson & Johnson is recalling one lot of its Johnson's Baby Powder after tiny amounts of asbestos contamination were found in samples from a single bottle ... by RILEY GRIFFIN AND JEF FEELEY BLOOMBERG NEWS - October 19, 2019

AT&T will raise online TV prices again AT&T TV Now, the carrier's online television service, is raising prices again. by SCOTT MORITZ AND KAMARON LEACH BLOOMBERG NEWS - October 19, 2019

Tech leads U.S. stock slide; Dow index down 1% The S&P 500 index closed out an uneven week of trading on Wall Street with its second straight weekly gain, even though stock indexes ended lower Friday. by ALEX VEIGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - October 19, 2019

GM pact details out; strike lingers General Motors has agreed to continue production at a Detroit plant it had planned to shut down, but will not resume operations at three others recently idled, ... by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF WIRE REPORTS - October 18, 2019

U.S. tariffs to hit specialty foods European producers of specialty agricultural products like French wine, Italian Parmesan and Spanish olives are facing a U.S. tariff increase due today with a m... by COLLEEN BARRY AND CLAIRE PARKER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - October 18, 2019

U.S. factory output drops by 0.5% U.S. factory output slumped 0.5% in September, as a United Auto Workers strike at General Motors caused a steep decline in auto production amid broader struggle... by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF WIRE REPORTS - October 18, 2019

Quarterly earnings reports help stocks move higher Stocks closed broadly higher Thursday on Wall Street as investors welcomed another batch of encouraging quarterly results from big companies. by ALEX VEIGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - October 18, 2019

Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $117M Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $117 million to settle claims by 41 states, including Arkansas, that it misrepresented the risks of vaginal-mesh products used t... by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF WIRE REPORTS - October 18, 2019

Officials iron out tentative GM deal Bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract deal Wednesday, signaling a potential end to the monthlong strike that b... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - October 17, 2019

U.S.-China truce offers little relief President Donald Trump's trade truce with China temporarily cooled tensions between the world's two largest economies, but the fallout from his aggressive appro... by ANA SWANSON AND ALAN RAPPEPORT THE NEW YORK TIMES - October 17, 2019

September retail sales slip 0.3% U.S. retail sales unexpectedly posted the first decline in seven months, suggesting consumers are starting to become shaky as the main pillar of economic growth... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - October 17, 2019

Amid U.S. pressure, gains seen by Huawei Huawei Technologies, the Chinese tech giant, looks set to record strong growth again this year despite the efforts of President Donald Trump's administration to... by ANNA FIFIELD THE WASHINGTON POST - October 17, 2019

Fed facing global pressure to make digital-currency move When finance ministers and central bankers go to Washington this week, the International Monetary Fund has a message for them: Digital currencies are on the doo... by CRAIG TORRES BLOOMBERG NEWS - October 17, 2019