National Business News

New phones offer opportunity to fiddle with time lapse Remember those time-lapse documentaries that showed a seed sprouting, pushing up through the ground with leaves sprouting and sometimes flowers blooming? You ca... by BOB AND JOY SCHWABACH - September 14, 2019

U.S. panel to ditch rule on worker pay data The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that it plans to shelve a rule adopted by President Barack Obama's administration to collect pay... by JENA MCGREGOR THE WASHINGTON POST - September 14, 2019

2 nations dial down the heat in trade fight The United States and China traded conciliatory gestures Thursday, raising hopes they can de-escalate a standoff over trade that has shaken financial markets an... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - September 13, 2019

Consumer prices edge up 0.1% Overall consumer prices slowed in August, reflecting a big drop in the cost of gasoline and other energy products. But core inflation, which excludes volatile e... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - September 13, 2019

In letter to senators, 145 chief execs urge steps on gun violence The chief executives of 145 U.S. companies pressed Senate leaders to expand background checks to all firearms sales and implement stronger "red flag" laws, mark... by RACHEL SIEGEL THE WASHINGTON POST - September 13, 2019

30-year mortgage rises to 3.56% After sinking to their lowest levels in nearly three years, mortgage rates popped back up this week but remained at historically low levels. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - September 13, 2019

Block proposed in bid to lift spending cap on aid to farms House Appropriations Committee Chairman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., is proposing to block the White House request over its farm bailout program, according to a draft of... by JEFF STEIN AND MIKE DEBONIS THE WASHINGTON POST - September 13, 2019

Arctic-drilling impact study released President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday took a major step toward auctioning oil drilling rights across every acre of the Arctic National Wildlife Re... by JENNIFER A. DLOUHY BLOOMBERG NEWS - September 13, 2019

Google settles with U.S. on worker speech rights Google said Thursday that it had reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board over complaints from employees who say the company has stymied dis... by DAVID MCCABE THE NEW YORK TIMES - September 13, 2019

Stocks rise as trade hope inspires investors to buy Stocks rose Thursday on Wall Street after the U.S. and China took steps to ease tensions in their costly trade war, putting investors in a buying mood. by ALEX VEIGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - September 13, 2019

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Cut interest to zero or less, Trump tells Fed's 'Boneheads' President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, demanding that it slash interest rates to zero "or less" so the federal gover... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - September 12, 2019

China pulls back on some tariffs China announced Wednesday that it will exempt American industrial grease and some other imports from tariff increases in a trade war with Washington but kept i... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - September 12, 2019

U.S. wholesale prices rise 0.1% in August; energy costs tumble U.S. wholesale prices edged up 0.1% in August as energy prices took a big plunge, a further sign that inflation is remaining tame. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - September 12, 2019

Trump tariffs targeting allies, too President Donald Trump's administration risked turmoil in the financial markets and damage to the U.S. economy in waging his trade war with China, America's to... by PAUL WISEMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - September 12, 2019