Biz/Tech

Copper prices climbed to their highest level in nearly a decade Friday as investors in the commodity anticipate rising demand for infrastructure and…

America’s CEOs are the most confident they have been in 17 years, as company leaders expect fewer layoffs and further improvements in the…

Over on Disney+ it’s time to play the music; it’s time to light the lights as “The Muppet Show” debuts on the service Friday.…

All of Dole Packaged Foods’ US-based employees will make at least $15 an hour within a few months, the company says. “The $15 an hour…

How Facebook, Uber and Robinhood run their businesses is under threat around the world, a warning sign for investors who have been all too willing to…

As winter storms sweep the US, you may be using your snow blower more than ever. And if it’s made by Toro, it’s time to check your model…

Citigroup lost a court battle Tuesday to claw back $504 million it mistakenly wired to Revlon’s lenders in August. But don’t get your…

The market for new stocks continues to sizzle — with no signs of a slowdown for initial public offerings or special purpose acquisition company…

Facebook’s decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has been rebuked by lawmakers around the world, raising the specter of a…

What is Facebook without news? People and publishers in Australia are now finding out. Facebook has barred Australians from finding or sharing news…

Millions of American jobs have been lost due to the pandemic – and a lot of those positions likely aren’t coming back. People are losing…

An Australian employee of China’s state broadcaster CGTN has been arrested on suspicion of “illegally supplying state secrets…

Just days after Maryland became the first state in the country to impose a tax on digital advertising targeting Big Tech, lobbying groups…

Facebook allegedly gave its advertisers “inflated and misleading” metrics on how many people their ads could reach for years, according…

Google is making changes to the leadership of its responsible artificial intelligence efforts months after the contentious departure of prominent…

Kroger will close two stores in Seattle over the city’s $4-an-hour hazard pay requirement for grocery workers, an escalation of the grocery…

Congressional hearings often involve a lot of grandstanding. But as the House Financial Services Committee prepares to grill major players in the…

Some politicians are worried that countries will borrow too much to prop up the economy over the coming year. Christine Lagarde doesn’t share…

McDonald’s will tie executive pay to diversity goals and aim to hit gender parity in management by the end of 2030 as the company tries to…

Over a month after this year’s virtual CES tech trade show, touting new and conceptual products of the future, I was left wondering whether…

Another 861,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, according to seasonally adjusted data released Thursday from…

A group of businesses and nonprofit organizations are banding together to speed up and strengthen their companies’ response to the pandemic.…

Congresswoman Maxine Waters plans to thoroughly investigate the GameStop trading frenzy by holding multiple hearings on the matter. Waters, the…

Upon hearing about Rush Limbaugh’s death on Wednesday, many fans said he was irreplaceable. For the time being, his distributor is not going to…

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Grocery store workers in the United States have been stocking shelves, handling customers and keeping stores tidy in challenging and sometimes…