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Business and Economic News

Did you get mystery seeds in the mail? Don't plant them

Did you get mystery seeds in the mail? Don't plant them

Officials are warning recipients not to plant the seeds and introduce potentially invasive plants to the state. The Agriculture Department isn’t sure what plants the seeds are from, but warn they could pose a risk to farm crops or natural landscapes.
by Tim Nelson

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Should we shield businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits?

Should we shield businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits?

We've come to expect legal waivers at places like ski resorts and bungee-jumping facilities, but colleges and all sorts of typically safe businesses — from hair salons to dentists' offices — are using them to try to escape legal accountability for injuries and deaths as they reopen during the pandemic.
by Greg Rosalsky

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Delta CEO: Airline's pandemic strategy is 'putting people over profits'

Delta CEO: Airline's pandemic strategy is 'putting people over profits'

U.S. airlines are facing unprecedented economic turmoil. CEO Ed Bastian discusses Delta's decision to fly its planes at 60 percent capacity and why halting the coronavirus is better than bailouts.
by Ari Shapiro

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Google employees can work from home until July 2021

Google employees can work from home until July 2021

Tech companies have led the way on remote work during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to a workforce that can perform many jobs outside the traditional office.
by Shannon Bond

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Racial inclusion in the workplace: What's working, what's not?

Racial inclusion in the workplace: What's working, what's not?

Employees of color are speaking out — again — about discrimination in the workplace. Problems persist, despite investments in diversity training and inclusion efforts at organizations large and small.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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As Congress fights, analysts warn economy needs help now

As Congress fights, analysts warn economy needs help now

As Congress and the White House resume their efforts to agree on a new economic aid package, evidence is growing that the U.S. economy is faltering. And so is concern that the government may not take the steps needed to support hiring and growth.
by The Associated Press

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$600 a week: Poverty remedy or job slayer?

$600 a week: Poverty remedy or job slayer?

The $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America as people earn more staying home than they did in the jobs they lost.
by Pallavi Gogoi

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As $600 unemployment benefits nears expiration, people ask what’s next

As $600 unemployment benefits nears expiration, people ask what’s next

For many Americans, expanded unemployment benefits were a lifeline. However, that extra relief is set to expire as unemployment claims go up and as the first of the month draws near.
by Chris Farrell and Marcheta Fornoff

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Target to close on Thanksgiving, ending Black Friday kickoff

Target to close on Thanksgiving, ending Black Friday kickoff

The move come as stores are rethinking the Black Friday in-store bargain shopping as they try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has seen a resurgence in a slew of states. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, announced the move on Tuesday, and at the time, analysts expected more would follow.
by The Associated Press

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