Business and Economic News

PBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut
After Congress clawed back public media funding, PBS says it's cutting 15 percent of its staff, or more than 100 jobs.
Fox bosses privately called U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro ‘reckless maniac’ and more
Her colleagues made those remarks after the 2020 presidential election, when Pirro used her platform to amplify baseless claims of election fraud. She is now the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.
Metronet buys Minnetonka-based U.S. Internet
U.S. Internet residential customers will become T-Mobile Fiber customers, while USI’s commercial customers will become Metronet commercial customers.
Duty-free no more: Parcels worth under $800 no longer qualify for a U.S. tariff exemption
Low-value imports no longer are eligible to enter the U.S. duty-free. An order signed by President Donald Trump eliminated a widely used customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or less as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Friday.
1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
As parades and other events celebrating the contributions of workers in the U.S. are held Monday for the Labor Day holiday, experts say President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration policies are impacting the nation's labor force.