WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, evidence that the resurgent coronavirus could be stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound. With confirmed viral cases still elevated in much of […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Wary of possible vulnerability to coronavirus-related lawsuits, hundreds of members of South Carolina’s business community are calling on the state’s federal lawmakers to support liability protections they see as vital for the […]
The dairy industry has a familiar question for you: “Got milk?” Six years after the popular tagline was retired, “Got milk?” ads are back. A dairy industry-funded group is reviving the campaign, hoping to prolong […]
NEW YORK — Chevron will take over Noble Energy for $5 billion in the first big deal announced since the coronavirus pandemic shook the energy sector. Chevron has been shopping for assets since last year […]
Google is tweaking its privacy settings to keep less data on new users by default. The search giant said that starting Wednesday, it will automatically and continuously delete web and app activity and location history […]
BERLIN — German pharmaceutical company Bayer says it’s paying up to $10.9 billion to settle a lawsuit over subsidiary Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup, which has faced numerous lawsuits over claims it causes cancer. In a statement […]
BERLIN — The former CEO of German payment service provider Wirecard has been arrested, accused of inflating the company’s balance sheet in an accounting scandal that centers on a missing sum of $2.1 billion, prosecutors […]
The May 25 video circulated by news outlets of Minneapolis-resident George Floyd lying face down next to a police cruiser with a police officer’s knee pressed down on his neck was chilling as it was […]
BALTIMORE — U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened the viability of stores across the country and further weighed […]
As a former state senator, I have been asked many times what I would do regarding the stay-at-home order in North Carolina. The current SAH order expires on April 29. One state senator recently said […]
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