Tag: Economy
Greece: Stores open amid virus surge to help rescue economy
ATHENS, Greece — Retail stores across most of Greece were allowed to reopen Monday despite an ongoing surge in COVID-19 infections, as the country...
Liz Weston: The high price of money shame
The U.S. suicide rate has risen dramatically in recent years, and certified money coach Tammy Lally of Washington, D.C., is convinced money shame is...
GameStop finally announces a share sale
Two months after a market phenomenon took shares of GameStop to the moon, the video game retailer said Monday that it will sell up...
Washington state apple exports drop substantially in 2020-21
YAKIMA, Wash. — Washington state apple industry officials have said the fruit's exports have dropped substantially compared to recent years' figures.
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McConnell downplays need for aid to home state’s government
LEXINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell downplayed a new infusion of federal relief for his home state's government, questioning the need...
US consumer watchdog eyes rules to prevent foreclosures
LOS ANGELES — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday it is considering new rules aimed at averting a wave of foreclosures later this...
Farmers file antitrust lawsuit against big ag companies
BOISE, Idaho — A group of farmers has filed an antitrust case against several big agricultural companies, contending the companies worked together to ban...
Expats struggle to get vaccines in Kuwait, citizens come 1st
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In the tiny, oil-rich sheikhdom of Kuwait, the foreigners who power the country's economy, serve its society and make...
Insider Q&A: Marcus & Millichap CEO on 2021 property market
LOS ANGELES — After a horrible 2020 that saw many tenants fall behind on rent or go belly up, commercial property landlords are seeing...
From child care to COVID, rising job market faces obstacles
WASHINGTON — A surge in hiring in the United States last month — 916,000 added jobs, the most since August — coincides with...