Trump to visit Ford plant in battleground state Michigan amid tensions with governor
U.S. President Donald Trump travels to the political swing state of Michigan on Thursday to visit a Ford plant amid tension with the state's Democratic governor...
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Best Buy revenue, profit beat estimates as online sales surge
Best Buy Co Inc's quarterly revenue and profit topped analysts' estimates on Thursday due to a surge in online sales of electronics needed for consumers to...
Macy's warns of up to $1 billion quarterly loss due to lockdowns
Macy's Inc said on Thursday it could rack up operating losses of up to $1.11 billion in the first quarter, as the retailer was forced to...
Could coronavirus help Amazon workers unionize?
Warehouse employees last month staged a walkout in Michigan to demand safer working conditions at their facility. So did workers in New York, Illinois and Minnesota.
While U.S. economy slides, heartland auto dealers cry out for more trucks
Jerry Bill is worried the novel coronavirus could hurt business at the Des Moines auto dealership he runs, but not because of a shortage of buyers...
Traders Beware: U.S. taps new tools to find fraud in volatile commodities market
When the U.S. Department of Justice charged a handful of JP Morgan Chase & Co traders in 2018 and 2019 with alleged commodities futures manipulation, it...
Futures retreat as trade tensions add to pandemic woes
U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as growing trade tensions with China added to worries about the pace of a recovery from a coronavirus-fueled economic...
Gap rushes in more robots to warehouses to solve virus disruption
U.S. apparel chain Gap Inc is speeding up its rollout of warehouse robots for assembling online orders so it can limit human contact during the coronavirus...
As summer driving season kicks off, it's unclear just how many people will take to the road
The upcoming Memorial Day weekend could be a test for the gasoline market as summer driving season begins.
Oil at highest since March on lower U.S. inventories, recovering demand
Oil rose on Thursday to its highest since March, supported by lower U.S. crude inventories, OPEC-led supply cuts and recovering demand as governments ease restrictions on...
Shares lose footing, oil marches on
Equity markets slipped on Thursday on concerns about the long-term impact of the new coronavirus and simmering U.S.-China tensions, though those worries couldn't stop oil prices...
In SoftBank slides, tofu, a goose and unicorns underpin sales pitch
A chastened Masayoshi Son summed up SoftBank Group Corp's record $13 billion operating loss on stage this week with a striking image: unicorns tumbling into the...
More than half of small businesses are looking to have PPP funds forgiven, survey says
Frustrations are mounting on Main Street due to a lack of guidance from the Small Business Administration on PPP loan forgiveness, a new survey shows.
SoftBank to sell $3.1 billion worth of Japan telco unit stake
SoftBank Group Corp said it plans to sell 5% of its domestic telco SoftBank Corp , currently worth $3.1 billion, as part of a programme to...
Japan to seek extradition of men arrested in U.S. over Ghosn escape
Japan on Thursday said it hoped that the two men arrested in the United States and wanted in Japan on charges related to former Nissan Motor...