February 4, 2021

Chicago mayor demands, again, that teachers return to class

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanded Thursday that the city’s teacher’s union reach agreement on COVID-19 safety protocols by the end of the day […]
February 4, 2021

South Africa seizes rhino horns to be smuggled to Malaysia

JOHANNESBURG — South African customs officials have seized more than $3.5 million worth of rhino horns at the O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on […]
February 4, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar pushes to overhaul antitrust laws

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s antitrust laws that would limit the way big corporations […]
February 4, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar pushes overhaul of nation's antitrust laws

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced an overhaul of the nation’s antitrust laws Thursday. Her bill would change the way big corporations […]
February 4, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, in new role, pushes overhaul of nation's antitrust laws

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced an overhaul of the nation’s antitrust laws Thursday. Her bill would change the way big corporations […]
February 4, 2021

UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down; Optum chief takes over

David Wichmann is stepping down as chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, effective immediately, after less than four years running Minnesota’s largest company, a period that […]
February 4, 2021

Kohl's offers mixed picture for holiday quarter

NEW YORK — Kohl’s Corp. delivered a better assessment of fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, but a key sales measure was down more than analysts expected. The […]
February 4, 2021

US productivity in Q4 falls by largest amount in 39 years

WASHINGTON — U.S. productivity in the October-December quarter fell by the largest amount in 39 years as the coronavirus pandemic roiled the labor market. Productivity […]
February 4, 2021

Longtime Merck CEO Ken Frazier to retire

Ken Frazier, the longtime chief executive of Merck and one of the few remaining Black CEOs of a Fortune 500 company, is retiring. Frazier, Merck’s […]
February 4, 2021

UnitedHealth Group taps Witty as new CEO

David Wichmann is stepping down as chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest health insurer and Minnesota’s largest company. Andrew Witty, the head of […]