February 3, 2021

Stocks move modestly higher, Google's parent company jumps

Stocks edged higher in afternoon trading Wednesday, as investors turn their focus to some strong earnings reports from Big Tech companies and hopes for getting […]
February 3, 2021

Buttigieg says Transportation Dept will push 'bold' thinking

WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg, sworn in Wednesday as transportation secretary, urged his 55,000 employees to embrace “imaginative, bold, forward thinking” as the Transportation Department embarks […]
February 3, 2021

Service sector operates at highest level in almost two years

WASHINGTON — The services sector, where most Americans work, operated in January at the highest level in almost two years. Activity climbed to a reading […]
February 3, 2021

Biden shows flexibility but tells House to 'go big' on aid

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told House Democrats on Wednesday he’s “not married” to an absolute number on his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan but […]
February 3, 2021

Puerto Rico's governor unveils budget priorities amid crisis

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s new governor said Wednesday that modernizing government services, repairing roads and increasing the salaries of certain public workers […]
February 3, 2021

Why US hiring could rebound faster than you might expect

WASHINGTON — Hiring has weakened for six straight months. Nearly 10 million jobs remain lost since the coronavirus struck. And this week, the Congressional Budget […]
February 3, 2021

GameStop's stupefying stock rise doesn't hide its reality

NEW YORK — Behind GameStop’s stock surge is the grim reality of its prospects: The video game retailer is floundering even as the industry around […]
February 3, 2021

For Kashkari, diversity of views and voices deepens reliability of Fed's decisions

As he begins a second five-year term as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari plans to continue to shake things up […]
February 3, 2021

Reddit trading frenzy fades as U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen summons agencies

Mass buying by amateur traders over the past two weeks has driven wild price gyrations in companies that big U.S. fund managers had bet against, […]
February 3, 2021

Loyear Disaster Restoration Earns 2020 Angie’s List Super Service Award Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service

Loyear Disaster Restoration is proud to announce that it has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award for the 8th year […]