December 3, 2020

3Q earnings offer an unexpected light in pandemic darkness

Corporate earnings are likely to end this year with a fourth-straight quarterly decline, but a profit rebound may be appearing on the horizon, analysts say. […]
December 3, 2020

3M to cut 2,900 positions next year in response to changes in global economy

3M will cut another 2,900 jobs in 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to change the economy. “The COVID-19 pandemic has advanced the pace of […]
December 3, 2020

US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that the U.S. economy and […]
December 3, 2020

Plane carrying Texas lawmaker skids off runway; no one hurt

BURKE, Texas — A private plane carrying the presumptive incoming Texas House speaker skidded off a runway while trying to land during a rainstorm, but […]
December 3, 2020

Health officials say Wisconsin is set to distribute vaccine

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is ready to begin distributing coronavirus vaccines by mid-December, when it hopes to receive nearly 50,000 doses, state health officials said. […]
December 3, 2020

Top Democrats back off demands for larger COVID-19 bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are breaking from their demand for more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief […]
December 3, 2020

School closings threaten gains of students with disabilities

Without any in-school special education services for months, 14-year-old Joshua Nazzaro’s normally sweet demeanor has sometimes given way to aggressive meltdowns that had been under […]
December 3, 2020

Mastercard SpendingPulse: November holiday sales up 5.1%

NEW YORK — Retail sales rose 5.1% in November, as spending on home furnishings and consumer electronics helped offset a drop in sales of clothing […]
December 3, 2020

Phishing ploy targets COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort

BOSTON — IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyberespionage effort using targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information on the World […]
December 3, 2020

Northern Pines donates computers, tablets for telehealth

“When the coronavirus thing first hit, we just had like the perfect matchup because we had a large stack of equipment that we had phased […]