OMAHA, Neb. — The overall economic measure of a monthly survey of Midwest business leaders hit a 16-year high for October, but the manufacturing sector […]

As Regis Corp. continues selling its company-owned hair salons, the overall business continues to be hampered by the coronavirus pandemic. The St. Louis Park-based company […]

SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. construction spending rose 0.3% in September, the fourth straight monthly gain after a coronavirus-caused spring swoon. The Commerce Department reported […]

“To Be a Man,” by Nicole Krauss (HarperCollins) After publishing four novels to great acclaim, Nicole Krauss has come out with her first collection of […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing posted a strong gain in October to the highest level in two years even as coronavirus cases have begun to surge […]

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance has finished a deal to combine its pharmaceutical wholesale businesses in Germany with McKesson Corp. Walgreens said […]

WILBRAHAM, Mass. — Friendly’s Restaurants, an East Coast dining chain known for its sundaes, is filing for bankruptcy protection. The company, which runs the restaurants […]

McDonald’s is hiring a new chief diversity officer as it struggles with charges of harassment and racism at all levels of the company. Reginald Miller […]

Social Security’s life expectancy calculator predicts I’ll live to about 86. An insurance company’s version says I should expect to die at 98. A longevity […]

MOSCOW — Former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden said Monday that he and his wife intend to apply for Russian citizenship without renouncing their U.S. […]