November 2, 2020

Walgreens finishes McKesson deal; names Jarrett to board

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance has finished a deal to combine its pharmaceutical wholesale businesses in Germany with McKesson Corp. Walgreens said […]
November 2, 2020

Another restaurant chain, Friendly's, stumbles in pandemic

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 […]
November 2, 2020

McDonald's hires diversity chief amid corporate turmoil

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 […]
November 2, 2020

Liz Weston: The upsides to thinking about when you will die

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 […]
November 2, 2020

Snowden and his wife seek to be Russian-US dual nationals

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. […]
November 2, 2020

Midwestern states with few virus rules have low unemployment

OMAHA, Neb. — Five of the six states with the nation’s lowest unemployment rates are in the Midwest, have Republican governors and have almost no […]
November 2, 2020

Sunset falls on a historic season for the drive-in

NEW YORK — Julia Wiggin was still shivering after running out to hang up the weekend’s marquee — “Ghostbusters,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” — at her […]
November 2, 2020

This Week: Construction spending, Uber earns, jobs report

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: SPOTLIGHT ON CONSTRUCTION The Commerce Department issues its September snapshot […]
November 2, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's errant final pitches on virus, energy

WASHINGTON — Making final arguments before Tuesday’s election, President Donald Trump asserted the U.S. was shaking off a coronavirus pandemic that is only getting worse, […]
November 2, 2020

6 questions going into the presidential election

Election Day is finally upon us. Or at least what we still call Election Day, since more than 92 million Americans have already cast ballots […]