July 24, 2020

White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid in virus bill

WASHINGTON — Negotiations over the next COVID-19 rescue bill were in flux Friday after the White House floated cutting an unemployment benefits boost to as […]
July 24, 2020

Boston Beer, Del Taco rise; Intel, Veoneer fall

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Friday: Carter’s Inc., up $4.09 to $89.55. The maker of OshKosh B’gosh overalls reported […]
July 24, 2020

Portland to US: Protest barriers interfere with bike lanes

PORTLAND, Ore. — In its ongoing clash with federal authorities over the presence of U.S. agents on its streets, the city of Portland has a […]
July 24, 2020

Pepcid-COVID study raised red flags weeks after $21M grant

Two months after the Trump administration awarded $21 million to study whether a common heartburn drug was effective against COVID-19, government health officials raised serious […]
July 24, 2020

With no deal to curb drug costs, Trump tries his own changes

WASHINGTON — Unable to land the big deal with Congress to curb drug costs, President Donald Trump is moving on his own to allow imports […]
July 24, 2020

Amid COVID crisis, Congress takes on spending, defense policy

WASHINGTON — Even as lawmakers stumble in their quest to pass another coronavirus response measure, both the House and Senate sought to return to some […]
July 24, 2020

Movie houses are desperate for studios to release their blockbusters

NEW YORK – A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so. In 1975, […]
July 24, 2020

Intel's stock plunges as work on new computer chip bogs down

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Intel is falling further behind in the race to build faster and more powerful computer chips, a nagging problem that may […]
July 24, 2020

Some areas protected as Formosa's Louisiana work continues

NEW ORLEANS — A Taiwan-based company and opponents to plans for a $9.4 billion plastics complex have agreed that site preparation can continue except in […]
July 24, 2020

GOP lawmakers promote potential replacement for Householder

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio House lawmakers on Friday moved to address the power vacuum created by the arrest of current Republican Speaker Larry Householder amid […]