CHICAGO — Farmer’s Fridge, best known for selling jars of fresh salads out of vending machines, is now hawking its healthy fare through an unl…
DETROIT — Chevrolet is launching a sort of virtual auto show as part of a new online link that allows consumers to shop for a Chevrolet vehicle.
LOS ANGELES — A move by the federal Labor Department that will make it easier for businesses to classify their workers as independent contract…
It happened last week. The interest rate on the benchmark 10-year government bond moved above 1% for the first time since the pandemic took ho…
SEATTLE — Airbus said Friday it delivered 566 commercial airplanes in 2020, down 34% from the previous year due to the heavy impact of the COV…
U.S. employers shed jobs last month for the first time since April, cutting 140,000 positions, clear evidence that the economy is faltering as…
MINNEAPOLIS — Construction firms across the U.S. are bracing for a solemn 2021 as demand wanes and projects are postponed or canceled as clien…
CHICAGO — Family Video, the suburban Chicago-based video rental chain that outlasted Blockbuster, VHS tapes and the “be kind rewind” mantra, i…
CHICAGO — There were moments, early in the pandemic, when Joseph Musillami wasn’t sure how the family business would make it.
A new year, another vaccine, more stimulus, and a familiar — if frustrating — reminder of the pandemic economy greets investors this week.
MINNEAPOLIS — During the Black Friday to Cyber Monday weekend two years ago, about 8,000 people for the first time used Sezzle Inc.’s payment …
Going bankrupt is expensive — especially for small businesses. As the pandemic intensified, even companies with enough cash to try to reorgani…
Apple Inc. lost its copyright claims against a Florida company that makes “virtual iPhones” used by security researchers to test for vulnerabi…
DALLAS — It’s hard to pick the worst day of 2020 for the airline industry.
Retailers and shipping companies struggled to get shoppers’ holiday gifts delivered on time. Now, they’re gearing up for what’s expected to be…
How does a year like 2020 come to an end for investors?
Apple and Tesla could soon be competitors in the driverless car business, but they could have ended up on the same team.
DETROIT — About half of General Motors’ 1,900 GMC dealers in the United States have agreed to invest up to $140,000 to sell the 2022 Hummer al…
The stocks owned by millions of investors will change in the week ahead without those investors buying or selling anything.
Celebrating the holidays might be pretty ho-hum, but one area that’s booming is toys.
Uber says its drivers should get priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine because they provide crucial transportation to health care workers an…
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NEW YORK — The Justice Department announced last week a $488 million payout to victims of Bernie Madoff’s historic Ponzi scheme, bringing the …
DETROIT — The auto industry is fending off disruption from COVID-19 again.
In a year when consumers have turned to online shopping more than ever, holiday purchases for delivery are already starting to test the shippi…
The U.S. meat industry wants its workers early in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, once health care employees and those in long-term care facili…
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The Chicago Loop Alliance, which promotes the downtown core, rolled out a Back-to-Work website in early October encouraging workers to put on …