A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: BREAKING GROUND New government data on residential construction should provide insight into the state of the new-home market. The Commerce...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Florida’s economy has long thrived on one import above all: People. Until Irma struck this month, the state was adding nearly 1,000 residents a day — 333,471 in the past year, akin to absorbing a city the...
Read MoreRising sea levels and fierce storms have failed to stop relentless population growth along U.S. coasts in recent years, a new Associated Press analysis shows. The latest punishing hurricanes scored bull’s-eyes on two of...
Read MoreBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Cleanup is finally in sight four years after a pipeline break sent more than 20,000 barrels of oil oozing across a wheat field in northwestern North Dakota, state regulators said Friday. Excavation of the...
Read MoreMore than 175,000 dressers are being recalled because they can tip if not anchored properly, posing a risk to children. Stake lights that can cause light refraction-related damage are also among this week’s recalled...
Read MoreAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The nation’s largest state insurance trade association estimates insured losses from Harvey at nearly $19 billion — and that doesn’t count damage not covered by insurance. The Insurance Council...
Read MoreATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek health authorities have banned swimming along a long line of popular Athens beaches following extensive sea pollution from the sinking of a small oil tanker five days ago. The ban covers much of a...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are little changed Friday morning as banks move higher and technology companies slip further. Stocks in the U.K. are slumping and the pound is rising after the Bank of England suggested it will start...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial output plunged 0.9 percent in August, the most in eight years, mostly because of Hurricane Harvey’s damage to the oil refining, plastics and chemicals industries. The storm, which slammed...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — US industrial production plunged 0.9 percent in August, most in 8 years, after Hurricane Harvey hammers factories.
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