Nebraska Republicans sought to weaken voter-backed paid sick leave. A Democrat helped them do it.
The Nebraska Legislature has passed a bill that significantly weakens a voter-backed measure requiring employers to offer paid sick leave.
Already numb to tariff twists, US importers see legal decisions as another price of doing business
Businesses rattled by President Donald Trump’s on again, off again tariffs are absorbing more jolts after a U.S. appeals court temporarily blocked a federal court order that would have halted…
What is the Court of International Trade? And why can it strike down Trump’s tariffs?
A little-known federal court threw a giant monkey wrench into a foundational part of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda by striking down most of the sweeping tariffs he has imposed…
Trump meets with the Federal Reserve chairman he has repeatedly scorned
President Donald Trump met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the two discussed the economy but not Powell’s outlook for interest rates, the Fed said.
African Development Bank elects top economist as president to face funding challenges
The African Development Bank Group has elected Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah as its ninth president.
Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage rises to 6.89%, its highest level since early February
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose this week to its highest level since early February, further pushing up borrowing costs for homebuyers.
Judge denies bail to crypto investor charged with kidnapping and torturing man in posh NYC townhouse
A grand jury has indicted a crypto investor who was charged with kidnapping and torturing a man for weeks in an upscale Manhattan townhouse.
Victoria’s Secret website is down in the US as the lingerie seller addresses a ‘security incident’
Victoria’s Secret has taken down its U.S. website and says some in-store services will be unavailable as it addresses a “security incident.”
Ford recalls more than a million vehicles for software glitch that makes rearview camera unreliable
Ford is recalling more than a million vehicles due to a software issue that can cause the rearview camera to malfunction, increasing the chance of an accident, government auto regulators…
Cambodian American chefs are finding success and raising their culture’s profile. On their terms
Cambodian restaurants are not in every U.S. city the way Chinese and Japanese ones are. And Cambodian food has often been lumped in with Thai or Vietnamese when in fact…