BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press
During the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic, Martha Medina would occasionally slip into her shuttered store on Los Angeles' oldest street to ensure everything
Associated Press
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 8 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.10 per gallon.
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
America's employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic
PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 770,000, a sign that layoffs remain high even as much of the U.
BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press
Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business
TERENCE CHEA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The pandemic's heavy toll on the restaurant industry can be seen in Jose Bonilla Jr.'s cavernous warehouse, which is packed with industrial
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer
U.S. consumers slowed their spending by 0.2% in December, cutting back for a second straight month in a worrisome sign for an economy
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
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
By PAUL WISEMAN and ALEXANDRA OLSON, AP Business Writers
It would be just a temporary precaution.
When the viral pandemic erupted in March, employees of the small insurance firm Thimble
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent
ADAM BEAM and BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press
California gym owner D'Lee Daleo has spent months following ever-changing rules to keep her struggling business afloat during the coronavirus pandemic,
