BUSINESS

US stock futures mostly lower after long July 4 holiday weekend

Because the Fourth of July fell on Sunday this year, various U.S. markets observed the holiday Monday.

Equity markets will be closed, but there… Read more

New US LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry

NEW YORK  — Jessica Stern, soon to become the State Department’s special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, sees a mix of promising news and worrisome… Read more

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says

WASHINGTON — A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company… Read more

As US companies scramble to hire, workers enjoy upper hand

WASHINGTON  — With the economy growing rapidly as it reopens from the pandemic, many employers are increasingly desperate to hire. Yet evidence suggests… Read more

EXPLAINER: How could the indictment hurt Trump’s company?

NEW YORK — The criminal tax fraud charges unsealed against Donald Trump’s company Thursday are a blow to a business already reeling from canceled deals… Read more

States hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification

Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery’s flagship restaurant in New York must show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination… Read more

The Teamsters have a new mission: Unionize Amazon workers

NEW YORK  — One of the nation’s largest union is aiming to unionize Amazon workers.

Representatives from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters,… Read more

Affidavit: FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold

An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a fabled cache of U.S. government gold he said was “stolen during the Civil War” and hidden… Read more