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Municipal-bond bankers have been extra busy this year as state and local governments rush to borrow at a record pace to fund projects.

Constellation Energy Corp.’s efforts to restart the Three Mile Island plant are moving faster than expected, with the company now saying the Pennsylvania nuclear site will begin producing power earlier than forecast.

Elena Morales, the president of SMT Automation, had been preparing for a big year at the tiny Michigan maker of manufacturing machinery.

CareerBuilder + Monster, a firm that brought together early trailblazers in online job recruiting, filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware as business continues to shrivel.

U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly declined in June, underscoring lingering anxiety about the potential impacts on the economy and job market from higher U.S. import duties.

Toy prices are rising at their fastest pace on record, the result of stiff new tariffs in an industry where 3 out of 4 items come from China - one of the first examples of just how quickly new trade policies are raising prices for Americans.

Hours after the surprise raid this month at Buona Forchetta, an Italian restaurant in the city's South Park neighborhood, where masked and armed U.S. immigration agents handcuffed employees and eventually took four workers into custody, a still rattled Matteo Cattaneo was trying to process what had happened to his business — and why.

US shale oil producers are unlikely to heed President Donald Trump’s latest call to “Drill, Baby, Drill” as they prioritize hedging over ramping up production in response to US military strikes on Iran.

Tesla Inc.’s self-driving taxis appeared to violate traffic laws during the company’s first day offering paid rides, with one customer capturing footage of a left turn gone wrong and others traveling in cars that exceeded posted speed limits.

Major global airlines extended flight cancellations to the Persian Gulf, disrupting air traffic to critical hubs such as Dubai after the US struck nuclear sites in Iran and Tehran vowed to retaliate.

US previously owned home sales rose slightly in May to a still-sluggish pace that continues to show a housing market constrained by poor affordability.

A coalition of pension funds and insurance companies holding a combined $9.5 trillion of assets has called on investors to ensure their portfolios aren’t supporting or enabling deforestation.

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is a leader in e-commerce and cloud computing, two areas that helped net sales climb to $638 billion in the latest full year. After e-commerce earnings dropped in 2022 due to inflation, Amazon boosted profits by shifting U.S. fulfillment from a national to a regional system, bringing items closer to customers. This saved on costs and improved its ability to deliver faster. Meanwhile, Amazon Web Services, the world’s leading cloud-computing platform, drives profits for the entire company.

Officials from the city of Spokane have submitted two separate permit applications to update three buildings.

Kroger, the parent company of regional grocery chains Fred Meyer and QFC, will close dozens of stores nationwide in the next year and a half.

 Boeing kept a low profile at this year's Paris Air Show, an industry event where aerospace giants gather to discuss, showcase and strategize the future of flying.

One after another, the debtors were called to stand before the judge. First came Adrian Vega, a painter, and his wife, Natalie, a cleaner. Moments later, Andrew Vanderhoof, a mechanic. In rapid succession, three more names were called. Each was being sued by Credit Acceptance Corporation, one of the nation’s largest subprime auto lenders, for thousands of dollars. 

Kroger Co.’s sales surpassed expectations during the latest quarter, a sign that consumers are still spending on groceries and other essentials even amid economic turbulence.