National business

The cost of child care now exceeds the price of college tuition in 38 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute.

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week and returned to muted levels seen at the start of the year, offering some relief after other reports pointed to worsening labor-market conditions.

Walmart Inc. has asked some Chinese suppliers for major price reductions, with the US retail giant’s efforts to shift the burden of President Donald Trump’s tariffs facing strong pushback from firms in the Asian nation, according to people familiar with the matter.

Trade tensions between the United States and Canada have spilled into the alcohol aisle, as Canadian provinces have begun removing American liquor from stores shelves in response to the 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods imposed by President Donald Trump.

A day after President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on three of the country’s biggest trading partners, many California farmers, who produce the largest share of the nation’s food, were worried the move could hurt their operations.

ABC News and Walt Disney Co. entertainment networks are being hit with a 6% reduction in staff amid shrinking ratings and revenues for traditional television.

Do Won Chang was 30 years old in 1984 when he and his wife, Jin Sook Chang, opened a shop in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park and called it Fashion 21. The husband-and-wife team, who emigrated from South Korea three years earlier, sold clothes and apparel to teens and young adults at nearly unbeatable prices. The 900-square-foot shop brought in $700,000 in revenue in the first year and would turn into the fashion scene staple known as Forever 21...

Even as new tariffs on Mexico and China are poised to hit Best Buy harder than other retailers, the true extent of price increases consumers will face remains unclear.

President Donald Trump delivered on his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with sweeping import levies and doubled an existing charge on China, spurring swift reprisals that plunged the world economy into a deepening trade war.

Aviation industry groups and union leaders called on the Federal Aviation Administration to expedite upgrades to critical air-traffic control systems, as Elon Musk pushes SpaceX’s Starlink as a solution for modernization.

The fall of zero-emissions electric airplane startup Eviation this month was triggered by a tense internal standoff among shareholders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in chips plants in the U.S. over the next four years, a move President Donald Trump is set to announce at the White House later Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The chief executive officer and board chair of The Kroger Co. abruptly resigned Monday following an internal investigation into his “personal conduct.” 

Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up U.S. car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers and wreaking havoc across the intricate web of automotive supply lines spanning the continent.

Just as uncontrollable financial, demographic and other forces have wreaked havoc in Hollywood, California's wine industry is now reeling from epochal stresses that are grinding down yet another mainstay of the state's economy.

If you sell goods or services or rent property, and get paid through Venmo, PayPal, Cash App or another payment app, you may have been surprised by a Form 1099-K this year.