Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation
HALCHITA, Utah -- After a five-year wait, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis heard the rumblings of an electrical crew reach their home on...
Spirit Airlines plans to cut jobs and sell some planes amid looming financial struggles
NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Spirit Airlines is cutting jobs and selling off some jets worth millions of dollars as the...
Peloton plans to sell its deluxe stationary bike at Costco to reach holiday shoppers
NEW YORK -- Peloton plans to sell its deluxe stationary bike at Costco this holiday season as the struggling connected-exercise company seeks to...
Yellen says isolationism 'made America and the world worse off' in speech to global finance leaders
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is telling world financial leaders that the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden administration rejected...
What's behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?
NEW YORK -- Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women? Although women who lost or left...
Hong Kong cuts liquor tax in effort to reignite its nightlife industry
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong’s leader announced a cut to liquor tax Wednesday as the Asian financial hub hopes to revive its reputation...