Latest from Taylor Telford
Steep drop in jobless claims, soaring retail sales buoy hopes for a robust recovery
The blockbuster economic results powered the Dow above 34,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 to a record finish.
- Apr 15, 2021
‘It’s more than just Coinbase’: Crypto giant snares $85.8 billion valuation in Nasdaq debut
The exchange’s public listing — it closed at $328.28 a share — is seen as a litmus test for the mainstream viability of digital currency.
- Apr 14, 2021
Hot-button issues from voting rights to tax hikes redraw the lines in corporate America
The nation’s top CEOs are pushing back against President Biden’s plan to raise the corporate tax rate, a move they say would make U.S. companies less competitive and hurt workers.
- Apr 12, 2021
Essential, invisible: Covid has 200,000 merchant sailors stuck at sea
Global trade depends on maritime workers, but the pandemic has thrust them into "humanitarian and economic crisis."
- Apr 9, 2021
Volkswagen admits its name change was an April Fools’ Day prank
The German automaker says the announcement by its U.S. subsidiary was a stunt.
- Mar 30, 2021
Some Dr. Seuss books with racist imagery will go out of print
The famed children’s author, who has sold hundreds of millions of books across the globe, has been criticized for his racist depictions of people of color.
- Mar 2, 2021
United will pay $49 million to resolve fraud allegations over international mail
The Justice Department says the air carrier falsified mail delivery data in contracts with the U.S. Postal Service.
- Feb 26, 2021
Cherokee Nation to Jeep: Stop using the tribe’s name
The request comes as the automaker is preparing for the 2021 release of its popular SUVs.
- Feb 22, 2021