The Texas House this week passed legislation to allow handguns to be carried without a permit.  Calls for gun reform have been reignited after multiple mass shootings in the US this year.  Lawmakers who opposed the bill pointed toward the 2019 deadly mass shooting in El Paso that left 23 dead. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Texas lawmakers […]

Colorado continued to slip behind the U.S. recovery in March, adding fewer jobs than it did in February and failing to lower the needle on its unemployment rate for the second month in a row. But it is too soon to put the state in the camp of economic laggards, economists said. “The March employment gains for Colorado were modest. […]

If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more. Most mortgage and refinance rates have gone down since last Saturday and since this time last month. If you’re ready to buy a home or refinance, you may want to go with a fixed-rate mortgage instead of an adjustable rate. Fixed rates are starting significantly […]

The claim: George Floyd had enough fentanyl in his system to kill three grown men The trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has seen the defense focus on George Floyd’s history of drug use, with Chauvin’s attorney Eric Nelson suggesting the handcuffed man’s inability to breathe may have been because of an overdose.  Chauvin is facing murder and […]

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, joined by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Friday signed a bill requiring internet providers to offer broadband access to low-income families for no more than $15 a month. Higher-speed plans are capped at $20. “Internet service is an essential service. Now. you need a broadband service if you are going to be able to get […]

The Paycheck Fairness Act, which aims to eliminate the gender pay gap and strengthen workplace protections for women, passed the House of Representatives on Thursday in a 217-210 vote. The bill, which was reintroduced by House Democrats in January, has been met with opposition from some business groups who say it could threaten bonuses, prohibit employees from negotiating higher pay […]

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There's a shift happening in corporate America. The coronavirus pandemic, which resulted in mass layoffs and reduced salaries and work hours, has left millions of people financially stressed. Employers are starting to respond. "The role of employers has really evolved," said Julia Lamm, a New York-based workforce strategy partner at global accounting and consulting firm PwC. "You have to take […]

President Biden's administration on Thursday announced a raft of new sanctions against Moscow over 2020 election interference and a huge cyberattack, among other transgressions. "The latest round of U.S. sanctions was a mostly symbolic exercise," Agathe Demarais, global forecasting director at The Economist Intelligence Unit, told CNBC on Friday. Vladimir Tikhomirov, chief economist at Moscow-based BCS Global Markets, told CNBC […]