Indian farmers are protesting three laws that they fear will threaten their livelihoods and cost lives. The laws deregulate the buying and selling of agricultural goods, leading farmers to fear they will be exploited by corporations. India has some of the highest farmer suicide rates in the world, and experts fear the crisis could worsen if the laws are not […]

John Stankey, CEO of AT&T and an industry figure who had a high-profile tangle with the administration of President Donald Trump, issued a statement decrying the “appalling insurrection” in Washington. While the statement doesn’t name Trump, it does congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on being officially confirmed as president and vice president after Congress certified the Electoral College vote. […]

(Reuters) – Wall Street hit record levels on Thursday as market participants bet on more coronavirus relief aid under a Democrat-controlled U.S. Congress to help the economy ride out a steep pandemic-led downturn.FILE PHOTO: A Wall St. sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district in New York, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidEconomy-linked […]

With a cash-out refinance, you take out a new home loan for more than the amount you still owe on your home, and you receive part of your home's gained equity in cash. Many lenders won't let you take out more than 80% of your home's value in cash. Like a home equity loan or HELOC, a cash-out refinance lets […]

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has named Hugues Bonnet-Masimbert the new chairman and chief executive officer of Rimowa. Currently the elite luggage firm’s executive vice president of sales and client operations, Bonnet-Masimbert succeeds Alexandre Arnault, who is exiting Rimowa to become part of a new management trio at Tiffany & Co. Early Thursday, Arnault was named executive vice president, product […]

New York (CNN Business)General Electric faced a do-or-die moment in late 2018. Financial markets were in chaos. Recession fears roared. And GE’s stock price sank to unthinkably low levels. Larry Culp, the highly respected outsider who was hired that fall to fix GE, acted with urgency to end the crisis facing the iconic maker of light bulbs and jet engines. […]

FILE PHOTO: A vehicle waits at the drive-thru window of a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) after a state mandated carry-out only policy went into effect in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Louisville, Ky, U.S. March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan WoolstonNEW YORK (Reuters) – Kentucky Fried Chicken will switch to a new chicken sandwich nationally by […]

Consumer spending in Colorado mostly fell during the pandemic, but not purchases of alcohol, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The U.S. Census Bureau released a report Tuesday detailing the annual change in sales tax collections from March to September for alcohol, tobacco, motor fuels and a broad category known as general sales. In Colorado, state tax collections for general […]