LA restaurant confronts health inspector over shutdown
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision to reinstate stay-at-home orders and prohibit outdoor dining on Dec. 6 dealt a shattering blow to already-wounded restaurants like Covina's Bread & Barley.
Hawley ups pressure for $2,000 stimulus checks: 'Let's vote now'
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is encouraging fellow Republicans to join him in supporting the increase of the direct payments to Americans included in the latest coronavirus relief bill from $600 to $2,000, after President Trump called on lawmakers to make the change.
Southwest Airlines rolls back planned furloughs, pay cuts after COVID-19 relief bill signed
The airline- which had never laid off a worker in its 49-year history-- had cautioned just weeks ago that nearly 7,000 workers were in danger of losing their job come within a few months if their unions did not accept pay cuts of about 10%.
Fed extends Main Street Lending Program
The Federal Reserve announced on Tuesday that it has extended the termination date of Main Street Lending Program facilities to Jan. 8, 2021.
Home prices surge by most in over 6 years
U.S. home prices rose in October by their fastest pace in more than six years as a stampede out of city centers resulted in the fewest properties listed for sale on record.
Republicans fear Biden will demolish Trump's economic wins
Republicans worry a Biden administration will muck up the economic strides made during President Trump’s four years in office.
COVID-19 vaccine outlook prompts businesses to dust off return-to-office plans
Long-term changes in the workplace will continue for years. Working from home and other remote locations, which became a necessity during the pandemic, will likely remain a major part of the workplace, employers and real-estate executives say.
Nashville landlord who witnessed bombing says city will still be ‘hoppin’ and 'jumpin’ in 2021
Music City Suites owner Betsy Williams reflects on the Christmas explosion in Nashville and anticipates a speedy recovery.
Mexican president willing to allow private companies buying Covid vaccine to give shots for fee
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he is not opposed to private companies buying coronavirus vaccines to distribute to patients who want to pay for the shots.
Coronavirus vaccine slow to reach rural America, even the elderly
COVID-19 vaccine: The farther from major population centers, the longer the wait.
House passes bill to hike stimulus payments to American households
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would increase coronavirus relief payments to $2,000 per person.
Oil demand will reach 'pre-COVID levels': Former Shell Oil president
Oil prices are set for better days. Here's why and when...
Old Spaghetti Factory destroyed in Nashville bombing could take a year to rebuild
Old Spaghetti Factory President Dean Griffith on recovering after the Nashville bomb destroyed his restaurant.
Stocks jump to records as Trump signs off on coronavirus aid
U.S. equity markets hit record highs Monday as traders returned to work from an extended holiday weekend that saw President Trump sign a COVID-19 relief bill.
Alton Brown's alma mater, the New England Culinary Institute, closing due to coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed yet another victim.
Stronger dollar threatens record-setting stock market
An unexpected rally in the U.S. dollar would torpedo the stock market's run into the record books, according to Wall Street.
TSA reports coronavirus travel record, screening nearly 1.3M travelers Sunday
The Transportation Security Administration screened nearly 1.3 million travelers on Sunday – the highest number of people to pass through the agency’s security checkpoints in a single day since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
What's not in COVID relief bill is almost as important as what's in it
The holiday season finally got a lot merrier for America's 30 million small business owners and their employees.
How the real estate market has been changed in 2020 by multigenerational living
How are parents, those that have adjusted to that empty nest lifestyle, adapting to their 30-year-old children moving back home?
COVID-19 upended Americans’ finances, just not in the ways we expected
The stock market soared, home prices did too—and millions of Americans went hungry. Nothing about the 2020 recession has turned out as predicted.



















