166-year-old luxury retailer in San Francisco warns: This could be our last year
John Chachas, the owner of luxury department store Gump's San Francisco, wrote an open letter to Governor Newsom, Mayor London Breed, and the city's Board of Supervisors, pleading for them to act on what he describes as the city's worsening downtown conditions.
2023-08-16 05:58
New Jersey Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic school that fired a teacher for having premarital sex
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic school that terminated a teacher for having premarital sex, according to court documents.
2023-08-16 04:53
Hawaiian Electric's stock plunges again after S&P downgrades its credit rating
Hawaiian Electric Industries' stock plummeted another 10% Tuesday after S&P Global downgraded the company's credit rating to junk.
2023-08-16 02:48
Janet Yellen explains her 'magic mushroom' experience in China
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ate a "magic mushroom" on a recent trip to Beijing, but the aftereffects don't sound that special.
2023-08-15 20:56
Retail earnings this week could say a lot about the state of America's economy
Earnings season continues this week with Target, Walmart, TJ Maxx parent company TJX and other high-profile retailers set to release their quarterly results.
2023-08-15 19:26
Home Depot sales fell as housing market cooled
Home Depot's sales dropped 2% during its latest quarter as the housing market cooled off.
2023-08-15 18:23
Russia's central bank raises interest rates to 12% after the ruble plunges
Russia's central bank hiked its main interest rate by 3.5 percentage points to 12% Tuesday after the ruble cratered to a 17-month low the previous day.
2023-08-15 17:48
Indonesia's July trade surplus narrows more than expected
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA Indonesia's trade surplus shrank more than expected in July to $1.31
2023-08-15 12:52
Couple suing Eataly Boston after woman slipped on piece of prosciutto and broke ankle, lawsuit states
A New Hampshire couple is suing Eataly Boston after a woman says she slipped and fell on a piece of prosciutto in the store, resulting in a broken ankle.
2023-08-15 10:54
Taiwan's Foxconn says it sees 'billions' of dollars in India investments
A month after exiting an ambitious project to help build one of India's first chip factories, Taiwan's Foxconn says it remains bullish about the world's most populous nation and is planning "billions" of dollars in investments there, as multinationals seek to diversify their supply chains beyond China.
2023-08-15 09:48
Manhattan federal prosecutors drop campaign finance charge against Sam Bankman-Fried in new indictment
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan filed another indictment against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried Monday, dropping another count against him.
2023-08-15 05:54
'Complete meltdown': Driverless cars in San Francisco stall causing a traffic jam
San Francisco residents were caught off guard this weekend after Cruise self-driving cars caused a traffic jam, according to social media posts. The obstruction came a few days after California regulators approved robotaxi companies to operate their driverless cars 24/7 throughout the city.
2023-08-15 03:49