U.S. factories expanded unexpectedly last month, snapping a five-month losing streak. The Insitute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, said Monday that its manufacturing index rose to 50.9...
February 3, 2020
Spending on U.S. construction projects edged down a slight 0.2% in December, closing out a year when total construction registered its first annual decline in eight years. The Commerce Department...
February 3, 2020
Sioux City Journal. February 2, 2020 America awaits an answer from the people of Iowa or most of the past year, Iowans have been listening. On Monday, they will do...
February 3, 2020
Omaha World Herald. January 30, 2020 Increased monitoring is needed for the state's juvenile offender centers Nebraska's state facility for female juvenile offenders fell last summer into outright crisis. The...
February 3, 2020
Some of us, including myself, would secretly love to be in China's Wuhan right now, experiencing a real-life, post-apocalyptic movie set. The city's empty streets provide the image of a...
February 3, 2020
Vermont's largest airport wants to hire a new staff member and make other improvements with help from a surplus from last year's budget. Officials from the Burlington International Airport were...
February 3, 2020
Stocks are opening solidly higher on Wall Street as the market finds its footing after two weeks of losses amid uncertainty over the virus outbreak that began in China. China's...
February 3, 2020
Raytheon, the largest employer of Southern Arizona, has chosen Tucson for the headquarters of a new missiles and defense unit. Raytheon Missile Systems' parent company is finalizing a merger with...
February 3, 2020
The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology...
February 3, 2020
The Alaska Legislature's failure to override the governor's veto of a school bond debt reimbursement could lead to an increase in Anchorage property taxes, officials said. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy's...
February 3, 2020
Alaska's governor has proposed that the U.S. Department of Energy expand the nation's emergency supply of crude oil by adding a storage site at a former Alaska naval base. Republican...
February 3, 2020
The Detroit News. January 30, 2020 Pave now, pay later In turning to heavy borrowing to fix Michigan's dismal roads, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is following the course that got the...
February 3, 2020
Germany and Austria are at odds over plans for a new tax on financial transactions, raising more questions about the chances of the levy becoming reality after years of talks....
February 3, 2020
Miami-Dade company Efficient Laboratories has recalled three lots of three kinds of Rompe Pecho cold and flu symptom medications after a microbial contamination was found. “In rare circumstances, consumption of...
February 3, 2020
Madrid's international airport was closed for over one hour on Monday due to the reported sighting of drones, authorities in Spain said. The airport manager, AENA, tweeted that 26 flights...
February 3, 2020
Animal Control officers in Virginia seized more than 70 neglected animals and at least one dead dog from a home they suspect was operating as a puppy mill, a county...
February 3, 2020
The Astana cycling team denied any association with Michele Ferrari on Monday following media reports that Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang is being investigated for links with the banned doping doctor...
February 3, 2020
Amtrak's “buy one, get one” spring sale got me started. My teenage daughter and I had used a similar two-for-one deal last year to take an overnight train trip from...
February 3, 2020
The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the global economy is potentially great but the good news is that this danger is containable if we recognize that fear itself has...
February 3, 2020
Europe's busiest airline, Ryanair, said Monday that the grounding of the new Boeing Max jets will delay its growth targets. The budget carrier, which is based in Ireland and carries...
February 3, 2020
A consortium of buyers, including mall owners Simon Property Group, Brookfield Property Partners, are bidding $81 million for Forever 21, the ubiquitous mall staple that filed for bankruptcy protection in...
February 3, 2020
Events this week guide Realtors through the intersection of foreign investment as well as potential tax-saving strategies for home owners. ▪ Feb. 5: The Miami Association of Realtors will host...
February 3, 2020
South Florida's coast is lined with the Motwani family's glimmering development successes: Miami Worldcenter, Conrad Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach, Paramount Fort Lauderdale Beach. Few of the well-heeled visitors and residents...
February 3, 2020
Like many Miamians, Alicia Cervera came from another world. Before Fidel Castro took power, Cervera lived with the privileges that came with a diplomatic background — her father was Peruvian...
February 3, 2020
Tens of thousands visited Miami for the Super Bowl. But some came for more than The Big Game. Developers of area luxury condos saw an uptick in inquires. Eight real...
February 3, 2020
Pakistan's government on Monday postponed its decision on whether to lift a ban on a movie that had offended hard-line Islamists in this Muslim-majority country, after asking a high council...
February 3, 2020
A blaze aboard an oil tanker last week off the United Arab Emirates' sheikhdom of Sharjah killed at least four people, an Indian diplomat said Monday. Vipul, the Indian consul...
February 3, 2020
Hong Kong's economy shrank last year for the first time since 2009, government data showed Monday, as the territory struggles with the impact of China's virus outbreak. The economy of...
February 3, 2020
YouTube is making clear there will be no “birtherism” on its platform during this year's U.S. presidential election. Also banned: Election-related “deepfake” videos and anything that aims to mislead viewers...
February 3, 2020
Maine's two U.S. senators are among a group of lawmakers pushing for the federal government to crack down on the use of dairy terms on plant-based products. Republican Sen. Susan...
February 3, 2020
In the weeks leading up to this year's Miami Herald Startup Pitch Competition, the Herald will be catching up with winners from last year's competition to learn about the progress...
February 3, 2020
The World Health Organization is working with Google to ensure that people get facts from WHO first when they search for information about the new virus that recently emerged in...
February 3, 2020
The United Arab Emirates on Monday announced the discovery of a natural gas field containing 80 trillion standard cubic feet of gas between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Authorities said the...
February 3, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron began a two-day visit to Poland on Monday that both sides hope can improve strained relations. Macron's office said the visit is a “crucial” part of...
February 3, 2020
The deadline has arrived for opponents of a proposed $1 billion transmission line aimed at bringing Canadian hydropower to the New England grid to deliver their petitions to state election...
February 3, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met food industry representatives on Monday to address concerns about the effect of rock-bottom supermarket prices on farmers and others. The meeting at the chancellery follows...
February 3, 2020
The European Union will link any access to its market for British products directly to the access that EU boats will be given to U.K. waters, the bloc's chief negotiator...
February 3, 2020
The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The Shanghai Composite index has lost nearly 8% as Chinese regulators moved to stabilize...
February 3, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is setting out a tough opening gambit Monday in negotiations with the European Union, saying the U.K. will walk away without a free-trade deal rather...
February 3, 2020
When a Middle Eastern royal stepped into his little restaurant in a rundown stretch of Baltimore, Jean Agbodjogbe felt touched by fortune. The West African immigrant had worked his way...
