Sanctioned Russian IT company partners with Microsoft, IBM Six Russian technology companies have been slapped with sanctions by the U_S_ Treasury Department for supporting Kremlin intelligence agencies for engaging in “dangerous and disruptive cyber a...

California Legislature OKs bill to help displaced workers The California Legislature has passed a bill requiring some hotels and event centers to offer laid-off workers their jobs back By ADAM BEAM Associated Press April 15, 2021, 11:40 PM • 3 min rea...

Equal pay bill passed by House but faces long odds in Senate House Democrats has approved legislation that they say would help close the gap between what men and women are paid in the workplace, though the measure faces little chance of overcoming Repub...

CBS names two executives to lead news, local stations CBS says it is combining its network news division and troubled group of local stations into a new unit, and has hired two new executives to run it By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer April 15, 2021, 9:3...

With layoffs down and spending up, US rebound gains momentum A much-awaited economic boom coming off the pandemic recession appeared to edge closer to reality Thursday with fresh data showing the pace of layoffs dwindling, consumers spending freely and...

Safety groups, unions urge US to fix recalled gov't vehicles More than a dozen consumer groups and three federal employee unions are asking the U.S. government to stop using vehicles in its fleet with unrepaired safety recalls By The Associated Press Ap...

Protests after Germany's top court nixes Berlin rent cap Thousands of Berliners have taken to the streets to protest a ruling by Germany’s highest court that a cap on rent prices implemented last year by Berlin’s left-wing state government is uncons...

The Associated Press In this photo provide by German car maker Mercedes and taken in March 2021 shows an EQS car in Stuttgart, Germany. Mercedes-EQ will present the all-electric luxury sedan EQS at a digital world premiere on the Mercedes me media onlin...

The Associated Press A "sale pending" sign stands along side a housing lot in Madison County, Miss., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. U.S. long-term mortgage rates continued to edge higher this week as the benchmark 30-year loan stayed above the 3% mark. Rates...

A year after stocks soared, CEOs must show it was warranted It's time for big companies to show that their huge stock-price moves over the last year were warranted By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer April 15, 2021, 4:17 PM • 4 min read Share to Facebook...