Business

• Chinese factory activity plunges near 2-year low as Trump tariffs hammer trade

  2 weeks ago Business NY Post - Business 20

  The nation’s purchasing managers’ index fell below the 50-level threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the first time since January.

• Fed’s key inflation gauge cools as Americans rushed to buy cars ahead of Trump tariffs

  2 weeks ago Business NY Post - Business 27

  The slowdown in inflation could be a temporary respite until the widespread duties imposed by Trump begin to push up prices in many categories.

• Starbucks to hire thousands of baristas, scale back automation in bid to win back customers

  2 weeks ago Business NY Post - Business 31

  The decision to increase staffing follows pilot tests in a limited number of stores shortly after CEO Brian Niccol joined the company this past fall.

• Mortgage demand drops to lowest in two months as would-be homebuyers wary of US economy

  2 weeks ago Business NY Post - Business 21

  Mortgage applications to purchase a home fell 4% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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• Employee hospitalized, diagnosed with failed pancreas after US investment bank forced 110-hour work week: report

  2 weeks ago Business NY Post - Business 31

  Junior bankers at Robert W. Baird, the century-old, privately held investment bank, said they were assigned 20-hour workdays.

• US economy unexpectedly shrank in first three months of 2025 on import rush ahead of Trump tariffs

  2 weeks ago Business NY Post - Business 23

  Gross domestic product, a measure of all goods and services produced in the US, in January through March plunged.

• Amazon takes first step toward satellite internet service to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink

  2 weeks ago Business NY Post - Business 32

  Amazon launched its first batch of satellites into orbit on Monday in the company’s first step toward rivaling Elon Musk's Starlink satellite...

• Microsoft boss Brad Smith says company respects European laws amid US criticism

  2 weeks ago Business NY Post - Business 26

  Apple and Meta were recently slapped with fines totaling $800 million for violating the European Union’s new competition law.

• Trump pumps the brakes on some auto tariffs

  2 weeks ago Business Washington Times - Business 16

  President Trump granted limited relief from his auto tariffs with an executive order Tuesday that keeps automakers from facing multiple forms of...

• More than 50,000 Los Angeles County workers take to picket lines demanding higher pay

  2 weeks ago Business Washington Times - Business 18

  More than 50,000 Los Angeles County workers demanding higher pay walked picket lines again Tuesday, and the strike could mean closures or...

• Starbucks' new drive-thru in Texas is the coffee giant's first 3D printed store in the US

  2 weeks ago Business Washington Times - Business 24

  There's a new pour from Starbucks: Its first 3D printed store in the U.S.

• Washington lawmakers pass rent-control bill, approve unemployment for striking workers

  2 weeks ago Business Washington Times - Business 24

  In the final days of the Washington legislative session, lawmakers hashed out agreements to approve a bill that sets limits on rent increases and a...