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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Shareholders OK Merger
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern shareholders approve an $85B rail merger, but the Surface Transportation Board must still sign off.
30-year mortgage rate edges up to 6.24%
U.S. mortgage rates rose to 6.24%, their second straight weekly increase, though they remain near this year’s lowest levels.
Boeing defense workers ratify new contract to end 3-month strike in the Midwest
Boeing machinists in Missouri and Illinois end a three-month strike after approving a five-year contract with 24% wage increases.
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation’s environmental jewels. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the decision Thursday that paves the […]
Wall Street has its worst day in a month on worries about AI stocks and interest rates
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market sank to its worst day in a month and its second-worst since April. The S&P 500 fell 1.7% Thursday and pulled further from its all-time high set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 800 points from its own record set the day before, […]
Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers strike at 65 stores on Red Cup Day to protest stalled contract talks with the company.
Federal workers question whether the longest government shutdown was worth their sacrifice
Federal workers express relief and frustration as the record 43-day shutdown ends, ensuring back pay after weeks without paychecks.
FAA keeps flight cuts at 6% as shutdown ends
FAA holds flight reductions at 6% after more controllers return to work as Trump signs bill ending the record 43-day shutdown.
President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption
President Trump signs bill to end the 43-day government shutdown after Congress passes funding measure amid partisan clashes.
House passes bill to end historic government shutdown, sending measure to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for […]
