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• Aug 21

  • Startup offers affordable eyeglasses for kids that 'flatter little faces'

    The struggle to find glasses for her daughters led one mom to launch a company.

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Startup aims to provide cute, affordable eyewear for kids

    Fitz Frames uses a smartphone app to photograph and measure a child's face and make custom glasses using 3-D printing.

    Aug 21

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• Aug 21

  • Business Highlights

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    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

    Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Wednesday as investors applauded encouraging quarterly results from Target, Lowe's and other retailers

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • US stocks climb after major US retailers post solid earnings

    Strong earnings reports from several big retailers helped drive stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as the market bounced back from its...

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Gulf of Mexico oil, gas lease bidding down from last 2 sales

    Oil and gas companies made $159.4 million in high bids for federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico, down from sales in March and a year ago

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Economic twilight zone: Bonds that charge you for lending

    A sign of economic pessimism: Bonds that charge you for lending money

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Retailers' results show sharp divide between losers, winners

    Retailers' results show sharp divide between losers, winners.

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Target and Lowe's rise while Cree and Alcon fall

    Target and Lowe's rise while Cree and Alcon fall

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Markets Right Now: Big gains by retailers lead stocks higher

    Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as investors applauded encouraging quarterly results from major retailers.

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Fed officials widely divided on rates at July meeting

    Fed minutes: Panel widely divided on interest rates at July meeting, with two officials pushing for bigger cut

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Ellison's home improvement at Lowe's is paying off

    Lowe's overcomes stormy spring weather in a very strong second quarter

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Fed minutes: Panel widely divided on interest rates at July meeting, with two officials pushing for bigger cut

    Fed minutes: Panel widely divided on interest rates at July meeting, with two officials pushing for bigger cut

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • US has 501,000 fewer jobs than first reported

    Revised figures showing that the economy had 501,000 fewer total jobs this March than initially reported

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Shootings raise level of alarm at small businesses

    Shootings in public places have made business owners aware that they and their staffers need to be educated about workplace violence

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Portuguese truckers plan new strike, risking gas supplies

    Portuguese tanker truck drivers have announced a new walkout, just days after returning to work and resuming talks with employers in a pay dispute

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • US home sales rose 2.5% in July, aided by low mortgage rates

    US home sales increased 2.5% in July as falling mortgage rates help affordability

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Cars still more efficient than newer SUVs

    Your SUV is more efficient than it used to be, but it still can't match similar cars

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • US home sales rose 2.5% in July as falling mortgage rates help affordability

    US home sales rose 2.5% in July as falling mortgage rates help affordability

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Target thrives in intense retail environment

    Target topped expectations on just about every level as the company pushes faster delivery and invested heavily in private label brands.

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Global stocks mostly rise ahead of US Fed release

    Global stocks are on the rise as investors await a speech by the U.S. Fed chairman for the outlook on rate cuts

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Edmunds: 7 used car tech features that might surprise you

    Edmunds highlights seven used car tech features that might surprise you

    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower before US Fed release

    Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower as investors await speech by the U.S. Fed chairman for outlook on rate cuts

    Aug 21

• Aug 20

  • Walmart sues Tesla for solar panels that went up in flames

    Walmart is suing Tesla, saying that several solar panels that Tesla installed on Walmart store rooftops went up in flames, causing millions of dollars...

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • American Airlines will pay $22 million to settle mail case

    American Airlines will pay about $22 million to settle claims that it falsified times when it relayed U.S. mail for delivery overseas

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Monopoly maker Hasbro to cut plastic use in toy packaging

    Hasbro is giving plastic packaging the boot

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

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    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

    Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street Tuesday after another slide in bond yields and a mixed batch of corporate earnings weighed on the market

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Home Depot and Moderna rise while Fabrinet and Sarepta fall

    Home Depot and Moderna rise while Fabrinet and Sarepta fall

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Markets Right Now: Banks lead major US stock indexes lower

    Financial companies led a modest slide by stocks on Wall Street as a mixed batch of company earnings and declining bond yields weighed on the market.

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Bayer to sell animal health unit to Elanco for $7.6 billion

    Elanco Animal Health will spend $7.6 billion to acquire Bayer AG's veterinary medicines business, making it the second-largest animal health company

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Global shares mixed after Wall Street rally on Huawei

    Global shares are mixed after Wall Street rallied on the US decision to give Chinese telecom giant Huawei another 90 days to buy equipment from...

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Home Depot cuts outlook citing tariffs, lumber prices

    Home Depot cuts sales expectations for the year due to falling lumber prices and the potential damage from tariffs

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Department stores make room for used fashion

    Department stores that have watched some of their customers flock to second-hand stores are trying to bring them back by partnering with online resale...

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rally on Huawei

    Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street rallied on the US decision to give Chinese telecom giant Huawei another 90 days to buy equipment from...

    Aug 20

• Aug 20

  • US airlines expect record crowds over Labor Day weekend

    If you're flying over the Labor Day holiday, don't count on an empty middle seat

    Aug 20

• Aug 19

  • Top US CEOs rethink the meaning of shareholder value

    The CEOs of America's top corporations rethink what the term "shareholder value" means

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Union wins first step against Boeing over fired workers

    A union will get to press its claims that Boeing illegally fired workers at a plant in South Carolina because they backed the union

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

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    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • How major US stock indexes fared Monday

    Stocks notched their third gain in a row Monday after the U.S. gave Chinese telecom giant Huawei another 90 days to buy equipment from American...

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Estee Lauder, Nordstrom and Aramark rise while PG&E falls

    Estee Lauder and Aramark rise while PG&E and Vanda fall

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks rise again, led by technology

    Stocks are notching their third gain in a row, powered by gains in technology companies after the U.S. gave Chinese telecom giant Huawei another 90...

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • 74% of economists in survey see US recession by end of 2021

    Nearly three-quarters of economists in survey see US recession by 2021

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Solo business owners struggle for profits, report says

    The majority of small business owners who work solo struggle to make their companies profitable

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Trump calls on Federal Reserve to cut interest rates

    Trump calls on Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by at least a full percentage point

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Where'd all the stocks go? Nasdaq's CEO on shrinking market

    Where'd all the stocks go? Nasdaq's CEO on shrinking market

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Target launching private label in fight for grocery share

    Target rolls out private brand next month as the fight for a share of the grocery market intensifies

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Global shares rise as investors watch trade war, economies

    Global shares are higher as investors continue to rejigger their read on President Donald Trump's trade war and growing worries about slowing...

    Aug 19

• Aug 19

  • Asian shares rise as investors watch trade war, economies

    Investors continue to rejigger their read on President Donald Trump's trade war.

    Aug 19

• Aug 18

  • Japan's exports fell in July for 8th straight month

    Worries continue about Trump's trade policies denting Asian economic growth.

    Aug 18