The latest gains far exceeded expectations and showcased employers’ willingness to keep hiring to meet steady consumer spending.
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The dispute with Disney has drawn significant criticism from the governor’s White House rivals and business leaders.
In Las Vegas, nearly a quarter of all flights out of Harry Reid International Airport, or 154 flights, were delayed as of 8:45 a.m.
President Joe Biden signed a bill Friday to avert a freight rail strike that he said could have plunged the U.S. into a catastrophic recession.
“The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Musk tweeted, using a Latin phrase meaning “the voice of the people, the voice of God.”
Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products.
WASHINGTON — Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, raising hopes that the surging costs of everything from gasoline to food may have peaked.
WASHINGTON — Prices at the wholesale level fell from June to July, the first month-to-month drop in more than two years and a sign that some of the U.S. economy’s inflationary pressures cooled last month.
Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June.
The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday — its most aggressive move since 2000 — and signaling further large rate hikes to come.
The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to postpone payments during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an administration official familiar with the White House’s decision-making.
A proposal sought by Democratic U.S. senators — including Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen — to reduce federal gas taxes won’t bring relief for Nevada residents.
Former President Donald Trump isn’t shy about his business acumen or his vast riches — but how wealthy is he currently?
QAnon is coming to Las Vegas, with one of the country’s largest gaming companies playing host to the far-right conspiracy group.
Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief are expected to be charged Thursday with tax-related crimes stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings.