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Spirit Airlines, the ultra-low-cost carrier known for its bright yellow planes and basic fares, plans to furlough about one-third of its flight attendants as it struggles to cut costs.

The airline will furlough roughly 1,...Read more

U.S. stocks were on track for another all-time closing high on Monday, as tech stocks drove the market higher reversing an early decline while central bank speakers offered clues on the path of interest rates.

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The Federal Reserve’s newest policymaker, appointed by President Donald Trump, laid out his argument for aggressively lowering interest rates on Monday, presenting a view that aligns with the president’s demands but ...Read more

U.S. stocks hit another all-time closing high on Monday as tech stocks drove the market higher, reversing an early decline, while central bank speakers offered clues on the path of interest rates.

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PHILADELPHIA — Alex N. Wong, a former senior adviser on national security to President Donald Trump, will lead defense, shipbuilding, and aerospace strategy for Hanwha, a South Korea-based multinational industrial group ...Read more

A leading consumer group is proposing a policyholder rights initiative that would require insurers to offer coverage to California homeowners who fireproof their homes — or lose the right to sell home or auto insurance ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Eric Itakura listed his Mountain View condo last year, he hoped to save some money on commissions.

The rules over how agents’ fees are set had recently been rewritten as part of a landmark ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For decades, home sellers typically covered both their own agent’s commission and the fee for the buyer’s broker, a structure that left little room for negotiation. But a recent legal settlement ...Read more

Satish, a graduate student from India studying in San Francisco, thought this fall would be about finishing his business degree and then lining up an H-1B visa, the work permit that’s become a mainstay for skilled ...Read more

Higher interest rates played out on stocks, cryptocurrency and commodities such as oil over the past few years. But now that the Federal Reserve has been lowering short-term rates, what can investors expect from here, and ...Read more

Roughly 2½ years after Washington’s pay transparency law took effect, lawmakers, state courts, employers and job seekers are still trying to make sense of it.

In an effort to address the disparity between men's and ...Read more

SEATTLE — How much does that morning cup of joe cost? The price may give you a jolt.

The price of a coffee is no longer under, like, $5," said Emma Ueda, 27, who lives in Seattle. "It could be a $12 day, just going to a...Read more

For generations, fire lookout towers stood as landmarks across the American West.

Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames grew out of control. But...Read more

CHICAGO — In an airy warehouse in Vernon Hills, Illinois, workers pack educational toys designed to bring children joy and expand their worlds. Plastic apples that can be taken apart to understand fractions, a toy cash ...Read more

Q: I am having a problem with my gas cap that is creating an engine warning on my dash. I have been tightening the gas cap quite a few times. I will sometimes get it to clear the check engine light, but it will soon come ...Read more

SEATTLE — Microsoft urged traveling H-1B visa employees on Friday to return to the U.S. immediately in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order to increase visa fees to $100,000, according to internal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday that would move to extensively overhaul the H-1B visa program, requiring a $100,000 fee for applications in a bid to curb overuse.

The proclamation ...Read more

The United States blocked U.S. Steel Corp.’s plan to stop production at a plant in Illinois, according to a Trump administration official, a move highlighting the federal government’s continued influence over an iconic...Read more