US Business

Consumers who held on to jobs or who are getting government benefits have seen bank accounts swell during the coronavirus pandemic because of restrictions on shopping and tourism. Now, they are spending with surprising strength to renovate homes and entertain families.

The Justice Department has charged six former workers at eBay with leading a cyberstalking campaign that targeted the editor and publisher of a newsletter the company viewed as critical of it.

Customers in several states reported problems making and receiving phone calls, a widespread service disruption for the newly enlarged wireless provider.

The landmark 6-3 decision holds that bedrock U.S. civil-rights law prohibits employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, extending federal workplace protections to LGBT employees nationwide.

Lawyers for Amazon.com told House lawmakers that CEO Jeff Bezos is willing to testify at a hearing this summer alongside other tech leaders.

Sales of cow’s milk at U.S. supermarkets have risen 2% by volume this year and more than 7% since the beginning of March, reversing 10 years of declines. Still, this won’t be enough to stop the long decline in the fortunes of some farmers.

The Federal Reserve said severe disruptions in the U.S. labor market related to the coronavirus pandemic were hitting workers with lower earnings, including minorities, especially hard.

After bottoming out in April, activity has continued to rise into early June, recapturing some of the collapse that occurred when most of the country locked down.

Quibi is fighting for relevance in a crowded field of streaming media offerings with its formula of short movies and shows. Its success hinges, in part, on whether the duo at the top can overcome their sometimes clashing styles and leverage their more than 80 years of combined business experience.

In the U.S. and elsewhere, government debt is set to soar this year. Some people thinking about how to pay down the debt are looking at an approach used after World War II: financial repression.