US Business

Prices of hundreds of drugs rose on average by 3.3%, according to an analysis of about 70 companies. The rate was lower than last year’s increases.

Thousands of hoteliers have left the company amid troubles that emerged before Covid-19, losses that threaten the hotel network’s global ambitions.

The newspaper owner has appointed a special committee to review the offer from Alden Global Capital, which already holds 32% of Tribune’s shares.

Platform turned its first profitable quarter and increased revenue 7% during the coronavirus pandemic.

In 2020, stuck-at-home Americans spent more on athleisure, videogames and meal kits, and less on fine dining, spas and at convenience stores, according to an analysis of credit-card data.

New unemployment filings fell to 787,000 during a holiday week clouded with uncertainty around impending changes to benefit payments.

A stretch of downtown Asheville, N.C., shows how the coronavirus pandemic slammed small businesses while a federal loan program helped some stay afloat.

Decades of trade with the EU unencumbered by customs declarations and regulatory obstacles will cease on Jan. 1, one of several changes likely to have big and lasting effects on the British economy.

Small luxury operators have tried strict testing requirements and capacity limits, but onboard outbreaks persist.

The hedge fund, which already owns a big stake in Tribune Publishing, could disclose an offer for the newspaper chain as soon as Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.