Economy
Bruce Nordstrom, who helped grow family-led department store chain, dies at 90
SEATTLE — Bruce Nordstrom, a retail executive who helped expand his family’s Pacific Northwest department store chain into an upscale...
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Some consumers are punting big purchases like pools and mattresses
Americans are kicking the can down the road on some more-costly, traditionally financed purchases as elevated inflation and interest rates...
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Frontier Airlines does away with change fees in budget airline pricing overhaul
Frontier Airlines said it will stop charging customers a fee to change their flights, taking a page from larger competitors as...
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Dow closes at record high above 40,000 to cinch a five-week winning streak
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday above the key 40,000 level for the first time in history, a day after hitting...
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The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the ’90s, is closing
LAS VEGAS — The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors this summer, the end...
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Wayfair to open its first large store, as physical locations make a comeback
What retail apocalypse? Online home goods retailer Wayfair is opening its first namesake store, near Chicago, following a string of other digitally...
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Here’s what has driven the Dow rally to 40,000, and why it could keep going
Passing major milestones such as the 40,000 barrier the Dow Jones Industrial Average eclipsed this week makes for a nice...
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UAW loses Alabama union vote seen as bellwether for organizing autoworkers in the South
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories in Alabama have voted against joining the United Auto Workers, the largest autoworkers union in...
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As Tesla layoffs continue, here are 600 jobs the company cut in California
As part of Tesla’s massive restructuring, the electric-vehicle maker notified the California Employment Development Department this week that it’s cutting approximately 600...
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The Dow just hit 40,000. Here’s a look at how it got here.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a milestone Thursday that seemed unfathomable a year ago. A trader at the New York Stock...
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