Jerry Jones' Company Hits 'Jackpot' As Harsh Storms Send Natural Gas Prices Surging A drilling company controlled by the Dallas Cowboys owner said it was benefitting after natural gas prices surged in the middle of powerful winter storms. Camila Domonoske
Facebook Takes A Hard Line Against Proposed Australian Law Facebook is blocking news content for people and publishers in Australia because of a debate over whether tech giants should pay news organizations for articles that are shared on their networks. Shannon Bond
U.S. Retail Spending Jumps, Coincident With Federal Relief Payments Retail spending rebounded strongly last month after three months of decline. The jump was fueled partly by $600 federal relief payments, which hit people's bank accounts at the beginning of the month. Scott Horsley
How A Retail Chain Without A Website Powered Through The Pandemic Burlington shut down online sales in March right before coronavirus lockdowns. But it's among the discount retailers that have endured the pandemic surprisingly well, even opening new stores. Alina Selyukh
In Seconds, Atlantic City's Trump Plaza Hotel And Casino Is Reduced To Rubble The Trump Plaza had stood along the boardwalk since 1984. The shell of the former president's failed business, which closed in 2014, came crumbling down Wednesday morning. Dustin Jones
How Burlington Has Done Well During The Pandemic And Without A Website Burlington is one discount retailer that has done surprisingly well during the pandemic. It closed its website before the March lockdown but managed to get shoppers into stores and even open new ones. Alina Selyukh
Student Loan Forgiveness: Democrats Debate How Much To Cancel The Biden administration is debating how much student loan debt to cancel per person. Who benefits when you cancel $10,000 in student loan debt versus $50,000? Elissa Nadworny
Telecom Companies Still Await Details After 2019 Ban Of Some Chinese Equipment Nearly two years after the Trump administration told U.S. telecom providers to replace Chinese equipment for national security reasons, they're still waiting on federal guidance and funding. Megan Myscofski
Wall Street Short Sellers: Hated For Centuries In recent weeks, short sellers were painted as the enemy, when hedge funds bet against stocks like GameStop. It set off a tug of war between small investors and Wall Street shorts. The hate isn't new. Ryan Kailath
Millions Are Out Of A Job. Yet Some Employers Wonder: Why Can't I Find Workers? Some businesses are struggling to find workers even as millions are unemployed, as the pandemic has made this a recession like no other. Kat Lonsdorf
