Shoppers Came Back To Department Stores In September, Lifting Retail Sales U.S. retail spending grew 1.9% last month, delivering a slight boost of confidence amid a recent spate of signs that the economic recovery has lost momentum from the pandemic's toll. Alina Selyukh
Hormel Is Giving Out Face Masks So The Scent Of Bacon Can Follow You Everywhere The masks, decorated with pictures of bacon, feature the latest in "pork-scented technology," according to Hormel.
Figurines From "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" Film Up For Auction Santa and Rudolph are likely to fetch as much as 250-thousand dollars at auction.
What's The Future Of The Petrochemical Industry In The U.S.? For a decade, growing American gas production has fueled a boom in petrochemical plants. There are big plans for more of them in Appalachia, but some wonder if the pandemic will crush them.
Recruiting Black tech workers: Will remote work help make Seattle more attractive? Seattle has historically had difficulty recruiting and retaining Black tech workers. That’s led to a problem: Compared to the general population, Black tech workers are underrepresented. Now, the pandemic may give local tech companies a way to diversify their workforces. Joshua McNichols
What Banks' 3rd-Quarter Reports Might Reveal About The State Of The U.S. Economy This week major banks are expected to reveal profits in the third quarter of 2020. This data will shed light on how much the pandemic has affected consumer borrowing and spending. Jim Zarroli
'So Hard To Prove You Exist': Flawed Fraud Protections Deny Unemployment To Millions Efforts to prevent fraud in state unemployment systems are outdated, hurting millions of people with legitimate claims by causing lengthy and unnecessary delays while not managing to catch much fraud. Chris Arnold
Delta Loses $5 Billion In 3rd Quarter, May Soon Furlough 1,700 Pilots Delta is the first major airline to report 3rd quarter results and lost more than expected, as air travel demand remains weak due to the pandemic. David Schaper
'Auctions Are Everywhere': 2020 Economics Nobel Goes To 2 Americans Stanford's Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson are honored for their "inventions of new auction formats." Auctions are now used to price Internet ads, wholesale electricity and fishing permits. Mark Katkov
Wyoming Ranchers In Butchering Bind Are Selling Beef Directly To Consumers The pandemic has created a butchering capacity shortage in the U.S. It's illegal for ranchers to butcher their own animals and sell them directly to consumers, but a new state law offers relief. Kamila Kudelska