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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs de...
by The Associated Press - March 4, 2021Simmons Foods recently ranked number one among food companies on Forbes' 2021 list of America's Best Midsize Employers, according to a press release from Sim...
by From Staff Reports - March 4, 2021The state Plant Board on Wednesday voted to loosen dicamba regulations for this crop season, scrapping a cutoff date on spraying the herbicide and removing b...
by Stephen Steed - March 4, 2021Walmart Inc. said Wednesday that it will spend an additional $350 billion over the next 10 years on items made, grown or assembled in the United States. The ...
by Serenah McKay - March 4, 2021America's infrastructure has scored near-failing grades for its deteriorating roads, public transit and storm water systems because of years of inaction from...
by HOPE YEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - March 4, 2021A migrant farmworker from South Africa has filed a lawsuit against family farmers in Trumann, alleging that their lies caused him to be detained illegally by...
by Stephen Steed - March 4, 2021Economic activity continues to pick up in Arkansas as covid-19 restrictions are lifted here and across the nation, according to two recent studies.
by Andrew Moreau - March 4, 2021Gasoline prices, low through most of 2020, are rising in Arkansas and across the country as global crude oil prices rise, oil refineries recover from winter ...
by Nathan Owens - March 4, 2021Growth at U.S. service providers, where most Americans work, slowed to a nine-month low in February as companies grappled with logistical challenges and risi...
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports - March 4, 2021Stocks closed lower Wednesday as another rise in bond yields fueled concerns on Wall Street that higher inflation is on the way as the economy picks up.
by DAMIAN J. TROISE AND ALEX VEIGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - March 4, 2021Samsung Electronics Co. revealed additional details about its plans to build a cutting-edge semiconductor facility in the U.S. in a filing with Texas authori...
by SOHEE KIM BLOOMBERG (WPNS) - March 4, 2021Google says it won't develop new ways to follow users across the internet after it phases out ad-tracking technology from its Chrome browser, a change that s...
by JAMIE L. LAREAU DETROIT FREE PRESS (TNS) - March 4, 2021General Motors will keep three of its assembly plants shuttered until at least mid-April and will idle a fourth because of a severe shortage of semiconductor...
by JAMIE L. LAREAU DETROIT FREE PRESS (TNS) - March 4, 2021Las Vegas Sands is selling the iconic Venetian casino resort and its Sands Expo and Convention Center for $6.25 billion, withdrawing from gambling operations...
by MICHELLE CHAPMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - March 4, 2021Arts, crafts retailer in deal to go private
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