Delta just reported strong quarterly earnings by focusing on high-end consumers willing to pay for high-end perks. Budget airlines are having a harder time.
The Department of Energy said the U.S. is taking a 5% equity ownership in Lithium Americas, a company that’s working to open up one of the world’s largest lithium mines at Thacker Pass in Nevada.
The payroll processing firm found in its latest National Employment Report that the labor market just keeps going downhill, with most of the job losses hitting small and medium-sized business the hardest.
New orders for durable goods from U.S. manufacturers rose 2.9% in August, compared to July. But at least some of that rise is not because more stuff is being ordered, just that it is getting more expensive.
