The U.S. labor market beat expectations again in December, adding 216,000 jobs to close out the year while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%.Yet the job gains were slower than the same period a year ago, with the three-month average gain dropping to 165,000 a month compared with...
Occidental PetroleumJay L. Clendenin | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesOccidental Petroleum has agreed to buy CrownRock, a major privately held energy producer that operates in the Permian Basin, for $12 billion.The deal is latest in a spate of consolidation in the U.S .energy sector, particularly in the Permian,...
United Auto Workers (UAW) members on a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, US, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration is no longer sending two key officials to Detroit this week to potentially help broker a...
Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage.Soumyabrata Roy | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesDrug company Danco Laboratories on Friday asked the Supreme Court to review the case challenging the legality of...