New York City hotel rates could climb even higher after hotel owners signed what industry officials describe as the most expensive union contract in the industry’s history, locking in major wage increases for workers while raising affordability concerns for travelers and smaller hotels. The agreement, reported by The Wall Street…

Americans remain optimistic about the country’s ability to harness innovation and think it should be easier to build things in America, while they’re also skeptical about the government’s role in solving the issues confronting the nation, a new survey finds. The findings of the Ronald Reagan Institute’s Reagan National Economic…

BP abruptly removed Chairman Albert Manifold on Tuesday, citing “serious concerns” tied to governance, oversight and conduct issues, sending shares lower and deepening uncertainty at the oil giant. The company said Manifold, who had served as chairman for just eight months, was removed effective immediately after the board unanimously concluded…

The housing market remains hot in much of the country, with rising prices creating affordability concerns for would-be buyers – though some markets are seeing sizable amounts of price cuts over the last month. Data from Realtor.com found that nationally, the share of active listings that carry a price reduction…

Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, an Australian-born Chipotle rival that once planned to open hundreds of U.S. locations, has abruptly closed all of its American restaurants after six years in the Chicago area. “All GYG USA restaurants permanently closed,” a message on the company’s U.S. website says. “Effective from May…

Americans who are planning to grill this Memorial Day weekend are likely to see prices notably higher for a number of barbecue staples as persistent inflation squeezes household budgets. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent consumer price index (CPI) inflation data from April showed that prices have risen significantly…

Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the new chair of the Federal Reserve by President Donald Trump in a ceremony at the White House on Friday. The 56-year-old Warsh previously served at the Fed as a member of its Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011, and became the youngest-ever…

VANCOUVER – As the AI revolution continues to rapidly expand throughout the corporate world, many employees are facing “automation anxiety” that their job may be replaced by technology.  Speaking on Centre Stage at Web Summit Vancouver, Kyle Hanslovan said, “I think many will be pressured in the next five years,…

Mortgage rates jumped this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 6.51% from last week’s reading of 6.36%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.86% a year ago.…

Three major hospital systems on Monday filed lawsuits accusing CVS Health and its subsidiaries of running a secret scheme that allegedly siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars away from hospitals serving vulnerable and uninsured patients. The lawsuits – filed by Mount Sinai in New York, University of Michigan Health and…