Uber considers buying Grubhub, according to newspaper report

Uber considers buying Grubhub, according to newspaper report

NEW YORK (AP) — Uber is considering acquiring Grubhub in a deal that would give the companies control over a majority of the U.S. food delivery business, according to published reports.Ride-sharing and food delivery giant Uber Technologies Inc. approached Grubhub Inc....
Boeing goes another month without a single airliner order

Boeing goes another month without a single airliner order

Boeing failed to sell a single commercial airplane but saw orders for 108 planes canceled in April as a sharp drop in air travel erased any demand among airlines for new jetliners.It marked the second month this year in which Boeing received no orders, a fate that...
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

Thousands of new coronavirus infections are being reported daily, many of them job-related, even as President Donald Trump urges people to return to work.There are plenty of new infections outside the workplace, including in nursing homes, and among retired and...
Why prospect of deflation could pose a threat to US economy

Why prospect of deflation could pose a threat to US economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic paralysis caused by the coronavirus led in April to the steepest month-to-month fall in U.S. consumer prices since the 2008 financial crisis — a 0.8% drop that was driven by a plunge in gasoline prices.And excluding the normally volatile...
Couples turn to `minimonies’ to salvage wedding plans

Couples turn to `minimonies’ to salvage wedding plans

NEW YORK (AP) — Couples trying to salvage weddings put on hold by the coronavirus are feeding a fresh trend in the bridal industry: the “minimony.”Rather than wait, they’re getting hitched alone or with a few local loved ones looking on at a safe social...
Cubicle comeback? Pandemic will reshape office life for good

Cubicle comeback? Pandemic will reshape office life for good

LONDON (AP) — Office jobs are never going to be the same.When workers around the world eventually return to their desks, they’ll find many changes due to the pandemic. For a start, fewer people will go back to their offices as the coronavirus crisis makes working from...