The aversion of many Americans to wearing a thin piece of cloth across their faces is restraining an already-shaky economic rebound.

In Texas, the second most-populous state and a hotspot of the resurgent COVID-19, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on July 2 ordered mask-wearing in a reversal of his earlier opposition to enforcement. He said on local...Read more

Civil rights groups were swift in their criticism of a plan being weighed by Facebook Inc. to halt political advertising before the U.S. election, saying the ban would do little to address rampant hate speech and misinformation on the social network.

An ad blackout could even exacerbate voter suppression, rights advocates said.

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Hours after sending an email instructing employees to remove the social media app TikTok from their phones, citing unspecified "security risks," Amazon.com Inc. said Friday the message was sent in error.

The curious sequence of events came days after the White House amped up messaging that casts the popular Chinese-owned service as a potential ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook Inc. is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its social network in the days leading up to the U.S. election in November, according to people familiar with the company's thinking.

The potential ban is still only being discussed and hasn't yet been finalized, said the people, who asked not to be named talking ...Read more

DETROIT -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling more than 1.2 million SUVs and minivans because pieces on the steering wheels could become projectiles if the driver-side air bags deploy.

The recall affects 2007-11 Dodge Nitros and 2008-10 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans. The bulk are in the United States.

The company...Read more

MIAMI -- After record-breaking second quarter losses, Carnival Corporation will begin cruising again during the COVID-19 pandemic in August and shed 13 of its ships by the end of the year.

The company previously reported a loss of $4.37 billion, or $6.07 a share, during the second quarter -- its largest quarterly loss ever -- as cruises remain ...Read more

Like a child capable of keeping only one idea in its head at a time, President Trump has continued his obsession with the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the coronavirus despite an ever-growing body of work that it's useless for the purpose.

This week, he was at it again.

Trump on July 6 tweet-touted a study from the "...Read more

When Quest Food Management Services was approved for a forgivable federal loan to help it preserve jobs during the pandemic, the Lombard, Ill.-based company, which supplies meals to schools throughout the Chicago area, was so grateful that it issued a news release celebrating its ability to keep more than 830 people employed.

But data released ...Read more

Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive and national director of the Anti-Defamation League, was not all that optimistic in advance of the online meeting that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg had set up with him and the heads of other civil rights groups last Tuesday.

Many of them had been talking to Facebook about its ...Read more

It will be a sad but expected earnings season when scores of companies turn in their latest quarterly financial results in the week ahead. The pandemic, economic shutdowns, and collapse in demand between April and June left companies struggling to find business.

Investors expect a sour season in the second quarter. Wall Street analysts made ...Read more

For Black professionals who get job offers on Wall Street, there's pay and benefits to consider. But also isolation, bias and racism.

As big U.S. banks and asset managers vow at long last to address the industry's dearth of Black executives, those who have been around a while warn progress will require more than the usual hiring spree. Offices ...Read more

A Muslim woman has filed a discrimination complaint against Target Corp. after she said a Starbucks barista at the Midway Target store in St. Paul wrote "ISIS" on her cup instead of her name.

The woman submitted the complaint Monday to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, the state's civil rights enforcement agency.

Target said after its ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Schulson was thrown a lifeline by the federal government's bailout for small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. It helped him get almost half of his 178 employees back to work serving takeout customers and outdoor diners at his popular Sampan and Double Knot restaurants in Philadelphia's Center City.

So he didn'...Read more

Walt Disney Co. begins reopening its Florida theme parks on Saturday, ending a four-month shutdown at one of the world's most-popular tourist attractions.

Guests will be able to ride to parks on the new Disney Skyliner -- though just one family per gondola, please. At Epcot, they can check out the recently installed Remy topiary, while enjoying...Read more

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