Business

The U.S. economy added more than 170,000 payrolls during the month of January, ADP and Moody’s Analytics said Wednesday in their monthly jobs report — a preview of the government figures to come....Read More

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO of the company in the third quarter of 2021 and Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, will take over the company’s helm....Read More

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday voted to approve an agreement in which Amazon will pay $61.7 million to settle allegations the online retailer failed to pay delivery drivers their full tips....Read More

Tesla will recall about 135,000 vehicles for failing touch screens after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pressured the company, saying failing safety features posed risks of accidents....Read More

The economy of the eurozone shrank by almost 7% during all of 2020, according to a quarterly filing on Tuesday — a dramatic reflection of the COVID-19 impact in Europe....Read More

U.S. House investigators are taking a look at how federal health and safety inspectors dealt with the COVID-19 crisis at U.S. meatpacking plants and whether companies properly moved to protect worker health....Read More

SpaceX announced plans on Monday for the first all-civilian mission to space in late 2021 — a days long orbit of the Earth, to be led by finance company executive and pilot Jared Isaacman....Read More

Retailer Walmart announced on Monday that it has given more than $14 million to organizations nationwide that advocate for racial equity, the first part of a $100 million commitment....Read More

The Reddit group WallStreetBets has begun buying up silver and sent premarket spot prices on Monday up more than 10% to about $30 an ounce....Read More

China’s Huawei tumbled four spots to become the sixth-best selling cellphone vendor in the world last quarter after U.S. sanctions crippled the company’s sales, industry analysts said....Read More