U.S. stocks are seen opening in muted fashion Thursday, stabilizing after the previous session’s sharp selloff as investors digest the Federal Reserve’s increasingly hawkish stance. At 7 AM ET (1200 GMT), the Dow Futures contract was up 100 points, or 0.3%, S&P 500 Futures traded 2 points, or 0.

As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood that companies will be sued for infections, even by people who are not employees or customers. The Dec. 21 ruling allowed a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against See's Ca

Low-earning workers are getting recruited at higher rates than other income brackets, which is pushing up wages and raising costs for businesses. The pandemic has played a major role in the move, as have supply-chain disruptions. But the bottom line is as demand rebounded in 2021, much of Corporate

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) on Friday told workers they only have to isolate for a week after testing positive for COVID-19, instead of 10 days, following updated U.S. health guidance. The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has prompted a spike in cases in the United States and worker shortages at

New York (CNN Business)One share of Google's parent company Alphabet is suddenly a lot more affordable for Main Street investors — following a massive stock split that took effect Monday. Alphabet (GOOGL) split its two classes of shares (GOOG) by a 20-to-1 margin, a move that reduced the price of on