Business

Elizabeth Holmes, pictured in May 2021, took the stand on Friday.

National

Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in her criminal fraud trial

8:59pm November 19, 2021

by The Associated Press

The surprise decision to have Holmes testify so early came as a bombshell and carries considerable risk. Prosecutors have made it clear that they're eager to grill Holmes under oath.

The blistering housing market has investors calling homeowners with uninvited offers

5:53pm November 19, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Homeowners are being besieged by unsolicited texts and phone calls by people seeking to buy their homes. Some are from individual house flippers, while others are from large real estate companies.

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National

A shipyard created a program to train inexperienced workers to help fill vacancies

4:49pm November 19, 2021

by Robbie Feinberg

With workers in short supply, a Maine shipyard has set up an on-the-job training program in hopes of filling hundreds of jobs over the next year. Officials say it could be a model for other companies.

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You might go easy on Adele — the fragile vinyl record supply chain isn't her fault

4:49pm November 19, 2021

The vinyl record supply chain has always been a little fragile. But can it withstand the economic force that is Adele? She reportedly pressed over 500,000 vinyl records for her new album, 30.

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is losing a key ally on the Postal Service's Board of Governors.

Politics & Government

Biden nominates new chair for Postal Service Board, ousts DeJoy's allies

3:43pm November 19, 2021

by Brian Naylor

Biden nominated Daniel Tangherlini, a Democrat, to replace board Chair Ron Bloom, whose term is expiring. Bloom is also a Democrat, but has been a key ally of Louis DeJoy's.

Inflation is a common economic term. Have you heard of skimpflation?

5:03am November 19, 2021

Skimpflation is when a company, instead of simply raising prices, skimps on the goods and services it provides.

Cornell University Professor Saule Omarova testifying on fintech at a hearing organized by the Senate Banking committee on Sept. 18, 2018. Today, Omarova is President Biden's nominee to head the agency that oversees the majority of the assets held by the

Politics & Government

A look into the ugly and incredibly personal fight over Biden's pick to oversee banks

9:08pm November 18, 2021

by David Gura

An ugly battle is being waged over Saule Omarova, President Biden's nominee to oversee most of the money held by banks. Her confirmation hearing is on Thursday.

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Some doctors, medical associations and members of Congress are complaining that the rule released by the Biden administration this fall for implementing the law to stop surprise medical bills actually favors insurers and doesn't follow the spirit of the l

Biden's plan to stop surprise medical bills faces bipartisan pushback in Congress

1:20pm November 17, 2021

by Michael McAuliff

Congress passed a law last year to shield patients from surprise out-of-network medical charges. But many doctors in the House now say the way the law is to be implemented unfairly favors insurers.

The home of the Lakers is changing its name to Crypto.com Arena

8:48am November 17, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The Staples Center will go from bearing the name of an office supply retail chain to that of a cryptocurrency platform when it becomes the Crypto.com Arena next month.

Military vets with medical skills find it difficult to get civilian health care jobs

6:56am November 17, 2021

by Quil Lawrence

With the nation's health care system strained by the pandemic, veterans with medical skills say red tape prevents them from using their military credentials to qualify for civilian jobs.

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