Retail sales shrink as consumers pull back on spending
Despite a healthier job market, Americans are counting their pennies amid feeble economic growth
Dow jumps to 2016 high as investors applaud China data
Financial sector leads Wall Street gains after better-than-expected earnings from banking powerhouse JPMorgan Chase
Starbucks in hot water over changes in loyalty program
Customers are steamed and shares decline as one analyst speculates that it will hit the coffee chain's traffic
Deutsche Bank says "nein" to North Carolina LGBT law
Governor backpedals after Germany's largest lender opts out of an expansion plan that would have created jobs in the state
Investors to McDonald's, Domino's: Cut the antibiotics
A $1 trillion coalition warns several fast-food chains about mounting health risks from overuse of antibiotics in food
Why "organic" shampoo can be loaded with chemicals
A case in point is Hain Celestial, now paying out $7.5 million for false advertising of Avalon Organics personal care goods
SoulCycle spin studio co-founders depart
Two women who started what's now a 60-location health club with a cult following are resigning as co-chief creative officers
Paid parental leave: Finally coming to America?
The U.S. is nearly alone in the developed world in not offering this family benefit, but that's starting to change
Walmart to sell only cage-free eggs by 2025
Retailing giant joins long list of companies including McDonald's in saying it wants to get hens out of battery cages
Big Mississippi employers oppose anti-gay law
AT&T, Nissan, Toyota and MGM Resorts are among those doing business in the state that object to discriminatory law
PayPal pulls plug on North Carolina unit to protest anti-gay law
Payment processor is latest example of corporate opposition to new limits on legal protections for LGBT individuals in the state
Trump urges investors to shun stocks, warns of "massive" recession
GOP front-runner says the U.S. economy is headed for a major slowdown, a view at odds with most economists
Will raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour kill jobs?
Experts say two of the nation's biggest states are entering uncharted waters in boosting their baseline pay to new heights
Wall Street wipes out losses on strong economic data
U.S. stocks advance even as markets overseas tumble and oil prices turn negative for the year
March jobs report shows sturdy gains; wages rebound
Unemployment rate edges up to 5 percent, as more people look for work, and average hourly earnings rise after one-month drop