Worker using a small tracked excavator to dig a hole to fix a water leak at a large commercial housing development in Oregon. | Photo: iStock
Construction

Construction workers are priced out of homeownership in surprising areas of the US

Illustration: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Tech & Innovation

FTC says Zoom misled users on its security for meetings

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Construction

Cuomo Announces Start of Construction on $14.5 Million Affordable Housing Development in Batavia

October 26, 2020 - Albany, NY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo provides a coronavirus update during a press conference in the Red Room at the State Capitol. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo). | Governor Andrew Cuomo (Flickr)
Construction

Governor Cuomo Announces Start of Construction on $126 Million Affordable and Supportive Housing Development in the Bronx

A Redfin "for sale" sign stands in front of a house Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Seattle. Several fair housing organizations accused Redfin of systematic racial discrimination in a lawsuit Thursday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Real Estate

Fair housing groups: Redfin ‘redlines’ minority communities

FILE - This Thursday, June 14, 2018, file photo, shows the FBI seal at a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington. In an alert Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, the FBI and other federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. healthcare system that could lock up their information systems just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
United States

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system

Supporters of restoring Florida felons' voting rights march to an early voting precinct, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition led marches to the polls in dozens of Florida counties. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Election

Black men’s votes courted as some search for political home

Diners receive assistance from a server, center, at Mother Anna’s restaurant, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Boston’s North End neighborhood. Steven Senne | AP
Entrepreneurs

Off-Premise Sales and Non-Traditional Payment Options are Top of Mind for Restaurant Franchisees in COVID-19 Landscape

A man wearing a face mask walks past a "Now Hiring" sign in front of a store amid the coronavirus pandemic in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 14, 2020. (AFP Photo)
United States

US jobless claims drop to 787,000, but layoffs remain high

FILE - In this July 13, 2020 file photo, a For Rent sign hangs on a closed shop during the coronavirus pandemic in Miami Beach, Fla. Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the U.S. economy faces a dim outlook as a resurgent coronavirus intensifies doubts about the likelihood of any sustained recovery the rest of the year. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Money

US retail sales grow for 5th month in a row

This photo provided by Adam M. Rammel shows patrons enjoying a pint at The Syndicate on Aug. 20, 2020 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Ohio’s restrictions forced Adam Rammel to at least temporarily abandon plans for a catering and event space designed for parties and that opened last month, in time for the holidays. (Susie Jarvis/Adam M. Rammel via AP)
Entrepreneurs

Amid COVID, many businesses in precarious spot as 2020 ends

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