Farmer Ciriaco Huaman shows a handful of his potatoes in Pisac, southern rural Peru, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Farmers like Huaman are responsible for the food that lands on 70% of Peruvian dinner tables, officials say. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Agribusiness

Pandemic pushes Peru’s vital peasant farmers to the brink

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, attends a meeting at the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16, 2018. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer
United States

As economy struggles, Fed weighs boosting bond purchases

A shopper Wednesday, November 18, 2020, departs the Timberland Store near the store's COVID-19 safety requirements on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Entrepreneurs

Retailers brace as virus bears down on consumers and economy

This Aug. 24, 2020 file photo shows Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
United States

US piles up record October budget deficit of $284.1 billion

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during an announcement that District of Columbia public schools will be all virtual through Nov. 6, during a news conference, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Chambers

DC Chamber of Commerce Annual Chamber’s Choice Awards Gala Honors Champions of Change, Reinvention & Resilience

Photo: Elizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
United States

Headwinds (Vientos en contra) by Isaac Cohen (Opinion)

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020 file photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Netflix is raising most of its U.S. prices by 8% to 13% as its video streaming service rides a wave of rising popularity spurred by government-imposed lockdowns that corralled people at home during the fight against the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Leaders

Netflix raising US streaming prices amid booming growth

A passer-by walks past a store closing sign, right, in the window of a department store, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Boston. Americans may feel whiplashed by a report Thursday, Oct. 29, on the economy's growth this summer, when an explosive rebound followed an epic collapse. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Money

Blowout US economic growth in summer is already fading

FILE- In this April 23, 2018, file photo, the logo for Visa appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Visa Inc. said Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, that its fiscal fourth quarter profits dropped 29% due to fewer dollars crossing on its namesake payment network while the world was in the grips of a pandemic-caused recession. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Money

Visa 4Q profits plunge as pandemic slows payments worldwide

A pedestrian pass the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in New York. Stocks around the world are falling sharply Wednesday, Oct. 28, on worries the worsening pandemic will push governments to bring back restrictions on businesses. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Stock Market

US stocks tumble with markets around world on virus worries

A for sale sign stands in front of a house, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Westwood, Mass. U.S. long-term mortgage rates slipped this week as the key 30-year loan marked a new all-time low for the 11th time this year. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Real Estate

US long-term mortgage rates hit new low; 30-year at 2.80%

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