In another sign the job market is steadily rebounding from the pandemic collapse, the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 340,000.
The global shortage of computer chips is getting worse, forcing automakers to temporarily close factories including those that build popular pickup trucks.
Washington Nationals vice president Bob Boone says he’s going to resign rather than comply with the team’s vaccine requirement for non-uniformed players.
Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, according to the United Nations weather agency.
Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes after deadly floods that hit part of the country in July.