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What to know about the FTC's crackdown on noncompete agreements by employers

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that about 1 in 5 American workers are restricted by so-called noncompete agreements with their employers. The agency voted this week to bar companies from using such clauses to keep employees from taking a new…

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Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions

By Bernard Condon, Associated Press

There have been plenty of scary moments, including last week when DJT, the ex-president’s initials and stock ticker, jumped nearly 40% in two days.

One measure of inflation reinforces Federal Reserve's reluctance to cut interest rates

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Friday's report from the government showed that prices rose 0.3 percent from February to March, the same as in the previous month.

Blinken raises concerns about Chinese trade policies with local officials in Shanghai

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China on Thursday with local government officials in the financial hub of Shanghai.

U.S. economic growth slows to 1.6 percent, sign that interest rates may be taking toll

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The gross domestic product — the economy's total output of goods and services — decelerated from its brisk 3.4% growth rate in the final three months of 2023. Consumers continued to drive growth last quarter but slowed their spending.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults over 50 say they expect to never retire, an AARP study finds

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The latest annual report from the program's trustees says the financial safety nets for millions of older Americans will run short of money to pay full benefits within the next decade.

'Noncompete' agreements would be barred for most employees under this new rule

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

According to the FTC, 30 million people — roughly one in five workers — are now subject to such restrictions.

LISTEN: Supreme Court appears to favor Starbucks in case on union organizing protections

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

The Supreme Court is expected to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over efforts by workers to unionize at a store in Memphis, Tennessee.

WATCH: Biden marks Earth Day with new grants for solar power

By Alexa St. John, Will Weissert, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities.

LISTEN: Supreme Court hears whether homeless camps can be removed without alternative shelter

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Monday will review lower-court rulings that make it harder for cities in the western United States to prevent people from sleeping on the streets when there aren’t enough beds in homeless shelters.