A summer of bankruptcies and store closures is seeping into the fall.

Vacancy rates are rising for rental homes and apartments in cities across the country -- and that puts renters in a prime spot to negotiate.

Coffee shops have used loyalty programs to learn more about their customers and keep them coming back for years. Now, as consumers embrace digital payments during the pandemic, the trend is spreading to restaurant chains who want the same benefits.

Gold prices have soared more than 20% in 2020, and they hit a new record high earlier this year. Silver and palladium are surging, too. But platinum prices are down almost 15% year-to-date.

Luxury automaker BMW has agreed to pay an $18 million fine for misreporting its car sales figures over the course of five years, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced.

Apple and Epic Games — maker of the hugely popular video game Fortnite — are set to clash in court Monday over the iPhone maker's app store.

Wall Street ended another turbulent week on a mixed note: Even though all major stock indexes finished higher on Friday, the S&P 500 and the Dow still recorded their fourth straight week of losses.

The Covid-19 pandemic fueled a surge in shopping at Costco in its most recent quarter, lifting its annual profit above $4 billion for the first time. But it wasn't all good news for the big box retailer.

Amazon is the latest tech giant to throw its weight behind a "Netflix for video games" service. After months of rumors, it's venturing into cloud gaming with a platform called Luna.

At a virtual, media-only event on Thursday, Amazon announced its latest lineup of Echo devices, along with a new cloud gaming service and the latest from other Amazon-owned brands Ring and Eero.

Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, may need to raise more cash in order to survive another surge of coronavirus cases.

Google Maps will soon show how prevalent coronavirus is in geographic areas with a new color-coded update.

A magnificent beast made of four million parts from 30 different countries, the Airbus A380 is the world's largest passenger airliner, and its era is almost at an end.

United Airlines will become the first US airline to offer coronavirus testing to some of its passengers.

A leading member of Facebook's Oversight Board says the panel will begin taking content appeals cases within weeks, as critics worry about the social media giant's potential impact on the US election less than two months away.

Qantas may have retired its Boeing 747 fleet, but for aviation enthusiasts already missing the "Queen of the Skies" the Australian airline offered up something to sweeten the deal.

America's recovery from the pandemic continues to slow. That was visible again in the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims report Thursday.

Curbside pickup is exploding in the pandemic as more people choose to order online and scoop up their groceries outside the store without leaving their car. But you won't find that option at a Costco store anytime soon.

Westpac, one of Australia's largest banks, has agreed to pay a record-breaking penalty of nearly $1 billion for systematically allowing money laundering on its watch.

Jeff Bezos is opening the doors of his first preschool, the Bezos Academy.

If you need to get a Covid-19 test, but don't want to go near people, Walmart's got you covered. At least if you live near its North Las Vegas store.

Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf has apologized after he blamed the lack of diversity at the bank on "a very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from."

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have agreed to allow outsiders to audit how they handle harmful content such as hate speech following a boycott of their platforms by major advertisers.

Mars will change the name of its Uncle Ben's rice products to Ben's Original and drop the logo depicting a Chicago head waiter as part of the company's previously announced plans to create a more inclusive brand.

The upcoming holiday shopping stretch will look much different for retailers in a pandemic.

Elon Musk ended Tesla's big battery event Tuesday evening with some big promises about the pricing of Tesla's future cars and the announcement of a new ultra-fast version of today's Model S.

Nike beat analysts' revenue expectations for its first fiscal quarter by more than $1 billion Tuesday, signaling the sportswear giant is making a healthy comeback from the pandemic.

Facebook on Tuesday said it had shut down more than 150 fake accounts it determined were run from China, including accounts posting about November's US presidential election.

Peloton is getting some competition from Amazon, which announced a Prime-branded stationary bike.

The meteoric rise of Tesla's stock has been one of the market's top stories of 2020, highlighting a voracious appetite for high-growth companies that could benefit from a shift away from fossil fuels.

Sizzler USA, one of the country's first casual restaurant chains, has filed for bankruptcy.

TikTok removed roughly 100 million videos from its platform through the first half of 2020 for breaking its rules. More than a third of them were in India alone.

In a painful start to the week for the Dow and the broader market, stocks tumbled at the opening bell in New York as investors worry when Washington will agree another stimulus bill.

General Electric is one of the world's largest makers of coal-fired power plants. But now it plans to say goodbye to coal.

Airbus has unveiled its plans for bringing the world's first zero-emission commercial aircraft into service by 2035.

Six months. It may feel like an eternity, but that's how long it's been since states started enacting stay-at-home orders.

Walmart is known for its massive superstores that sell everything from groceries to electronics. Now, it's trying to boost its reputation in fashion.

Robert W. Gore, inventor of the technology that spawned the waterproof Gore-Tex fabric, died Thursday, according to the family company, W. L. Gore & Associates.

As with so many areas of life, the pandemic has changed how people are managing their money — they're using technology more than ever.

With the presidential election looming and uncertainty growing about what will happen to the stock market and economy after that, private companies are racing to make their debuts on Wall Street.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order banning WeChat downloads in the United States.

Capitalism is in crisis. The pandemic could change it forever, in favor of workers and those in greatest need.