David McHugh

AP Business Writer

The Federal Trade Commission Building, Washington, June 2022..

With Approval of Final Rule, FTC Puts Final Nail in the Non-Compete Coffin

April 29, 2024

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Vallen Canada Opens New Distribution Center

April 29, 2024

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Applied Industrial Reports Higher Sales, Announces Acquisition

April 25, 2024

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Grainger Sales Rise, but Earnings, Margins Slip Amid ‘Slow,’ ‘Steady’ Demand

April 25, 2024

Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after a container ship collided with one of the bridge’s supports, Baltimore, March 26, 2024.

Bridge Collapse, Port Closure Sends Companies Scrambling to Reroute Cargo

The incident is poised to have "significant and long-lasting impacts."

March 26, 2024

Monitors show the Nikkei 225 index and the yen's exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, Tokyo, Oct. 24, 2022.

High Rates, Inflation Expected to Slow Global Growth

The OECD forecast expects a drop in growth this year — and an even worse 2023.

November 23, 2022

A worker moves hot-dip galvanized metal pieces at Zinkpower, Meckenheim, Germany, Aug. 18, 2022.

6 Months into Russia's War, a Global Economy in Growing Danger

Governments, businesses and families worldwide are feeling effects.

August 23, 2022

The morning sun rises behind oil rigs sitting in storage Saturday, Feb. 6 at a yard outside of Odessa, Texas.

Oil Cartel to Slowly Boost Crude Oil Output

OPEC and allies will add back some 2 million barrels per barrel per day of oil production from May to July.

April 1, 2021