Patients will suffer with bankrupt health care firm’s closure of Massachusetts hospitals, staff say

AYER, Mass. — When Christina Hernon was 5, her throat swelled shut from an infection and…

US settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using company to secure personal loans

Billionaire Carl Icahn and his company were charged by U.S. regulators with failing to disclose personal…

Massachusetts governor says deals have been reached to keep some threatened hospitals open

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday that deals have been reached in principle to…

Spirit Airlines is going upscale. In a break from its history, it will offer fares with extra perks

Spirit Airlines is moving farther away from its history as a fee-happy budget airline and will…

American consumers feeling more confident in July as expectations of future improve

American consumers felt more confident in July as expectations over the near-term future rebounded. However, in…

Harris will carry Biden’s economic record into the election. She hopes to turn it into an asset

WASHINGTON — A key question is looming for Vice President Kamala Harris as she edges closer…

Under President Milei, the worst economic crisis in decades puts Argentine ingenuity to the test

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — In the crush of anti-government protests paralyzing downtown Buenos Aires in the…

U.S. homes find fewer foreign buyers as rising costs, strong dollar leave market in record slump

LOS ANGELES — Sales of U.S. homes to Chinese, Canadian and other foreign buyers have fallen…

China’s Communist Party charts technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy

BANGKOK — In a year of major elections that will determine the destinies of many countries,…