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NUEVA YORK (AP) — El número de estadounidenses que solicitaron ayuda por desempleo cayó ligeramente la semana pasada, otra señal de que el mercado laboral se sigue manteniendo fuerte y la mayoría de los trabajadores goza de una seguridad laboral extraordinaria. El Departamento de Trabajo reportó el jueves que las solicitudes de ayuda por desempleo disminuyeron en 2.000 a 210.000. …

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate for a third straight time amid falling inflation and an effort to help the economy. The cut by a half-percentage point brought the interest rate down to 5.75%. The move was expected by most analysts. The bank started to trim borrowing costs by a quarter-point …

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Small Business Association has successfully challenged a law designed to combat money laundering but that small businesses contend is too burdensome. A federal court in Alabama on March 1 ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional. The law requires businesses to report owners and beneficial owners to an agency called the Financial Crimes …

WWE has struck a deal with Prime, the beverage brand of YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI, that will see its logo featured on the center of a WWE wrestling ring mat, a first for the sports entertainment company. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. As part of the deal, Prime Hydration will become the exclusive official hydration …

LONDRES (AP) — La Unión Europea multa a Apple con casi 2.000 millones de dólares por favorecer de forma injusta a su servicio de música.

BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) — Woodstock didn’t even happen in Woodstock. The fabled music festival, seen as one of the seminal cultural events of the 1960s, took place 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) away in Bethel, New York, an even smaller village than Woodstock. It’s a fitting misnomer for an event that has become as much legend as reality — and has …

WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve increased in January, the latest sign that the slowdown in U.S. consumer price increases is occurring unevenly from month to month. The government reported Thursday that prices rose 0.3% from December to January, up from 0.1% in the previous month. But in a more encouraging sign, prices were up …

Wendy’s says that it has no plans to increase prices during the busiest times at its restaurants. The burger chain clarified its stance on how it will approach pricing after media picked up on comments by CEO Kirk Tanner that the company would test features like dynamic pricing at restaurants. Companies like Uber have used dynamic pricing, or surge pricing, …

GENEVA (AP) — Telecoms operator Swisscom confirmed Wednesday it’s in talks with Vodafone Group toward a possible purchase of its Italian subsidiary for 8 billion euros ($8.65 billion). The Swiss company, which is majority owned by the Swiss government, said in a statement it’s in “advanced exclusive negotiations” to buy all of Vodafone Italia and merge it with Swisscom’s Italian …

WASHINGTON (AP) — La economía estadounidense creció a una robusta tasa anual de 3,2% de octubre a diciembre, impulsada por el gasto de los consumidores, informó el miércoles el Departamento de Comercio. La expansión del Producto Interno Bruto —el total de bienes y servicios producidos por una nación— disminuyó si se compara con el 4,9% registrado entre julio y septiembre. …