Business News

Groups divided on Bangladesh safety overhauls

4:13 PM, May 17, 2013

The nation's largest retail industry organization is firing back Friday, saying that a legally binding global pact to make Bangladesh clothing factories safer would expose merchants to undue legal exposure.

Arkansas unemployment drops to 7.1 percent

12:17 PM, May 17, 2013

Arkansas' unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent in April, a drop of one-tenth of a percentage point.

Arkansas Business: Wal-mart reporting 1st quarter sales decline

7:20 AM, May 17, 2013

Lance Turner with Arkansas Business has a look at the numbers from Wall Street and the latest business headlines for Arkansas for May 17.

Stock market affect on Arkansas

7:11 AM, May 17, 2013

The stock market is a roller coaster of high's and low's. And it's not always easy to know how it affects us here in Arkansas.

CNN Money: Top business headlines for May 17

6:15 AM, May 17, 2013

CNN Money's Maribel Aber has your top business and financial news on this Friday, May 17.

Arkansas young adults face tough job market

7:25 PM, May 16, 2013

A report by the Young Invincibles Group called unemployment rates a crisis for young adults in Arkansas.

New study: fracking hasn't polluted Arkansas water

3:42 PM, May 16, 2013

A new study has found that natural gas drilling, or fracking, hasn't contaminated drinking water wells in Arkansas.

Arkansas Business: Dillard's reporting record 1st quarter earnings

7:22 AM, May 16, 2013

Lance Turner with Arkansas Business has a look at the numbers from Wall Street and the latest business headlines for Arkansas for May 16.

CNN Money: Top business headlines for May 16

6:15 AM, May 16, 2013

CNN Money's Maribel Aber has your top business and financial news on this Thursday, May 16.

Are home foreclosures on the rise in Arkansas?

7:57 PM, May 15, 2013

In the Classified section of Tuesday's Arkansas Democrat Gazette, a reader could find 22 pages of foreclosure notices in the listings.

Conway has cheapest quarter pounder burger in country

2:42 PM, May 15, 2013

Residents of Alaska and Hawaii always suspected they pay higher prices, and now the hamburger proves it.

Arkansas Business: Windstream Corp. announces new position

7:37 AM, May 15, 2013

Lance Turner with Arkansas Business has a look at the numbers from Wall Street and the latest business headlines for Arkansas for May 15.

CNN Money: Top business headlines for May 15

6:43 AM, May 15, 2013

CNN Money's Maribel Aber has your top business and financial news on this Wednesday, May 15.

Arkansas Business: Two executives leaving Arkansas Heart Hospital

7:08 AM, May 14, 2013

Lance Turner with Arkansas Business has a look at the numbers from Wall Street and the latest business headlines for Arkansas for May 14.

CNN Money: Top business headlines for May 14

6:24 AM, May 14, 2013

CNN Money's Maribel Aber has your top business and financial news on this Tuesday, May 14.