Service sector performance
FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, a Russian medical worker, right, administers a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to a patient in a vaccination center in Moscow, Russia. Authorities in four Russian regions this week made COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for those working in certain sectors of the economy in a bid to boost Russia’s slow immunization rates as coronavirus infections continue to soar. Moscow was the first to announce the measure on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 and the surrounding Moscow region, the Siberian region of Kemerovo and the far eastern Sakhalin promptly followed suit. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
Russian regions make vaccines mandatory for many workers

Jun. 17, 2021 09:13 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 14, 2021, file photo, a worker wears a mask while prepares desserts at the Universal City Walk, in Universal City, Calif. California workplace regulators are considering Thursday, June 3, 2021, whether to end mask rules if every employee in a room has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, frustrating business groups by eying a higher standard than the state plans to soon adopt for social settings. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
US service sector growth surges in May

By Matt Ott Jun. 03, 2021 10:17 AM EDT

Little change in Pennsylvania jobless rate, payroll in April

May. 21, 2021 10:27 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate and payrolls remained virtually the same in April, according to state figures released Friday. ...

FILE - In this Thursday, March 11, 2021 file photo, a man walks past the Euro sculpture in Frankfurt, Germany. The ECB is warning that some parts of the eurozone economy could face financial disruption from the ongoing pandemic. The central bank said COVID-19 restrictions have had an uneven impact, hitting service companies and small companies harder. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
ECB sees elevated risks to financial stability in Europe

May. 19, 2021 07:31 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger pauses as she speaks to media at the CFPB offices in Washington. In April 2021, the bureau broadened the scope for what it considers to be abusive behavior by providers of financial services or products to consumers. Under Kraninger, the bureau adopted a narrower definition that, among other things, made monetary penalties less likely. The change will likely result in more enforcement actions and larger fines against the financial services industry, experts said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Consumer watchdog agency rediscovers its teeth under Biden

By Ken Sweet May. 10, 2021 03:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, waiter Jose Bravo, center, delivers food for Alberto Castaneda, left, and his wife, Esther, at Picos restaurant in Houston. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, reported Monday, April 5 that the U.S. services sector, which employs most Americans, recorded record growth in March as orders, hiring and prices all surged. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
US services sector slows slightly in April after record high

By Martin Crutsinger May. 05, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 29, 2021 12:19 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 29 The Los Angeles Times...

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, waiter Jose Bravo, center, delivers food for Alberto Castaneda, left, and his wife, Esther, at Picos restaurant in Houston. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, reported Monday, April 5 that the U.S. services sector, which employs most Americans, recorded record growth in March as orders, hiring and prices all surged. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
ISM survey: U.S. services surge to record high in March

By Paul Wiseman Apr. 05, 2021 10:32 AM EDT

A currency trader wearing a face mask talks with his colleague at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after a Wall Street rally that reflected some optimism about the economy recovering from the damage of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian stocks mixed after Wall St rally on economic optimism

By Yuri Kageyama Apr. 05, 2021 02:13 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 26, 2021, file photo, people wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus wait at pedestrian crossings in Tokyo. Business sentiment is growing optimistic, a closely watched economic survey by the Bank of Japan showed Thursday, April 1, 2021, as the world’s third-largest economy continues to grapple with the damage from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Bank of Japan 'tankan' survey upbeat over economic recovery

By Yuri Kageyama Mar. 31, 2021 10:09 PM EDT

State’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.1% in February

Mar. 26, 2021 03:59 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The state’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.1% in February, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced...

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen say more needs to be done to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic and promote a full economic recovery. The two officials struck upbeat notes on the future of the economy in their prepared testimony Tuesday, March 23, 2021 before the House Financial Services Committee while cautioning that the economy still needs help. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
Yellen, Powell say more needed to limit US economic damage

By Martin Crutsinger Mar. 23, 2021 12:33 PM EDT

Javier Irure, 65, is pictured through the rear view mirror of his car which is now his home, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, March 19, 2021. Javier Irure had only one possible roof to put over his head when the 65-year-old Spaniard was evicted after the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic destroyed his financial stability. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
AP PHOTOS: Cars become home for Spain's pandemic casualties

By Álvaro Barrientos Mar. 23, 2021 03:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, May 9, 2020 file photo, the Rev. Fabian Arias performs an in-home service beside the remains of Raul Luis Lopez who died from COVID-19 the previous month, in the Corona neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
One very jumbled year: Glimpses of AP's pandemic journalism

By Aya Elamroussi Mar. 13, 2021 05:00 AM EST

An advertisement of a hair shop is seen at a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 4, 2021. South Korea's central bank says the country's economy shrank for the first time in 22 years in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic destroyed service industry jobs and depressed consumer spending. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korea economy shrank in 2020 for 1st time in 22 years

Mar. 03, 2021 08:58 PM EST

FILE - A waiter wears a mask and face covering at a restaurant with outdoor seating Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its sixth consecutive month of expansion in November. The Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday that its index of services activity declined slightly to a reading of 55.9 last month, from a reading of 56.6 in October. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
US service sector growth slows sharply in February

By Martin Crutsinger Mar. 03, 2021 10:21 AM EST

Waitress Alin Lepetit stands in the outdoor area of a café on the market square during an action to open the outdoor gastronomy, Wernigerode, Germany, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Behind her, passers-by watch from behind a barrier tape. Numerous businesses also took part in the action nationwide. (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)
The Latest: SKorean economy shrinks for 1st time in 22 years

By The Associated Press Mar. 03, 2021 01:45 AM EST

A health worker checks the temperature of a passenger at Bandra train station in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Health officials have detected a spike in COVID-19 cases in several pockets of Maharashtra state, including in Mumbai, the country's financial capital. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
The Latest: Hong Kong ease pandemic rules as cases decline

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 03:24 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2020 file photo, a home for sale with a "Sold" sign attached is viewed in Miami Beach, Fla. On Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, U.S. long-term mortgage rates were flat this week for a second straight week. Home-loan rates stayed near record lows as the economy, especially in the services sector, remains burdened by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
US long-term mortgage rates flat; 30-year stays at 2.73%

Feb. 11, 2021 01:55 PM EST

In this Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, photo, a bartender talks to a customer at the Gotham Bar and Grill in New York. The Manhattan upscale restaurant hopes to reopen by summer 2021 if government regulations permit, but will likely have just 35 staffers instead of the 100 the restaurant had before it closed in March 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A meager gain in US jobs last month highlights virus' damage

By Christopher Rugaber Feb. 05, 2021 12:01 AM EST