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File- This Sept. 17, 2016, file photo shows a Macy's sign being illuminated on a store marquis, in New York. Macy's says it is eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping season. The department store chain also lowered its full-year earnings forecast.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Macy’s to close 68 stores, cut 10K jobs amid weak sales

by Sarah Skidmore Sell Associated PressJanuary 4, 2017

REX TILLERSON

Tillerson to get $180M parting gift from Exxon

by Bernard Condon Associated Press, and David Koenig Associated PressJanuary 4, 2017

FILE - This Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, file photo shows the Wall Street entrance of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks are rising Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, as December auto sales start to roll in and General Motors and Ford trade higher. That’s helping consumer-focused companies trade higher, and retailers are also rising. Stocks are building on their gains from the day before. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Carmakers push stocks near records

by Marley Jay Associated PressJanuary 4, 2017

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014 photo, a worker balances himself while working on the framing of a house under construction in Coppell, Texas. U.S. builders boosted spending on construction projects for a second straight month in November, pushing activity to the highest level in more than a decade. Construction spending rose 0.9 percent in November after a 0.6 percent increase in October, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Construction spending hits 10-year high

by Martin Crutsinger Associated PressJanuary 3, 2017

Flat Rock Assembly employees clap as Ford President and CEO Mark Fields addresses the auto plant, Tuesday, in Flat Rock, Mich.

Ford cancels plan to build new Mexican plant

by Dee-Ann Durbin Associated PressJanuary 3, 2017

Stocks ring in new year with gains

by Marley Jay Associated PressJanuary 3, 2017

Beer is drawn from many taps inside the restaurant at Stone Brewery on Oct. 12 in Escondido, Calif.

Stone Brewing wants Germany, the land of Oktoberfest, to like American craft beers

by Shan Li Los Angeles TimesJanuary 1, 2017

Power supply for electric car charging. Electric car charging station. Close up of the power supply plugged into an electric car being charged.

State announces continuing partnership to promote electric vehicles

by Staff Report January 1, 2017

Sarah la Cour, executive director of the Amherst Business Improvement District, talks about the new Amherst Visitor Information Center Dec. 28, 2016, on South Pleasant Street in Amherst.

Amherst Visitor Information Center to debut Jan. 3

by Scott Merzbach Staff WriterJanuary 1, 2017

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2015, file photo, a Wall Street street sign is framed by an American flag hanging on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks edged higher Friday morning, Dec. 30, 2016, on the final day of trading for the year. High-dividend stocks like phone companies and utilities fell the most, giving back some of the gains from a day earlier. Real estate stocks led the gainers. Trading was quiet ahead of the New Year's Day holiday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Stocks end year lower

by Alex Veiga Associated PressDecember 30, 2016