T-Mobile-Sprint antitrust trial begins

By TALI ARBEL

An antitrust suit aimed at blocking T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint opened Monday in a crowded courtroom in New York with testimony from Sprint executives that touched on the consumer benefits of the company's competition with T-Mobile and other carriers.

Cost of fighting Alaska summer wildfires more than $300M

The cost for state and federal officials to fight Alaska's summer wildfires this year is estimated to have surpassed $300 million.

Small business hiring likely to remain slow, reports say

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG

Two reports last week show that small business hiring still lags behind the strong job growth reported at larger companies, and that owners are unlikely to increase their staffs significantly in 2020.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker has died

By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

Paul Volcker, who as Federal Reserve chairman in the early 1980s elevated interest rates to historic highs and triggered a recession as the price of quashing double-digit inflation, has died, according to his office.