COVID-era relief ends with small biz trapped on ‘bad ride’ as Omicron surges

A deadline for COVID-era recovery loans lapsed on Friday, with questions lingering about how much funding is available to help backstop small businesses hunkering down as the Omicron variant surges…

China’s Trade Surplus Surges to Record $676.4B in 2021 | Business News

By JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s politically volatile global trade surplus surged to $676.4 billion in 2021, likely the highest ever for any country, as exports…