Some modestly encouraging signs for the metro Atlanta housing market emerged in the second quarter, according to a real estate firm’s report. . . .

The glamorous, 14-foot-high teardrop chandeliers in the former Macy’s building downtown soon will have a new reason to sparkle. . . .

Unemployment has been so bad for so long, it’s tempting to look for good news when things merely are not as bad. . . .

The International Association of Machinists union has filed for a representation election among baggage handlers and other ground workers at Delta Air Lines in the wake of its merger with Northwest. . . .

First-time claims for state unemployment insurance in July increased nearly 60 percent from the previous year, with 93,988 laid-off workers seeking insurance, announced the Georgia Department of Labor. . . .

The median sale price of a single-family home in metro Atlanta rose from the first quarter to second quarter of the year but remained well below year-ago levels, the National Association of Realtors says. . . .

Delta Air Lines plans to roughly double its flights at New York’s LaGuardia Airport — which it will call a new domestic hub — while cutting flights at Washington’s Reagan National Airport, the airline said Wednesday. . . .

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Productivity surged in the spring by the largest amount in almost six years while labor costs plunged at the fastest pace in nine years. . . .

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is contemplating moving from its longtime downtown location at 72 Marietta Street as it looks for ways to cut costs. . . .