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Trading in shares of heavily indebted Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group was suspended in Hong Kong on Thursday, according to a notice on the Ho…
by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS September 29, 2023The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix's once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter of a century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with the…
by MICHAEL LIEDTKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 29, 2023The U.S. economy grew at a 2.1% annual pace from April through June, extending its sturdy performance in the face of higher interest rates, the government said…
by PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 29, 2023A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state's Democratic leaders that…
by ADAM BEAM The Associated Press September 29, 2023Sales of new U.S. homes hit a five-month low last month as rising mortgage rates continue to strain prospective homebuyers' ability to afford a dwelling.
by ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer September 29, 2023U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up modestly this week after reaching their lowest level in eight months the previous week, as the labor mark…
by MATT OTT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 29, 2023TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app's users, according to a report rel…
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 29, 2023Honda Motor Co. is trying to crack into the U.S. market for electric vehicles with a new model and an old strategy: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
by Chester Dawson Bloomberg News (WPNS) September 29, 2023Lapovations receives grant of $500,000
September 29, 2023The U.S. economy grew at a 2.1% annual pace from April through June, extending its sturdy performance in the face of higher interest rates, the government said…
by The Associated Press September 28, 2023The United Auto Workers union says it will announce on Friday how it plans to expand its strike against Detroit's three automakers.
by DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 28, 2023Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 3.4 million vehicles in the U.S. and telling owners to park them outside because of the risk of engine compartment fires.
by TOM KRISHER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 28, 2023Britain on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countrie…
by DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS The Associated Press September 28, 2023For U.S. corn farmers, the rise of green jet fuel is their best hope of staving off an existential threat.
by Kim Chipmanand Tarso Veloso Bloomberg News (TNS) September 28, 2023Wall Street yo-yoed to a mixed finish Wednesday after rising oil prices and bond yields cranked up the pressure even higher on the stock market.
by STAN CHOE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 28, 2023