Retail rout goes on, Lord & Taylor, Tailored Brands, falter
NEW YORK — Lord & Taylor, America’s oldest retailer, is seeking bankruptcy protection, as is the owner of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Banks, lengthening…
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Biz Buzz: Holistic health business opens; mall loses clothing store; Dubuque retailer to close
Biz Buzz shares business tidbits from around the tri-state area. This week, we highlight developments in Dubuque. An alternative and holistic health business has opened…
Pompeo says Trump to take broad action on Chinese software
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by…
Made in Tri-States: Small Dubuque winery building big reputation
Dubuque Heritage Winery OWNERS: Matt and Kathleen Haas PHONE: 563-556-0637 ONLINE: facebook.com/DubuqueHeritageWinery Made in the Tri-states In our monthly Made in the Tri-States feature, we…
Banks are begging for spare change: How long coin shortage could last
In the midst of a nationwide coin shortage, some retailers are asking for customers to use exact change, if possible, or even better, use a…
Tech Q&A
Question: When a website requires me to change a password that I’ve forgotten, the website often says it will send me a message. The message…
Commodity wrap-up
China craves U.S. crops Exports of grains to China broke records this week with the largest weekly “new crop” sale of soybeans in almost four…
Wages and benefits grow at slowest pace in 3 years
WASHINGTON — Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose at the slowest pace in three years in the April-June quarter, a sign that businesses are…
US consumer spending up 5.6%, but virus could stall gains
WASHINGTON — American consumers increased their spending in June by a solid 5.6%, helping regain some of record plunge that occurred after the coronavirus struck…
Fiat Chrysler muscles through, green shoots in North America
DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler overcame coronavirus-related factory shutdowns to post losses that were not as bad as feared, and the company predicted improvement for the…