Tech Q&A: Using a Chromebook that no longer receives security updates
Question: My HP Chromebook is going to reach Auto Update Expiration in September. I use it only rarely, but I would like to be able…
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Weekly commodity wrap-up
Wheat the winner in grain markets Wheat markets were boosted by Thursday’s USDA Grain Stocks report, which contained bullish figures regarding the stockpile of wheat,…
Midwest report: Business confidence in economy plummets
OMAHA, Neb. — Business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states have seen their confidence in the economy plummet in recent weeks, according to a…
Daimler’s trucks, luxury cars to go their separate ways
FRANKFURT, Germany — Shareholders in Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars, today approved the spinoff of the truck division as a separate company. The…
US factory growth up in September despite supply woes
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing growth accelerated last month to the highest level since May despite global supply chain disruptions. The Institute for Supply Management, a…
US consumer spending rebounded in August despite COVID
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending accelerated in August amide a surge in COVID-19 cases, even as soaring demand and snarled supply chains kept inflation high….
Energy prices drive Europe inflation to highest since 2008
FRANKFURT, Germany — Sharply higher oil and gas prices have pushed annual inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro to its highest in…
Australia-EU trade talks delayed amid submarine deal fallout
BRUSSELS — A round of free trade talks between the European Union and Australia has been postponed by one month in the wake of a…
Past storms haven’t fazed Facebook. Instagram Kids might
Nineteen-year-old Gigi Painter hopes Facebook’s planned “Instagram Kids” never becomes a reality. Growing up in a small Ohio town, Painter said she and most of…
‘Enormous potential’: HOF’er Thomas heads venture buying Field of Dreams, to serve as CEO
DYERSVILLE, Iowa — A venture headed by a baseball Hall of Famer has purchased a controlling stake in the company that preserves the iconic Field…