A small victory: Used-car prices slip from dizzy heights
DEARBORN, Mich. — For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double…
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Pet food manufacturer celebrates start of production in Dubuque
Local economic development leaders, elected officials and company employees gathered this morning to celebrate the beginning of production at Simmons Pet Food in Dubuque. The…
A small victory: Used-car prices slip from dizzy heights
DEARBORN, Mich. — For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double…
UK irks EU with call to change post-Brexit trade rules
LONDON — The British government said today that post-Brexit trade rules it negotiated with the European Union “cannot go on” and need a major rewrite,…
Agency eyes ‘right-to-repair’ rules to aid consumers, shops
WASHINGTON — Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves or to use independent repair shops under…
Coke sales surge in Q2 as reopenings gain momentum
Coca-Cola Co.’s sales rebounded faster than expected as the impact of the pandemic abated. The Atlanta-based soft drink giant said its revenue jumped 42% to…
Strong Q2 from J&J as pandemic-hit sales, profit recover
Johnson & Johnson’s second-quarter profit soared 73%, thanks to strong sales growth across all of its businesses, particularly its medical device and diagnostics segment, as…
Ford, Argo AI to deploy autonomous vehicles on Lyft network
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. and a self-driving vehicle company it partly owns will join with the Lyft ride-hailing service to offer autonomous rides on…
Netflix confirms move into video games as its growth slows
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Netflix reported its worst slowdown in subscriber growth in eight years as people emerge from their pandemic cocoons. So it’s adding…
Verizon: Q2 earnings snapshot
NEW YORK — Verizon Communications Inc. today reported second-quarter profit of $5.8 billion. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net…