15 years later, Walmart launches its answer to Amazon Prime
NEW YORK — Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime. Called Walmart+, it will cost $98 a…
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Samsung’s Lee indicted over controversial 2015 merger
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors today indicted Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong on charges of stock price manipulation and other financial crimes, setting up…
Eurozone unemployment spike held down by support schemes
FRANKFURT, Germany — The unemployment rate across the 19 countries that use the euro currency rose modestly to 7.9% in July, official figures showed today….
Berkshire Hathaway takes stakes in Japanese trading houses
TOKYO — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said today it has taken stakes of just over 5% in five major Japanese trading houses in…
India’s economy contracts by 24%, worst in at least 24 years
NEW DELHI — India’s economy contracted by 23.9% in the April-June quarter, its worst performance in at least 24 years, the government announced today, as…
Walgreens picks former Rite Aid CEO to become next president
Walgreens is adding the former leader of rival drugstore chain Rite Aid to its executive team. The company said that John Standley will join Walgreens…
Some remote workers may be in for tax surprise
If the pandemic caused you to relocate across state lines, even temporarily, the next surprise could be having to file an extra tax return and…
France accuses UK of stalling in post-Brexit trade talks
PARIS — On the cusp of a crucial month of negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom, France…
Italian economy shrank 12.8% in 2nd quarter, more than first thought
ROME — The Italian economy shrank by more than previously thought during the second quarter as a result of lockdown restrictions imposed to curb the…
Biz Buzz: Duck farm hatches in Dubuque County; new Galena champagne bar; Epworth auto business growing
Biz Buzz shares business tidbits from around the tri-state area. This week, we highlight developments in the Zwingle area and Epworth, Iowa, and Galena, Ill….