Job openings fall to lowest level in 2 years as demand for workers cools
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted fewer jobs in June, a sign that the red-hot demand for workers that has been a key feature of the…
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Bed Bath & Beyond is back, this time as an online retailer
NEW YORK — Overstock has officially relaunched the Bed Bath & Beyond domain online today in the U.S., after acquiring the bankrupt retail chain’s intellectual…
Israeli high-tech investment plummets in first half of 2023, industry monitor says
JERUSALEM — Investment in Israeli technology startups plummeted in the first half of 2023, an Israeli tech industry monitor said today, citing the government’s divisive…
German beer sales resume their downward trend after a post-COVID pickup
BERLIN — Sales by German beer brewers and distributors resumed a long-term downward trend in the first six months of this year after picking up…
BP profits are cut in half to $2.6 billion as oil and natural gas prices fall
LONDON — Energy giant BP said today that it earned nearly $2.6 billion in the second quarter, almost half what it posted in the first…
Chatbots sometimes make things up. Not everyone thinks AI’s hallucination problem is fixable
Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn’t take long for them to spout falsehoods. Described as hallucination, confabulation or…
Biz Buzz: New bistro to open in Dubuque; longtime Dubuque property management business moves; historic Maquoketa hotel under new ownership
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Customers want instant gratification, but workers say it’s pushing them to the brink
NEW YORK — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and…
Europe’s economy grows a bit after months of stagnation, but rate hikes are weighing on businesses
FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe’s economy is growing again — but not by much. Growth came in at 0.3% in the April-to-June quarter, following zero expansion…
You-pick farms lose customers and crops through heat, drought and haze in Iowa
BRIGHTON, Iowa — You-pick farms are struggling through heat, drought and haze as customers cancel picking appointments and crops across Iowa refuse to grow. These…