Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week reflecting a low number of layoffs across the economy. Jobless claims fell by 18,000 to…
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Best Buy reports Q4 sales miss hurt by supply chain clogs
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy reported a shortfall in sales for the holiday quarter as the nation’s largest electronics chain struggled with limited supplies…
China’s slowing economy in spotlight as legislature meets
BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party is temporarily turning away from its longer-term ambitions to focus on pulling the economy out of a slump as…
Turkey’s inflation hits 54%, deepening cost-of-living woes
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s annual inflation rate further accelerated in February, official data showed today, marking the biggest jump since 2002 and deepening the squeeze…
Russians besiege crucial Ukrainian energy hub and seacoast
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces shelled Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday in the battle for control of a crucial energy-producing city, and the power…
New Starbucks planned at former restaurant site in Dubuque
Plans to open another location of a national coffee chain are in the works in Dubuque. A developer aims to soon construct a new Starbucks…
Platteville tech development efforts highlighted in case study
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — A recent study has found that educational and business organizations in Platteville have made a start at developing digital economic opportunities. The…
Oil driller invests in carbon-capture pipeline for Midwest
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s biggest oil driller said today it will commit $250 million to help fund a proposed pipeline that would gather carbon…
OPEC holds oil output steady amid high prices, Russian war
NEW YORK — The leaders of OPEC and its oil-producing allies are sticking with their plan to gradually increase oil production while Russia’s invasion of…
Ford to run EV, internal combustion divisions separately
Ford said that it will run its electric vehicle and internal combustion divisions as two separate businesses to accelerate its adaptation of new technology and…