US traffic deaths fall slightly in Q2, but deaths remain high
DETROIT — The number of people killed on U.S. roadways fell slightly from April through June, the first decline in two years. But the government…
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How much ‘pain’? Fed to signal more rate hikes ahead
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bluntly warned in a speech last month that the Fed’s drive to curb inflation by aggressively raising interest…
Volkswagen sets Porsche IPO at up to 9.4 billion euros
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen has set the price range for the multibillion-euro sale of a minority stake in luxury brand Porsche as its prepares…
Insider Q&A: Roy Bingham, CEO of cannabis research firm BDSA
LOS ANGELES — Colorado-based research firm BDSA projects legal marijuana sales in the U.S. will jump 8% this year to $27 billion. Much of the…
AutoZone: Fiscal Q4 earnings snapshot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — AutoZone Inc. today reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $810 million. The company said it had profit of $40.51 per share. The…
Oktoberfest is back, but inflation hits brewers, cost of beer
MUNICH — Oktoberfest is back in Germany after two years of pandemic cancellations — the same bicep-challenging beer mugs, fat-dripping pork knuckles, pretzels the size…
Treasury recommends exploring creation of digital dollar
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar, saying it would…
Rail workers win key concessions in deal to prevent strike
OMAHA, Neb. — Here’s what’s in the tentative agreement that railroad unions secured to prevent a potential freight railroad strike. The final deal was negotiated…
U.S. moved online, worked more from home as pandemic raged
During the first two years of the pandemic, the number of people working from home in the United States tripled, home values grew and the…
Adobe buying Figma in $20 billion cash-and-stock deal
Software company Adobe is buying online design company Figma in an approximately $20 billion cash-and-stock deal. Figma, founded in 2012, allows those who design interactive…