Hobbled by chip, other shortages, GM profit slides 40% in Q2
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ second-quarter net income fell 40% from a year ago as computer chip and parts shortages hobbled factory output and drove…
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Rents spike as big-pocketed investors buy mobile home parks
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — For as long as anyone can remember, rent increases rarely happened at Ridgeview Homes, a family-owned mobile home park in upstate New…
Is $790 million worth a $2 Mega Millions ticket? It depends
DES MOINES — Is $790 million worth $2? That’s a good question, given it costs $2 to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket that could…
NFL enters media streaming marketplace with ‘NFL+’ service
The NFL is making its move into offering its own media streaming platform. The league announced that “NFL+” launched today. Owners were briefed about it…
U.S. markets open mixed; Fed meeting eyed later in week
Stocks are opening mixed on Wall Street today. Cruise lines are falling while gold miner Freeport-McMoRan and Texas-based oil explorer Diamondback Energy are leading the…
Feds suing poultry producers over unfair worker practices
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit against some of the largest poultry producers in the U.S. along with a proposed…
Study: Millennials didn’t stray far from where they grew up
Growing up in mid-sized Virginia Beach, Andrew Waldholtz wanted to live in a big city so he moved to the District of Columbia for college….
German business confidence at 2-year low amid energy worries
BERLIN — German business confidence has fallen more than expected this month, hitting a two-year low amid worries about higher energy prices and the prospect…
“A beacon of hope’: Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deal
ISTANBUL (AP) — Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for the export of millions of…
Twitter, in Musk fight, posts $270 million quarterly loss
LONDON — Twitter reported a quarterly loss today as revenue slipped even as its number of users climbed. The social media company’s latest quarterly earnings…