US retail spending slows as inflation starts to bite
NEW YORK (AP) — After beginning the year in a buying mood, Americans slowed their spending in February on gadgets, home furnishings and other discretionary…
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How home improvement funds upgrade your new house to a home
If you’re preparing to buy a home, you’ve probably been saving up for the down payment and other closing costs. But if that nest egg…
Lands’ End: Fiscal Q4 earnings snapshot
DODGEVILLE, Wis. — Lands’ End Inc. today reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $7.1 million. On a per-share basis, the company said it had profit…
Russia’s onslaught continues amid optimism over talks
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces destroyed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering Wednesday and rained fire on other cities, Ukrainian authorities…
Intel unveils $88 billion chipmaking expansion plan for Europe
LONDON — U.S. chipmaker Intel unveiled plans today to invest up to $88 billion across Europe as part of an ambitious expansion aimed at evening…
U.S. producer prices climbed 10% in February from a year ago
Wholesale inflation in the United States shot up 10% last month from a year earlier — another sign that inflationary pressures remain intense at all…
Stocks rally on Wall Street as oil prices keep falling
NEW YORK — Technology companies led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, as oil prices slid sharply for the second day and inflation worries…
Poodles pop in popularity, but Labs still No. 1 U.S. dog breed
NEW YORK — Labrador retrievers are still tugging hardest on U.S. dog lovers’ heartstrings, but poodles just strutted back into the American Kennel Club’s top…
London Metal Exchange to resume nickel trade
LONDON — The London Metal Exchange plans to resume trading in nickel, a week after it was suspended when the price of the metal surged…
Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption
BEIJING — Chinese authorities today tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as…