OPEC and allies to decide oil output amid omicron spike
FRANKFURT, Germany — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries are expected to press ahead today with restoring cutbacks in output made during the depths of the…
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Ford jacks up production of electric F-150, cites big demand
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford says it will nearly double the annual production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck based on a high number of…
December report: Midwest economy, confidence improve
OMAHA, Neb. — Business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states indicated in a monthly survey that the region’s economy continued to improve going into…
Biden to meet with farmers as he seeks to cut meat prices
President Joe Biden will meet virtually with independent farmers and ranchers to discuss initiatives to reduce food prices by increasing competition within the meat industry,…
Scientist, enforcer, high-flyer: 3 women put a mark on tech
WASHINGTON — Three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas made significant — if very different — marks on the embattled tech industry in 2021….
$29,000 for an average used car? Would-be buyers are aghast
DETROIT — A couple of months ago, a woman paid a visit to Jeff Schrier’s used car lot in Omaha, Neb. She was on a…
AT&T, Verizon reject U.S. request to delay 5G wireless plans
WASHINGTON — Verizon and AT&T have rejected a request by the U.S. government to delay the rollout of next-generation wireless technology. A joint letter Sunday…
How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame
Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won’t be like flipping a light switch:…
Tech Q&A: What to do if forwarded email doesn’t seem to arrive
Question: I’m on a committee whose members often forward email to each other. But the forwarded emails from two members — who both have Gmail…
Co-working offices hope for COVID-19 rebound
ATLANTA — Quinton Myers expects his payments company, Appetize, to double its Atlanta-based staff from 14 to 28 in the next few months to handle…