Amazon to kick off holiday shopping with October Prime Day
NEW YORK — Amazon is aiming to kickstart the holiday shopping season early this year. The company is holding its annual Prime Day over two…
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EU leader Michel lashes out at Britain over post-Brexit plan
BRUSSELS — European Union leader Charles Michel used the virtual pulpit of the U.N. General Assembly today to lash out at Britain for its threats…
US probes Mercedes vans for possible unwanted acceleration
DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating speed sensor problems with Mercedes-Benz Sprinter full-size vans that could cause unwanted acceleration. The probe by the…
Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods up weak 0.4%
WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following a much larger gain in the previous month. The…
Justice Department seeks immediate ban on WeChat in US
NEW YORK — The Justice Department is seeking an immediate ban on downloads of WeChat in Apple and Google app stores, saying the Chinese-owned messaging…
EU Commission appeals after losing Apple $15 billion tax case
LONDON — The European Commission said Friday it is appealing a court decision that Apple doesn’t have to repay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in…
Facebook critics start rival, independent ‘oversight board’
OAKLAND, Calif. — A group of prominent Facebook critics, including one of the social network’s early investors and a journalist facing jail time in the…
Fraud, backlogs disrupt US unemployment benefit payments
WASHINGTON — Many American workers applying for unemployment benefits after being thrown out of a job by the coronavirus face a new complication: States’ efforts…
Iowa fines beef plant $957 after huge coronavirus outbreak
IOWA CITY — Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce — a…
Evel Knievel’s son suing Disney over ‘Toy Story 4’ character
LAS VEGAS — Evel Knievel’s son is on a collision course with the Walt Disney Co. and Pixar over a movie daredevil character named Duke…