Ford to build electric truck plant in Michigan, add 300 jobs
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford says it will add 300 jobs at a new factory that’s being built to assemble batteries and manufacture an electric version…
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COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the…
Bank of England says economic outlook ‘unusually uncertain’
LONDON — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at the record low of 0.1% today as it gauges the strength of…
Trump disputes health officials, sees mass vaccinations soon
WASHINGTON — Openly contradicting the government’s top health experts, President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday that a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus could…
Reverse: Big Ten will try to play fall football after all
Players were pumped. Coaches were stoked. Fans seemed relieved. Even the president was pleased. The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot…
Federal Reserve adjusts inflation target, rate unchanged
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve adjusted its inflation target to seek price increases above 2% annually, a move that will likely keep interest rates low…
U.S. outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan today to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and…
Retail sales rise for 4th straight month as growth slows
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans kept spending in August, but the pace of that growth is slowing as millions of people who lost jobs have…
Big Ten changes course, aims for October start to football
Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring…
Big Ten changes course, aims for October start to football
Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring…