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UAW's push to unionize factories in South faces latest …

5/16/2024
The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, …

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major …

5/16/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether it's tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China — the world's No. 2 economy that threatens to take the …

Google wants judge, not jury, decide upcoming …

5/16/2024
Google is asking that a federal judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. To bolster its case, …

Key Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off …

5/16/2024
A key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers because production has slowed down ever since a panel flew off one of those airplanes …

Justice Dept makes arrests in North Korean identity …

5/16/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday announced the arrests of three people in a complex stolen identity scheme that officials say generates enormous proceeds for the North Korean …

McDonald's plans $5 US meal deal next month to counter …

5/16/2024
McDonald’s is planning to introduce a $5 meal deal in the U.S. next month to counter slowing sales and customers’ frustration with high prices. The deal would let customers get a four-piece …

The Dow just crossed 40,000 for the first time. The …

5/16/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average just topped 40,000 for the first time, the latest pop in what's been a surprisingly good year for Wall Street. But just like New Year's …

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify …

5/16/2024
The Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent Thursday to the federal …

FDIC chair is grilled on Capitol Hill after report …

5/16/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg sat for a second day of grilling Thursday on Capitol Hill, this time at the Senate Banking Committee, after a damning …

United Airlines says it has regained some privileges …

5/16/2024
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says federal regulators are letting it resume adding new routes and planes after a series of incidents, including an engine fire and a tire falling off a plane after …

Long-term mortgage rates retreat for second straight …

5/16/2024
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell for the second straight week, giving some relief to home shoppers already facing sky-high prices and a shortage of supply. The average …

Delta Dental wins Healthy Arizona Worksites Program …

5/16/2024
For the eighth consecutive year, Delta Dental of Arizona has earned the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program award for its implementation of evidence-based health initiatives to improve the well-being …