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UAW strike: Biden is headed to Michigan to join the picket line
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to “stick with it” in an unparalleled show of support for…
October’s sale will be last of Des Moines fundraiser
A 60-year-old tradition in Des Moines is coming to an end. Officials with Planned Parenthood North Central States said Monday that October's book sale fundraiser will be their last.The biannual book sale has raised more than $10…
Amazon to invest as much as $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Amazon has agreed to invest up to $4 billion in the AI startup Anthropic, the two firms said, as the e-commerce group steps up its rivalry against Microsoft, Meta, Google and Nvidia in the fast-growing sector that many technologists…
This Southern city is the No. 1 place to start your own business
The home of mega-corporations like Coca Cola and Delta Airlines is also the best place to start your own business, according to new LinkedIn data.Atlanta was recognized as the No. 1 U.S. metro area with the fastest year-over-year growth,…
UAW Deal With Ford Could Put Pressure on G.M. and Stellantis
The Detroit automakers and the United Automobile Workers continued to negotiate on Saturday, company representatives said, a day after the union expanded strikes in a way that could curtail the supply of spare parts for vehicles made by…
Biden says he’ll “join the picket line” alongside UAW members in Detroit
President Biden will join the picket line in solidarity with members of the United Auto Workers union in Detroit on Tuesday, he announced on social media. Mr. Biden likes to call himself the most pro-union president, and visiting…
Live news: Dutch bank shares fall after lawmakers vote for new taxes
Shares in Dutch lenders fell on Friday after the country became the latest in Europe to propose more punitive taxes on banks to help citizens cope with a rise in living costs.The country’s biggest bank by assets, ING, suffered a 5 per…
Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox and News Corp. chairman, sending shockwaves
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Rupert Murdoch, the powerful right-wing media mogul who built and oversaw one of the world’s most influential news empires, announced Thursday that he will…
FedEx Earnings Lift the Stock Despite Modest Boost to Guidance
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earned more than expected and raised its full-year financial forecasts in a set of results that lifted the stock shortly after the report. Wednesday evening,
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Former Clinton impeachment prosecutor sentenced to 22 months in prison
Buyer was convicted in connection with insider trading involving the $26.5 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, announced in April 2018, and illegal trades in the management consulting company Navigant when his client Guidehouse was…