Tag: Consumer products and services
Farmers file antitrust lawsuit against big ag companies
BOISE, Idaho — A group of farmers has filed an antitrust case against several big agricultural companies, contending the companies worked together to ban...
SKorea’s LG to exit loss-making mobile phone business
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean electronics maker LG said Monday it is getting out of its loss-making mobile phone business to focus on...
GameStop finally announces a share sale
Two months after a market phenomenon took shares of GameStop to the moon, the video game retailer said Monday that it will sell up...
Tribune to consider alternative, more lucrative buyout offer
The company that owns the Chicago Tribune and other major U.S. newspapers said Monday that it would discuss a $679 million bid from ...
Norwegian Cruises asks CDC to allow trips from US in July
The Norwegian Cruise Line is seeking permission to resume trips from U.S. ports on July 4, requiring passengers and crew members to be vaccinated...
KITCHEN SMARTS: Navigating the varied world of olive oils
If you’ve been in the olive oil section of the grocery store lately, you’ve likely been confronted with a lot of choices. Possibly even...
Insider Q&A: Marcus & Millichap CEO on 2021 property market
LOS ANGELES — After a horrible 2020 that saw many tenants fall behind on rent or go belly up, commercial property landlords are seeing...
Electric van production planned at former Hummer site
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — An Indiana factory that once produced Hummers will be churning out electric vehicles later this year.
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Italy may be in Easter lockdown, but the party’s on at sea
ABOARD THE MSC GRANDIOSA — Italy may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter with travel restricted between regions and new quarantines imposed....
Russian entrepreneurs adapt to virus lockdown challenges
MOSCOW — Valentina Konstantinova remembers well when Russia locked down for the coronavirus a year ago. Her 18-room boutique hotel, called Skazka, or “Fairytale,”...
