Tag: Consumer products and services
Eying deal, GM softens on tough standards for car pollution
DETROIT — The nation's largest automaker said Wednesday it can support greenhouse gas emissions limits that other car manufacturers negotiated with California — if...
GameStop names Amazon veterans as CEO, finance chief
NEW YORK — GameStop, the video-game retailer whose manic stock movements captivated Wall Street this year, said Wednesday that it’s brought on a pair...
Startup Lordstown Motors warns it may not stay in business
DETROIT — Startup commercial electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors says it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to...
Study: US ski areas rebound despite COVID-19 restrictions
DENVER — Ski areas across the United States experienced a strong rebound this winter despite public health restrictions put in place amid the coronavirus...
Fed lawyers: Trump not liable for ‘crude’ remarks at accuser
NEW YORK — Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude" and “disrespectful” remarks he made while president about a woman who accused...
Retailers shine a spotlight on Black-owned beauty brands
NEW YORK — When Rose Ingleton launched her own namesake skincare line two years ago, she couldn't break into the big chains and was...
Lobster lovers feeling the pinch as summer nears
PORTLAND, Maine — Summer weather has arrived, and New England tourists are hungry for a lobster roll or a whole cooked lobster — but...
Union vote authorizes strike at South Dakota pork plant
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The union at a Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in South Dakota said it will head to contract negotiations Tuesday...
Vinyl records surge during pandemic, keeping sales spinning
PORTLAND, Maine — Vinyl record sales surged during the pandemic as music lovers fattened their collections, and audio cassettes began a comeback as well,...
Tempur Sealy plans Crawfordsville plant with 300 workers
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Bedding manufacturer Tempur Sealy International Inc. said Tuesday it will build a foam-pouring plant in western Indiana that will employ about...
