Tag: Consumer services
Ransomware attack before holiday leaves companies scrambling
Businesses scrambled Saturday to contain a ransomware attack that has paralyzed their computer networks, a situation complicated in the U.S. by offices lightly staffed...
New auto sales, prices rise as chip shortage cuts US supply
U.S. consumers continued to spend wildly on new automobiles in the second quarter, pushing sales up 50.2% over last year despite tight dealer inventories...
France probes claims that retailers used forced Uyghur labor
PARIS — French prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged involvement in crimes against humanity based on claims that global retailers, including Uniqlo and...
Walgreens tops fiscal 3Q forecasts as recovery continues
Walgreens earnings surged past Wall Street expectations for the fiscal third quarter, as the drugstore chain continued to rebuild sales hurt by the COVID-19...
Gap to close all UK, Ireland stores; shifts business online
LONDON — In another blow to Britain's retail sector, American clothing company Gap said that it will close all of its stores in the...
Warren Buffett says pandemic’s impact still hard to predict
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett says the one constant throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been that it has been difficult to predict how...
New Jersey gamblers can light up Sunday as smoking ban ends
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey's yearlong coronavirus-inspired ban on smoking in Atlantic City casinos will end Sunday, just in time for the Fourth...
Slow tourism start on Greek island but businesses optimistic
KOKKARI, Greece — The picturesque seaside village of Kokkari on the Greek island of Samos is unusually quiet for this time of year. Sunbeds...
New coronavirus rules enacted for Moscow restaurants
MOSCOW — Restaurants and cafes in Moscow on Monday began requesting that patrons provide proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test as the...
Atlantic City’s 2 newest casinos nearing top of market
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Three years ago, when two shuttered Atlantic City casinos came back to life, there was more than a little skepticism...
