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Vista Outdoor gives American investors another chance to raise their bid
The board of directors of Vista Outdoor is giving Texas-based investment group MNC Capital another chance to raise its bid to acquire the company's ammunition and outdoor products brands.
MNC Capital was in early ...Read more
Millions could lose internet access if this federal program expires
Four years ago, Claudia Aleman and her family had only one way to get online — through their cellphones. Without internet service on a computer, her youngest daughter couldn’t get homework assignments in on time, her ...Read more
Firefighter, forester, trail builder: The first US Climate Corps jobs are here
Restoring coastal ecosystems with oysters in Florida, protecting forests from wildfire in California and maintaining a cultural site (the Pearl Harbor National Memorial) in Hawaii: These are a few of the paid positions ...Read more
UnitedHealth data leak may affect 'substantial' swath of US
UnitedHealth Group Inc. found files containing private information on a vast number of Americans whose data may have been compromised in a February cyberattack that upended the U.S. health system.
A sample of the breached...Read more
David Ellison's journey from trust fund kid to media mogul vying to buy Paramount
When David Ellison, the mega-rich aerobatic pilot and Ferrari-driving son of multibillionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison landed in Hollywood, he was viewed as yet another trust fund scion with Klieg lights in his eyes...Read more
US sues to block $8.5 billion marriage of Coach, Michael Kors
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued to stop Tapestry Inc.’s $8.5 billion takeover of rival Capri Holdings Ltd., marking the first time the Biden administration has used its aggressive antitrust enforcement to try to ...Read more
ADM says former CFO Luthar to resign after accounting probe
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. said former Chief Financial Officer Vikram Luthar, who was placed on leave earlier this year amid an accounting investigation, has agreed to resign effective Sept. 30.
Luthar, who was suspended ...Read more
Businesses worry about extended Baltimore port shutdown, Federal Reserve says
The shutdown of vessel traffic in and out of Baltimore’s harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse March 26 has caused shipping delays but so far no widespread price increases, a Federal Reserve report says.
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Ameren coal plant is top polluter. Labadie emits more SO2 than any in US
ST. LOUIS — The region's largest coal plant, the Labadie (Missouri) Energy Center, last year emitted far more of a major air pollutant than any plant in the country, a Post-Dispatch analysis has found.
Companywide, the ...Read more
Survey: More than 1 in 3 American travelers plan to go into debt for their summer vacations this year
Perhaps your summers hold fond memories of strolling along the beach, hiking mountains or trying new foods at a destination hundreds of miles from home. If so, are you planning to keep the travel streak going this year? ...Read more
PG&E strives to slow pace of increases in electric and gas bills: company CEO
RICHMOND, California — PG&E’s top boss held out hope Monday to the utility’s beleaguered ratepayers that they can expect customer monthly bills to flatten out and someday even fall below the current sky-high utility ...Read more
Michael Hiltzik: The UAW sends a lightning bolt into anti-union states with a huge victory at a VW plant
Until Friday, the phrase "union victory at Chattanooga" could mean only one thing: the defeat of a Confederate army by forces under U.S. Grant at the Battle of Chattanooga in late November 1863.
No longer. On Friday, the ...Read more
TikTok digs in to fight US ban with 170 million users at stake
Four years ago, when the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the U.S., its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. worked out a preliminary deal to sell the short video app’s business. Not this time.
Once ...Read more
As Boeing faces new scrutiny, families of Max crash victims still in limbo
In the five years since two Boeing 737 Max crashes left hundreds grieving around the globe, the families who lost loved ones have been quietly fighting a legal battle against the airplane manufacturer.
Both crashes — ...Read more
Elon Musk and Tesla: Is the CEO's controversial behavior responsible for company's struggles?
The richest man in the world says and does what he wants. And often, it’s contentious and provocative.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has attacked U.S. election integrity, embraced white-supremacist propaganda and accused ...Read more
National grocery chains try going small in New York City
NEW YORK — Some big-name national grocery chains are testing the waters of a scaled-down approach in New York City, opening grab-and-go-style mini stores to whet the appetites of busy locals and possibly lure new ...Read more
'Keeps the momentum': What the UAW's Volkswagen win means for its organizing campaign
The United Auto Workers’ organizing victory at Volkswagen AG's plant in Tennessee is a critical early momentum-builder as the union turns to more auto and battery plants across the South, experts say, but further ...Read more
Thrivent has found a way for everday folks to get a piece of the private equity market
Private equity has been an outperforming investment options for years, but it's not been an option for most investors.
Private equity investment options have generally been reserved for institutional investors or people ...Read more
Motormouth: Benefits of a gentle stop?
Q: I have come across motorists whose brake lights come on hundreds of feet before a stop light. Brake lights come on, the vehicle immediately slows and it eventually comes to a complete stop at the light. Strictly in ...Read more
China's highflying EV industry is going global. Why that has Tesla and other carmakers worried
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The U.S.-China rivalry has a new flashpoint in the battle for technology supremacy: electric cars.
So far, the U.S. is losing.
Last year, China became the world's foremost auto exporter, according to ...Read more
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