Tag: Business
Delta goes shopping for deals on the used-airplane lot
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it will buy or lease 36 used planes at good prices to position itself for growth after...
4 US, UK Olympic contractors arrested for alleged drug use
TOKYO — Four U.S. and British men working for a power company contracted for the Olympics were arrested on suspicion of using cocaine, officials...
Bally’s Corp. buys AVP beach volleyball tour
Bally’s Corp. on Tuesday acquired the Association of Volleyball Professionals, the top American beach volleyball tour, and said it plans to broadcast AVP content...
Company: Insured losses from Elsa could be $290 million
ATLANTA — A company that estimates damage from natural disasters says insured losses on land from Hurricane Elsa will be around $290 million.
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DuPont, spinoffs to pay $50M for ‘forever chemical’ cleanup
WILMINGTON, Del. — DuPont Co. and two spinoffs will pay at least $50 million to Delaware to help clean up toxic chemicals, the Delaware...
France rushes to get vaccinated after president’s warning
PARIS — Nearly 1 million people in France made vaccine appointments in a single day, after the president cranked up pressure on everyone to...
Lawsuit says Alabama blocking solar power with unfair fees
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The fees imposed by the Alabama Power company on customers who generate their own electricity with rooftop or on-site solar panels...
Russia-based ransomware gang offline but cause not clear
WASHINGTON — The Russia-based criminal syndicate behind a devastating series of recent ransomware attacks was offline on Tuesday, but cybersecurity experts said that it...
Michael Hicks: What is ‘quality of place?’
For more than a decade, a team of us at Ball State University argued that local economic and population growth was primarily caused by...
Goldman Sachs 2Q profits beat forecasts; boosts dividend
NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs had the second-best quarterly profit in the firm's history in the quarter ended in June, helped by a strong...