Tag: Consumer products and services
General Mills dives deeper into the pet business
<p>SILVER SPRING, Md. — General Mills is diving further into the red-hot pet food market, acquiring Tyson Foods' animal treat business for $1.2 billion...
West Virginia trial puts spotlight on sprawling opioid cases
A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants...
DeSantis: Florida will fill void if small cruise lines leave
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Calling Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings “not one of the bigger ones,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that if smaller cruise...
Desperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise pay
WASHINGTON — U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood...
Apple holds edge in app store trial despite nagging issues
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple seems to be prevailing in an antitrust trial examining whether its mobile app store illegally skims profits from smaller...
Tesla to stop accepting Bitcoin for car payments
<p>Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday, citing environmental concerns. </p>
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China says Xiaomi removal from U.S. blacklist "beneficial"
<p>HONG KONG — China’s commerce ministry on Thursday welcomed the removal of Xiaomi Corp. from a U.S. government blacklist, a day after the U.S....
New Ford models can get over-the-internet software updates
<p>DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford says it is starting to send out over-the-internet software updates to some of its newer models as it moves to...
West Virginia trial puts spotlight on sprawling opioid cases
<p>A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants...
DeSantis: Florida will fill void if small cruise lines leave
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Calling Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings “not one of the bigger ones,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that if smaller cruise...