Tag: Consumer products and services
Strike ends at Volvo plant in Va. as tentative deal reached
<p>A strike at a Volvo plant in Virginia has ended following a tentative deal between the workers' union and automaker.</p>
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Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events, readies tourism
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Worshippers lined up at churches across Greece on Orthodox Good Friday as the government kept pandemic restrictions in place through the...
GM spending on Mexico electric vehicle plant angers US union
<p>DETROIT — An announcement by General Motors that it would invest more than $1 billion at a Mexican factory that will build electric vehicles...
Americans hungry for Burger King, sales improve in Q1
<p>Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King, saw its sales climb in the first quarter to top Wall Street's view as Americans...
Disneyland opening highlights California’s COVID turnaround
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Four months ago, America’s most populous state was struggling to combat a surge in coronavirus hospitalizations that packed patients into outdoor...
Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035
WASHINGTON — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then...
Strike ends at Volvo plant in Va. as tentative deal reached
A strike at a Volvo plant in Virginia has ended following a tentative deal between the workers' union and automaker.
...
GM spending on Mexico electric vehicle plant angers US union
DETROIT — An announcement by General Motors that it would invest more than $1 billion at a Mexican factory that will build electric vehicles...
Merchants sue Federal Reserve over fees for debit cards
<p>NEW YORK — Two trade groups representing businesses in North Dakota filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Federal Reserve, asking the agency to lower...
GM: Software, new battery parts will solve Bolt fire issues
DETROIT — Engineers at General Motors have figured out how to fix a battery problem with the Chevrolet Bolt electric hatchback that caused five...