Tag: Consumer products and services
Costco 4Q profits rise, helped by pandemic shopping habits
<p>ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Warehouse retail chain Costco Wholesale said its fourth-quarter profits rose slightly from a year ago, its profits weighed by wage premiums...
Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage
PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain...
Man gets 17 1/2 years in fatal Indiana workplace shooting
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — A man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a co-worker in 2019 at their southern Indiana workplace has been sentenced to...
UK competition watchdog investigates Apple’s App Store
LONDON — U.K. authorities have launched an investigation into Apple's App Store over concerns it has a dominant role that stifles competition and hurts...
17% of food production globally wasted, UN report estimates
NEW YORK — Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout.
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Alpine unveils new car for F1 in French flag colors
<p>PARIS — The rebranded Alpine team presented its new Formula One car on Tuesday, revealing a new livery of blue, white and red matching...
Alpine unveils new car for F1 in French flag colors
PARIS — The rebranded Alpine team presented its new Formula One car on Tuesday, revealing a new livery of blue, white and red matching...
Insider Q&A: Hyundai’s Olabisi Boyle
<p>Olabisi Boyle, vice president of product planning and mobility strategy at Hyundai Motor North America, has seen plenty of change during her decades in...
FCA pleads guilty in plot to enrich Detroit union officials
<p>DETROIT — Automaker FCA US pleaded guilty to conspiracy Monday, admitting that it paid off leaders of the United Auto Workers to try to...
Europeans get ‘right to repair’ for some electrical goods
BERLIN — Companies that sell refrigerators, washers, hairdryers or TVs in the European Union will need to ensure those appliances can be repaired for...