Tag: Consumer services
COVID-19 cases delay long-awaited Royal Caribbean cruise
MIAMI — Royal Caribbean International is postponing for nearly a month one of the highly anticipated first sailings from the U.S. since the pandemic...
US retail sales fell 1.3% in May, chip shortage dings autos
NEW YORK — Retail sales fell in May, dragged down by a decline in auto sales, likely due to fewer cars being made amid...
Fighting COVID-19 surge, South Africa increases restrictions
JOHANNESBURG — Confronted with a rapid surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, South Africa has returned to tighter restrictions on public gatherings and liquor...
New owners try to get Bally’s Atlantic City back in the game
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Phil Juliano was looking at Bally's casino through rose-colored glass. Or more accurately, rose-colored glass flecked with jarringly out-of-place blue...
This Week: Retail sales, Fed policy update, Kroger earns
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
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California adds vacation incentive to spur vaccinations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will offer six “dream vacation” incentives to spur more people to get coronavirus vaccinations, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday on...
From vaccine sharing to climate, G-7 talks yield agreements
FALMOUTH, England — The Group of Seven wealthy democracies have wrapped up their first face-to-face summit in two years at a seaside resort in...
Average US price of gas rises 2 cents per gallon to $3.13
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 2 cents to $3.13 per gallon over the past three weeks.
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Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India’s middle class
NEW DELHI — Ram Babu moved from his village to the Indian capital New Delhi in 1980, to clean cars. Soon, he learned to...
UK economy edges to pre-pandemic levels as lockdown eased
LONDON — The easing of lockdown restrictions in April helped the British economy grow at its fastest rate since July 2020 and recoup further...