Tag: Consumer products and services

Average US price of gas up 25 cents a gallon to $2.89

0
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 25 cents a gallon over the past three weeks to $2.89. ...

Auto industry urges emissions deal weaker than Obama’s

0
WASHINGTON — A coalition of automakers has told the Biden administration it would agree to raise mileage standards to reduce tailpipe emissions but with...

After long pandemic year, a changed New York shows renewal

0
NEW YORK — Pamela Puchalski still remembers how frightening it felt when the coronavirus upended life in her New York City neighborhood last March. ...

Korean battery firm offers Georgia plant as dispute lingers

0
ATLANTA — With a giant battery factory in northeast Georgia hanging in the balance of a trade dispute, South Korean company LG Energy Solution...

Indiana circus barns built by `Lion King’ set for demolition

0
PERU, Ind. — Historic barns that a man once known as “The Lion King” built in northern Indiana to house circus animals are set...

Ulta Beauty pauses Teen Vogue ad spending in editor outcry

0
NEW YORK — A major advertiser at Teen Vogue, the retailer Ulta Beauty, has paused ad spending at the Conde Nast publication amid a...

Japan Post, Rakuten tie-up in digital delivery, cashless pay

0
TOKYO — Japan’s postal system is investing 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in an 8% stake in the e-commerce venture Rakuten to strengthen a...

Firefighters called to plant where earlier gas leak killed 6

0
ATLANTA — A refrigeration company and firefighters were called to a northeast Georgia chicken processing plant where a liquid nitrogen leak killed six workers...

Union seeks vote of 87 workers at Nissan Tennessee plant

0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A union wants to hold a vote for representation of fewer than 100 workers out of thousands at the Nissan vehicle...

Oh, what a birthday week for Dr. Seuss books

0
NEW YORK — Oh, the books that sold last week by Dr. Seuss. ...