Tag: Business
Japan's Nikkei 225 share index surges to another record high, approaching 42,000
Japan's Nikkei 225 share index has closed at another record high, gaining 0.6% to close Wednesday at 41,831,99TOKYO -- Japan’s Nikkei 225 share...
California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours.
LOS ANGELES -- Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s locations south of Los Angeles, took orders at the register on a recent...
China's landfills brim with textile waste as fast fashion reigns and recycling takes a back seat
WENZHOU, China -- At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark...
Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A company has installed computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, allowing patrons...
House backs bills to roll back energy efficiency standards for refrigerators, dishwashers
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Tuesday approved two bills rolling back Energy Department efficiency standards on refrigerators and dishwashers.Republicans called the Biden administration...
Key senators reach agreement on spending levels for next year, setting up clash with House
WASHINGTON -- The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense programs under...