Tag: Business

Owner of thermometer factory gets probation for exposing workers to mercury

WEST BABYLON, N.Y. -- The owner of a New York thermometer factory was sentenced Friday to three years of probation for failing to...

How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 12/13/2024

Stock indexes closed mixed on Wall Street at the end of a rare bumpy week.The S&P 500 ended little changed Friday. The benchmark...

Supreme Court will take up a challenge related to California's tough vehicle emissions standards

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Friday said it would take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to challenge federal...

A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish

GULFPORT, Miss. -- The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been sentenced on federal charges...

Musk: US is demanding he pay penalty over disclosures of his Twitter stock purchases

DETROIT -- Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed...

African Union chairperson candidates advocate for permanent UN Security Council seats

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Three African politicians seeking to head the African Union detailed their plans on Friday for regional security amid conflicts and...