Tag: Business

Georgia seaport closes gap with Baltimore, the top US auto port

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The executive overseeing Georgia's seaports said Tuesday that a record 830,000 automobiles moved through the Port of Brunswick south of...

Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition

AUSTIN, Texas -- Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over claims that the tech giant...

U.S. job openings fall slightly to 8.2 million as high interest rates slowly cool a hot labor market

WASHINGTON -- U.S. job openings fell slightly last month, a sign that the American labor market continues to cool in the face of...

Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces scrutiny from UK competition watchdog

FILE - The Anthropic website and mobile phone app are shown in this photo, in New York, Friday, July 5, 2024. Britain's competition...

Stores lure back-to-school shoppers with deals and 'buy now, pay later' plans

NEW YORK -- Mass market retailers in the U.S. are plying shoppers with offers for computers, clothes and other back-to-school essentials at affordable...

What is that? Olympic Phryge confounds some, but is very French

PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — “Is it the Eiffel Tower?” asks a puzzled American tourist queued in front of the Paris 2024 Megastore.To...