Tag: Business

Monsanto agrees to $160 million settlement with Seattle over pollution in the Duwamish River

SEATTLE -- Ending an eight-year legal battle, chemical giant Monsanto has agreed to a $160-million settlement with Seattle for its part in polluting...

Norfolk Southern results complicated by derailment insurance payments, proxy fight and productivity

Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year's disastrous East Palestine derailment, but it also...

Video game performers will go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns

LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood's video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work...

Manhattan diamond dealer charged in scheme to swap real diamonds for fakes

NEW YORK -- A Manhattan diamond dealer with a history of gemstone fraud was indicted Thursday in what officials describe as a scheme...

Workers link US, Canadian sides of new Gordie Howe International Bridge over Detroit River

DETROIT -- Workers have linked the U.S. and Canadian sides of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Detroit River, a major...

Kroger, Albertsons agree to temporarily halt merger plans while Colorado lawsuit proceeds

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons on Thursday agreed to temporarily halt their proposed merger in Colorado until a judge has considered the state’s...