Tag: Consumer products and services

Court approves 3M settlement over 'forever chemicals' in public drinking water systems

Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar...

Huawei’s profit more than doubles in 2023, sales up 9.6% as cloud and digital businesses grow

HONG KONG -- Chinese telecoms gear company Huawei Technologies has reported its profit more than doubled last year as its cloud and digital...

Retail sales up 0.6% in February, bouncing back from decline to start the year

NEW YORK -- Shoppers picked up their spending in February after a pullback the previous month, reflecting the mixed feelings Americans have in...

Best Buy reports lower 4Q sales and profits as shoppers remain cautious

NEW YORK -- Best Buy reported on Thursday a drop in fourth-quarter sales and profits as shoppers remain cautious about spending on consumer...

Stock market today: Global shares mostly decline, while Tokyo again finishes at a record high

TOKYO -- Global shares mostly declined Monday, although Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index reached another record high. France's CAC 40 slipped 0.4% in...