Amazon plan for expansion yet to take off
Amazon has fallen so far behind schedule in creating new jobs at its Northern Virginia headquarters that its workforce at those offices shrank last year, the c…
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Stakes are high for East Coast casinos
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Atlantic City casinos are facing threats on multiple fronts from new competitors not just in New York, but also from within their own st…
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World internet data hub relies on West Virginia coal power
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- A helicopter hovers over the Gee family farm, the noisy rattle echoing inside their home in this rural part of West Virginia. It's holdi…
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Georgia plant OK’d to raise output
ATLANTA -- Georgia Power Co. got the go-ahead last week to build and buy more electrical generation from the Georgia Public Service Commission, despite questio…
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Diesel market declining, worrying traders
The global diesel market is deteriorating, a concerning economic signal and food for thought for bullish oil traders.
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States asked to help enforce airline laws
The Biden administration is enlisting the help of officials in 15 states to enforce consumer-protection laws covering airline travelers, a power that by law is…
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VW workers vote on joining union
DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers' drive to expand its reach to nonunion factories across the South and elsewhere faced a key test Friday, when workers at a V…
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US tightens rules on oil, gas leasing in Alaskan reserve
JUNEAU, Alaska -- The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to…
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Fed rethinking rate-cut strategy
A string of disappointing inflation data has forced the Federal Reserve to reset the clock on its first interest-rate cut and re-evaluate the trajectory of pri…
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Subscriber ExclusiveAI makes it easy for anyone to sell their old phone online
My used phone sold almost as soon as I listed it, thanks to eBay's new artificial intelligence tool. AI makes it easy to get rid of your stuff.
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Tech losses hammer S&P 500, Nasdaq to end week
NEW YORK -- The worst week for big technology stocks since the pandemic crash in 2020 dragged Wall Street on Friday across the finish line of another losing we…
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Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads in China
HONG KONG -- Apple said it had removed Meta's WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Ch…
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Google fires protesting employees
Alphabet Inc.'s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com Inc. t…
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EV power stations grow 7% from ’23
Automakers may be pumping the brakes on electric vehicle production in the United States, but charging challenges -- a hurdle to adoption -- are vanishing at a…
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US long-term mortgage rate tops 7%
LOS ANGELES -- Prospective homebuyers are facing higher costs to finance a home with the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate moving above 7% this week to its …
