Summer drinks may lack fizz amid carbon dioxide shortage
LONDON — A British trade group says there’s a shortage of carbon dioxide in Northern Europe, sparking fears that drinks may lack fizz just as thirsty soccer fans fill pubs for the World Cup. Gavin...
View ArticleThe Mouse chases the Fox: Disney makes $71B counteroffer
NEW YORK — The mouse is chasing the fox. Disney is offering more than $71 billion for Fox’s entertainment businesses in a counterbid to Comcast’s nearly $66 billion offer . The battle for Twenty-First...
View ArticleSmall businesses are vulnerable to cyberattacks, yet don’t act
Small businesses suffered a barrage of computer invasions last year but most took no action to shore up their security afterward, according to a survey by U.S. insurer Hiscox. It found that 47 per cent...
View Article‘It feels like a gun to our head’: Minnesota regulators approve Enbridge Line...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota regulators on Thursday approved Enbridge Energy’s proposal to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline, angering opponents who say the project threatens pristine areas and have...
View ArticleWill LA mean LeBron behind the scenes and on the big screen?
LOS ANGELES — “Space Jam 2?” A whole new “House Party” franchise? With the leadership of LeBron James, anything is possible. As James comes from Cleveland to Los Angeles looking to take the Lakers to...
View ArticleChina’s HNA Group says co-chairman has died in France
BEIJING — The co-chairman of HNA Group, a conglomerate that operates China’s fourth-largest airline and finance, logistics and other businesses around the world, has died in an accident while on a...
View ArticleEurope could suffer collateral damage in US-China trade war
FRANKFURT — European businesses are unsettled as they watch the U.S. and China collide over trade. And for good reason: the nascent global trade war could represent the biggest single threat to the...
View ArticleHealthy cash flows slow small- and mid-size businesses’ need for financing
For many small and mid-size businesses, how well they’re doing is measured by cash flow. Using that yardstick, a second-quarter survey of owners points to generally healthy companies. The survey...
View ArticleStarbucks, citing ocean threat, is ditching plastic straws from all locations
NEW YORK — Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans. The company becomes the largest food and beverage company to do...
View ArticleUK prime minister fights to stop Cabinet exodus over Brexit
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May met with her shaken-up Cabinet on Tuesday as she tried to restore government unity after the resignations of two top ministers over Brexit. May has spent the...
View Article2008 beheading on Greyhound bus cited for drop in Saskatchewan bus ridership
REGINA — The minister for Saskatchewan’s Crown Investments Corp. says a beheading on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba 10 years ago was the tipping point for bus ridership in his province. Joe Hargrave says...
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Jared Kushner’s family firm accused of forcing out tenants for high-paying...
NEW YORK — The hammering and drilling began just months after Jared Kushner’s family real estate firm bought a converted warehouse apartment building in the hip, Williamsburg section of Brooklyn....
View ArticleJerome Powell bullish on U.S. economy, expects rates to keep rising
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave lawmakers an upbeat assessment of the economy and expects to keep raising interest rates gradually. He said solid job gains and strong economic...
View ArticleHow to decide if it’s better to pay down debt or build up your savings
It’s one of the most common questions financial advisers hear: should I prioritize paying down debt or building up savings? Americans have a cozy relationship with debt — student loans, credit cards...
View ArticleAiling Marchionne hastily replaced as CEO of Fiat Chrysler by head of Jeep...
MILAN Sergio Marchionne’s achievements as one of the automotive world’s most charismatic chief executives include the bold trans-Atlantic merger of Italian carmaker Fiat and U.S. No. 3 Chrysler after...
View ArticleDrought spurs extreme measures to protect West’s wild horses
SALT LAKE CITY — Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and spurring extreme measures to protect them. For what they say is the first time,...
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Fiat Chrysler shares drop as CEO Sergio Marchionne exits because of serious...
MILAN — Financial investors sent shares in Fiat Chrysler tumbling 4 per cent on Monday as they weighed the potential impact of the accelerated exit of CEO Sergio Marchionne due to serious health...
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Sergio Marchionne, the Italian-Canadian CEO who saved Fiat and Chrysler, has...
MILAN — Sergio Marchionne, a charismatic and demanding leader who engineered two long-shot corporate turnarounds to save both Fiat and Chrysler from near-certain failure, died Wednesday. He was 66. The...
View ArticleMexico, Canada stress common front on three-way NAFTA deal with no sunset clause
MEXICO CITY — Mexican and Canadian officials said Wednesday that talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement will remain a three-way negotiation, despite suggestions by U.S. President Donald Trump...
View Article50 years on, McDonald’s isn’t messing with its Big Mac
NEW YORK — McDonald’s is fighting to hold onto customers as the Big Mac turns 50, but it’s not messing with the makings of its most famous burger. The company is celebrating the 1968 national launch of...
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