Wisconsin lawmakers poised to approve liquor law overhaul
Wisconsin lawmakers are poised to approve a massive overhaul of the laws governing the state’s multibillion-dollar liquor industry, changes that are supported by small craft brewers, like the makers of Spotted Cow beer, bar owners and alcohol distributors
2023-06-21 13:19
Powell to face Capitol Hill hearing at a time of rising uncertainty over Fed's interest-rate plans
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will begin two days of hearings before Congress on Wednesday that will likely focus on the question that consumed the central bank last week: How far and how fast will the Fed raise its key interest rate from here
2023-06-21 12:17
Foreign companies are shifting investment out of China as confidence wanes, business group says
A business group says foreign companies are shifting investment and their Asian headquarters out of China as confidence plunges following the expansion of an anti-spying law and other challenges
2023-06-21 09:45
Singapore ride-hailing firm Grab slashes 1,000 jobs in biggest layoff since pandemic
Singapore ride-hailing firm Grab Holdings said it is cutting over 1,000 jobs or 11% of its workforce to cut costs and keep the company competitive, in its biggest round of job cuts since the pandemic
2023-06-21 08:50
Build begins on Wyoming-to-California power line amid growing wind power concern
Wyoming and federal officials formally kicked off construction Tuesday of a massive transmission line project to export wind power from Wyoming to southern California
2023-06-21 08:27
Warren Buffett's firm raises stakes in Japanese trading houses as Nikkei hot streak continues
Billionaire Warren Buffett's company increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses for the second time this year to give Berkshire Hathaway control of 8.5% of each of those conglomerates
2023-06-21 07:45
Twitter employees sue social media company over bonuses they say weren't paid despite promises
Current and former employees are suing Twitter over bonuses they say the social media company failed to pay despite promises it would
2023-06-21 06:59
Hospital turns over transgender patient records to Tennessee attorney general in investigation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has turned over transgender patient records to the Tennessee attorney general’s team in what his office confirmed is an investigation into potential medical billing fraud
2023-06-21 06:27
Biden discusses risks and promises of artificial intelligence with tech leaders in San Francisco
President Joe Biden has convened a group of technology leaders in San Francisco to debate the risks and promises of artificial intelligence
2023-06-21 05:57
Company says it can't say for sure whether more air-bag inflators might explode and hurl shrapnel
A company that makes air-bag inflators that have exploded in eight incidents involving two deaths and seven injuries argues that it can’t say for sure whether its inflators might cause further such incidents
2023-06-21 04:17
Sanders launches Senate probe into Amazon's safety practices and asks workers to share stories
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday opened a Senate investigation into Amazon’s warehouse safety practices
2023-06-21 02:19
Jazz unveil over-the-air, streaming options to watch games starting next season
The Utah Jazz are making their game broadcasts available over-the-air starting this coming season, becoming the latest franchise to pivot to a new option for fans and potentially reaching more viewers than ever before
2023-06-21 00:26