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Auto show opens in Detroit but some automakers give it a miss
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Andy Uhler
Jan 14, 2019
Big-name auto companies will skip the North American International Auto Show as they reconsider their promotion strategies.
GM's profit outlook is rising after announcing restructuring in November
Jan 11, 2019
Back in November, General Motors unloaded a big bummer of an announcement: five plant closures, about 15,000 layoffs and the dispensing of several car models. GM said all that would save $4.5 billion by 2020. Today, GM CEO Mary Barra said the company expects 2018 earnings will be stronger than previously expected and said 2019 […]
Ford plans to close plants and slash its workforce in Europe
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Justin Ho
Jan 10, 2019
The Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday morning that it’s going to “transform” its operations in Europe. That means the automaker will close plants, stop producing some models and lay off what a Ford executive called a “significant number” of its 50,000 European employees. Ford’s been in Europe for more than a century. It’s also the […]
The business that's not happening, thanks to the shutdown
Jan 9, 2019
From mergers and food regulation to taxes and immigration, daily commerce is in limbo.
Airline tickets are priced to confuse
Jan 9, 2019
Sometimes flying a longer distance is less expensive.
California pet stores can only sell rescue cats, dogs and rabbits
Jan 9, 2019
A new law aims to help the state's overcrowded animal shelters.
It's showtime! After these 617 credits
Jan 4, 2019
If you took some time over the holidays to catch a movie or two, chances are you sat through a lot of stuff that was not the movie, but a list of names on a screen. You get the pre-movie credits, you get the post-movie credits, which might have an Easter egg hidden in them, […]
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Big Pharma is betting big on cancer drugs
Jan 3, 2019
Bristol-Myers Squibb announced Thursday that it’s going to acquire another drugmaker, Celgene. The deal is worth about $74 billion. The combined company will have nine products with sales of more than a billion dollars a year, including some blockbuster cancer drugs. The merger is a sign that Big Pharma is betting big on cancer medications. […]
Apple shares drop after news of waning iPhone sales
Jan 3, 2019
Cook also attributes challenges in China to the projected downturn in revenue.
As box office sags, Netflix reports an online hit with "Bird Box"
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Erika Beras
Jan 2, 2019
While moviegoers were busy saying “meh” to a couple of new Hollywood offerings (“Vice” and “Holmes & Watson”), at least 45 million of them caught most of Netflix’s “Bird Box.” (That’s how many users the streaming service reports watched at least 70 percent of the horror film.) How is Netflix doing in the battle for our […]