Members of the Public Safety Committee in the Ohio House of Representatives this week heard from the sponsors of a bill who want to create a public-alert system for escaped convicts. Rep. Bill Roemer, R-Richfield, said the basis for the bill resulted from an unsettling personal experience last year. “Last fall, I was working away [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched inflation gauge cooled last month in a sign that prices were steadily easing. At the same time, consumers accelerated their spending, particularly on cars. This week’s report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose 2.3 percent in March from a year earlier, down from 2.5 percent in [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed executive orders earlier this week to relax some of his 25 percent tariffs on automobiles and auto parts, a reversal as the import taxes threatened to slow domestic manufacturing. Automakers and independent analysts have indicated that the tariffs could lead to higher prices, reduce sales and make American [...]
Starbucks’ sales are on the upswing again, with the company reporting its first quarterly sales increase in more than a year in the January-March period. The coffee giant, however, earlier this week said that its turnaround effort is far from complete and its fiscal second quarter also saw lagging store traffic and lower-than-expected earnings. “Some [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings in the United States fell in March as employers posted 7.2 million vacancies in March, down from 7.5 million in February and 8.1 million in March 2024, the Labor Department reported. It was the fewest number of openings since September and below the 7.5 million that economists had forecast. The [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 600,000 vehicles across its Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands in the United States due to potential manufacturing defects that can cause engine failure. The recall covers certain Cadillac Escalades and Escalade ESVs; Chevrolet Silverado 1500s, Suburbans and Tahoes; and GMC Sierra 1500s, Yukons and Yukon XLs [...]
UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles. The package delivery company said it anticipates making the job cuts this year. It anticipates closing 73 leased and owned buildings by the end of June. UPS said that it is [...]
Coca-Cola reported better-than-expected earnings in the first quarter and said the impact of new tariffs on its business are likely to be “manageable.” Coke and other beverage makers are facing a 25 percent tariff on the aluminum they use for cans, among other items. Last month, rival PepsiCo lowered its full-year earnings expectations due to [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it’s not planning to list added tariff costs next to product prices on its site despite speculation spanning from a report that claimed the e-commerce giant soon would show new import charges, as well as comments from President Donald Trump’s White House denouncing such a move. There had reportedly [...]