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 [...]
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota this week announced a partnership with American autonomous driving technology company Waymo. The move was somewhat anticipated, as the use of such technology speeds up around the world, and Toyota Motor Corp. has been aggressive about its intention to stay on top of such advances. “Toyota is committed to realizing a [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — After years of attempts, state lawmakers last week voted to end the subsidy for two unprofitable Cold War-era coal plants that had cost Ohio ratepayers nearly $400,000 a day, after it was tucked into an energy bill at the center of the largest corruption scandal in state history. House Bill 15 would [...]
Three Columbus businesses have been awarded state tax credits for planned expansion projects expected to create more than 100 jobs in the region. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved tax credits for Dri-Design Inc., Wandel & Schnell Architects and XPO Logistics Freights Inc. Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, and state Department of Development [...]
A pair of Republican state lawmakers has resurrected legislation from the last session of the General Assembly designed to disincentivize municipalities and counties from hampering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents’ efforts to arrest and remove illegal aliens from the state. Reps. Josh Williams of Sylvania Township and Tex Fischer of Boardman have introduced House [...]