By Ivan Moreno The Associated Press A Wisconsin company is offering to microchip its employees, enabling them to open doors, log onto their computers and purchase break room snacks with a simple swipe of the hand. Three Square Market, also known as 32M, said more than 50 employees are voluntarily […]
National Business
The Associated Press HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears will begin selling its appliances on Amazon.com, including smart appliances that can be synced with Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa. The announcement Thursday sent shares of Sears soaring almost 11 per cent. The tie-up with the internet behemoth could give shares of the […]
The Associated PressMichelle R. Smith PROVIDENCE, R.I.–Where’s the character Rey in the “Star Wars” version of Monopoly? In a land far, far away, apparently. Eighteen months after game-maker Hasbro Inc. promised to add the female character to the game by the fall of 2016, an Illinois girl who wrote to […]
The Associated PressCarrie Antlfinger SAUK CITY, Wis.–Dairy farmers, take note: the key to turning your dairy cow into a cash cow is udder happiness. Give her a bigger stall, increase air circulation, and provide some shelter to prevent overheating. That’s according to a University of Wisconsin initiative that focuses on […]
By Elaine Kurtenbach The Associated Press TOKYO — Members of a Pacific Rim trade initiative rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump are to hold working-level talks Wednesday in the Japanese mountain resort town of Hakone, west of Tokyo. The three-day meeting among envoys from the 11 remaining members of the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The federal banking regulator is proposing a new stress test for all uninsured mortgages as part of efforts to tighten lending rules. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) recommended the measure as part of draft changes that it has published for public […]
By James MacPherson The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. — The end of the line may be in sight for a North Dakota safety program aimed at lowering the risk of disastrous train derailments involving the state’s crude oil. The pilot program, which includes two rail safety inspectors and a manager […]
By Linda Wang The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A former StarKist tuna company executive has pleaded guilty in federal court to price-fixing packaged seafood sold in the United States. Stephen Hodge, a former senior vice-president for sales at StarKist Co., entered his plea Wednesday in federal court in San […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — InnVest Hotels LP is acquiring the luxury hotel formerly known as Toronto’s Trump International Hotel and Tower from JCF Capital for an undisclosed amount. As part of the deal, the 65-storey facility will get a significant renovation and be renamed the St. Regis Toronto once […]
By Matthew Brown And Katy Daigle The Associated Press BEIJING — The world’s biggest coal users China, the United States and India have boosted coal mining in 2017, in an abrupt departure from last year’s record global decline for the heavily polluting fuel and a setback to efforts to rein […]
The Associated PressRussell Contreras ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–Typewriter enthusiasts gather at an Albuquerque restaurant to experiment with vintage Smith Coronas. Fans in Boston kneel in a city square and type stories about their lives during a pro-immigration demonstration. A documentary on typewriters featuring Tom Hanks and musician John Mayer is set for […]
The Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Fast-food chain McDonald’s has ended its Olympic sponsorship deal three years early. The International Olympic Committee says confidential financial terms of the immediate separation were agreed to. IOC marketing director Timo Lumme says “we understand that McDonald’s is looking to focus on different business […]
