Category Archives: Economy
Investor urges Canadian National to drop bid for US railroad
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major Canadian National shareholder is urging the railroad to abandon its $33.6 billion bid to buy Kansas City Southern after regulators dealt the deal a procedural setback this week.
With I-40 bridge closed, backup route gets inspection
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An inspection of the Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas began Tuesday, a week after the span became the states' primary Mississippi River crossing when a cracked steel beam prompted the indefinite closure of th...
Business Highlights: Old jobs go wanting, White House memo
___ Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs
Groups ask judge to block Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Abortion rights groups asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block a new Indiana law that would require doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment for potentially stopping the abortion process. ...
Amazon to continue pause on police use of facial recognition
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it will continue to ban police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year ban it announced last year.
Amazon to extend pause on police use of facial recognition
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it will extend its ban on police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year pause it announced last year.
Canada has key role to play in U.S. economic recovery, Ng tells free-trade meeting
WASHINGTON — Canada needs to be a central player in American efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Ng said Tuesday as North America's trade emissaries sat down to work out the fine points of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Ng,
Biden reverses Trump changes to bank antidiscrimination law
NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it will repeal changes made by the Trump administration to a law aimed at stopping banks from discriminating against racial minorities and the poor.
Lawmakers quiz Boeing, FAA about recent issues with planes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two key members of Congress are seeking records from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration about production problems with two of the company’s most popular airliners.
WH memo sees economic strength where critics see fragility
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials are seeking to quell anxiety about inflation and the pace of hiring — issuing a memo Tuesday that highlights robust economic gains as the United States gets vaccinated and recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. ...
