Article content The Federal Trade Commission sued the largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits on Thursday, saying it is illegally discriminating against small and independent businesses. Article content Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits doesn’t give small and independent stores access to discounts and rebates that larger chains receive, putting the smaller stores at a […]
Article content PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge has temporarily halted a proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons, an action that could scuttle the deal. Article content U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson issued the ruling Tuesday after holding a three-week hearing in Portland, Oregon. Kroger and Albertsons in 2022 proposed what would […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Randall Chase Published Dec 10, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content DOVER, Del. (AP) — A UPS driver who crashed his truck after downing several beers while driving is not entitled to workers’ compensation for his injuries, a Delaware judge has […]
Article content Shares of Nvidia fell Monday after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws. Article content In a brief news release with few details, Chinese regulators appear to be focusing on Nvidia’s $6.9 billion acquisition of network and data transmission company Mellanox in 2019. […]
Article content ATLANTA (AP) — The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios died Friday night when the small plane he was piloting crashed on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Article content The studio confirmed on Saturday that Steve Mensch, its 62-year-old president and general manager, had died. “We are incredibly saddened by the passing of our dear […]
Article content The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, one the nation’s largest insurers, was killed Wednesday in midtown Manhattan in what police described as a targeted attack by a shooter outside a hotel where the company was holding a conference. Article content The shooter fled on foot into an alleyway and was last seen on an […]
Article content MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate has voted to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls, drawing sharp criticism from the tourism industry. Article content Mexican business chambers say the immigration charge — from which cruise passengers used to be exempt — may hurt the country’s half-billion-dollar-per-year cruise industry. The […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press David Klepper Published Dec 03, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities on Tuesday urged telecommunication companies to boost network security following a sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Scott Bauer Published Dec 02, 2024 • 4 minute read Article content MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Zenel Zhinipotoku And Llazar Semini Published Nov 30, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A powerful explosion damaged a water canal and temporarily cut water and power supplies to Kosovo’s cities, the prime minister said Saturday, blaming […]