Article content LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly 40 years, customers flocked to Party City for Halloween costumes, favors for children’s birthday parties and decorations for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Now, the go-to shop for everything from cartoon-themed balloons to Super Bowl decor is closing stores. Article content Party City announced Saturday that it would […]
Article content Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be directly deposited into eligible people’s bank accounts or sent in the mail by a paper check. Article content The IRS said it’s distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Matt O’brien Published Dec 21, 2024 • 4 minute read Suchir Balaji poses for a photo in Hawaii in 2018. Balaji was a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who died in November 2024. Photo by Balaji Ramamurthy /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Article content […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Mae Anderson Published Dec 15, 2024 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 4 minute read Article content After the busy Black Friday holiday weekend, Kristen Tarnol, owner of Emerald City Gifts in Studio City, California, is already asking her supplier to send […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Canadian Press Amanda Stephenson Published Dec 15, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content CALGARY — The ripple effect of the wildfire that devastated the town of Jasper last summer could continue to reverberate through Alberta’s tourism sector in 2025, industry insiders say. Article […]
Article content EDMONTON — Calgary-based pipeline giant Enbridge says it has cleaned up about 60 per cent of a nearly 265,000-litre oil spill in Wisconsin that was discovered last month. Article content Enbridge says the spill was discovered by an employee conducting a visual inspection of its Line 6 at the Enbridge Cambridge Station, west […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Bruce Shipkowski And Ken Miller Published Dec 14, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 6 minute read Article content A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey and the East Coast in recent weeks, […]
Article content OAKLAND, Wis. (AP) — Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said. Article content The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) west of Milwaukee, by an Enbridge Energy technician, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, citing a federal […]
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 […]