Howes: UAW leadership struggles to close GM deal

Lengthening walkout risks becoming an economic train wreck for GM, for the striking workers, for the Michigan economy, for the Detroit-based industry.

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Experts question whether California power shutoffs prevent wildfires

Experts say it’s hard to know what might have happened had the power stayed on

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Mid-engine Corvette race car first laps

The race version of the mid-engine Corvette - the C8.R - debuted at Road Atlanta with a distinctly different V8 exhaust note

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Warren escalates Facebook fight with ad targeting Zuckerberg

Warren, who in March proposed breaking up big tech companies, began running a text ad on Facebook last Thursday to take aim at Zuckerberg

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Joe Biden’s son Hunter stepping down from Chinese board

Hunter Biden is stepping down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity firm

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Word Network owner says he sent offensive meme to pastor to ‘make him aware’

Kevin Adell, The Word Network owner, admitted Sunday to sending racially-charged meme to former employee Bishop George Bloomer, who is black

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Joker’ tops box office again, beats ‘Addams Family

The first weekend was no fluke: “Joker” is a hit

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Cantoro restaurant in Troy has closed

At one point one of the most hotly-anticipated new restaurants coming to Troy, Cantoro has closed

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Taco Bell pulls beef from some stores on quality concerns

Taco Bell restaurants in some states pulled seasoned beef temporarily off the menu over quality concerns

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Pregnancy discrimination continues, 41 years after U.S. ban

There were 2,790 cases alleging pregnancy discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2018

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MI Dream Home: Ann Arbor cape cod overlooks Fleming Creek

A five-bedroom Cape Cod home, situated in a secluded wooded area of Ann Arbor, offers treetop views that overlook Fleming Creek from its private deck

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Facebook’s Libra currency battered by defections, pushback

Will people trust Facebook to create a new, global currency?

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Companies welcome U.S.-China trade truce, warn disputes remain

The bruising battle over China’s trade surplus and technology ambitions has disrupted global trade

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Who will win the streaming wars?

In the coming months, most of the biggest media conglomerates will launch their own streaming services

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Baconator comes to breakfast just as pork world heads for crisis

Restaurants dive into breakfast at a time when pork is at risk

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Meat in space: Crew 3D prints synthetic beef on International Space Station

An Israeli company is working with 3D Bioprinting Solutions to reduce the need to kill actual animals to produce the world’s protein needs

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Visa, Mastercard shun Facebook’s Libra digital currency plan

Visa and Mastercard on Friday announced their departure from Facebook’s Libra project, a potentially fatal blow to the social network’s plan

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Stocks rally as Trump says U.S.-China reach accord: Markets wrap

Stocks rallied as President Donald Trump said the U.S. and China had reached “a very substantial phase one deal”

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U.S. consumers snap up Italian parmesan before tariffs

The higher tariffs – up from $2.15 a kilogram to around $6 a kilogram – take effect on Oct. 18.

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Tastes great, less land-filling … beer in a paper bottle

The prototypes that are “fully recyclable and have an inner barrier to allow the bottles to contain beer”

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Trump sees ‘warmer feelings’ as Schumer sounds off: Trade update

Trump continued to send positive vibes about a trade deal with China, but Chuck Schumer is criticizing any deal that would include breaks for Huawei

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Walmart’s US CEO leaves to take top job at Air New Zealand

The executive who spearheaded Walmart’s U.S. division’s revival is leaving the company to take the top job at Air New Zealand

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Amazon workers may be watching your Cloud Cam home footage

Dozens of Amazon workers based in India and Romania review clips captured by Cloud Cam to train AI algorithms

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Fed approves rules loosening Dodd-Frank bank restrictions

The Federal Reserve is easing restrictions imposed on banks following the 2008 financial crisis

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Mid-engine ‘Vette racer gets new engine, livery

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Trump says U.S.-China trade talks are ‘going very well’

President Trump assessed US-China trade talks and said he would meet at the White House on Friday with the leader of the Chinese negotiating team

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Apple has a lot to lose if it crosses China’s party bosses

Apple’s latest acts of capitulation to China’s ruling Communist Party have alienated some Hong Kong consumers and angered democracy activists

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Fisher apologizes for remarks, is barred from Tiburon events

Two days after billionaire Ken Fisher made a series of offensive comments at an event that were condemned by attendees, he now says he’s really sorry

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Tim Cook defends decision to remove Hong Kong maps app in memo

Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company’s decision Thursday to remove a controversial mapping app in Hong Kong

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Vaping fallout: Small stores suffer as vapers turn away

The thousands of shops that sprang up across the country over the past decade to sell vaping products have seen a stunning reversal of fortune

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Howes: UAW-GM talks to end strike sow confusion

Twenty-five days in, the UAW is communicating more regularly with its striking members than GM is, but the union is saying a lot less when it does

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US job openings slip 1.7% in August as labor market slows

U.S. job openings fell 1.7% in August and hires edged down, bolstering views that the labor market may lose momentum

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Fed officials were sharply divided over September rate cut

Federal Reserve officials were sharply divided last month when they decided to cut their key policy rate for a second time this year

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Facebook CEO to appear before Congress on currency plan

The Facebook CEO will appear before Congress this month as it is under pressure from lawmakers and regulators over its massive market power

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China demands US lift tech curbs, will ‘safeguard’ interests

China demanded Washington lift sanctions on Chinese tech companies and warned Wednesday it will “resolutely safeguard” the country’s interests

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Airline seat screens face fight for survival on domestic flights

The reason for replacing the seatback screen is, of course, the ubiquitous smartphone

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Heidelburgers restaurant planned for Heidelberg Project

Diners can get a preview of the menu at a pop-up event at Heidelberg's headquarters on Oct. 19

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Hopes are dim as U.S. and China resume high-stakes trade talks

The 13th round of U.S.-China trade negotiations, set to begin Thursday in Washington, is unlikely to prove any more successful than the previous 12

| 6 days ago

To live or die by Google search brings an escalating cost

“Where’s the best place to hide a body? The second page of a Google search.”

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Parent of Toys R Us teams up with Target to power online biz

The parent company of Toys R Us is turning to a key rival to restart its e-commerce business ahead of the holiday shopping season

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