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After lengthy discussion, Royal City food truck ordinance approved
ROYAL CITY — After more than a year of discussion, Royal City has a revised ordinance governing food trucks. “T…
Path to Home Depot becomes familiar for millions in pandemic
Millions of people forced to work out of the office during the pandemic took on new projects at home and Home Depot is supplying a lot of the DIY material they need.
As US goes online to resupply, sales at Walmart.com boom
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans established trusted supply lines as the virus surged in new regions of the U.S. over the past few months and millions did so at Walmart, where online sales nearly doubled in the second qua…
US home construction surges 22.6%, third monthly increase
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new U.S. homes surged 22.6% last month as homebuilders bounced back from a lull induced by the coronavirus pandemic.
US home construction surges 22.6% in July, rebounding from pandemic lull
WASHINGTON (AP) — US home construction surges 22.6% in July, rebounding from pandemic lull.
Coin shortage hits retailers, laundromats, tooth fairy
A convenience store chain is offering a free beverage or sandwich in exchange for them. A laundromat owner drove 4 hours across state lines to get $8,000 worth. A young girl in Illinois wrote the tooth fairy saying…
Lithuanian lawmakers vote for sanctions against Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s parliament voted for economic sanctions against neighboring Belarus on Tuesday, saying the presidential election there mustn't be internationally recognized.
US goes online for pandemic supplies, many at Walmart.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans established trusted supply lines as the virus surged in new regions of the U.S. over the past few months and millions did so at Walmart, where online sales nearly doubled in the fiscal sec…
World stock markets rise as S&P 500 eyes record close
Global stock markets rose on Tuesday and Wall Street looked set to edge up on the open, with the S&P 500 not far from a record closing high it set in February before the pandemic crunched the global economy.
Millennial Money: For grocery delivery, add fees to the list
I haven’t set foot in a grocery store in nearly four months.
Millions WFH and Home Depot sales explode
With millions of people staring at their walls while working from home, sales at Home Depot surged in the second quarter, with same-stores sales in the U.S. spiking 25%.
France weighs mask mandate at work as virus reawakens
PARIS (AP) — France’s government is conferring with unions Tuesday about requiring masks in workplaces to contain growing virus infections.
China says US damaging global trade with Huawei sanctions
BEIJING (AP) — China accused Washington of damaging global trade with sanctions that threaten to cripple tech giant Huawei and said Tuesday it will protect Chinese companies but gave no indication of possible retal…
UK retailer Marks & Spencer cuts 7,000 jobs due to pandemic
LONDON (AP) — British retailer Marks & Spencer plans to eliminate about 7,000 jobs as it streamlines management and store operations after sales plunged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
China considers imposing tariffs on Australian wine
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China on Tuesday launched an investigation into whether Australia is exporting wine at improperly low prices in a new dispute between major trading partners that could reduce access to th…
Report: Nursing home cases up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound
WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West, according to an industry report released Monday.