Lidl acquire Homebase site for new retail development next to Belfast’s Forestside complex
Grocery retailer Lidl has acquired the Homebase retail site next to Forestside shopping complex, with plans to develop a ...
US importers stockpile Italian Prosecco as a hedge against possible Trump tariffs
American importers have been stockpiling Italian bubbly Prosecco as a hedge against the possible impact of tariffs threatened ...
Budget cuts jeopardize program providing heat pumps for low-income Oregonians
Harold Kettleson has burned wood to heat his Southeast Portland home for decades. The 85-year-old said it’s all he’s ever ...
K-pop group NewJeans changes name to NJZ, announces March performance dates amid contract dispute
The five-member group is scheduled to co-headline ComplexCon Hong Kong in March. The event may mark the group's first major ...
Portland averts city worker strikes after making big concessions to public unions
The city of Portland says it has reached tentative agreements with two public employee unions whose members had threatened to walk off their jobs, averting a pair of potential labor strikes and ...
India central bank cuts rates for the first time in nearly five years, forecasts faster growth next year
The central bank set the real GDP growth forecast at 6.7% for the fiscal year of 2026 while the inflation rate lower at 4.2%.
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.89%, third straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a smidgen of relief for prospective ...
Stock market today: Asian shares mixed as DeepSeek lifts Chinese tech stocks
Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined. Japan’s ...
Hong Kong's post office continues to suspend packages for US as it seeks clarification over tariff
Hong Kong's post office announced late Thursday it would continue to suspend shipping items containing goods to the United ...
US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: Generating decent, but unspectacular, job ...
EV maker Scout Motors wants to sell directly to buyers but can't do it in its home state
Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market with a carefully cultivated experience that will allow some customers to buy the company's vehicle in minutes on an ...