McDonald’s ends 2021 strong, but rising costs ding profit
McDonald’s ended 2021 on a high note with U.S. customers spending more and fewer restaurant closures in Europe from coronavirus…
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Tata group regains control of debt-laden Air India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Tata Sons, India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, has regained ownership of Air India, the country’s debt-laden…
EU launches WTO action against China over Lithuania dispute
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday stepped up its dispute with China as it took an economic spat…
Renault, Nissan to invest $26B in future electric vehicles
TOKYO (AP) — The French-Japanese auto alliance of Renault and Nissan plans to invest 23 billion euros ($26 billion) in…
Australia’s Woodside Petroleum pulls out of Myanmar projects
BANGKOK (AP) — Australia’s Woodside Petroleum is withdrawing from projects in strife-torn Myanmar, following a similar decision last week by…
Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street sinks for third day
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as traders looked ahead to data on U.S. employment costs that…
North Carolina chosen for supersonic passenger jet plant
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Colorado-based aviation company announced Wednesday that it has chosen a North Carolina airport as the…
Samsung reports robust profit based on chip strength
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its operating profit for the last quarter rose by more…
Tesla posts record profit, won’t produce new models in 2022
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla Inc. on Wednesday posted record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings as deliveries of its electric vehicles soared…
How Fed hikes could affect mortgages, car loans, card rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Will mortgage rates go up? How about car loans? Credit cards? How about those nearly invisible rates…