General Motors says low inventory and production delays waiting on semiconductor chips – a key component in a variety of car parts – led to the dip in full-year new car sales.
Lynley Price
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Omicron plays havoc with return-to-office plans
Major corporations were hopeful employees could return early next year but the variant is pushing those dates back – or dashing them altogether.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden vows he, Manchin will ‘get something done’ on $2 trillion bill
The president says he thinks there’s still a possibility, but the West Virginia senator said Monday the bill has too much government spending without enough restrictions on incomes or work requirements.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Parents, schools face another reckoning over COVID-19 cases
The CDC says schools are safe when protocols are followed, but anxiety remains high.
Posted inNation & World, News
New reforms target U.S. military’s problem of missing weapons
The Army is developing an app that would search each service’s own property record databases.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.K. to give $1.3 billion in aid to businesses hurt by omicron
The hospitality industry has taken a hit from public health measures, staff shortages and reservation cancellations.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden administration moves to expand solar power on U.S. land
Almost 1,400 square miles of public land has been identified, and if developed, could produce enough electricity for 29 million homes.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Omicron casts new shadow over economy’s pandemic recovery
One fear is that infections will further disrupt manufacturing and shipping, worsening the supply chain backlogs.
Posted inNation & World
Prosecutors at Kim Potter trial document her Taser training
If found guilty for first-degree manslaughter, she faces just over seven years in prison.
Posted inNation & World
Cities wracked by opioids close to getting $26 billion settlement
At least 45 states have signed on or signaled their intent to accept, but a few holdouts say the amount is ‘woefully insufficient.’