Business

Curt Lewis
August 28, 2019 - 7:28 am

Airlines Offer Passengers Flexibility Ahead of Tropical Storm Dorian

DALLAS ( 1080 KRLD ) - Southwest Airlines and American Airlines are among the airlines offering their passengers some flexibility as all eyes are on Tropical Storm Dorian which is blowing through the Caribbean this morning. Southwest customers flying to Turks and Caicos, the Dominican Republic and...
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(Credit: Contigo)
WWJ News
August 27, 2019 - 3:38 pm

Contigo Kids' Water Bottles Recalled Due To Choking Hazard

The company says the clear silicone spouts may detach.
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FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. China has announced it will raise tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump's planned Sept. 1 duty increase in a war over trade and technology policy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
WWJ News
August 23, 2019 - 8:57 pm

Markets Tumble On Growing Tariffs Rift Between US, China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump angrily escalated his trade fight with China on Friday, raising retaliatory tariffs and ordering American companies to consider alternatives to doing business there. He also blamed Jerome Powell, the man he appointed as chairman of the Federal Reserve, for...
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The Volkswagen logo is displayed on a Volkswagen Golf car at the Volkswagen factory on March 8, 2018 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
WWJ News
August 23, 2019 - 10:13 am

VW Recalls 679K Cars In U.S. That Could Unexpectedly Roll Away

No Volkswagen SUVs are involved in this recall.
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Greenland
FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, a large Iceberg floats away as the sun sets near Kulusuk, Greenland. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File
WWJ News
August 22, 2019 - 2:40 pm

World Powers Increasingly See Icy Arctic As Hot Property

Strategically, Greenland forms part of what the U.S. views as a key corridor for naval operations between the Arctic and the North Atlantic.
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WWJ News
August 20, 2019 - 6:44 pm

Dan Gilbert Returns To Michigan To Continue Rehab Process Locally

The Quicken Loans founder and chairman suffered a stroke in late May.
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Marijuana in jars
August 16, 2019 - 7:07 pm

State Suspends License Of Walled Lake Marijuana Business

Under Michigan's marijuana law, the agency can suspend a license without notice or hearing.
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Donald Trump
President Donald Trump reacts at the end of his speech at a campaign rally, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
August 16, 2019 - 6:35 pm

Recession Signs Worry Trump Ahead Of 2020

Aides acknowledge it is unclear what steps the White House could take to stop a downturn.
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August 15, 2019 - 7:18 am

Clarification: Facebook-Privacy Story

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story Aug. 14 about Facebook paying contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, The Associated Press reported that Irish data protection regulators said they'd also had "ongoing engagement with Google, Apple and Microsoft" over the issue but didn'...
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New York Stock Exchange
Trader John Romolo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
August 14, 2019 - 5:51 pm

Dow Slumps 800 Points After Bonds Flash Recession Warning

Economic data from two of the world's biggest economies added to investors' fears
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