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Hawaii chain Zippy’s Restaurants has signed a deal to continue serving Dave’s Ice Cream in its 24 locations December 19, 2019, 5:59 AM 2 min read HONOLULU — Hawaii chain Zippy’s Restaurants signed a deal to continue serving Dave’s Ice Cream in all of its 24 locations, officials said. Zippy’s said the contract with Honolulu-based […]

Toyota Motor Corp.’s  upgraded version of the human-shaped robot T-HR3 now has faster and smoother finger movements because the wearable remote-control device has become lighter and easier to use By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer December 19, 2019, 3:35 AM 2 min read TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp.’s upgraded version of the human-shaped robot T-HR3

More than a million California homes are now protected under a law that temporarily bans insurance companies from dropping customers in areas affected by wildfires December 19, 2019, 2:31 AM 2 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than a million California homes are now protected under a new law that temporarily bans insurance companies from

A federal commission said Wednesday that Uber Technologies Inc. will establish a $4.4 million fund for employees who experienced sexual harassment while at the San Francisco ride-hailing company December 19, 2019, 12:27 AM 2 min read SAN FRANCISCO — Uber Technologies Inc. will establish a $4.4 million fund to settle a federal investigation into allegations

NEW YORK — A last-minute burst of selling pulled the major U.S. stock indexes mostly lower Wednesday, ending the market’s five-day winning streak. The S&P 500 index and Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with tiny losses that left them just below their all-time highs set a day earlier. The Nasdaq composite eked out a slight

The numbers vary wildly, but all are dizzying: $15 trillion. $30 trillion. $59 trillion. $68 trillion. These are the figures being bandied about as economists and financial experts try to get their heads around a global phenomenon known as the “Great Wealth Transfer.” Between now and 2030, an estimated $15.4 trillion of assets will have

A former top executive sentenced to 25 years in prison in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history has been ordered freed early from prison for medical reasons December 18, 2019, 8:19 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — A former top executive sentenced to 25 years in prison in one of

Boeing made a decision on Monday that the company had long resisted: to temporarily stop producing its most popular passenger jet, the 737 Max, which has been grounded for nine months in the wake of two crashes that killed 346 people. The impact of that decision is stretching far beyond Boeing’s headquarters in Chicago and

NEW YORK — If the thousands of Californians who use Josh Simons’ app for musicians demand next month that Vampr delete their personal information, Simons will be ready to comply. The social network company expects to be one of many businesses nationwide subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act, a law that takes effect Jan.

Britain’s competition watchdog has signaled that stricter rules are needed to counter the dominance of Facebook and Google in online advertising By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer December 18, 2019, 4:30 PM 3 min read LONDON — Britain’s competition watchdog on Wednesday signaled its willingness to push for stricter rules to counter Google and Facebook