Boeing drops vaccine mandate for US employees
Boeing on Friday announced internally that it’s suspending the vaccination requirement for all U.S.-based employees.
Thai chain’s cannabis pizza: trendy but won’t get you high
BANGKOK — One of Thailand’s major fast food chains has been promoting its “Crazy Happy Pizza” this month, an under-the-radar product topped with a cannabis leaf. It’s legal but won’t get you high.
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At Amazon site, tornado collided with company’s peak delivery season
US jobless claims decline to lowest level since 1969
Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits declined last week to the lowest level since 1969, illustrating difficulties adjusting the raw data for seasonal effects.
The power of flowers
KEAAU — The chief executive of a small but budding orchid-growing cooperative compared the company’s formation to “a phoenix rising out of the ashes.”
SALT talks continue as Senate Democrats release draft tax plan
WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee released an unfinished version of President Joe Biden’s tax plan as Democrats race to meet a year-end deadline to pass a roughly $2 trillion tax and spending bill.
Treasury wants more oversight of all-cash real estate deals
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is looking to expand reporting requirements on all-cash real estate deals to help crack down on bad actors’ use of the U.S. market to launder money made through illicit activity.
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Window to lift debt limit is narrowing, think tank warns
Stocks slump after murky jobs report as markets swing
A week of volatile swings on Wall Street ended Friday with more losses for stocks, as a mixed batch of U.S. job market data triggered another bout of dizzying trading.
Trump media partner says it has lined up $1B in capital
PALM BEACH, Florida — Donald Trump’s new social media company and its special purpose acquisition company partner say the partner has agreements for $1 billion in capital from institutional investors.
OPEC+ sticks to planned supply hike with added escape clause
OPEC and its allies bowed to consumer pressure by proceeding with their scheduled oil-production hike, but said they could revisit the decision at any moment due to the tremendous uncertainty in the market.
Madison named chief medical officer at NHCH
Dr. James Madison has been named chief medical officer at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital.
California official says women on boards law is toothless
LOS ANGELES — A California official defending the state’s landmark law that mandates women be placed on corporate boards testified Thursday that it was essentially toothless and there are no plans to penalize companies for not complying.
US jobless rate sinks to 4.2% as many more people find jobs
WASHINGTON — America’s unemployment rate tumbled last month to its lowest point since the pandemic struck, even as employers appeared to slow their hiring — a mixed picture that pointed to a resilient economy that’s putting more people to work.
Researchers try producing potato resistant to climate change
BANGOR, Maine — University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate changes.
Bees, sheep, crops: Solar developers tout multiple benefits
MONTICELLO, Minnesota — Silflower was among native plants that blanketed the vast North American prairie until settlers developed farms and cities. Nowadays confined largely to roadsides and ditches, the long-stemmed cousin of the sunflower may be poised for a comeback, thanks to solar energy.
Lawsuits claim companies are misusing Hawaii brand
HONOLULU — A food distributor in Hawaii has filed a federal lawsuit against a dairy company because milk from the mainland is allegedly being sold under a name that advertises local ties.
GM invests in outboard motor start-up to make all-electric boating
General Motors is looking to take its zero emissions strategy offshore … literally.
PinkLimoKona offers new, different kind of limousine service
PinkLimoKona has brought a new and different kind of limousine service in Kona.
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Japan approves $490B stimulus as pandemic’s effects linger