Business & Economy

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Mark Jones

Delta Air Lines severs ties with Russian national airline

Delta Airlines announced Friday it is ending a working relationship with Russia's national airline, Aeroflot
4 years ago
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STAN CHOE AP Business Writer

Stocks tumble; oil, wheat prices soar after Ukraine attack

The S&P 500 sank 1.6% to continue its dismal start of the year. It's now down almost 14% from the record high it set in early January.
4 years ago
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JEFF CAPLAN

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Snoop Dog and NFTs

All you need to know about NFT’s is that Snoop Dog has made more money in the three days after the Super Bowl than you’ll make in a lifetime.
4 years ago
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Jacob Rueda

Revision of Rural Jobs Act would incentivize new small businesses

HB 25 would provide a tax credit for investors who create small businesses with jobs that pay more than 100% of the county's average wage.
4 years ago
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Martha Harris

United Steelworkers Union picketed in Utah on Friday for better contracts

The United Steelworkers Union and Marathon Petroleum are at odds over a new contract. The union picketed Friday in front of the Marathon Petroleum Refinery.
5 years ago
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ROB GILLIES and TOM KRISHER Associated Press

US urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade

The trucker blockade demonstration is disrupting the flow of auto parts and other products back and forth across the US-Canada border.
5 years ago
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ROB GILLIES and TOM KRISHER Associated Press

Four-day truck blockade at US-Canada border shuts auto plants

The bumper-to-bumper demonstration entered its fourth day Thursday at the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit.
5 years ago
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Jill Adler and Simone Seikaly

Fed up, Park City locals take aim at Vail Resorts with new petition

It says Vail Resorts didn't anticipate crowds at Park City that should have been expected when 2 million EPIC passes were sold this year.
5 years ago
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MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer

Frontier offers $3B for Spirit low-cost airline, could create 5th largest airline

The Spirit Frontier combo is valued at $6.6 billion when accounting for the assumption of debt and other liabilities.
5 years ago
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Clare Duffy, CNN Business

Amazon is increasing the price of its Prime service

Amazon Prime is increasing the prices for its subscription service.
5 years ago
The federal tax filing season has begun. And it's going to be tough sledding for the IRS -- and for...
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business

The 2021 tax filing season has begun. Here’s what you need to know

The tax filing season has begun. Here's what you need to know.
5 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Inland Port Authority brainstorms solutions to supply chain problems

The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed how international shipping companies do business, and American companies need to make supply chain adjustments.
5 years ago
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DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers

Stocks drop sharply as market eyes Fed, Ukraine tensions

Stocks extended their three-week decline on Wall Street and put the benchmark S&P 500 on track to close in what the market considers a correction _ a drop of 10% or more from its most recent high.
5 years ago
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Dan Bammes, Adam Small

Utah attorney says immigrants could fill many vacant jobs

An attorney who represents immigrant workers says they could fill many of the vacant jobs employers are hoping to fill across Utah.
5 years ago
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Dan Bammes

U of U projection: Utah population 5.4 million by 2060

A new report shows that although Utah's long-term growth rate is slowing, the population could increase by 2 million in the next few decades.
5 years ago
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business

‘Sick to my stomach’: Dollar Tree shoppers protest new $1.25 prices

Most items at your local Dollar Tree are $1.25 now, and over the weekend, customers took to social media to complain.
5 years ago
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The Associated Press

US shoppers find some groceries scarce due to virus, weather

Shortages at U.S. grocery stores have grown more in recent weeks due to severe weather and the omicron variant.
5 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

The hottest and coolest new tech at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show

Dave & Dujanovic explore some of the newest offerings in tech from the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
5 years ago
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Eliza Craig and Paul Nelson

Sundance Film Festival moves entirely online due to rising COVID cases

Concerned about surging COVID-19 numbers, Sundance just announced plans to move the festival entirely online.
5 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Daycare enrollment dropping due to COVID, some centers struggle to stay open

COVID-19 is causing daycare enrollment to drop, some centers are struggling to stay open.
5 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Entrata co-founder resigns after sending anti-Semitic email, sparking massive backlash

Utah businessman David Bateman resigned from his position following an anti-Semitic email he sent to business leaders and elected officials around Utah.
5 years ago
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AP

Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr subpoenaed by NY attorney general

New York’s attorney general has issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with an investigation into the family's business practices.
5 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Airport delays, cancellations persist into third day due to COVID-19

SALT LAKE CITY — Delays and cancellations at the airport stretched into a third day on Monday after airlines reported staffing shortages caused by COVID-19.  Airport delays hit SLC As of 6:30 a.m. Monday, FlightAware.com reported 34 canceled flights at Salt Lake City International Airport and 42 delays. Nationwide, the live flight delay and cancellation […]
5 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Inflation usually makes the Fed hike interest rates. Here’s what that means

Inflation is on the rise, and to combat this, the Fed will start to raise interest rates. And it'll do that by buying fewer bonds.
5 years ago