Tag: Consumer products and services
Daimler Truck, Volvo to make fuel cells in Europe from 2025
<p>FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany's Daimler Truck AG and Sweden's Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe...
Young women, grown up without Taliban, dread their return
KABUL, Afghanistan — Inside Ms. Sadat’s Beauty Salon in Afghanistan’s capital, Sultana Karimi leans intently over a customer, meticulously shaping her eyebrows. Make-up and...
Companies sound alarm over commodity price hikes
<p>Toilet paper, baby care products, soft drinks and many other everyday products are about to get more expensive.</p>
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McDonald’s sales soar on strong US demand
As America emerges from the pandemic, it's heading to McDonald's.
The...
FDA revives federal effort to ban menthol cigarettes
<p>WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators are going to try again to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove...
Daimler Truck, Volvo to make fuel cells in Europe from 2025
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany's Daimler Truck AG and Sweden's Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe...
GM: Software, new battery parts will solve Bolt fire issues
<p>DETROIT — Engineers at General Motors have figured out how to fix a battery problem with the Chevrolet Bolt electric hatchback that caused five...
Companies sound alarm over commodity price hikes
Toilet paper, baby care products, soft drinks and many other everyday products are about to get more expensive.
...
Edmunds: Five new EVs to wait for in 2021
<p>Electric vehicle shoppers have an increasing number of models to choose from. There are nearly two dozen EVs on the market today, and that...
Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell sales bounce as restrictions ease
<p>LOUISVILLE, Ken. — Profit for the company that runs Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC restaurants more than tripled during the first quarter and...