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By TOM BRECKENRIDGE of The Land Chronicle of Philanthropy CLEVELAND (AP) — Manufacturers in Cleveland and other cities, including Buffalo, Chicago, and Milwaukee, are dealing with a retiring workforce that’s left thousands of jobs unfilled. Nationally, the industry’s job gap is projected to hit 2 million by 2030, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Target is recalling almost 5 million candles over laceration and burn hazards, according to a Thursday notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall impacts some 4.9 million Threshold-branded glass jar candles sold in multiple sizes and various scents — including water mint and eucalyptus, apple blossom and

By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed toward gains before the bell Friday, potentially setting up markets for their best week since March as optimism about a U.S. debt ceiling deal grew heading into the weekend. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 each rose 0.2% in premarket

OXFORD, Conn. — RBC Bearings: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — A small enclave of Detroit is considering municipal bankruptcy to help rid itself of a decades-old water debt that has grown to about $20 million and threatens to swamp the already financially struggling city. Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority are in court-ordered

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — SouthGobi Resources: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has received an Interpol notice for the country’s embattled central bank governor who failed to answer summons and show up in Paris earlier in the week for questioning in a graft case, officials said. France, Germany, and Luxembourg are investigating the governor, Riad Salameh, and his

By OLIVIA CHEN of NerdWallet As more states adopt pay transparency laws, many small businesses will need to comply with legislation if they or the candidates they’re sourcing are located within these states. For businesses that don’t have as many resources to dedicate to HR, simply tracking and compiling their internal employment data can help

NEW YORK — Foot Locker: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Sean Penn strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over Artificial Intelligence is “a human obscenity.” Penn addressed the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike in a press conference for his new film,

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Canada’s second-largest airline WestJet and its pilots union say they have reached a last-minute deal to avert a strike on Friday before a holiday weekend in the country. A statement from the Air Line Pilots Association says union leaders voted to approve an agreement-in-principle with a membership vote to begin in

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he has begun a visit to Saudi Arabia where Arab leaders are holding a summit. Zelenskyy said in a tweet Friday that his aim is to “enhance bilateral relations and Ukraine’s ties with the Arab world.” Among other topics he mentioned were Russia’s annexation

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has unveiled its long-awaited semiconductor strategy. It’s catching up with similar efforts by Western allies seeking to reduce reliance on Asian production of the computer chips in everything from smartphones to washing machines. Under the U.K. plan revealed Friday, the country’s semiconductor industry will get up to $1.2 billion in

MOLINE, Ill. — Deere: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Friday as hopes grew that the United States Congress would reach a deal to avoid defaulting on the nation’s debt. France’s CAC 40 added 0.7% in early trading to 7,495.92, while Germany’s DAX jumped 0.7% to 16,284.35. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a leader who will have more control over the country’s economy for the first time in over a decade. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the 55-year-old conservative frontrunner who delivered better than expected economic

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — A small enclave of Detroit is considering municipal bankruptcy to help rid itself of a decades-old water debt that has grown to about $20 million and threatens to swamp the already financially struggling city. Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority are in court-ordered

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing oil and gas sources at a meeting with the region’s leaders that highlighted Beijing’s growing influence. The two-day China-Central Asia Summit in the western city of Xi’an came as President Joe

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will send a 21-member team of government experts to Japan next week to visit the Fukushima nuclear power plant where they will review contentious Japanese plans to release treated but slightly radioactive water into the sea. Officials said the six-day visit starting Sunday