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GM will idle three assembly plants in North America for one week due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage that has already hit Ford and Stellantis.

America's appetite for chicken wings appears unending and restaurant chains of all sorts are rushing to feed it.It might seem impossible, but the pandemic actually made one of the country's favorite menu items even more popular. After governments forced restaurants to close and curtail indoor…

With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world's supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can we get more? A lot more. Right away.The problem: "It's not like adding more water to the soup," said vaccine specialist Maria Elena Bottazzi of Baylor College of Medicine…

When administrators at Hillsdale College, a conservative liberal-arts school, heard its local hospital didn't have a way to store the Pfizer-BioNTech covid vaccine, they offered the use of its science department's ultra-low temperature freezer. The vaccine must be stored at minus 94 degrees…

The frenzy also extended to physical demand for the metal, with coin dealers reporting delays in deliveries as they were overwhelmed by demand

GameStop stock rose more than 1600% in two days. Stephanie Ruhle explains how amateur day traders on the Wall Street Bets subreddit bought GameStop stock en masse in response to hedge funds shorting the stock.

Bad economies usually hurt both workers and investors. Only the first part has been true this time.

The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy grew just 1% in the last three months of the year, as a rise in coronavirus infections weighed on in-person businesses like restaurants.

Tesla posted its first full year of net income in 2020 -- but not because of sales to its customers.

Brady has a large incentive waiting for him with a Super Bowl victory

Metro Detroiters craving crispy chicken lined up by the dozens in Shelby Township and Northville on Thursday, as two new Chick-fil-A restaurants opened for the first time.

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Thanks to the coronavirus, this tax season is going to look a lot different. Here’s everything you need to know to help you file your taxes with confidence.

The drugmaker aims to provide about 100 million doses domestically by the end of June if study results are positive and the U.S. authorizes its shot.

Despite the massive squeezes, GameStop short sellers are doubling down on their bearish bets.

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The sooner you start saving for retirement, the better. Tax-advantaged accounts like 401(k)s and IRAs can incentivize you to save. While you can’t fully predict how much money you’ll need, here’s how you can think about growing your retirement stash.

The new year brings another round of increases, nearly a decade after workers started campaigning for higher pay.

The markets were volatile but offered great opportunity in 2020. See how every asset class, currency, and S&P 500 sector performed last year.

The old factory town of Kalamazoo has become a center for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing. That may help the area's economy turn a corner after some tough years.The southwest Michigan city of Kalamazoo, ranked highest in this year's Bloomberg Brain Drain Index of population loss of top talent, has…

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Royal Oak-based WaitTime is expanding its business with Cisco as the global IT giant gears up to help sports arenas and entertainment venues reopen to the public amid the pandemic.