Business Stories from July 6, 2022
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Jul 6, 2022 2:16 PM - Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels
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O'Donnell: For Mike Leiderman, Highland Park was a tolerant, safe haven now grossly violated
Jul 6, 2022 1:28 PM - Former sportscaster, TV host and producer Mike Leiderman and his wife, Hermine, lived more than 40 years in Highland Park and Deerfield. From their home in Florida, Leiderman looks back on his hometown following Monday's shooting.
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Ben & Jerry's ice cream fight in Israel heats up
Jul 6, 2022 12:17 PM - The Vermont-based ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's is suing its corporate parent Unilever over a plan that would allow its product to be sold in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank
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Apple to add 'lockdown' safeguard on iPhones, iPads, Macs
Jul 6, 2022 12:06 PM - Apple plans to roll out a 'lockdown' option for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers intended to protect against spyware unleashed by state-sponsored hackers - although enabling it will also make these devices less useful
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'What can I do to help?': Highland Park doctor jumps in to help wounded along parade routeJul 6, 2022 10:56 AM - Dr. Wendy Binstock Rush was among the medical professionals at the Highland Park parade Monday who sprung into action in the immediate aftermath to help the wounded. "There were dozens of people who jumped and identified themselves as a nurse, as an EMT, as a physician, and said, 'What can I do to help? What can I do to help?'"
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The next frontier for drones: Letting them fly out of sight
Jul 6, 2022 10:18 AM - For years, there's been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight
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US job openings slip, though remain at healthy level
Jul 6, 2022 9:34 AM - U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in May as the economy has shown signs of weakening, though the overall demand for workers remained strong
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard bid faces UK antitrust probe
Jul 6, 2022 7:44 AM - Microsoft's purchase of video game publisher Activision Blizzard faces antitrust scrutiny in the U.K., where competition regulators say they've opened an initial inquiry into the $69 billion deal
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Sri Lankan president calls Russian leader seeking fuel
Jul 6, 2022 7:00 AM - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he had a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to request credit support to import fuel for the island nation that's facing its worst economic crisis in memory
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OPEC secretary-general dies, just weeks shy of departure
Jul 6, 2022 7:00 AM - The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died
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