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Synalloy changing its name to Ascent IndustriesAug 03, 2022 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK - Synalloy Corp., a maker of industrial tubular products and specialty chemicals, is changing its name to Ascent Industries Co., effective Aug. 10. The company...
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Ulta beauty to invest in tech-related startupsAug 03, 2022 11:00 pm - BOLINGBROOK - Ulta Beauty, the nation's largest beauty retailer, said it hopes to invest $20 million in technology startups that can help market its products. The compan...
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Restaurants Invited to Participate in Northbrook Chamber's Auction & TasteAug 03, 2022 11:00 pm - The Northbrook Chamber of Commerce has announced the return of its Annual Auction & Taste on October 24, 2022 at the Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel. This gala eve...
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Cold showers, no lights: Europe saves as Russian gas wanes
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris' darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching fo...
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Dolly Parton among Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy winners
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Country superstar Dolly Parton, who made a big donation to help fund coronavirus vaccine research in 2020, is among this year's Carnegie Medal of Philant...
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Inspectors OK 1st Ukraine grain ship but no sign yet of more
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - The first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal passed inspection Wednesday in Istanbul and headed on to Lebanon. Ukra...
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Nintendo's profit rises despite shortages of computer chips
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo's profit in the April-June quarter rose 28% from a year earlier on healthy demand for its games, although its console sales were dented by a shorta...
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China blocks some Taiwan imports but avoids chip disruption
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China blocked imports of citrus and fish from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit by a top American lawmaker, Nancy Pelosi, but has avoided disrupting one o...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $3.76 to $90.66 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for October delivery fell $3.76 to $96.78 a barrel. Wholesale gasoli...
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Asian stocks higher as US-China tensions rise
Aug 03, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as traders watched for signs trade might be disrupted by U.S.-Chinese tensions over an American lawmaker's visit to Tai...