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DETROIT — Florine Mark, a Michigan business icon and former owner of Weight Watchers franchises in Michigan and Ontario, Canada, has died. She was 90. Mark died Friday morning, said Kelly Woerner, a staff member with Ira Kaufman Chapel in…

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gas and construction trade groups are suing to block New York state's ban on gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings. The organizations argue the law violates the federal government's rules around how gas appliances are regulated,…

Retailer checkup The Commerce Department releases U.S. retail sales data for September on Tuesday. Economists expect that Americans increased their purchases at retailers by 0.3% last month, which would mark a slowdown from August. Retail sales have been mostly edging…

NEW YORK — Best Buy is saying goodbye to movie-watching with physical discs. The consumer electronics retailer plans to phase out its DVD and Blu-ray sales by early 2024 — with physical movies set to be sold in-stores and online…

PIKETON, Ohio — Uranium enrichment is getting underway this week at a facility in southern Ohio, a federally authorized demonstration project considered critical to produce the type of fuel needed for newer, more efficient nuclear reactors. Bethesda, Maryland-based Centrus Energy…

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union isn't adding any factories to those that are now on strike, but its president says more walkouts could begin at any moment. Until this week the union had been announcing additional factories on…