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In this Nov. 23, 2018, file photo shoppers browse the aisles during a Black Friday sale at a Target store in Newport, Ky. Comparable stores sales at Target fell well below the previous year, joining a growing list of retailers reporting a meager performances during the critical holiday shopping season. Target said Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, that it had weaker-than-expected sales of electronics, toys and some home good. Those sales climbed 1.4% in the November-December period, compared with a 5.7% increase a year earlier.

Target Did Not Have a Merry Christmas

Target experienced weaker-than-expected sales of electronics, toys and home goods.

3M Invents New Packaging

Say goodbye to tape.

Smoke rises following a big explosion at an industrial hub near the port city of Tarragona, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. A chemical emergency alert has been activated in northeastern Spain following a big explosion in an industrial zone near the port city of Tarragona, regional emergency services said Tuesday.

Two Die in Chemical Plant Blast

Authorities are investigating the cause of what they described as a “chemical accident” on the premises of chemical maker Iqoxe.

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FedEx Ground Back with Amazon

Amazon said FedEx is now getting orders delivered on time

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Grainger's Online Business Head Leaving Company Feb. 1

David Rawlinson, president of Grainger Online Business since late 2015, will become CEO of Nielsen Global Connect on Feb. 3.

ABB Cuts 113 Jobs at Transformer Plant

It works out to about 25% of the workforce.

GM is Bringing Back the Hummer

And the new incarnation will be quite the departure from its gas-guzzling origins.

VW Announces Record Sales

The full-year sales number could cement its title as the world's largest automaker.

In this April 25, 2018, file photo, attendees visit the Ford booth during Auto China 2018 show held in Beijing, China. China’s government says it will postpone planned punitive tariffs on U.S.-made automobiles and other goods following an interim trade deal with Washington.Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019’s announcement came after Washington agreed to postpone a planned tariff hike on $160 billion of Chinese goods and to cut in half penalties that already were imposed.

US Axes China's Currency Manipulator Label

The action comes five months after the Trump administration had branded China a currency manipulator.

Aero Suppliers Woodward, Hexcel to Merge

The new company, called Woodward Hexcel, will generate more than $5 billion in annual sales with a market capitalization nearing $14 billion.