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Chamber welcomes 7 Brew drive-thru beverage franchise

IRON MOUNTAIN – The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce has welcomed 7 Brew Coffee a new members, marking the arrival of the popular drive-thru beverage brand in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Chamber Ambassadors joined 7 Brew franchisees Kayla and Jonathan Lippincott, team members and ...

Carney, top EU official push Canada associate membership

MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the European Union’s top official pushed Thursday to make Canada the bloc’s first “associate member” and build a broader alliance open to other countries as they warned of threats to sovereignty from economic coercion during ...

Mortgage rate dips to 7.24%, lowest level in over a month

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined for the second straight week, falling to its lowest level in more than a month. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 7.24% from 7.32% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the ...

DoorDash offers $17B for Instacart grocery delivery

DoorDash is offering $17 billion to buy Instacart in a deal that could consolidate the grocery delivery business in the U.S. and abroad. The companies say the tie-up would combine DoorDash's global reach and expertise in logistics with Instacart's purpose-built technology and long ...

Historic drop for Alphabet’s stock drags US market lower

NEW YORK (AP) — A historic drop for Alphabet’s stock dragged the U.S. market lower Thursday after the company behind Google and YouTube reported weaker growth for the summer than analysts expected. The report underscored worries about whether all its huge investments in artificial-intelligence technology will pay off. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% for its first loss in four days, even though the wide majority of stocks rose within the index and across Wall Street. The Nasdaq composite tumbled 1.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 132 points, or 0.3%. Alphabet is one of the ...