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Dow drops 1,600 after Trump’s newest tariffs announcement

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own. The S&P 500 ...

Former IM business owner now operates The Blue Mystique Inn in Manistique

MANISTIQUE — The former owner of the Savage Mane Salon and Day Spa in Iron Mountain has taken on a new challenge — a bed and breakfast in Manistique. The Blue Mystique Inn recently received its First Dollar Presentation from Schoolcraft Tourism & Commerce to celebrate the Inn’s ...

Amazon makes 11th-hour effort to purchase TikTok

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of ...

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ arrives

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his tariff announcements slated for today will amount to a “Liberation Day” for the United States. But American businesses and financial markets are unlikely to be freed from the uncertainty generated by his often stop-and-go trade ...

Michigan Broadband to take over AT&T lines

CARNEY — Carney-based UP Fiber said it will acquire AT&T’s wireline assets in the Upper Peninsula. The move means Michigan Broadband Services will provide sales, marketing, billing and technical support to AT&T customers after the close of the transaction. The AT&T wireline assets represent more than 9,000 miles of copper, 1,500 miles of business fiber, and network infrastructure across 40 wire centers that collectively provide voice and internet service to more than 9,000 residential and business customers, according to a recent news release from the company. Michigan Broadband ...

Bump’s Burgers bumps up the classics

IRON RIVER — For the past three years, Greg Scott has offered his unique spin on sandwiches and sides at Bump’s Burgers in Iron River. “In evaluating our area, I found we have a couple of really good pizza options and a couple of really good sub shops,” Scott said. “When I would ...