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A software update was issued to address safety risks posed by the vehicles’ cruise-control system, which could be accidentally activated and potentially result in an unexpected speed increase.

The deal comes as talks intensify to clinch a $26 billion resolution of thousands of other opioid lawsuits.

Covid-19 stunned the area’s economy, but the region’s labor market is improving faster than the rest of the country.

Shortages of workers and supplies in hot markets are resulting in project cancellations by small builders or business lost to bigger players.

Hackers previously linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service were behind the recent attack on a Microsoft customer support system.

Household spending leveled off last month as consumers pulled back on big-ticket goods purchases and spent more on services.

Just when demand is surging, hospitality businesses are squeezed from all sides, including a lack of workers and rising costs of supplies. One executive has a weekly call to find out which foods have become unavailable.

Pfizer said that as a precaution it suspended distribution of Chantix while determining the extent of the contamination with a likely carcinogen known as nitrosamines.

Panasonic said the move wouldn’t affect its supply of batteries to Tesla; the move highlights the more arm’s-length relationship that has developed between the partners.

The ousting of Osamu Nagayama, a longtime pillar of Japan’s corporate world, followed an uproar over collaboration between the firm’s management and the government to stifle foreign investors.