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Deft Tattoo Studio provides body art for individual styles

KINGSFORD — When Joshua Nordstrom was looking for a name for his tattoo studio, he turned to the dictionary and thesaurus. “I was looking for something that was not already taken and I did not want to copy someone else, so I looked for a long time,” Nordstrom said. “Finally I found ...

Stocks jump, bonds swing

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks jumped Friday in another manic day on Wall Street, while the falling value of the U.S. dollar and other swings in financial markets suggested fear is still high about escalations in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. The S&P 500 rallied 1.8%, ...

US egg prices reach record high

U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump's predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks. The increase reported Thursday in the Consumer Price Index means consumers and ...

Yoder named director of Michigan Small Business Development Center in UP

GRAND RAPIDS — The Michigan Small Business Development Center has promoted Daniel Yoder to the position of Upper Peninsula regional director. Yoder succeeds retiring director Laura Marohnic. He joined the Michigan SBDC in 2019 as a senior business consultant and was promoted to associate ...

Stocks tumble as Wall Street’s euphoria lacks staying power

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks dove Thursday and surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before as President Donald Trump's trade war continues to threaten the economy. The S&P 500 tumbled 3.5%, slicing into Wednesday's surge of 9.5% following Trump's decision to pause ...

Stocks soar to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily, as investors had so desperately hoped he would. The S&P 500 surged 9.5%, an amount that ...