ESCANABA — A new PetSmart is slated to open at the Delta Plaza Mall in Escanaba after reconstruction now underway is completed. The nearest locations for the pet supply retail giant — headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz. — are Marquette and Green Bay. Pet owners shopping in the Escanaba area ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers expressed support in late October for further interest rate cuts, though not all committed to making the reduction at their next meeting in December, according to minutes released Wednesday. At the same time, many officials said ...

In the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where the woods meet the waters and tradition runs as deep as our lakes, the UP Steam and Gas Association has spent half a century keeping history alive — not just in memory, but in motion. It was an honor for me, on behalf of the U.P. State ...

NEW YORK (AP) — An early swoon shook the U.S. stock market on Friday, as Nvidia, bitcoin, gold and other high flyers swung on an increasingly antsy Wall Street, but it quickly calmed. After starting the day with a sharp drop of 1.3%, the S&P 500 erased all of it and then meandered up ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, who turned America's largest retailer into a tech-powered giant and spearheaded a period of robust sales growth since becoming chief executive in 2014, plans to retire early next year, the company said Friday in a surprise announcement. John ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The White House says it is considering backing a 50-year mortgage to help alleviate the home affordability crisis in the country. But the announcement drew immediate criticism from policymakers, social media and economists, who said a 50-year mortgage would do little to ...