Category: Business News

Conagra expands frozen, grocery offerings

CHICAGO — Conagra Brands, Inc. has launched more than 50 new products across its frozen, grocery and snack brands portfolio this summer.

Item launches include protein-dense MEGA Crustless Pizzas from Banquet, shrimp-focused Healthy Choice Power Bowls, Marie Callender’s casserole sides and Gardein plant-based protein bowls. Frozen vegetable brand Birds Eye also added several product lines, such as fire roasted vegetable offerings, microwavable vegetable dips and restaurant-inspired vegetable and sauce fusions.

“Innovating to meet the needs of consumers is a top priority for our team,” said Burke Raine, president of the Frozen & Refrigerated business unit at Conagra Brands. “Our newest

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Fukushima nuclear plant water release raises worries for businesses

IWAKI, Japan –

Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in Fukushima, that may end soon.

Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a highly contested plan still facing fierce protests in and outside Japan.

Residents worry that the water discharge, 12 years after the nuclear disaster, could deal another set back to Fukushima’s image and hurt their businesses and livelihoods.

“Without a healthy ocean, I cannot make a living.” said Yukinaga Suzuki, a 70-year-old

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UPS strike threat presents challenges to some local businesses, opportunity for others

Local business owners said they were concerned about the impact a UPS strike could have on their shipments, and with only days left for negotiators to avoid a nationwide strike, some owners are preparing.

Businesses reliant on shipping products for customers say they hope the Atlanta-based package delivery giant and the Teamsters union reach a deal soon. The union represents 340,000 UPS workers — more than half the company’s workforce — in the largest private-sector contract in North America.

The union said Wednesday it would resume negotiations with UPS next week after the company reached out to resume talks. The

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Hunter Biden’s former business partner was willing to go before a grand jury. He never got the chance.

A former business partner of Hunter and James Bidenwho worked directly with them on a 2017 China energy deal, was never asked to testify to a Delaware grand jury investigating Hunter Biden, two sources familiar with the discussions tell CBS News.

Tony Bobulinski, the former business partner, was open to testifying, and his attorney reached out to the office of Delaware US Attorney David Weiss. Weiss did not return their calls, the sources said. Weiss’ decision not to bring Bobulinski is the latest indication that prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden may have avoided investigating allegations about his father, President Joe

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Local news is good for business | Commentary

It’s no secret that recently years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A bipartisan bill, the Community News & Small Business Support Act, that has been introduced in Congress would offer relief to both newspapers and local businesses.

For too many newspapers help can’t come soon enough.

Economic challenges have resulted in too many communities seeing their local newspapers being forced to lay off staff, cut back on publication days or — worse yet — close. On average, two newspapers are closing each week. That hurts local businesses and residents in the long (and short) run. However,

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CREA downgrades sales forecast as interest rates weigh on buyers – Business News

The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its home sales forecast for this year and next as fewer buyers jump into the market.

The association said Friday that it expects 464,239 properties to trade hands this year, a 6.8 per cent decrease from last year. It also now predicts 516,043 being sold in 2024.

In an April forecast, CREA said it expected 492,674 properties to be sold this year, a drop of 1.1 per cent from 2022. Home sales for 2024 were predicted to total 561,090.

The forecast took into account a sales rebound that took

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Can You Protect Your Child’s Inheritance From Their Spouse?

Many of our clients want to plan for their children’s future, when drafting their estate plans. However, some of our clients are concerned about their child’s spouse accessing the inheritance.

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While each client has different concerns and requires tailored estate planning, one question we often hear relates to protecting the inheritance of the spouse of their child.

So can inheritance be protected from a spouse of your child?

Yes, there

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China’s economy misses growth forecasts, raising the odds of more support for its edged recovery – Business News

China’s economic growth missed forecasts in the second quarter of the year, adding to worries over surging youth unemployment and a weak property sector and raising the likelihood the government will double down on support for the faltering post COVID-19 recovery.

The world’s second largest economy grew at a 6.3% annual pace in the April-June quarter, much slower than the 7% plus growth analysts had forecast given the anemic pace of activity the year before.

Unemployment of youths aged 16 to 24 rose to a record 21.3% in June, up from 20.8% the month before.

Investment

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