Latest from Erika Beras

• Mar 15, 2019

  Solar energy heats up despite tariffs

  

  In 2018, the Trump administration imposed tariffs of 30 percent on imported solar panels and set quotas to limit solar imports. This caused a slump in the solar energy industry. But two new reports show that last year wasn’t as bad as the industry feared, and predicts a boom in new solar installations this year. […]

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• Mar 2, 2019

  Gap and Old Navy wrangle over customer data

  

  It isn't clear who should get what.

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• Feb 28, 2019

  Is interconnected exercise the next big thing?

  

  Peloton, the seven-year-old maker of interconnected exercise machines, could go public in the coming year.

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• Feb 26, 2019

  Pharma executives in the hot seat over drug prices

  

  Senior leaders of big pharmaceutical companies are in D.C. Tuesday to testify before a Senate committee.

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• Feb 20, 2019

  Walmart reports a great holiday quarter

  

  Booming e-commerce, robust toy sales, and grocery pick-up and delivery powered the retailer to one of its strongest quarters in years.

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• Feb 19, 2019

  Auto makers wait to see if Trump will impose tariffs

  

  Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross sent a confidential report to President Trump on Sunday evening, detailing findings about the national security risks involved in importing foreign cars and auto parts. Ross’s department initiated the investigation last spring at Trump’s request, and Car makers are anticipating broad tariffs of up to 25 percent on assembled cars and […]

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• Feb 14, 2019

  Auto loan delinquencies rise for younger drivers

  

  New car sales have been high for the past few years, and that means there are a lot more car loans out there. There are a lot more delinquent ones, too. According to a report from the New York Federal Reserve, 7 million borrowers are at least 90 days late on their payments, the highest […]

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• Feb 8, 2019

  2 weeks after the shutdown ended, many federal employees still wait for pay

  

  The partial government shutdown ended two weeks ago, but thousands of workers still haven’t received their back pay. Restarting an organization as immense as the federal government after an extended shutdown takes time and can be fraught with unexpected delays. Federal payroll processing has been delayed by email backlogs, software glitches and an overwhelming number […]

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• Feb 8, 2019

  Tobacco sales can be hard to quit

  

  Big pharmacy chains like Walgreens and Rite Aid market a healthy lifestyle, while also selling cigarettes and other tobacco products.

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• Feb 8, 2019

  After the shutdown, debt may linger for federal employees

  

  Missing two paychecks led many of them to take on debt to pay bills. Odds are they'll be paying it off for a while.

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