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Nestlé says 413,793 KitKat candy bars stolen on way to Poland

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland. The company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, said in a statement Friday that "the vehicle and its ...

The seafood industry is betting on fish that looks more like meat

BOSTON — The future of fish is looking a lot like… salami? And meatballs. And fried chicken. And breakfast sausage. And, of course, spareribs and burgers. This is America, after all. Welcome to the era of surreptitious seafood, an industry gamble that overcoming Americans' relative ...

US eases Belarus sanctions as Trump says he’ll help US farmers impacted by Iran war

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced it had eased restrictions on a group of Belarus-linked financial and potash companies in the latest sign of improving ties between the country's autocratic leader, Alexander Lukashenko, and Washington. The war with Iran has largely ...

Average US long-term mortgage rate leaps to 6.38%

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than six months, driving up borrowing costs during what's typically the busiest time of the year for prospective homebuyers. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.38% from 6.22% last ...

EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a higher ethanol gas blend in a move that they hope will tamp down consumer prices that have soared since the Iran war began. The sale of E15 is typically discontinued in the summer ...