Bankrupt crafts retailer Joann closing all stores

Bankrupt crafts retailer Joann closing all stores

By Dietrich KnauthNEW YORK (Reuters) – Crafts retailer Joann Inc plans to close all of its stores in bankruptcy, after failing to find a buyer willing to preserve some of the 82-year-old company’s 800 U.S. retail locations. The company plans to sell all...
Putin says Russia should speed up lithium mining plans

Putin says Russia should speed up lithium mining plans

By Dmitry Antonov and Gleb BryanskiMOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia should speed up plans to mine its deposits of lithium, a metal crucial for the production of high-capacity electric batteries, and other critical minerals,...