Economic Indicators

New Mexico bill would create first state-run pot shops in US

New Mexico would become the first U.S. state to set up its own government-operated marijuana stores and subsidize medical cannabis for the poor under a bill brokered between Republicans and Democrats, as a new wave of states weighs legislation that would legalize recreational sales and consumption.

Business Highlights

___ Much of world bans Boeing jet involved in Ethiopia crash HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — Much of the world, including the entire European Union, has grounded the Boeing jetliner involved in the Ethiopian Airlines crash or banned it from their airspace.

Nissan cuts back on more business at English plant

Infiniti Motor Co., the luxury division of Japanese automaker Nissan, says it's withdrawing from Western Europe — offering another blow to carmakers in the U.K. bracing for Britain's departure from the European Union.