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US says Google saw ad startup as a 'threat' -- and bought it
Google bought advertising technology provider AdMeld in 2011 because the search giant saw the startup as a “threat” to... Read More
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The Murdoch family's legal battle over a media empire: What you need to know
The fight for the future of Rupert Murdoch's media empire began Monday in a Nevada courtroom.
The 93-year-old media titan is petitioning to change his irrevocable family trust to ensure his eldest son, Lachlan, will have ...Read more
UAW fears Stellantis wants to move Dodge Durango production from Detroit to Canada
The United Auto Workers says it's worried Stellantis NV wants to move Dodge Durango SUV production from Detroit to Canada, adding that the company has refused to share any information about its vehicle plans or investments...Read more
Jeep cuts production of Gladiators and Wranglers at Toledo plant
Production cuts are hitting the Stellantis NV plant in Toledo, Ohio, that builds the Jeep Gladiator pickup and Wrangler SUV this week, the latest of several factory pauses or slowdowns by the automaker as it deals with ...Read more
Barely getting by on one income in the Seattle area
Rabi Asghar, 37, didn’t realize just how expensive divorced life would be until after the paperwork was filed and the dust had settled.
Without a partner to split bills, the cost of daily life ballooned. For the first ...Read more
Boeing considers temporary layoffs to cut costs during Machinists strike
Boeing on Monday announced internally a series of sweeping cost-cutting moves in response to the Machinists strike, and said it may temporarily lay off some employees, including managers and executives.
The cost-cutting ...Read more
Amazon workers will return to the office five days a week
Amazon will require employees to work from the office five days a week, starting in January, the tech giant announced Monday.
It’s a shift from the current three-day-a-week return to office mandate, which Amazon has had...Read more
Walmart embarks on 'style tour' to prove it is a fashion destination, with two stops in LA
Zara. Shein. Walmart?
In its latest bid to be seen as an affordable fashion destination, Walmart is hitting the road to prove that it has more to offer beyond household essentials and grocery staples.
The mega-retailer ...Read more
Amid a weakened wine market, Alameda County grape growers nearly double the acreage of a classic varietal
Beneath swaying cypress trees and Spanish tile roofs, winemakers at Las Positas Vineyards are preparing to harvest two of the fastest-growing grapes in Alameda County, California: cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc.
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Study: Americans' pay hasn't fully recovered from inflation. Will it ever?
For 13 years, the 3% annual salary boost that Ricardo M. could count on every October felt like a beacon of stability and a nod that his loyalty as a plumbing supply salesman was being rewarded.
But in the aftermath of a...Read more
July Fed meeting preview: As unemployment rises and inflation slows, should officials cut interest rates now?
The last worry on a firefighter’s mind as he extinguishes the blaze of a burning building is the potential for water damage. For the Federal Reserve, the same is often true as it battles inflation; there’s little room ...Read more
David Nicklaus: Politics trumps business sense in blocking US Steel deal
U.S. Steel was once the world’s most valuable company, which may explain why it remains a political icon even as its economic clout has waned.
President Joe Biden reportedly plans to block the company’s $15 billion ...Read more
Motormouth: Starter problem? Maybe not
Q: You wrote in a recent column that you should never attempt to start an already running car, due to the nasty noise it makes. My wife and I hear a similar noise when we cold start our 2014 Honda CR-V. The dealer says it'...Read more
Roots, Shoots and Leaves helps customers be 'best plant parent they can be'
MINNEAPOLIS — Marc Eaton’s house is filled with plants.
In fact, his family was only recently able to use the dining room table again, he said. That’s just what comes with operating a mobile indoor plant business ...Read more
DirecTV and Disney reach deal to end ESPN, ABC blackout
LOS ANGELES — After a 13-day blackout, Walt Disney Co. and DirecTV settled their contentious contract dispute early Saturday, restoring ESPN, ABC stations and other Disney-owned channels for more than 10 million DirecTV ...Read more
Trump can only watch as his media stake takes a $4 billion dive
The paper fortune that former President Donald Trump amassed by taking a nascent media startup public is shriveling, and a race to the exits that begins as soon as Sept. 19 could shrink it even more.
Trump Media & ...Read more
Machinists hit picket lines on Friday after rejecting contract offer
RENTON, Washington — The atmosphere of the Boeing Machinists’ first day on strike was joyful, as thousands of union workers spent the day picketing outside quieted airplane factories around the Puget Sound region.
On ...Read more
Boeing CFO says priority is to 'get back to the table and to hammer out a deal'
In notably conciliatory public remarks Friday morning, Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West said the company’s senior leadership wants “to get back to the table and to hammer out a deal” with the Machinists ...Read more
Atrium apologizes after email scam fools workers, and patient info may have been exposed
Atrium Health is apologizing publicly and notifying patients who may have been impacted by a malicious email sent to employees in April, the company announced Friday.
Social Security numbers may have been among the ...Read more
Feds look into reported problems with automatic steering on VinFast SUVs
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into complaints that the system designed to keep VinFast SUV’s in their lanes doesn’t always work properly.
NHTSA says 14 drivers have complained of ...Read more
Boeing's new CEO faces one-two punch a month after taking over
Little more than a month since Boeing Co.’s new chief executive officer took over with a mandate to pull the planemaker out of crisis, things are moving in the opposite direction.
Kelly Ortberg now faces the dual ...Read more
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