The United Steelworkers Union announced on Thursday that its workers should prepare for a strike or lockout at the BP Whiting refinery.

USW 7-1 members authorized an initial financial transfer from its reserves into a strike and defense fund, according to a Thursday USW news release.

On Jan. 5, BP and the union started negotiations for a new ...Read more

Nevada has one of the highest rates of credit card debt in the country, according to a new study as the issue takes center stage during an election year.

A new Wallet Hub study found that Nevada households have the 5th highest rate of credit card debt in the country with an average of $12,832 and the state has approximately $13.7 billion in ...Read more

Amazon plans to spend about $200 billion this year, mostly on artificial intelligence infrastructure, a forecast that sent its share price down as much as 10% in extended hours trading on Thursday.

The Seattle-based tech giant disclosed its plans to boost capital expenditures in an earnings report Thursday, which also showed mixed results for ...Read more

A long-awaited recovery in the farm sector appears to be in sight as AGCO Corp., one of the world’s biggest agriculture equipment makers, is predicting an increase in sales for the first time in three years.

The manufacturer of Massey Ferguson and Fendt tractors estimated 2026 net sales just above last year, according to a Thursday statement...Read more

When the Latino Economic Development Center in St. Paul surveyed its members in January, it found 44 percent had temporarily closed. Fewer than 20% were operating normally, and 28% were open with limitations, such as shortened hours.

Some 40% of business owners said they would still be viable if they could count on outside support such as ...Read more

Following major expansions to Spotify’s podcast branch, the audio streamer is turning its attention to its audiobooks.

The Sweden-based audio platform said it is focused on bolstering online book discovery and physical ownership. In a release Thursday morning, the company announced a technology called Page Match, where readers can switch ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — City and community leaders say the federal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is causing an economic crisis.

With employees afraid to work and customers fearful, Minneapolis businesses are losing $10 million to $20 million in sales a week, with revenue down more than half in the two months since Operation Metro Surge began, ...Read more

DETROIT — General Motors Co. is strategizing for an inevitable economic downturn by paring down dealer inventory and maintaining a cash safety net, Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said Wednesday.

Jacobson's comments to a panel of auto insiders at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank's Detroit branch provide insight into industry leaders' ...Read more

Job cuts surged nationwide in January following large layoffs, but California's losses slowed after a year in which it led the nation in staff reductions.

U.S. employers announced 108,435 cuts in January, more than twice the 49,795 during the same month last year — and triple the 35,553 announced in December, according to outplacement firm ...Read more

Workers at 11 REI stores, including one in Bellingham, rejected a proposed union contract Thursday.

Despite years of fighting to ratify a contract, almost 99% of unionized workers at the Issaquah-based co-op voted to reject a proposal this week, according to a joint news release by REI and the unions on Thursday.

The outdoor gear retailer ...Read more

SEATTLE — In another hit to the brick-and-mortar retail scene in the U.S., Eddie Bauer's store operator is expected to file for bankruptcy and shutter its locations throughout North America, according to media reports.

Texas-based Catalyst Brands, which operates Eddie Bauer's physical stores, and its legal representation, Kirkland & Ellis, ...Read more

Not even two days after Novo Nordisk A/S pinned its comeback hopes on a new weight-loss pill that’s off to a strong start, a knock-off version is already on the market that the Danish drugmaker says is illegal.

Novo’s shares plunged on Thursday after telehealth firm Hims & Hers Health Inc. launched a cheaper copycat version of its Wegovy ...Read more

San Diego’s status as one of the nation’s most expensive rental markets is on shaky ground.

The median rent for a San Diego County one-bedroom apartment was $2,220 a month in January, down 5.5% in a year, said Zumper’s national rent report. That ranks San Diego metro at No. 9 in the real estate website’s priciest markets — down from ...Read more

Sheleko Maynard was riding on a bus, worried about the possibility of spending another year living alone outside in a tent when she got a call: She had been accepted into a tiny home community in Sacramento and could move in the next day.

That was about a year ago. The 75-square-foot dwelling gave her a heater, a bed to herself and a desk she ...Read more

New data on China’s relentless energy installations underscore warnings from Elon Musk and Jensen Huang that the nation’s world-beating power network will deliver a major advantage over the U.S. in the race to dominate artificial intelligence.

Since 2021, China has added more power capacity across all energy technologies than the U.S. has ...Read more

Will artificial intelligence put me out of a job?

That’s the lingering fear some employees in the gaming industry are contemplating as rapidly evolving technology is deployed in workplaces across the globe, including in casino environments.

On the surface, the use of data, algorithms and computational power simulating cognitive functions ...Read more

Not even a week into the new year, the Wall Street Journal was touting some ominous news.

"America is falling out of love with pizza," reads a Jan. 4 headline.

It's just not true — at least not in Metro Detroit — says local operators of pizza companies big and small. America may be less interested in huge national chains that favor ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he intended to stay out of the clash between Netflix Inc. and Paramount Skydance Corp. over Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., saying he would leave the matter to the U.S. Justice Department.

“I haven’t been involved,” Trump told NBC News in an interview. “I’ve been called by both sides. It’s the two sides, but...Read more

Target Corp.’s new chief executive officer, Michael Fiddelke, acknowledged in his first town hall that the big-box retailer has lost trust with shoppers and employees and pledged to rebuild that connection.

“We weren’t clear enough about who we are as a company,” Fiddelke told staff on Wednesday, according to a recording viewed by ...Read more