The Federal Trade Commission accused a shadowy group of flooding Ticketmaster with fake accounts to purchase and resell tickets to concerts by Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and other top artists.

The FTC alleged that between Nov. 1, 2022, and Dec. 30, 2023, a core group of three individuals used a network of sites such as Totaltickets, ...Read more

SAN JOSE, California — Meal kit maker HelloFresh has agreed to pay a $7.5 million settlement in a consumer protection lawsuit for allegedly making it difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.

The lawsuit alleged that the company, which delivers meal kits, did not �...Read more

Ford Motor Co.'s electric vehicle battery joint venture launched production Tuesday at its first plant in Kentucky for cells that will go into F-150 Lightning pickup trucks and E-Transit commercial vans, while production at the joint venture's Tennessee battery plant has been delayed until 2027.

The production at BlueOvalSK Battery Park's ...Read more

Air Canada will restart flights Tuesday evening after reaching a deal with flight attendants to end a three-day walkout that led to mass cancellations during the busy summer season and upended the carrier’s financial outlook.

The accord was struck shortly after 4 a.m. Toronto time, concluding a mediated session of negotiations that lasted ...Read more

Michael MacGillivray had planned for months to replace his gas-powered Ford Bronco with an electric vehicle.

As a certified public accountant, he followed congressional debate over President Donald Trump's sprawling spending and tax legislation, which would end $7,500 tax credits for some first-time EV buyers. When Trump signed the legislation ...Read more

The Trump administration said it will step up scrutiny of imports of steel, copper, lithium and other materials from China to enforce a U.S. ban on goods allegedly made with forced labor in the country’s Xinjiang region.

The announcement of new “high-priority sectors” targeted under the four-year-old Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ...Read more

Costco said on Monday that its choice to not sell the abortion pill, mifepristone, remains unchanged, despite calls on the Issaquah-based wholesaler to reverse its stance.

Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, which has not changed, is based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients, who we understand generally ...Read more

Q: I have a two-decade-old Toyota Corolla that has been making a random noise when braking that sounds/feels like the anti-locking brake system kicking in but on dry surfaces. I had a brake shop check the brakes and they couldn't find anything wrong.

J.B., Chicago

A: I have a hunch that the problem is the ABS (anti-lock brake system) ...Read more

Microsoft said Friday that it's conducting an independent review of the use of its cloud computing technology by the Israeli Defense Forces, following several recent media reports.

For months, Microsoft has been facing ongoing pressure from employees and activists over its commercial relationship with Israel's Ministry of Defense.

The Redmond-...Read more

Joe Rydel called his first strike before he could even drive a car.

He began umpiring at 14. His mom had to drive him to the field.

These days, the 28-year-old spends his weekdays teaching fifth grade at Morris Bye Elementary in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. But when the school bell rings and summer rolls around, he’s back behind the plate, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The transformation of a sleek, granite-clad office tower on the edge of the 110 Freeway into deluxe apartments is about to begin, and developer Garrett Lee thinks the nearly 40-year-old building can be competitive with downtown L.A.’s much newer upmarket housing.

A mock-up of an apartment assembled in the L.A. Care tower on ...Read more

Bayer AG agreed to settle cases related to a Seattle-area school where more than 200 people were exposed to toxic chemicals made by the company’s Monsanto unit.

Bayer didn’t disclose the financial terms of the accord, but said the cost was covered by a $618.1 million provision taken this month to deal with the company’s liabilities for ...Read more

Sinclair Inc., one of the largest owners of television stations in the US, has offered to combine its broadcast TV business with rival operator Tegna Inc., according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

The broadcaster, based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, has proposed a deal that values Tegna at $25 to $30 a share, the Wall Street Journal ...Read more

After years of negotiations and delays, construction is underway on the first of several major projects that represent a massive overhaul at O’Hare International Airport.

Construction started in earnest last month on what will become the airport’s new Concourse Dthe city said as city and airline officials gathered for an official ...Read more

A federal judge has thrown out a second case against Abbott Laboratories over the safety of its formula for babies born prematurely — a decision with potential implications for hundreds of other similar cases.

In the case, Maryland woman Keosha Diggs alleged that her son developed a life-threatening intestinal disease called necrotizing ...Read more

The Trump administration is in discussions to take a stake of about 10% in Intel Corp., according to a White House official and other people familiar with the matter, in a move that could see the U.S. become the beleaguered chipmaker’s largest shareholder.

The federal government is considering a potential investment in Intel that would ...Read more

Stellantis NV has dialed back production of its electrified lineup — with dealers prevented from ordering several models — as the end of the federal $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit approaches on Sept. 30.

The carmaker wouldn't provide details on the changes but confirmed at least some production of electric models had paused. "In line ...Read more

Consumer spending in Las Vegas is down in several ways, state data shows, amid a slump in tourism to the casino mecca and national economic jitters.

Sales at food and beverage outlets; car and auto-parts dealers; clothing, shoe and jewelry retailers; and furniture, electronics and appliance stores in Clark County, Nevada, all fell in a recent ...Read more