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Businesses turning to temps as employees flock to Minnesota's paid leave program
More than 25,000 workers have already applied for Minnesota’s new paid leave program, sending businesses scrambling to ... Read More
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Disney succession: Inside the search for a CEO to replace Bob Iger
The Walt Disney Co. can ill afford another succession implosion.
The last time Chief Executive Bob Iger handed over the reins, the plan backfired, executives revolted, his replacement got bounced and Iger returned to lead...Read more
Uber, Lyft drivers could win union rights if state law changes
An estimated 100,000 rideshare drivers in Illinois could win the right to join a union under new legislation expected to be filed in Springfield this month, an effort that comes on the heels of similar campaigns in ...Read more
California hits milestone in electric vehicle sales
In 2012, when there were about 30,000 electric vehicles on the road statewide in California, Tesla was a small new company that mostly appealed to hobbyists, and the Toyota Prius was still a rarely seen novelty in many ...Read more
Food costs spiked in December while gas prices cooled. Here's the latest look at consumer expenses
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest consumer price report last week, providing a closer look at how energy costs, grocery prices and other everyday expenses have shifted in the nearly 12 months since ...Read more
Xi's export machine gets lift from US move to strongarm allies
As Xi Jinping battles unprecedented deflation and shrinking investment, he’s betting that China can sell more and more goods to the world to drive growth. To that end, Donald Trump’s threats against key U.S. allies are...Read more
How Twin Cities restaurants are changing amid ICE surge: 'We are pretty much back to COVID'
The bar stools were filled at Marna’s Eatery and Lounge in Robbinsdale on a recent weekday evening as owner Rolando Diaz poured a creamy cocktail from a shaker. Neighbors trickled in, and Diaz moved from bar to dining ...Read more
Q&A: John Bozzella, auto lobby group CEO, on relevance of USMCA, tariffs
DETROIT — The CEO of the auto industry's largest lobbying group said President Donald Trump's remark last week that the trade deal he previously negotiated with Mexico and Canada was "irrelevant" is an unsurprising ...Read more
Germany's €3 billion EV subsidy will be open to Chinese brands
Germany’s €3 billion ($3.5 billion) subsidy program for electric vehicles will be open to all manufacturers, including Chinese brands, as the government seeks to revive sales in Europe’s largest car market.
The ...Read more
David Fickling: Cement Is hitting a wall. There's no coming back
What’s the most important commodity for modern civilization? There’s a good argument that it’s not the ones we think about — oil, gas, copper, iron ore, gold — but something that’s ubiquitous and rarely grabs ...Read more
'Weaponizing' $10 trillion of US assets is tough ask for Europe
As Europe considers how best to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threats over Greenland’s sovereignty, there’s one extreme potential counter measure that’s fueling debate among investors.
European ...Read more
Explaining California's billionaire tax: The proposals, the backlash and the exodus
The battle over a new tax on California's billionaires is set to heat up in the coming months as citizens spar over whether the state should squeeze its ultra-rich to better serve its ordinary residents.
The proposed ...Read more
Echoing Trump, Newsom vows crackdown on corporate homebuying in California
In his final State of the State speech earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom took aim at a group that some say contribute to California's housing affordability crisis: corporate landlords.
Newsom vowed to take ...Read more
Andreessen Horowitz makes a $3 billion bet that there's no AI bubble
An artificial intelligence startup that helps developers write and debug code is now worth nearly as much as United Airlines. A two-month-old AI computer company raised a massive $475 million seed round, with plans to ...Read more
LA's defense industry is booming. Federal funding crunch could change that
When former Space X engineer Josh Giegel launched his North Hollywood tech company Gambit in 2023, he had a vision for the battlefield of the future, one with fewer soldiers and more AI-driven assets.
His software would ...Read more
After Dry January, alcohol producers suffer hangover
Amanda Lybeck, 37, is giving up alcohol for all 12 months of 2026. A year ago, the Maple Valley, Washington, resident completed Dry January — the trend of going sober for one month — for the first time as a way to ...Read more
Second Sphere venue in US proposed for Maryland
A new Sphere could rise at National Harbor, Maryland, under a proposal announced Sunday, a project officials say could become a new regional landmark and one of the largest economic development efforts in Prince George’s...Read more
Ford Pro looks to upfitter market for growth with Transit van updates
DEARBORN, Michigan — New features on the 2026 Ford Transit commercial van show how Ford Pro is betting on its upfitter partners for growth — and potentially securing a bit of that business, too.
After the Transit ...Read more
Americans bear almost all the cost of Trump tariffs, study shows
President Donald Trump’s duties on imported goods are paid almost entirely by American importers, their domestic customers and ultimately U.S. consumers, a study from a German think tank concluded.
“Foreign exporters ...Read more
Q&A: At the Dakar Rally, Ford's CEO talks Raptor, V-8s and hybrids
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Ford Racing helps the Dearborn-based automaker across the globe by growing brand profile, employee talent and tech learnings for production cars.
Its latest racing venture is the brutal 14-day ...Read more
GameStop shutters stores across California
GameStop is shutting down more stores in California.
The video game, toy and collectible retailer has been struggling to find a way to thrive in a market where most of what it sells is easaier to get online. It has been ...Read more
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- 'Weaponizing' $10 trillion of US assets is tough ask for Europe
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- After Dry January, alcohol producers suffer hangover
- Q&A: John Bozzella, auto lobby group CEO, on relevance of USMCA, tariffs
- Explaining California's billionaire tax: The proposals, the backlash and the exodus
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