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A sign for a Nvidia office building is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.

All eyes are on Nvidia as it prepares to report its earnings. Here’s what to expect

A sign for a Nvidia office building is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.

August 28, 2024, 8:22am Business

Nvidia has led the artificial intelligence boom to become one of the stock market’s biggest companies, as tech giants continue to spend heavily on the company’s chips and data centers needed to train and operate their AI systems. Read story

Lowe’s ends some DEI programs amid backlash, but sets meeting with Charlotte LGBTQ group

August 28, 2024, 8:18am Business

Lowe’s is the latest national retailer to end some of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs — mostly LGBTQ focused —following the Supreme Court’s ruling reversing affirmative action in college admissions and pressure from conservative activists. Read story

155 mm M795 artillery projectiles are stacked at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Scranton, Pa.

Pennsylvania ammo plant boosts production of key artillery shell in Ukraine’s fight against Russia

155 mm M795 artillery projectiles are stacked at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Scranton, Pa.

August 28, 2024, 8:16am Business

A Pennsylvania ammunition plant that makes a key artillery shell in Ukraine’s fight against Russia has managed to boost production by 50% to meet surging demand, with more capacity set to come on line. Read story

FILE - Author Michael Crichton poses for a portrait at The Peninsula Hotel in New York on Dec. 7, 2004.

‘ER’ creator Michael Crichton’s estate sues Warner Bros. over upcoming hospital drama ‘The Pitt’

FILE - Author Michael Crichton poses for a portrait at The Peninsula Hotel in New York on Dec. 7, 2004.

August 28, 2024, 8:13am Business

The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama it says is a rebranded version of an unauthorized reboot. Read story

Washington State University Vancouver Chancellor Mel Netzhammer joins faculty and supporters in celebrating a new school year Aug. 19. Netzhammer announced Wednesday morning he will step down from his position next summer after 13 years on the job.

WSU Vancouver Chancellor Mel Netzhammer says he will retire next year

Washington State University Vancouver Chancellor Mel Netzhammer joins faculty and supporters in celebrating a new school year Aug. 19. Netzhammer announced Wednesday morning he will step down from his position next summer after 13 years on the job.

August 28, 2024, 8:00am Business

Washington State University Vancouver Chancellor Mel Netzhammer announced Wednesday morning that this year will be his last after 13 years at the school’s helm. Read story

Fast-food chain Carl’s Jr. updates its value menu

August 28, 2024, 5:57am Business

Carl’s Jr. is the latest fast-food giant to give its value menu a makeover. Read story

Faye Guenther, president of local UFCW 3000, hugs Carol McMillian, bakery manager at Kroger-owned King Soopers and member of Local 7, after a news conference about the Kroger and Albertsons merger outside the federal courthouse on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

Kroger hiked milk, egg prices above inflation, merger judge told

Faye Guenther, president of local UFCW 3000, hugs Carol McMillian, bakery manager at Kroger-owned King Soopers and member of Local 7, after a news conference about the Kroger and Albertsons merger outside the federal courthouse on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

August 27, 2024, 4:32pm Business

Kroger Co. hiked prices on milk and eggs more than needed to account for inflation, the company’s top pricing executive testified during a court hearing on the U.S. government’s bid to block the grocery chain’s purchase of rival Albertsons Cos. Read story

Leonard Riggio In 2017

Leonard Riggio, who forged Barnes & Noble empire, dies at 83

Leonard Riggio In 2017

August 27, 2024, 2:19pm Business

Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83. Read story