July 22, 2024, 9:58am Business
Disneyland employees have voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike, paving the way for what could be the first major work stoppage the Anaheim theme park has seen in 40 years. Read story
July 22, 2024, 8:33am Business
The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution. The money will go to 25 projects targeting greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, electric power, commercial and residential buildings, industry, agriculture and waste and materials management. Read story
July 22, 2024, 8:28am Business
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that some Ram pickup trucks and Jeep Wagoneer SUVs can lose power, shift into park and apply the emergency brake. Read story
July 22, 2024, 7:56am Business
Delays at some airports continue after a faulty software update caused havoc worldwide and led to the grounding by almost all airlines of a number of flights, but the impact is receding. Read story
July 22, 2024, 6:00am Business
Brad Song thought he was about to get his e-bike stolen a second time in a less than a month after delivering an order for Chinese food app Fantuan Delivery. Seven strangers surrounded the Chinese immigrant and knocked him off the scooter. He was rescued when a nearby motorist revved… Read story
July 21, 2024, 4:49pm Business
The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before today’s oldest teenagers were born. Now, a bill aiming to protect kids from the harms of social media, gaming sites and other online platforms appears… Read story
July 21, 2024, 4:25pm Business
An owner of a consumer insights research firm couldn’t pay her employees, make Friday’s deadline to sign a contract for a new business or send key research to a key client. A psychiatrist who runs a virtual mental health practice in Maryland saw his business hobbled as some of his… Read story
July 21, 2024, 6:02am Business
When the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and major brokers last year lost a federal antitrust suit, the verdict unleashed new scrutiny of the industry and its practices. With new commission rules set to go into effect in August as a result of the settlement, critics — even some inside… Read story