July 18, 2024, 6:04am Business
If you’ve noticed that you’re paying more than before for the same amount of groceries, you’re not the only one. Inflation is easing slightly, but grocery prices are still high — up 21 percent on average since inflation started to surge more than three years ago. Read story
July 17, 2024, 1:33pm Business
Wall Street’s record-breaking rally ran into a wall Wednesday, as worries about potentially worsening trade tensions with China hit stocks of chip companies. That dragged indexes to their worst day in months, but conditions may have been less discouraging underneath the surface. Read story
July 17, 2024, 9:24am Business
Elon Musk said Tuesday on X that he is moving the headquarters of both SpaceX and the social media platform formerly known as Twitter to Texas — citing several criticisms he has of California and doing business in San Francisco. Read story
July 17, 2024, 8:29am Business
A group of hackers says it recently leaked internal communications at Walt Disney Co. over the company’s handling of “artist contracts, its approach to AI, and its pretty blatant disregard for the consumer.” Read story
July 17, 2024, 8:27am Business
Dozens of aging bridges in 16 states will be replaced or improved with the help of $5 billion in federal grants announced Wednesday by President Joe Biden’s administration, the latest beneficiaries of a massive infrastructure law. Read story
July 17, 2024, 8:26am Business
The head of upcoming climate negotiations told world leaders Wednesday that a new financial aid package for poor and disaster-struck nations is the urgent, make-or-break goal of United Nations talks this fall. Read story
July 17, 2024, 7:57am Business
Fred Meyer is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for alleged unlawful harassment of several female employees and a hostile work environment at its Richland store. Read story
July 17, 2024, 6:05am Business
Vancouver-based biotechnology company CytoDyn has reached a $12 million settlement with its former research contractor Amarex Clinical Research. Read story
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