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FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, March 9, 2020. An air quality board has ordered electric car manufacturer Tesla to stop illegally polluting the air in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Tesla ordered to stop releasing toxic emissions from San Francisco Bay Area plant

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, March 9, 2020. An air quality board has ordered electric car manufacturer Tesla to stop illegally polluting the air in the San Francisco Bay Area.

June 27, 2024, 7:44am Business

Tesla must fix air quality problems at its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area after racking up more than 100 violations for allegedly releasing toxic emissions into the atmosphere over the last five years, an air quality board said Tuesday. Read story

Planning on traveling for the Fourth of July holiday? Here’s how to avoid the rush

June 27, 2024, 7:43am Business

The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and the travel rush is already heating up. Read story

FILE - 2024 Ford F-150 trucks are assembled at Ford&rsquo;s Dearborn Truck Plant on April 11, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, the government issues the third and final estimate of economic growth &ndash; the gross domestic product &ndash; in the January-March quarter.

US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a 1.4% annual rate

FILE - 2024 Ford F-150 trucks are assembled at Ford&rsquo;s Dearborn Truck Plant on April 11, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, the government issues the third and final estimate of economic growth &ndash; the gross domestic product &ndash; in the January-March quarter.

June 27, 2024, 7:42am Business

The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth since spring 2022, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade from its previous estimate. Consumer spending grew at just a 1.5% rate, down from an initial estimate of 2%, in a sign… Read story

FILE - A hiring sign is displayed in Riverwoods, Ill., on April 16, 2024. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, the government reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

US weekly jobless claims fall, but the total number collecting benefits is the most since 2021

FILE - A hiring sign is displayed in Riverwoods, Ill., on April 16, 2024. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, the government reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

June 27, 2024, 7:42am Business

Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits rose to the highest level in more than two years. Read story

FILE - A BYD Seagull electric vehicle, with its hood open, is shown at the Caresoft Global facility April 3, 2024, in Livonia, Mich. China&rsquo;s BYD last year introduced the Seagull, a small EV that sells for just $12,000 in China.

Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers

FILE - A BYD Seagull electric vehicle, with its hood open, is shown at the Caresoft Global facility April 3, 2024, in Livonia, Mich. China&rsquo;s BYD last year introduced the Seagull, a small EV that sells for just $12,000 in China.

June 27, 2024, 7:41am Business

It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Read story

FILE - An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 with a door plug aircraft awaits inspection at the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash.  The National Transportation Safety Board is sanctioning Boeing for sharing information with the media, Thursday, June 27, about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation that it wasn't supposed to.

US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

FILE - An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 with a door plug aircraft awaits inspection at the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash.  The National Transportation Safety Board is sanctioning Boeing for sharing information with the media, Thursday, June 27, about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation that it wasn't supposed to.

June 27, 2024, 7:41am Business

Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9. Read story

People walk past the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Washington.

The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

People walk past the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Washington.

June 27, 2024, 7:39am Business

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. Read story

Workers monitor electricity production at Avangrid's green energy sites across the country Tuesday from the company's National Control Center in Vancouver. The company produces energy for millions of homes across the country.

Avangrid sends 9,000 megawatts of green energy across the U.S.; its control center is in Vancouver

Workers monitor electricity production at Avangrid's green energy sites across the country Tuesday from the company's National Control Center in Vancouver. The company produces energy for millions of homes across the country.

June 27, 2024, 6:08am Business

As some continue to question whether green technologies can translate into well-paying jobs, Avangrid, a sustainable energy company, has steadily been proving they can. The company, based in Orange, Conn., has brought jobs to Clark County. Read story