Is there something really wrong with the nation’s employment counts?

Questions about the quality of the jobs data came into the spotlight this month when President Donald Trump fired the boss of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after its latest report showed, among numerous disappointing results, a sharp revision to June’s initial jobs tally....Read more

Two Chinese nationals were arrested this week on charges that they sent tens of millions of dollars worth of advanced AI chips made by Nvidia Corp. to China in violation of U.S. export restrictions, according to authorities.

The defendants used a company based in El Monte, California, to export sensitive technology, including graphics ...Read more

Almost every week seems to bring a new report that plastic is even worse than had been thought for both human and planetary health. This week, it’s a paper in the Lancet that warns of a “grave, growing” danger from the rising tide of the material, and puts its health-related economic costs at more than $1.5 trillion a year.

Yet as ...Read more

Natalie Slinger’s growing family could use a bigger house and a second car. Right now, both feel out of reach.

Slinger and her husband already have one child in day care, which costs as much as their mortgage. They rarely eat out and limit their travel to camping. Their second child, due this fall, will rely on hand-me-downs.

“The cost of ...Read more

A group of United Auto Workers members is seeking to oust President Shawn Fain ahead of an election next year, a sign of frustration among some in the two years since the labor group secured landmark contracts with U.S. automakers.

Workers at a Stellantis NV truck factory in suburban Detroit and an engine plant in southeast Michigan voted over ...Read more

A $2 trillion market for securities linked to U.S. inflation data could be the first area of Treasuries that would crack if the Bureau of Labor Statistics is politicized, according to bond investors.

After President Donald Trump fired BLS chief Erika McEntarfer on Friday following a weak jobs report and said the figures were “rigged,” ...Read more

General Motors Co. engineers unofficially broke industry records for miles driven in an electric vehicle on a single charge, the Detroit automaker said Tuesday, going more than 1,000 miles.

Drivers reached more than double the Environmental Protection Agency's estimated 493-mile range for the 2026 Silverado EV Work Truck, which Chief Engineer ...Read more

For a brief, shining moment last week, it seemed as if the U.S. economy had dodged a tariff-powered bullet. Gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 3%, the government announced Wednesday, rather higher than the 2.3% projected by economists.

"WAY BETTER THAN EXPECTED!" President Trump crowed on Truth Social. He claimed that this ...Read more

Microsoft is laying off 40 Washington-based employees, as the company continues to trim its workforce amid record spending on artificial intelligence.

Monday's layoffs, disclosed in a state filing, are separate from previous announcements of global job cuts. The company announced in May that it was letting go of more than 6,000 workers and made...Read more

ATLANTA — It’s been a month since Waymo’s autonomous vehicles started taking fares broadly on Atlanta’s streets via the Uber app after more than a year of testing the cars without passengers.

From January 2024 through July 30, 2025, the Atlanta Police Department has responded to only two traffic crashes involving a Waymo, but the ...Read more

CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — In the 1920s, the Ford Model T transformed America.

Bringing affordable, personal transportation to the masses, “Tin Lizzies” — as Model Ts were fondly nicknamed — established Detroit as a manufacturing colossus, made farming more efficient, replaced the train as the primary means of long-distance transport, and...Read more

When Greenhouse of Walled Lake, Michigan, opened in 2019, it catered to Michigan’s medical marijuana market, and business was booming. Recreational marijuana sales began later that year statewide, opening the door to new customers — and competitors.

As the state's cannabis market took off, new operators flooded in and profit margins thinned...Read more

SEATTLE — For months, Tyler Heller, an assistant manager at the Central Co-op on Capitol Hill, was skeptical that Congress would eliminate federal income taxes on tips and overtime pay.

To his surprise, the new tax provisions were embedded in the tax and spending bill — a legislative package formerly known as the so-called “One Big ...Read more

Tesla is awarding Elon Musk around $29 billion in shares as a legal battle looms over a prior multibillion dollar compensation plan for the chief executive.

A special committee of the company's board of directors said the interim pay package would motivate Musk to "stay focused" on Tesla as the electric vehicle maker pivots to robotics and ...Read more

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. shares jumped the most since 2000 on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump touted the company’s ads — pushing the retailer’s stock into meme stock territory.

The shares spiked 24% on Monday after Trump said in a social media post that American Eagle’s recent marketing blitz with actress Sydney Sweeney ...Read more

Target has opened Warby Parker kiosks in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the Chicago suburbs, launching the Minneapolis-based retailer’s latest brand partnership.

The boutique-style space in Bloomington quietly began serving customers last week, holding a grand opening Saturday complete with blue balloons and giveaways.

Even so, the new setup ...Read more

California's high-speed rail project has been heavily scrutinized in recent months for its long delays and rising budget. In its decision to pull federal funding from the project, the Trump administration blamed state leadership and the high-speed rail authority.

A new report from a San Diego nonprofit points to third-party permitting ...Read more

California’s notoriously high gas prices are cheaper than usual, but you wouldn’t know it by watching politicians criticize each other about pain at the pump.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has sparred this summer with California Republicans and President Donald Trump over the issue. It’s a familiar fight in a state that regularly clocks ...Read more