A federal appeals court in Washington rejected Anthropic PBC’s challenge to a Trump administration designation of the artificial intelligence company as a supply-chain risk to U.S. national security, but an earlier ruling by a judge in California that lifted a government ban appears to remain in place for now.

The 2-1 decision on Friday from ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. last year set a record in the United States for the number of recalls issued in a single year, but some took longer than others to have a fix available, according to a recent report.

Recalls and warranty costs have weighed on the Dearborn automaker's balance sheets, but looking at the length of time it takes for a repair to be ...Read more

Trump administration officials have floated a range of measures to curb soaring diesel costs, from suspending taxes on the fuel to removing restrictions on sales of a dyed, red variety normally reserved for off-road use.

Deliberations were still wide ranging Friday with many ideas still under discussion and a decision on any potential strategy ...Read more

Increased actions by U.S. immigration enforcement are creating significant disruption to beefpacking operations in Kansas, an area where nearly all of the country’s major processors have operations.

Thousands of cattle set to be shipped to beef processors have been affected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity, according to a ...Read more

Ten days ago, the Florida Senate demanded that the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel destroy a long-hidden state report detailing property insurers’ payments of millions to sibling companies whose profits remained secret.

Now the news organizations are publishing the complete report.

The existence of the 2022 “Affiliated Fee ...Read more

Some parent companies of Brightline, the high-speed rail line that promised to connect Orlando to Tampa, will soon file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The Miami-based rail service covers areas of South and Central Florida, including a trip from Orlando to Miami. The filing is part of the company’s effort to restructure about $5.5 ...Read more

A federal appeals court in Washington rejected Anthropic PBC’s challenge to a Trump administration designation of the artificial intelligence company as a supply-chain risk to U.S. national security, but an earlier ruling by a judge in California that lifted a government ban appears to remain in place for now.

The 2-1 decision on Friday from ...Read more

DETROIT — Paul Russo can't afford to absorb the rising cost of diesel.

The president of Wayne, Michigan-based Wayne Industries, a steel hauler, has levied a fuel surcharge for about a decade. But as diesel fuel prices have climbed, the percentage he adds to his trucking rates has climbed with them. Russo now is charging a 45% fuel surcharge ...Read more

California's oldest family-run winery has filed for bankruptcy protection, another sign of the struggles in the wine industry.

The family behind Gundlach Bundschu, founded in Sonoma County in 1858, said it couldn't reach an agreement with lenders to restructure its debt, so it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to buy breathing room as ...Read more

A day before it came up for a vote, North Carolina's massive budget was posted with a handful of new paragraphs inserted on page 626, near the end of the document, with little time for public vetting or changes.

The hasty edit — imposing a 6% tax on prediction market trading fees in the state — was made shortly after staffers for Speaker of...Read more

WARKINS GLEN, New York — Atop the hills overlooking Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen International Raceway is one of America’s greatest racetracks with a history of hosting everything from Formula One to endurance sportscar to NASCAR races.

But before the dedicated, 3.5-mile track opened in 1956, sportscars raced on an epic, 6.6-mile road course ...Read more

We confuse efficiency with virtue. Today, everything must be optimized, streamlined and squeezed until the pleasure has been wrung out. Give the customer exactly what’s promised. Not a farthing more. Not a calorie more. Not even a molecule of joy.

Accountants love this. They’ve become the high priests of mediocrity, preaching margin ...Read more

While rivals force buzzing turbocharged four-cylinders onto families, Nissan keeps what works: a tried-and-true, naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V-6 engine.

Pushing 284 horsepower and 259 pound-feet of torque, the Pathfinder delivers smooth, honest power. And to top it all off, CVT is dead. The crisp nine-speed automatic transmission provides ...Read more

Costco confirmed it received $184 million in tariff refunds, with more on the way, according to its latest earnings call.

On Thursday, the big-box retailer said the money was reinvested to give value back to our members" and was dispersed across everyday products and nonfood goods. Chief Financial Officer Gary Millerchip said the company ...Read more

Anthropic PBC has signed an $11.6 billion, seven-year contract with Akamai Technologies Inc. for computing power, adding to the AI developer’s growing list of data center deals.

Akamai will supply Anthropic access to central processing units, or CPUs, a type of generalist chip that’s seen renewed demand in data centers where it’s helping ...Read more

OAKLAND, California — A settlement between retail giant Walmart, Inc. and the state of California will force the corporation to pay $16 million to the state for selling infant formula and other over-the-counter drugs after their expiration dates. authorities said.

Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones announced the settlement in a ...Read more

A back-door discount pharmacy arrangement that millions of Americans use to fill prescriptions in Canada and other international drugstores will close next month.

Effective Oct. 22, the Trump administration will tighten trade rules, which will make filling low-cost prescriptions at foreign pharmacies all but impossible for Americans, experts ...Read more

A federal judge declined Thursday to rule immediately on a proposed settlement between Paramount Skydance and 12 state attorneys general, leaving the last major legal hurdle to the studio’s $111-billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery unresolved for now.

U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín did not indicate how she would rule, ...Read more

A bipartisan group of Congressional leaders officially introduced a bill to create a federal film and television tax credit, a long-sought goal for many in Hollywood who say it’s necessary to help bring production back to the U.S.

The bill, known as the Motion Picture, Television and Entertainment Revitalization Act, would establish a 20% tax...Read more