New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh recently told Congress he would provide less guidance about the Fed’s next interest rate moves than his predecessors.

It’s common for Fed chairs to forecast thoughts on if rates may come up or down. Yet Warsh’s first policy statement dropped guidance on the future path of rates.

One concern is less ...Read more

When an automotive journalist drives somebody else’s car, the price of gas might not be top of mind. However, when said journalist takes a summer trip to visit relatives, state parks, and his old hometown, gas prices matter.

That's why this journalist took advantage of the opportunity to test-drive the 2026 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited. It ...Read more

GAYDON, England — This week witnessed another luxury automobile unveiling. Yet this time, it seems to have wandered off script. Range Rover, the company that became fabulously wealthy convincing the world's affluent that every trip to the opera required eight inches of ground clearance and enough suspension travel to cross the Kalahari, has ...Read more

Even chart-topping commuter vehicles are held to lower expectations by consumers than other types of vehicles. They serve a purpose, are relatively inexpensive, and have limited frills and no thrills.

But KIA has gained tremendous traction in this market segment in recent years with redesigns, new model roll-outs and expansive hybrid options, ...Read more

BROOKLYN, Michigan — In the year after Ford Custom Garage launched, offering special vehicle packages outfitted by dealers and upfitters before delivery to customers, sales have more than tripled this year over the last.

The channel, one of three under the Ford Customization division, offers personality and performance at an affordable price ...Read more

Inside Raeya Wellness in Boca Park, guests are greeted by soft earth tones, curved organic designs and attendants who speak in hushed voices. The atmosphere feels more like a luxury retreat than a medical office.

Founder Kelley Nemiro has built a wellness brand around that experience. With more than 85,000 followers on Instagram, where she ...Read more

FARNBOROUGH, England — Airbus and Boeing are each considering their next new aircraft programs, and the competition for who will make those engines is heating up.

CFM International, a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aerospace and France-based Safran Aircraft Engines, has bet big on a futuristic open-fan design which, unlike conventional ...Read more

It was Labor Day 2017, and the remote thermometer at McIntyre Estate Vineyard in Monterey County’s Santa Lucia Highlands was registering a noontime temperature Steve McIntyre couldn’t quite believe: 104 degrees.

McIntyre jumped in his car, hoping the sensor was broken. Twenty miles later he stepped out into the searing air at his vineyard ...Read more

Caleb Davies holds a rare title in the prediction market world: Millionaire winner.

The middle-aged suburban dad relies on a skilled background in finance and tech, plus computer forecasting tools he personally developed, to put real stakes on some of his biggest interests. These days he primarily plays in so-called culture markets, which let ...Read more

MEMPHIS ― Is candy food? Is the 2026 Toyota GR Corolla transportation?

Inspired by Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division, the hell-raising hot hatch is a daily sugar high. WAUUUURGH! I nailed the throttle out of my cul-de-sac into the twisties. WAUUUURGH! I nailed it onto the I-75 on-ramp north to Auburn Hills. WAUUUURGH! I stomped on it out of a ...Read more

Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service, reached profitability for the first time, boosted by FIFA World Cup, NBA playoffs and reality dating show "Love Island USA."

The milestone comes as Comcast Corp. prepares to spin off NBCUniversal entertainment and news media businesses into a separate company. Peacock, which launched in 2020, grew its ...Read more

An autonomous AI agent powered by OpenAI models escaped a testing environment designed to isolate it from the internet and hacked another company’s systems to steal answers to a cybersecurity test, an “unprecedented” breach that demonstrated how AI agents can evade their developers’ controls in pursuit of assigned goals.

OpenAI said the...Read more

For farmers in North Dakota surveying their wheat as harvest closes in, scorching heat is threatening yields just as crop prices rise to a three-year high.

A recent spate of 100-degree days is stressing fields in the key U.S. wheat-growing state while escalating attacks between Russia and Ukraine put exports at risk in the Black Sea.

“I’m ...Read more

Alphabet Inc.’s Google was fined a total of €890 million ($1 billion) by the European Union for violating the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, in a decision that has inflamed tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.

The European Commission said Thursday that Google had unfairly favored its own search services and prevented...Read more

The "Happiest Place on Earth" this month quietly raised prices on more than 800 menu items across 178 dining locations in its two Anaheim theme parks as well as its resort hotels.

Price hikes at Disneyland are a regular occurrence. But the creeping cost of food this summer has prompted some frustration, even as the company has sought to court ...Read more

Tax incentives for film and television productions have not been enough to counter a still-sluggish environment for filming in the greater Los Angeles region, according to a new report.

For the three-month period that ended June 30, there were a total of 4,711 shoot days in the greater L.A. area, a nearly 13% decline from the same time last ...Read more

California residents surprised by YouTube account fees appearing on their bank statements might be getting some cash back.

The company owned by Google agreed to a $7.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the company violated California's automatic renewal law when renewing YouTube TV subscriptions.

In the suit, the ...Read more

Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to authors whose pirated books it used to train its AI in the largest copyright settlement in U.S. history.

Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in Oakland, California, granted final approval of the settlement Monday. The record payout was a modest win for copyright holders, setting a precedent as a wave of AI-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The 2026 FIFA World Cup has wrapped, but some Angelenos who rented their homes to fans are still tallying up profits from a month of soccer frenzy in the city.

Driven by projections of massive tourism and a $750 first-time host incentive from Airbnb, many local property owners expected a sizable payout. While some savvy owners ...Read more

Donald Trump's latest scheme to monetize his presidency — selling Wall Street traders the right to an early peek at his posts on his Truth Social platform — has raised two important questions.

First, isn't this insider trading? And second, if it isn't illegal, shouldn't it be?

Here are the short answers: Probably not. And yes, it certainly...Read more