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Want your own personal satellite? Here's how and what it'll cost
The Las Vegas-based company that would operate the future Las Vegas Spaceport west of the city is offering wealthy customers a chance to own their own military-grade personal satellite.
United Spaceports Corp., the corporate entity that owns the Las Vegas Spaceport, has begun sales of the Black Star 1000 advanced military private satellite for ...Read more

Every single Peep -- America's most beloved Easter candy -- comes from one place: Bethlehem, Pa.
There is no gift shop, no factory tour, no visitors’ center at Just Born Quality Confections. That doesn’t stop fans from coming anyway. They tap on the tinted doors to see if there’s any chance of catching a glimpse of the 102-year-old company’s most beloved product.
They’re there to peep the Peeps.
Just Born makes 2 billion Peeps ...Read more

Auto review: Taking on all seasons in the Ford Bronco Sport
ANZA-BORREGO DESERT, California — With all-terrain tires, all-wheel drive, seven driving modes and wireless navigation, the Ford Bronco Sport is a packhorse built for all seasons.
In southern California, those seasons can happen in one day.
The Bronco Sport — aka, Son of Bronco, Bronco Jr., Bronco Lite — is the entry-level sibling in ...Read more

Auto review: 2025 Ford Mustang brings convertible fun for everyone
Ford Motor Co. seems to have gone down a rabbit hole in recent years with EVs, spending tons of money and time on production and innovation. While the company's trusty old nameplates continue to be profitable and modern, Ford has left the Mustang untouched, and for good reason. In Grasso’s Garage today, we review the 2025 Intense Lime Yellow ...Read more

Econometer: Was a trade war with China necessary?
The trade war with China has spooked investors but also has its supporters among business leaders who feel ripped off by the world’s second-largest economy.
Business leaders for years have decried intellectual property theft, unequal treatment of U.S. companies and cyberattacks. “Shark Tank” star and investor Kevin O’Leary said he would...Read more

Auto review: 2025 Mini Cooper Convertible: a droptop for the rest of us
World events can bring about the creation of great products. Consider the 1956 Suez Oil Crisis, when Egypt nationalized the British- and French-owned Suez Canal Company.
With Europe's oil supply threatened, the British Motor Company created a car that was even more fuel efficient than its popular Morris Minor. The work of Minor's designer Alec...Read more

Congressmen sound alarm over data privacy following 23andMe bankruptcy
Three congressmen from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are raising concerns over data privacy weeks after the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, putting millions of customers' personal information up for sale.
The Republican representatives — Brett Guthrie from Kentucky, Gus Bilirakis from Florida and Gary Palmer...Read more

'The anti-trust tides have turned.' What a judge's ruling over Google's 'monopoly' on ad-tech means
In another major legal blow to Google, a federal judge on Thursday ruled that the search giant held an illegal monopoly over some advertising technology, a ruling that could reshape the online advertising business.
Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia said in a decision that Google illegally ...Read more

Netflix posts strong earnings despite economic headwinds
Rising economic uncertainty amid a global trade war did little to dampen Netflix’s financial results in the first quarter.
The Los Gatos-based streaming giant said its first quarter revenue grew 13% to $10.5 billion, fueled by membership growth and higher prices.
Net income jumped 24% to $2.89 billion in the quarter, well ahead of the $2.48 ...Read more

Chicago economist Anna Paulson will take over Philly Fed as Trump pressures central bank to cut the price of money
Anna Paulson, a career economist at the Federal Reserve's Chicago bank, will take over as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the bank said Thursday morning.
An insurance scholar, Paulson, 60, cowrote a 2017 paper on the declining number of Americans from all levels of society who buy life insurance. She has also studied how ...Read more
Victoria's Secret ignored sexual harassment, Philly ex-employee alleges
A former Victoria’s Secret employee said she was sexually harassed by the lingerie department manager at a Philadelphia store, according to a lawsuit. And when she reported her experience, she alleges, she was retaliated against during her shifts and ignored by company higher-ups.
The claims were laid out in a lawsuit that was filed last ...Read more

Boeing sets new values after 'brutal' employee feedback
Boeing employees don’t trust senior leadership and don’t feel their contributions are recognized or valued, according to the results of an internal survey that CEO Kelly Ortberg shared at staff meetings this week.
The company is seeing improvement in its production process, Ortberg said, something that it has been striving for since a ...Read more

Disney's parks are its economic engine. Tariffs could put a damper on it
As trade tensions and tariff-fueled fears of a recession roil the economy, stock analysts warn that Walt Disney Co.'s theme parks could take a hit.
Typically, amusement park attendance in the U.S. is tied to the health of the American economy. When people feel better about their financial situation, they're more likely to spend on discretionary...Read more

Michael Hiltzik: Trump fired a tariff torpedo at China -- and hit Boeing right between the eyes
We keep hearing about all the goods that will become more expensive for Americans thanks to Donald Trump's tariff policy, such as it is: clothing, shoes, cars, food, especially anything imported from China.
But the latest skirmish between Trump and China has painted a target on this nation's most important manufacturing exporter: Boeing Co.
On...Read more

Google held a monopoly in online ad tech, US judge finds
In another major legal blow to Google, a federal judge on Thursday ruled that the search giant held an illegal monopoly over some advertising technology.
Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia said in a ruling that Google illegally maintained and acquired a monopoly in two markets for advertising ...Read more

Trump berates Fed's Powell, urges 'termination' for slowness
President Donald Trump said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s termination from his position can’t come quickly enough, arguing that the US central bank should have lowered interest rates already this year, and in any case should do so now.
Trump, derisively nicknaming the Fed chairman he nominated in his first term as “Too Late,” ...Read more

Here's when Ford customers could see price increases if tariffs remain
Ford Motor Co. customers waiting to purchase a vehicle this summer could be in store for higher prices if President Donald Trump's tariffs remain unchanged.
Andrew Frick, president of vehicle divisions Ford Blue and Model e, alerted dealers Wednesday that if trade policy continues as has been outlined, the company could make adjustments to the ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: If something happens to me, how can my daughter keep property we co-own?
Q: I am buying a vacation home with one of my children, and we will take turns using it and split the cost and expenses. We want to make sure that if something happens to me, she does not have to split the house with her siblings, whom I made other arrangements for in my will. What can we do? —Marjorie
A: When a property is co-owned with ...Read more
Trump berates Fed's Powell, urges 'termination' for slowness
President Donald Trump said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s termination from his position can’t come quickly enough, arguing that the U.S. central bank should have lowered interest rates already this year, and in any case should do so now.
Trump, derisively nicknaming the Fed chairman he nominated in his first term as “Too Late,” ...Read more
Here's when Ford customers could see price increases if tariffs remain
Ford Motor Co. customers waiting to purchase a vehicle this summer could be in store for higher prices if President Donald Trump's tariffs remain unchanged.
Andrew Frick, president of vehicle divisions Ford Blue and Model e, alerted dealers Wednesday that if trade policy continues as has been outlined, the company could make adjustments to the ...Read more
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- 'The anti-trust tides have turned.' What a judge's ruling over Google's 'monopoly' on ad-tech means
- Congressmen sound alarm over data privacy following 23andMe bankruptcy
- Netflix posts strong earnings despite economic headwinds
- Chicago economist Anna Paulson will take over Philly Fed as Trump pressures central bank to cut the price of money
- Boeing sets new values after 'brutal' employee feedback