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In its latest bid to be seen as an affordable fashion destination, Walmart is hitting the road to prove that it has more to offer beyond household essentials and grocery staples.

The mega-retailer has embarked on a Walmart Style Tour, bringing its collection of fall styles directly to consumers at more than 40 shopping ...Read more

Beneath swaying cypress trees and Spanish tile roofs, winemakers at Las Positas Vineyards are preparing to harvest two of the fastest-growing grapes in Alameda County, California: cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc.

These two Livermore Valley varietals are taking up more space in vineyards in recent years amid a contracting wine industry, as...Read more

For 13 years, the 3% annual salary boost that Ricardo M. could count on every October felt like a beacon of stability and a nod that his loyalty as a plumbing supply salesman was being rewarded.

But in the aftermath of a post-pandemic inflation surge, those raises have since lost their luster. His grocery bills have doubled. The cost of ...Read more

The last worry on a firefighter’s mind as he extinguishes the blaze of a burning building is the potential for water damage. For the Federal Reserve, the same is often true as it battles inflation; there’s little room for concern about what it could mean for jobseekers.

Until those red-hot price pressures start to fizzle out.

For the first...Read more

U.S. Steel was once the world’s most valuable company, which may explain why it remains a political icon even as its economic clout has waned.

President Joe Biden reportedly plans to block the company’s $15 billion sale to Japanese competitor Nippon Steel, citing national security concerns even though the Pentagon buys only a negligible ...Read more

Q: You wrote in a recent column that you should never attempt to start an already running car, due to the nasty noise it makes. My wife and I hear a similar noise when we cold start our 2014 Honda CR-V. The dealer says it's a common issue with our make and model year resulting from faulty design. They further say, it would be an expensive repair...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Marc Eaton’s house is filled with plants.

In fact, his family was only recently able to use the dining room table again, he said. That’s just what comes with operating a mobile indoor plant business out of what would otherwise be a food truck.

“He’s always loved plants and animals,” said his husband, David Gray. “He...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After a 13-day blackout, Walt Disney Co. and DirecTV settled their contentious contract dispute early Saturday, restoring ESPN, ABC stations and other Disney-owned channels for more than 10 million DirecTV subscribers.

DirecTV and U-Verse customers have been frustrated by the loss of Disney programming since talks broke down ...Read more

The paper fortune that former President Donald Trump amassed by taking a nascent media startup public is shriveling, and a race to the exits that begins as soon as Sept. 19 could shrink it even more.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., which owns the X-lookalike social media platform Truth Social, has shed nearly $6 billion in value over the ...Read more

In notably conciliatory public remarks Friday morning, Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West said the company’s senior leadership wants “to get back to the table and to hammer out a deal” with the Machinists union, which went on strike Friday. New CEO Kelly Ortberg is personally engaged in the effort to do so.

“We want to reach an ...Read more

Atrium Health is apologizing publicly and notifying patients who may have been impacted by a malicious email sent to employees in April, the company announced Friday.

Social Security numbers may have been among the personal information exposed to the criminals, Atrium said.

An unauthorized third party gained access to a group of employees’ ...Read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into complaints that the system designed to keep VinFast SUV’s in their lanes doesn’t always work properly.

NHTSA says 14 drivers have complained of problems with the “lane keep assist” safety feature on their VinFast VF8 that in some cases require them to wrestle for control...Read more

Little more than a month since Boeing Co.’s new chief executive officer took over with a mandate to pull the planemaker out of crisis, things are moving in the opposite direction.

Kelly Ortberg now faces the dual challenge of negotiating an acceptable labor accord after the company’s first overture was rejected and 33,000 workers in the ...Read more

Leaders of Stellantis NV's U.S. dealer network delivered a direct and blunt message by phone Thursday to CEO Carlos Tavares and other top executives: We need bigger and better incentives to clear vehicles off our lots, and we need them fast.

"We had a good exchange of information," said Kevin Farrish, chairman of the National Dealer Council. "...Read more

The 2025 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year tournament bracket is under way and the list of competitors has been narrowed to 25.

NACTOY jurors announced their “Best of 2025” list Friday afternoon in three categories: 10 cars, five trucks and 10 SUVs. Electric vehicles dominated the list — making up nearly 50% of the...Read more

Self-driving Uber rides are coming to Atlanta and Austin, Texas, starting early next year through a partnership between Uber and autonomous car company Waymo.

Waymo already operates with self-driving cars giving rides in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, and the company announced Friday that it is expanding the service to Atlanta and ...Read more

As the end date of Greyhound’s lease at its downtown Chicago bus station approaches, the company has begun routing more buses through Gary, Indiana, a new analysis of bus schedules shows.

The changes suggest a proactive response to the potential closure of the downtown station, according to the report from DePaul University’s Chaddick ...Read more

CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — One of comedian ‘n’ musician Steve Martin’s ol’ stand-up routines celebrated the banjo.

“When you’re playing the banjo, everything is OK,” he said, merrily strumming his favorite instrument. “I think the banjo is the one thing that could have saved Nixon. Think if he had been traveling around the country...Read more