The fallout from a week of sharp flight reductions nationwide has eased considerably, just in time for what is expected to be record air travel for Southern Californians flying for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

While the vast majority of travelers will be driving to their destinations, airports and planes will still be crowded given the ...Read more

Amazon-owned Zoox is offering free rides on its San Francisco fleet of boxy, driverless taxis.

The company said Tuesday it is providing the rides to people who download the Zoox app and join a waitlist. The sneak peek is part of a program in which riders provide feedback about the robotaxis before they become more widely available.

The preview...Read more

Skims, an apparel company co-founded by celebrity businesswoman Kim Kardashian, is worth $5 billion after a recent fundraising round.

The brand, known for its sleek bras and tank tops and sculpting bodysuits, completed a $225 million capital raise last week led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. It was one of the largest private raises for a ...Read more

In the early 2000s, after a severe slump, McDonald's orchestrated a major turnaround, with the introduction of its Dollar Menu.

The menu, whose items all cost $1, illustrated just how important it was to market to low-income consumers — who value getting the most bang for their buck.

Coming at a time of flagging growth, tumbling stock and ...Read more

The news came without warning. At 9:30 a.m., CEO Jacob Deems told Minnesota Rusco’s senior leaders that their parent company, Renovo Home Partners, was bankrupt — and that their own company was finished, leaving 130 employees out of work.

Sean Orr, Rusco’s chief financial officer, felt the air leave the room that morning two weeks ago.

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Mobile banking is how a majority of Americans manage their money. But it’s also a growing target for fraud. The good news: when done right, it can actually be safer than swiping your debit card at a store.

Here’s what experts say about how to keep your money — and your data — safe, plus how to choose banks that prioritize your security....Read more

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner predicted rapidly advancing artificial intelligence threatens to drive up the unemployment rate of recent college graduates to as much as 25% within the next two to three years.

Warner warned the economic frustration of so many jobless young workers and families that have footed the cost of higher education will fuel...Read more

DEARBORN, Michigan — Hundreds of visitors on Sunday braved chilly temperatures to get the public's first view of Ford Motor Co.'s new world headquarters, which aims to help the company compete for talent and technology leadership in a rapidly changing global auto industry.

Dubbed “the Hub,” the glass-faced building anchors a campus that ...Read more

Minnesota beverage manufacturers and retailers are sounding the alarm over legislation passed by Congress this week that they say would effectively shut down the state’s thriving THC beverage and edible market.

A provision tucked into the bill that ended the lengthy federal government shutdown would ban products containing more than 0.4 ...Read more

The city of Chicago announced an $18 million settlement Friday in its four-year-old lawsuit against DoorDash alleging the food delivery service engaged in deceptive business practices during the pandemic — at the expense of customers, restaurants and drivers.

The August 2021 lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court alleged DoorDash ...Read more

As shoppers stock their liquor cabinets for the holidays, a new lawsuit alleges that some of Costco's Kirkland-brand tequilas aren't as premium as their labels might suggest.

Some Kirkland tequila brands that claim to contain only alcohol distilled from the blue agave plant actually include other, lesser-quality alcohols, according to a suit ...Read more

ESPN football is returning to YouTube TV after the service and The Walt Disney Co. settled their contentious contract dispute — ending the 15-day blackout of Disney channels.

The Disney-owned channels and ABC station signals were being restored for YouTube TV's 10 million customers, the companies announced late Friday. The breakthrough came ...Read more

Purdue Pharma LP won court approval to exit bankruptcy, capping six years of legal wrangling over a multibillion-dollar settlement and liability releases for the opioid manufacturer’s Sackler family owners.

Judge Sean H. Lane said he will sign off on Purdue’s Chapter 11 plan during a hearing Friday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the ...Read more

A San Diego federal judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss a lawsuit that alleged human trafficking and forced labor violations by Bumble Bee Seafoods, the San Diego-based canned tuna giant, instead ruling the first-of-its-kind case brought by four Indonesian mariners can move forward toward trial.

“This is a historic moment and an incredible...Read more

When it came time for Nathan Shaffer to replace his roof this year, he knew he wanted to keep solar panels like the ones he installed in 2017 on top of his Decatur, Georgia, home.

Hooked on the magic of watching the mini-power plant on his roof charge his electric vehicles, Shaffer this summer priced out what it would cost to upgrade to more ...Read more

Twenty-nine years ago, somewhere between the death of the station wagon and the rise of the electric pickup, the RAV4 debuted as an anomaly: a three-door SUV riding atop a car platform, with all-wheel drive and a Patagonia wardrobe. At the time, SUVs were little more than body-on-frame pickup trucks in different attire, with refinement to match....Read more

Walmart Inc. Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon, who over a decade ushered the big-box behemoth into the Internet age, will retire in February. He’ll be replaced by U.S. head John Furner — long viewed as the heir apparent.

Furner, 51, takes over as Walmart faces a fast-moving shift toward artificial intelligence, an uneven U.S. economy, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — People who lost homes in the Palisades and Eaton fires can now go online to pick vetted residential templates that could save them money and be ready as early as next year.

Builders Alliance, a nonprofit organization formed in response to the fires, on Friday launched a portal that offers survivors a selection of homes, filtered...Read more

GLENDALE, Kentucky — Congressional Republicans opposed sweeping electric vehicle and battery incentives passed under former President Joe Biden, but many praised the individual projects they funded — welcoming new jobs to their districts, hailing developments in press releases and attending ground-breaking ceremonies.

Now, though, many of ...Read more