The global surge in the cost of fuel is starting to weigh on demand, according to the world’s biggest independent oil trader.

Consumers are being hit by the run-up in gasoline, diesel and other oil products, Mike Muller, head of Asia at Vitol Group, said Sunday on a podcast produced by Dubai-based Gulf Intelligence.

“There’s very clear ...Read more

GRANITE CITY, Illinois — News got around quickly in this town across the Mississippi from St. Louis: The steel mill's death knell was sounding again, and this time, the end might really be near.

At the Daylight Donuts down the street from the plant, a group of regulars relayed what they knew. One man said the city would suffer if the plant ...Read more

Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz are linking abortion rights with economic development, issuing an invitation Friday to businesses to leave states with restrictive policies and move to Connecticut where access to abortion has been law for 32 years.

“Now more than ever is the time to look at Connecticut as the future home of your ...Read more

Instituting direct elections of United Auto Workers' international officials is leading some members to step up and challenge President Ray Curry to the union's top role, even from within Solidarity House.

Passage last year of the "one member, one vote" system by a referendum vote of the membership was brought on by a years-long corruption ...Read more

Corn growers — or anyone with a connection to the U.S. corn belt — knows the saying: Knee-high by the Fourth of July.

This sing-song expression for judging a crop's success is at least a century-and-a-half old. Over time, it has grown less accurate a measure with the advancement in seed genetics and a changing climate.

But the spring's ...Read more

Where did all the peanut butter go?

Sporadic shortages are hitting store shelves following a massive recall of Jif peanut butter, the nation's top-selling brand. The severity of the shortage depends on where and when you're shopping.

The same factors that created the baby formula shortage are playing a role with this one: The leading brand was...Read more

Airline travelers this Fourth of July weekend may again encounter a national holiday filled with delays and cancellations as air carriers continue to struggle with staffing and other issues that keep planes and customers at the gate.

If the month of June is any indication, this coming weekend, which traditionally sees a spike in the number of ...Read more

Tesla Inc. is expected to announce quarterly production and delivery figures this weekend that will likely be among the worst of the year — and break its multi-quarter streak of record-setting results — due largely to an extended shutdown of its factory in Shanghai.

The electric vehicle maker may have delivered almost 281,700 vehicles ...Read more

General Motors skirted a strike this week that could have affected production of some of its most profitable vehicles. Details of the agreement with about 700 subsystem workers, who deliver parts to the assembly line, aren’t yet public and still have to be ratified. But the close call and tough talks offer a glimpse of what could be coming ...Read more

In May, Elon Musk went on the warpath against the investment model known by the initials ESG, short for "environmental, social and governance" principles.

"ESG is a scam," Musk, the chief executive of electric-car maker Tesla, groused in a tweet. "It has been weaponized by phony social justice warriors."

Musk was irked that Tesla had been ...Read more

General Motors Co. on Friday reported a 15% year-over-year decline in its second quarter sales when the automaker still remained supply constrained, but the automaker also still expects to deliver $9.6 billion to $11.2 billion in net income this year, according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The automaker ...Read more

It’s hard to remember exactly when Cadillac last lived up to its old advertising tagline, “The Standard of the World.” It was once more than a slogan; it was true.

Certainly, Cadillac sells some excellent rides, such as their new high-performance Blackwing models. But the company has long struggled to regain its former luxury market ...Read more

The new 2023 Kia Sportage isn’t so much a car as it is a Universal Studios theme park attraction: an affordable look at the latest auto technology that you can do with the whole family: huge screens, semi-autonomous driving, red leather, hybrid-electric power.

My Matte Gray (yes, Matte Gray in a $38,000, non-luxe car) tester looks like it was...Read more

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, a wide swath of corporate America came out with a message for its workforce: We will pay to help you get an abortion in a place where it's still available.

From banking to technology to entertainment, executives vowed to support access to the procedure, some pledging as much as $10,000 to cover ...Read more

Workers at the Apple store in Towson, Maryland, won national attention and praise from President Joe Biden after becoming the first of the tech giant’s U.S. employees to unionize. Less than two months earlier, Starbucks baristas in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood became the first of the coffee chain’s Maryland employees to organize. ...Read more

Two recent economic news headlines did their job on me. They raised my economic anxiety level, which already is on edge.

About 10 days ago the Wall Street Journal published an article declaring “More companies start to rescind job offers.” It detailed how several companies have called back new hires to tell them their new jobs have been ...Read more

Dennis Wang lost money on his first try, but then he learned from his mistakes.

On his second effort as an electric vehicle flipper, Wang made $4,000. On his third, he hit what he considered the sweet spot, a $7,000 profit. All the deals involved Teslas that Wang bought and resold, flipping them like tickets to a hot concert.

"I have a Model S...Read more

Authorities arrested a man Wednesday whom federal prosecutors accuse of running a $45 million scam that netted him 39 Teslas and allegedly included false claims that a billionaire electric car company founder — likely Tesla CEO Elon Musk — was involved in the investment scheme.

In a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday, Neil ...Read more

An influx of data showing softer consumer spending, sagging sentiment and subdued manufacturing suggest a U.S. economy with a more fragile foundation, prompting several forecasters to lower their estimates for growth.

Notably, inflation-adjusted personal spending declined in May for the first time this year, and gains in each of the prior four ...Read more