New York City is letting down its minority- and women-owned businesses, according to a new report from Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office.

A paltry 3.8% of city contracts were awarded to such businesses, known as MWBEs, in the fiscal year that ended June 30, the study found.

Stringer gave the city a grade of “C-” on its job of sending ...Read more

A Michigan judge dismissed General Motors Co.’s lawsuit that accused Fiat Chrysler of bribing union officials to reach an advantageous labor deal that ultimately hurt GM’s competitive position in its own 2015 bargaining agreement.

“Even the most enthralling drama must eventually reach a conclusion,” David Allen, a Circuit Court judge in...Read more

The world’s supply chain woes are bearing down on U.S. auto garages.

The challenge of finding spare parts as mundane as oil filters or carpeting has forced repair shops to hoard inventory, find workarounds and plead with customers for patience until a shipment comes in. Typical delays of a day or two have stretched into weeks in some cases, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The union representing Hollywood crews has reached an agreement on a new contract with the major studios, avoiding a historic strike that would have disrupted film and TV production nationwide.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have concluded an ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ brother Christian, whom she brought in as a senior manager at her blood-testing startup, in turn hired a crew of his college friends, one of those friends testified Friday at Holmes’ criminal fraud trial.

Daniel Edlin told the jury that he and five other pals of Christian Holmes from ...Read more

General Motors' luxury brand Cadillac will soon get its own financing arm for customers as it continues to head toward a future of all-electric vehicles.

Cadillac Financial, an arm of GM Financial, is expected to launch around the middle of next year, Cadillac spokesman Michael Albano said Friday and as was reported earlier this week by ...Read more

Five employees at a Dollar General store in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, are taking a stand against the national retailer, voting next Friday on whether to be represented by a union.

Angry about wages, paid time off and other issues, the store’s nonmanagement workforce — down from six a week ago when one worker says he was fired — are among ...Read more

The Detroit Three automakers are requiring that all hourly and salaried workers in Canada be vaccinated against COVID-19, but they are not requiring the same of the U.S. workforce — although discussions about the possibility are happening.

General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis, formerly called Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, reiterated ...Read more

It's time to check the mailbox and bank account for extra cash from the October child tax credit that rolled out Friday.

Many parents saw the money hit their accounts as expected just like it arrived for the past three months.

But no, unfortunately, it looks like it won't be smooth sailing for everyone. As has happened in the past, some ...Read more

U.S. consumer sentiment fell unexpectedly in early October to the second-lowest level since 2011, as Americans grew more concerned about both current conditions and the economic outlook.

The University of Michigan’s preliminary sentiment index fell to 71.4 from 72.8 in September, data released Friday showed. The figure came in below the ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. saw its China sales decrease 8.7% year over year in the third quarter, the automaker said Friday.

The drop was a result of the ongoing challenges Ford and other automakers face with the semiconductor shortage, as well as flooding in central China in July and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Overall, Ford reported ...Read more

If everyone's holiday gifts are stuck on a ship somewhere, then why isn't toy store owner Don Kipper worried?

Kipper and daughter Lily run Kip's Toyland, billed as Los Angeles' oldest toy store, and Kipper the elder contends he really isn't fretting over massive global supply chain problems that have left both small merchants and big-box ...Read more

When the pandemic hit in the spring of 2020, there was practically no worse place to be than a cruise ship. Today, as COVID-19 still lingers around the world, cruise industry leaders are making a bold claim: Cruising is not only safe, but it’s safer than other kinds of travel and vacations.

Public health experts consulted by the Miami Herald...Read more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — After 22 years and two generations (not counting the T100, a full-sized truck Toyota produced for eight years before the Tundra), Toyota has finally produced a pickup that can challenge its rivals: the new 2022 Toyota Tundra. It’s a wonder that it’s taken so long, but execs say it’s due to the company’s desire to ...Read more

What's most stunning about the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime, a sporty plug-in hybrid, is not the exceptional mileage figures or the good looks.

It's the giddy-up: This thing sprints to 60 mph in just 5.5 seconds. That ranks second in the Toyota lineup only to the Supra, which races to 60 mph in 4 seconds flat. The Prime, for the record, is not a ...Read more

San Francisco — Hustling over California’s twisted two-lane Pacific Coast Highway in a Mustang GT, I suddenly came upon a three-car moving road block. I flattened the right pedal. ZOT! The GT gulped the trio like a killer whale feeding on fish.

No downshift, no V-8 roar, no rear tail wag.

Say hello (and a quick wave goodbye as it ...Read more

Investors will be listening to corporate financial results as the markets keep an eye on the waters off the coast of Southern California in the week ahead.

The big boats lined up for miles offshore the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will make an impact on the bottom line of lots of companies. The backlog of international cargo vessels is ...Read more

Hoping to piece together the history of the solar system, NASA is set to embark on one of its most ambitious missions: Lucy, a 12-year journey to observe the primitive asteroids trapped in Jupiter’s path around the sun.

NASA will attempt to launch the probe from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s pad 41 on Saturday between 5:34 a.m. and 6...Read more

Seattle and Tacoma port authorities said Wednesday it's "all hands on deck" as they work to address cargo ship congestion in Puget Sound.

"We are seeing unprecedented times in the global supply chain," said John Wolfe, CEO of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, which oversees container traffic for both the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma.

Wolfe...Read more