The U.S. government has blacklisted a Chinese venture firm established by ex-Microsoft Corp. AI scientist Lu Qi for alleged ties to a startup accused of stealing technology from Alphabet Inc.’s Google.

The State Department on Monday announced measures against Shanghai Zhisuan Technology Co., founded by Ding Linwei, a former Google software ...Read more

Elon Musk capitalized on a strong quarter of earnings at SpaceX to openly press for combining the business with Tesla Inc. in what would be the biggest merger of all time.

Toward the end of a call about SpaceX results that far exceeded expectations, the chief executive officer initially said he was “tap dancing through a minefield” when ...Read more

Alaska Air Group blamed its downbeat third-quarter earnings on jet fuel expenses.

The airline reported a net loss of $147 million, a dip of $1.32 per share, for the third quarter, according to an earnings report published Tuesday. The company consists of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, regional carrier Horizon Air and ground support company...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced $8 billion in aid to farmers struggling with high diesel prices while also tying his support for increased ethanol content in gasoline — a boon to Midwest corn growers — to the reelection of a Kansas senator.

Trump made the proclamation Monday while stumping for the embattled Sen. Roger ...Read more

The Trump administration announced $8 billion in aid for farmers to help offset rising fuel costs, a major burden for growers during the harvest.

The move is the administration’s latest attempt to ease financial burdens on growers — traditionally a strong Republican voting base — ahead of midterm elections. The White House earlier this ...Read more

Ahead of a holiday shopping season packed with new game releases, Best Buy is making a pitch for gamers’ attention — and their next purchases.

The Richfield, Minnesota-based consumer electronics retailer is launching Best Buy Gamers, a free online platform that combines game reviews, personalized recommendations, deals and information about...Read more

Ask a child what they want to be when they grow up and the answers are often familiar: teacher, firefighter, veterinarian, nurse.

For generations, Americans have counted on jobs like these to help them reach, and stay in, the middle-class. Careers in fields like education, health care, manufacturing and the trades have paid enough to support a ...Read more

Chrome Holding Co., formerly known as 23andMe, is set to pay $6 million to the state of California to settle allegations that it failed to protect customers' genetic data and sold that data without consent during its bankruptcy process.

The settlement was filed this week in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Missouri and is ...Read more

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday certified Boeing’s largest Max variant, the 737 Max 10, after years of manufacturing and regulatory hurdles.

The FAA’s decision clears the way for Boeing to begin delivering the Max 10 to customers and brings airlines one step closer to flying passengers on board the newest aircraft. It is ...Read more

Most blankets are meant to keep whatever is underneath warm and cozy. But the specialty blankets that one Colorado ski company used to cover piles of snow in the spring kept them cold enough to survive the state’s hottest summer on record.

Earlier this month, Aspen One unveiled collections of snow that it saved from last winter using ...Read more

Take two? Mayor Brandon Johnson will again propose Chicago hit big corporations with an employee head tax — with an exemption in less wealthy parts of the city — when he unveils his budget proposal Wednesday, sources said.

Johnson is also proposing the city borrow an eye-catching $480 million to pay for police-related lawsuit settlements ...Read more

Pending sales of existing U.S. homes fell to a record low in September as high mortgage rates continued to weigh on demand.

An index of contract signings from the National Association of Realtors tumbled 7.3% to 66 last month, its lowest reading since records began in 2001, according to data released Tuesday. The decline was sharper than any ...Read more

Wells Fargo gained a victory in a legal battle against former CEO Timothy Sloan, who claims the bank owes him $34 million in compensation following his 2019 departure, according to California state court records.

Sloan filed a lawsuit in 2023 against the San Francisco-based bank, which has its largest employment hub in the Charlotte region. ...Read more

Two artificial intelligence leaders have said they are ready to share some of the wealth the new technology is generating with the public.

Amid growing anxiety that AI could replace people in many jobs, leaders at Anthropic and SpaceX suggested their companies were ready to set aside billions of the success their technology is generating for ...Read more

MONTEVIDEO, Minnesota — A better-than-expected harvest may yield needed profits and financial relief for many farmers who need it this year, after rough results in 2025 fueled worries about a broader foreclosure crisis.

Higher crop prices are making some farmers more hopeful than they felt in the spring, when international conflict suddenly ...Read more

Elon Musk vowed to distribute a share of SpaceX to each child in the U.S., a multibillion-dollar pledge that adds to a string of sizable donations from the tech industry for the benefit of the American public.

“Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America,” the company’s chief executive officer wrote Monday on X,...Read more

The Oval Office announcement that an Iron Range mining company plans to build a colossal, $15 billion steel mill in Iowa rather than in Minnesota sparked two weeks of political finger-pointing about the latter state's business climate.

Minnnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, a Republican candidate for governor, said the news shows the state is �...Read more

A judge, deferring to Mexico's authority over tequila regulation, dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming that Costco’s Kirkland tequilas labeled 100% agave" are mixed with low-grade booze.

The law firm Hagens Berman filed the lawsuit in federal court in Seattle in November on behalf of 13 people who had purchased the Costco-brand ...Read more

DETROIT — Mortgage mogul Dan Gilbert has pledged $1 billion to establish a new nonprofit that will redevelop, own and operate the Renaissance Center and surrounding 35-acre east riverfront district, officials said Oct. 19.

The contribution comes as the $2 billion project with RenCen owner General Motors Co. moves forward with plans to ...Read more