A regional Coca-Cola manufacturer will shut down a plant in Ventura, California, after over 100 years in production.

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling will close the plant on July 10, the company announced in a recent state filing.

"We regularly assess our locations, products and services to ensure we can continue driving sustainable growth and ...Read more

When Steven Thomson visited his local Lincoln showroom, he noticed something peculiar: The Nautilus SUV's vehicle identification number began with the number 5.

That was odd, because Thomson — a retired parts and service manager and a car guy — always heard that VINs beginning with a 1, 4 or 5 were made in the United States. But the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan duo of Michigan lawmakers is backing a push to ban Chinese vehicles from the United States, adding yet more force behind a widespread effort to keep President Donald Trump from opening the American marketplace to a major competitive threat.

Republican U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar of Caledonia and Democratic Rep. Debbie ...Read more

A federal judge cited “red flags” about a proposed $1.5 million deal between Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commission to end the agency’s lawsuit alleging the world’s richest person waited too long in 2022 to reveal his growing stake in Twitter Inc.

“I am not going to rubber stamp this settlement and I cannot rubber stamp...Read more

Microsoft Corp. has spent more than $100 billion on its partnership with OpenAI, a sum that underscores the significance of the software maker’s role in the AI company’s growth.

That figure includes Microsoft’s original investments in OpenAI, as well as the costs of building infrastructure and hosting OpenAI’s computing, Microsoft deals...Read more

REI’s unionized workers are calling for a boycott of the retailer’s biggest sale of the year after contract negotiations faltered — a move their employer said will distract from bargaining efforts.

The workers recently approved a decision to call for a boycott of the retailer’s anniversary sale, which will run from May 15 to May 25. ...Read more

In 1926, director Cecil B. DeMille hired hundreds of workers to build a set of Jerusalem inside the DeMille Studios in Culver City for the classic silent film "The King of Kings."

A century later, Jon Erwin filmed his biblical epic 'The Old Stories: Moses,' starring Ben Kingsley, on the same studio lot now owned by Amazon MGM Studios.

Except ...Read more

In 2020 San Jose financial technology giant PayPal proudly announced it would spend a half a billion dollars to support Black and minority businesses and communities because, in the words of then-CEO Dan Schulman, “Black lives matter.”

On Tuesday, the company agreed to a $30 million settlement with the federal government to resolve claims ...Read more

Washington Court of Appeals this month revived a legal fight against health insurers' blanket refusals to cover weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.

In a decision published May 4, the court ruled that insurance plans that prohibit certain types of obesity treatment could potentially violate state antidiscrimination law.

Over the ...Read more

The day before Valentine’s Day, rumors surfaced about a San Diego company’s plans to raise a billion dollars.

Executives at the company didn’t respond to requests for comment. Industry insiders wouldn’t speak on record about the raise — but they didn’t display doubt about the deal either.

The billion-dollar buzz came to fruition a ...Read more

The birth of a new General Motors Co. car still begins with a sketch. But after that, the Detroit automaker is leaning into artificial intelligence to supercharge development.

What once took months of work to turn a concept vehicle sketch into a realistic animation now takes days, and checking aerodynamics no longer requires sculpting clay ...Read more

We are in the midst of graduation season, and I’ve been testing some gadgets that would make for great graduation gifts.

Cash is a traditional gift for graduates, but I know a lot of people who like their gift to be a bit more personal.

Fender Elie 6 Portable Bluetooth Speaker ($299.00, fender.com)

Fender is well-known for their guitars and...Read more

GRANT COUNTY, Washington — On a warm Tuesday evening last week, Felicitas Quintero made dinner on the grill while her husband played soccer with their kids. Every day after work, the family gathers on the front lawn — their watering hole.

Now, she’s fighting to keep it.

“It’s the place we find peace,” Quintero said. “Why do we ...Read more

OpenAI’s Sam Altman testified that he was “extremely uncomfortable” with Elon Musk’s insistence that he have complete control over a proposed for-profit subsidiary of the startup back in 2017.

Altman told jurors Tuesday that Musk said he only wanted control of the entity in its early days, but that the billionaire was unwilling to sign ...Read more

A federal appeals court has temporarily paused a ruling that declared President Donald Trump’s latest global tariffs unlawful, as the judges weigh the administration’s request to allow officials to keep collecting the levies while the legal fight continues.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a brief order on Tuesday ...Read more

The worst U.S. inflation in years is once again eating away at Americans’ paychecks, as rising gasoline and grocery prices threaten to undermine household spending.

Fresh government data out Tuesday underscored how the Iran war is reigniting inflation, straining consumers who were already frustrated by the high cost of living. After ...Read more

When the Minneapolis City Council approved a controversial $15 minimum wage in 2017, no one knew what would happen next.

Workers and business owners made dueling predictions of boom or bust that would result from the citywide wage hike. Cities with similar policies were still phasing in the $15 minimum, so it was impossible to say who was right...Read more

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has taken a jab at Seattle’s mayor and its business climate for what he called “hostile” and “socialist rhetoric.”

Schultz, still Starbucks chairman emeritus, spent decades in Seattle building the coffee company into a global empire. But two months after departing his longtime Seattle home for Miami...Read more

Baltimore-based Under Armour reported another year of declining sales Tuesday as the athletic apparel company continued a sweeping restructuring effort under founder and CEO Kevin Plank aimed at stabilizing the business and repositioning the brand around premium products and performance innovation.

The company reported fourth-quarter revenue of...Read more

Here's a riddle for you: A conservative Republican senator, a top economic advisor to the Trump White House and a venture capitalist walk into a conference room at a financial conference and claim a new government program will be a boon for all American families.

Question: Do you think these people are looking out for your interests?

If you ...Read more