Home Depot has rolled out an online concierge, powered by generative artificial intelligence, to help answer customers’ questions about millions of products and even how to get projects done.

The Georgia-based home improvement giant said Magic Apron is powered by advanced large language model tools and can provide real-time answers online ...Read more

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week and returned to muted levels seen at the start of the year, offering some relief after other reports pointed to worsening labor-market conditions.

Initial claims decreased by 21,000 to 221,000 in the week ended March 1, lower than analysts anticipated. However continuing claims, a proxy...Read more

Two weeks ago, SpaceX engineer Ted Malaska showed up at the Federal Aviation Administration’s headquarters in Washington to deliver what he described as a directive from his boss Elon Musk: The agency will immediately start work on a program to deploy thousands of the company’s Starlink satellite terminals to support the national airspace ...Read more

Developer Nat Bosa has been responsible for some of downtown San Diego’s largest residential towers but looming tariffs have him flabbergasted.

His company, Vancouver, Canada-based Bosa Development, is in the middle of construction on a 389-unit condo tower called Andia in downtown San Diego. It also has plans to build a 211-unit apartment ...Read more

When Thomas Taylor looks at Atlanta’s skyline, he sees a quarter of its office buildings underwater.

The city’s towers, of course, stand well above sea level. But Taylor’s job as the senior research manager for data firm Trepp is to assess their financial stability — and many borrowers are in industry terms “underwater,” meaning ...Read more

The sudden rush of increased household expenses is one of the numerous pains faced by fire victims in Los Angeles County.

Consider a new report showing as many as 3,200 homeowners in fire-ravaged neighborhoods are struggling to make their mortgage payments. Remember, owners of mortgaged homes must make loan payments even if the housing is gone ...Read more

BLACKDUCK, Minnesota — In Minnesota’s north country, a former kindergarten teacher-turned-rancher carefully walks forward on muddy, thawing ground toward a knot of dark heifers. They stare with curious white faces. One high-ended cow trots away awkwardly, a classic signal that she’ll soon be calving.

“That one shaking its tail? That one...Read more

For most dream-seeking retirees, moving is not on their bucket list.

More than three-quarters of older American homeowners plan to stay in their current home and age in place, according to a survey by Redfin, a tech-based real estate brokerage.

That’s wishful thinking, said Lauren Bednar, owner of Oasis Senior Advisors. Her senior placement ...Read more

Electric utilities nationwide are facing steep increases in power demand for the first time in decades, a challenge made more difficult by the nature of that demand.

Both large industrial customers and new data centers driven by booming interest in artificial intelligence are creating the burgeoning need for constant large levels of electricity...Read more

One of the largest investments in Idaho’s 134-year history could be in question after President Donald Trump called for the end of a $280 billion subsidy program called the CHIPS and Science Act.

The law, which passed with bipartisan support in 2022, directed $52 billion in federal funding to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the United ...Read more

WASHINGTON — First autos, next eggs?

The White House said Wednesday that President Trump could consider a carve-out exempting eggs from the tariffs he’s placed on Mexico and Canada, following the announcement he granted a temporary reprieve from taxes on automobiles after pressure from the U.S. industry.

“The president is open to hearing...Read more

WASHINGTON — Even with President Donald Trump granting an ambiguous one-month reprieve for North American autos from blanket 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, industry observers said the continued trade drama is harming business.

"While another postponement of the White House’s proposed tariffs on automotive-related trade between the U.S. ...Read more

Mayo Clinic set a new record for operating profit last year as the Rochester-based health system continued seeing growth in patient visits for outpatient and hospital care.

In 2022, Mayo was like many health systems in struggling to find enough workers to fully staff its operations. Those problems dissipated significantly in 2023 and the clinic...Read more

There was a lot of speculation about the next version of the iPhone SE — which has traditionally been Apple’s cheapest iPhone.

The 2022 third generation iPhone SE cost $399 and many of us in the media were wondering if Apple would keep the next version at that price level — spoiler alert — they did not.

Nor did they call it the fourth ...Read more

NEW YORK — ABC News and Walt Disney Co. entertainment networks are being hit with a 6% reduction in staff amid shrinking ratings and revenues for traditional television.

Workers were told of the cuts Wednesday. The reduction of 200 positions is being made across Disney's television units, with news suffering the biggest job losses. A majority...Read more

A day after President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on three of the country’s biggest trading partners, many California farmers, who produce the largest share of the nation’s food, were worried the move could hurt their operations.

The state’s rich fertile ground is a major global supplier of produce and its farmers could be hit hard as ...Read more

ABC News and Walt Disney Co. entertainment networks are being hit with a 6% reduction in staff amid shrinking ratings and revenues for traditional television.

Workers were told of the cuts Wednesday. The reduction of 200 positions is being made across Disney's television units, with news suffering the biggest job losses.

Rumors of work force ...Read more