MEMPHIS, Michigan — The stick-shift Acura Integra is a treat.

On a lonely two-lane Armada Ridge Road in Macomb County, I toggled SPORT mode and reached for the shifter. The engine rev-matched the shift — BLAT! — making for a buttery smooth throw. Quickly back on throttle, I revved hard to the 6,500 RPM redline. Third gear. Fourth gear. �...Read more

In the world of new cars, the Dodge Durango is essentially ancient. The SUV's last full redesign hit the market during President Barack Obama's first term.

Occupy Wall Street was a thing. The Green Bay Packers had just won the Super Bowl. Instagram was in its infancy.

More than 15 years later, the Detroit-built three-row family hauler is, ...Read more

Tim Cook had a lot to prove when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs handed over the reins as chief executive nearly 15 years ago.

Jobs was known as a creative visionary, a fiery innovator who launched the iPhone and other iconic products. While some naysayers doubted Cook could carry the brand forward, he has proven them wrong, leading the company on ...Read more

Even as solar advocates bemoan the Trump administration’s U-turn in federal support for the fastest growing source of electricity generation in the U.S., they say there is still a short window for businesses, nonprofits and municipalities to squeeze benefits from expiring tax incentives.

Keystone Research Center, a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-...Read more

A bill that would have required insurers to offer coverage to homeowners who take steps to reduce wildfire risk on their property died in the Legislature.

The Senate Insurance Committee on Monday voted down the measure, SB 1076, one of the most ambitious bills spurred by the devastating January 2025 wildfires.

The vote came despite fire ...Read more

This fall, California voters will likely be asked whether rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft can be held legally liable for sexual misconduct that occurs during rides — and be required to conduct more stringent background checks.

The newly-formed anti-Uber group Alliance Against Corporate Abuse announced Thursday it had gathered more than...Read more

A former executive at Live Nation, the world's largest live entertainment company, is suing the company, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated after he raised concerns about alleged financial misconduct and improper accounting practices.

Nicholas Rumanes alleges he was "fraudulently induced" in 2022 to leave a lucrative position as head of...Read more

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is planning to lay off 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, in May, as it seeks to cut costs to better prepare to do more with artificial intelligence.

Meta told its employees about the layoffs in a Thursday memo that said the company will also close 6,000 open roles. Bloomberg ...Read more

As work from home and work in the office continue to bleed into each other, legal questions are being raised over when, exactly, you’re working for your employer.

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that a Dakota County employee who was injured while loading her car with work equipment after being told to return to the ...Read more

Microsoft is offering voluntary retirements to thousands of its employees in the United States — for the first time in the tech giant’s 51 years.

The retirement program, which doesn’t have much precedent in the tech industry, is Microsoft’s latest effort to manage its head count.

The Redmond-based software maker, like other tech ...Read more

Bellevue, Washington-based T-Mobile could become part of the world’s biggest phone company.

The company is in talks with its German majority-owner Deutsche Telekom AG to combine under one holding company, according to a Bloomberg report.

Deutsche Telekom already owns a 53% stake in T-Mobile. The combined entity would be jointly owned by ...Read more

After years of dampened 737 Max product, Boeing is hoping to bring its troubled workhorse back to pre-crisis production levels.

Boeing plans to increase monthly production of its 737 Max this summer – marking its second increase since the midair panel blowout upended its manufacturing system more than two years ago and bringing the planemaker...Read more

Joe Petrocco, a fourth-generation vegetable farmer in Colorado, is facing one of the toughest seasons he can remember, with rising costs for fertilizer and fuel as well as a looming water shortage after a dry winter.

But one part of his business is providing some optimism: As farms like his across the U.S. get going on the planting and ...Read more

Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery cleared a major hurdle Thursday as Warner stockholders overwhelmingly embraced the $111 billion deal.

Approval was expected. Paramount Chairman David Ellison’ s proposal would pay Warner investors $31 a share — four times the price of the company’s stock a year ago. Warner...Read more

Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan have announced plans to move forward with a pipeline project that would provide Southern California a much-needed connection to gasoline and other refined products via fuel terminals in other parts of the country.

In a joint statement, the two companies said there’s been more than sufficient interest from ...Read more

Seattle-based real estate giant Redfin failed to disclose pay in its job openings, a new lawsuit claims.

Skagit County resident Shannon Spencer alleges in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in King County Superior Court that Redfin’s job advertisements did not include wage scales or salary ranges, as required by Washington law.

In 2023, Washington ...Read more

Tracy Cambron couldn't afford to buy a house in Seattle when she moved here a decade ago. Still, she wanted to give her two kids a childhood like hers — one where they could play in a yard, trick-or-treat at neighbors’ houses and pass a football in the street.

She rented single-family homes in Seattle neighborhoods to give them that ...Read more

Sky-high office vacancy rates still haunt the downtowns of San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco, despite bursts of tech lease deals in Silicon Valley that have largely bypassed the urban cores of the Bay Area’s three largest cities.

The vacancy levels for office space remain stuck above 30% in San Jose’s, Oakland’s and San Francisco’s ...Read more

How renters pay for utilities in Seattle has become a hot topic over the last year.

A system that divides a building’s total utility bills between units instead of a flat rate has raised fairness and transparency concerns among tenants. Some claim the system allows landlords to rake in more money while circumventing recently imposed rent ...Read more