The U.S. is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast in the latest blow to a sector that’s been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration as part of its attack on clean energy.

The U.S. Interior Department announced the move Monday, citing national security concerns and saying the massive turbines ...Read more

Instacart will stop using artificial intelligence to experiment with product pricing after a report showed that customers on the platform were paying different prices for the same items.

The report, published this month by Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative, found that Instacart sometimes offered as many as five different prices for ...Read more

John and Theresa Anderson meandered through the sprawling Ralph Lauren clothing store on Rodeo Drive, shopping for holiday gifts.

They emerged carrying boxy blue bags. John scored quarter-zip sweaters for himself and his father-in-law, and his wife splurged on a tweed jacket for Christmas Day.

"I'm going for quality over quantity this year," ...Read more

The U.S. is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast in the latest blow to a sector that’s been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration as part of its attack on clean energy.

The U.S. Interior Department announced the move Monday, citing national security concerns and saying the massive turbines ...Read more

One of Kentucky’s largest bourbon producers apparently is pausing whiskey production at the end of the year.

Jim Beam, which is one of the largest makers of American whiskey in the world, is planning to shut down production in Happy Hollow in Clermont Jan. 1 through 2026.

The visitors center on site will remain open for Kentucky Bourbon ...Read more

As vet bills skyrocket, more and more pet owners are turning to insurance programs to prevent their pets’ surprise illness from becoming a financial hardship.

But the devil is in the details, and complaints have surfaced that procedures and care that consumers thought were covered by the policies they purchased actually weren’t covered.

A ...Read more

United Launch Alliance’s leader for the last 12 years has stepped down.

ULA President and CEO Tory Bruno has resigned as of Monday to “pursue another opportunity,” according to a shared statement from the board chairs from Lockheed Martin and Boeing, which share a 50% ownership of the rocket company.

“We are grateful for Tory’s ...Read more

After nearly two months without new consumer price data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest report Thursday, providing a glimpse at energy costs, food prices and other everyday expenses.

According to the consumer price index, inflation slowed in November, with prices rising 0.2% over the 0.3% observed in September. (BLS could ...Read more

Waymo’s driverless ride services were a high-profile victim of a power outage that affected large swaths of San Francisco, with cars freezing mid-ride across the city and disrupting traffic.

After traffic lights went dark at major intersections Saturday, social media videos showed multiple cars stopped in the middle of the street with their ...Read more

It’s that time again.

I’ve been paging through my 2025 tasting notebooks, reviewing how many good and great wines I’ve sipped, as well as the number of boring overpriced duds. This year, my total of reds, whites, rosés and sparklers hit 2,874, from 26 countries. Admittedly, I sampled only a few from Moldova, Bolivia and Peru, but I plan ...Read more

A California food manufacturer is recalling thousands of cases of salad dressing distributed to major retailers over potential contamination from "foreign objects."

The company, Irvine-based Ventura Foods, recalled 3,556 cases of the dressing that could be contaminated by "black plastic planting material" in the granulated onion used, according...Read more

Elon Musk won reinstatement of his 2018 pay package as chief executive of Tesla Inc., after the Delaware Supreme Court reversed some findings of a judge who said the billionaire improperly influenced board members who formulated the record-breaking corporate compensation package.

The high court Friday concluded the world’s richest person is ...Read more

Boeing Co. asked the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily exempt its 777 freighter from an international rule on greenhouse gas emissions that takes effect at the end of 2027, citing a global shortage of widebody cargo jets.

In filing with the US regulator on Friday, Boeing asked for approval to make an additional 35 of its classic ...Read more

Noir Luxury Refunds marketed itself as an expert in helping consumers get refunds from retailers.

But its expertise was grounded in fraud, federal prosecutors say, and a Minnesota man is expected to be the 10th person to enter a guilty plea for the Noir racket.

Noir’s operatives spanned the country, though the fraud ring was allegedly run ...Read more

We’ve worried enough this year, so let’s pretend money is no concern and fantasize about buying whatever we want … automotively speaking.

Whether you covet elegance, comfort for traveling, or sport for sleighing, one of these fantasies — with whiffs of nostalgia — should brighten your carpark this season.

For celebration: 2025 Rolls...Read more

More homebuyers have been backing out of home-purchase agreements in many parts of Florida and across the U.S., a new analysis shows.

Florida and Texas are seeing more newly built homes “than anywhere else in the country,” leading some buyers to back out of deals because they feel they might find a better option, according to Redfin, a real...Read more

President Trump's media company is merging with a nuclear fusion energy firm in a $6 billion deal aimed at generating more power amid growing demand from power-hungry artificial intelligence data centers.

The merger between Trump Media & Technology and TAE Technologies could lead to one of the world's first publicly traded fusion energy ...Read more