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After Amazon plane crash, victim's wife sues alleging wrongful death
After an Amazon Prime Air-branded plane crash killed five people this weekend in Miami, a victim's wife has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Amazon as well as the plane's operator, 21 Air.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Miami-Dade County, accused Amazon, 21 Air and the two pilots of failing to prevent what it deemed an avoidable accident...Read more
Citadel Securities urges SEC to take oversight of some wagers
Citadel Securities told regulators that prediction market contracts linked to publicly traded companies should be overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission instead of the agency that has taken responsibility for them so far, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
The firm wrote in a letter Wednesday that contracts tied to “key ...Read more
Huawei's sweeping US criminal trial kicks off in Brooklyn
Huawei Technologies Co. is finally on trial in New York in a criminal case brought during the first Trump administration that’s among the most ambitious prosecutions the U.S. government has ever pursued against a Chinese company.
The showdown kicked off Wednesday with opening statements and is set to play out for months in federal court in ...Read more
Apple debuts foldable iPhone Duo in biggest-ever device revamp
Apple Inc. unveiled the company’s first foldable smartphone during a wide-ranging event Wednesday, betting that a new category can energize growth for its biggest-selling lineup.
The device, called the iPhone Duo, will improve on rivals’ foldable models, newly appointed Chief Executive Officer John Ternus said, mocking competing handsets ...Read more
Napa winery that rose from wildfire now faces bankruptcy, and up to $50 million in debt
Another iconic California winemaker is having money troubles.
Signorello Estate — a Napa Valley winery that rebuilt after becoming the poster child of the Atlas fire when its tasting room burned to the ground — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month.
The company and seven affiliated entities filed for bankruptcy protection ...Read more
An Amazon-branded plane crashed. It wasn't operated by the company
The cargo plane that careened off a runway on Sunday in Miami, killing five people and injuring five others, was emblazoned with Amazon’s Prime Air logo. But the e-commerce giant wasn’t operating the flight.
While Amazon is cooperating with aviation safety investigators working to determine what led the plane to overrun the runway, crashing...Read more
Terry Savage: Login process changing at TreasuryDirect
Nearly 3 million people opened accounts at TreasuryDirect.gov to buy Series I U.S. savings bonds when the rates — based on inflation — made headlines in 2022. Millions more savers have created TreasuryDirect accounts to purchase Treasury bills at the weekly auctions — especially during periods when T-bill rates are higher than bank CDs.
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Michael Hiltzik: Despite Trump's pressure, companies that maintained their DEI programs did just fine
Whether you love DEI, despise it or view it with uninterest, there's no question that President Trump's relentless assault on the principle threw a ticking bomb into the upper echelons of corporate and institutional managements.
Businesses, universities, law firms and nonprofits felt themselves bound to consider how bucking Trump's anti-DEI ...Read more
As EV rush fades, automakers pivot to multi-energy platforms
ANN ARBOR, Michigan — The eighth-generation Lexus ES is one of the oldest models in the lineup of Toyota Motor Corp.’s luxury brand. For 2026, the sedan adopts one of the newest innovations in the industry: the multi-energy platform.
Using a common vehicle architecture, the ES offers customers a choice of all-electric and gas-electric ...Read more
AI job loss forecasts loom as unions push for protections
Labor unions understand artificial intelligence isn't going anywhere.
The battle for them thus becomes ensuring that their members have a seat at the table to determine how that technology is implemented in their workplace and perhaps even find a way to benefit from it, as some forecast layoffs and major shifts in employment and economic ...Read more
This Los Angeles shop was cute before cute was cool. It launched on TikTok, and things got ugly
The little Los Angeles shop was a destination for Hello Kitty fans for decades when it decided to dive into a massive new wave of e-commerce — peddling its products live on TikTok.
The first floor of the JapanLA store in Fairfax is full of stuffed toys. It houses shelf after shelf of cute Japanese characters such as My Melody, Totoro and ...Read more
Worried about rising beef prices? WA farmers say, share a cow
CARNATION, Washington — Far from the refrigerated meat sections of Seattle's grocery stores, two dozen beef cattle relaxed in the afternoon drizzle falling on Carnation Farms' grassy fields.
Livestock manager Alex Hagiepetros, 37, rattled off facts about the cows: Some are Belted Kingshire cattle, and others are Angus-Shorthorn crosses. They ...Read more
Starbucks raises health insurance premiums, sparking worker tension
Rising costs for health insurance premiums offered to Starbucks workers are sparking tension.
With the fiscal year set to kick off for the Seattle-based coffee giant next month, benefits enrollment recently opened, and some workers have been caught off guard with nearly double the price tag for health insurance and lower share of employer ...Read more
Why Amazon is buying $60 billion of Qualcomm chips -- and a stake in the San Diego company
Qualcomm on Tuesday struck a $60 billion deal with Amazon for the San Diego company’s AI data center chips, with Amazon also picking up the right to buy $4 billion of its stock.
“We used to be a smartphone company,” Qualcomm CFO and COO Akash Palkhiwala said at the Goldman Sachs investors summit in San Francisco, outlining the company’s...Read more
California will spend more to protect wine grapes from glassy-winged sharpshooter
The agriculture industry’s fight against the glassy-winged sharpshooter received a modest influx of cash from the California Legislature following the end of its 2026 session.
The Legislature directed the California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide $10 million to county agricultural commissioners from the agency’s existing ...Read more
Trade war pushes Canada to Pacific exports. What does it mean for WA?
PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia — With a U.S.-Canada trade war raging, Canada fired a warning shot on its northwestern front — one that could have repercussions for Washington state’s trade-dependent economy.
Some 200 decision-makers from across the Canadian shipping, commodity and energy industries traveled to this remote corner of ...Read more
Residents, elected leaders protest proposal to move the White Sox
CHICAGO — Hundreds of residents from Bridgeport, Chinatown and Armour Square gathered at Rate Field Tuesday morning to protest plans by Amtrak and billionaire Justin Ishbia to establish a giant railroad maintenance facility nearby and possibly move the White Sox out of the team’s longtime home on the South Side.
Ald. Nicole Lee, 11th, said ...Read more
Latin American-born residents 'hunkering down' before and during Midway Blitz cost economy $1.26B, report says
CHICAGO — Latin American-born Cook County, Illinois, residents’ spending cratered as they stayed in their homes during Operation Midway Blitz because they were afraid of getting arrested by ICE agents, costing the local economy more than $1 billion and local governments more than $100 million in sales taxes, according to a new report on the ...Read more
Ford responds to federal government telling it to cut back China ties
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sharply criticized Ford Motor Co's connections with Chinese companies — labeling those ties as "not a sustainable strategy for the United States" — in a letter sent to CEO Jim Farley on Tuesday.
"While DOT recognizes the intense competitive pressures of the global market," the Duffy letter said, "the...Read more
Boeing delivered 51 planes in August, including sharp dip for 787
Boeing delivered 51 airplanes in August, keeping 737 Max deliveries in line with previous months but recording a sharp drop in deliveries for the 787 Dreamliner.
Of the 51 planes, 41 were 737 Maxes, compared with 39 Max deliveries in July and 42 in June. In August 2025, Boeing delivered 42 Max planes.
Last month, Boeing delivered just four 787...Read more
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