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Auto review: Electric or gas? Audi e-tron vs. Audi SQ5
Cadillac Lyriq. Ford Mustang Mach E. Polestar 2. New, premium electric cars are coming and they will inevitably be compared to Tesla, the baseline for battery-powered success. But to sell in volume, these challengers must ...Read more

Airlines, Caribbean scrambling after CDC orders COVID-19 test for US travel
Travel industry leaders and governments across the tourism-dependent Caribbean are scrambling to figure out how a new testing requirement for passengers flying into the U.S. will affect them.
The Centers for Disease ...Read more

Auto review: McLaren's new GT is mesmerizing despite its semantics
There are so many terms in English that make no sense, particularly in the category of food. Consider that Boston Cream Pie isn’t a pie but rather a cake. Or that white chocolate isn’t made from cocoa, so it’s not ...Read more

Auto review: Corvette Stingray may be too fast and furious for mere mortals
2020 Corvette Stingray Coupe: Is this the most fun to be had for 60 grand?
Price: Well, you can, in theory, have one for the starting price of $58,970. My tester cost $80,315. Options include adjustable height, $1,495; ...Read more

Federal rent relief is coming. Here's what to expect in California
Lost jobs and income from the COVID-19 pandemic have put many people around the country, millions by the estimate of some experts, behind on their rent payments.
Eviction moratoriums, nationally and in California, expire ...Read more

Companies are dumping Trump brand in wake of Capitol insurrection. But can Chicago shed Trump Tower's giant sign?
With the House having impeached President Donald Trump for a second time and corporate America distancing itself in the wake of the deadly Capitol insurrection, the Trump brand is taking a beating in the waning days of his...Read more

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line crew may finally get paid for work during pandemic
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line crew members who worked without pay during the pandemic may finally be compensated.
A federal judge in Miami approved a settlement agreement between the workers and the cruise line last week, ...Read more

Seattle judge to rule 'as quickly as possible' on whether to force Amazon to put Parler back online
A federal judge in Seattle indicated Thursday she's likely to take a more measured approach than Parler had wished in weighing whether to force Amazon to swiftly reconnect the conservative social media network to the ...Read more

Disneyland is scrapping its annual pass program
The Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks, closed for nearly a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, are ending their annual pass program as we know it.
The popular multi-tiered ticketing system, which ...Read more

Biden seeks to lift minimum wage to $15 an hour in stimulus plan
Incoming President Joe Biden will seek to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour as part of his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, a move that could complicate its passage through the closely divided U.S. Senate...Read more

Microsoft exploring opening a new office in downtown Miami, sources say
Microsoft is considering opening an office in Miami's business core.
According to multiple sources who declined to be named, Microsoft is reviewing at least two Class A options for a new Magic City footprint: one, at the ...Read more

Dollar General will pay employees to get COVID-19 vaccine
Dollar General won’t make its employees choose between a paycheck and a COVID-19 vaccine.
Hourly employees will receive pay for four hours of work after they get both doses of the vaccine, removing barriers like travel ...Read more

Susan Tompor: New rule helps those who lost jobs in 2020 qualify for key tax credits
Many lower-wage workers who are raising families bank on receiving a healthy, four-figure tax refund, likely their biggest single check of the year, when they claim the Earned Income Tax Credit on their income tax returns....Read more

GM stock hits all-time high after Consumer Electronics Show
Wall Street took heed of General Motors Co.'s aggressive electric and autonomous plans presented at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, sending GM's stock price soaring over $51 Thursday — its highest since emerging...Read more

Petco is once again a publicly traded company
San Diego-based Petco has returned to public ownership, selling itself as a pet health and wellness company positioned to eat up even more of an industry it says is valued at $97 billion.
Thursday morning, the company, ...Read more

Corporate America's political reckoning began with a newsletter
One after another, major companies pledged this week to stop donating to politicians whose objections to America’s election results led to a riot at the U.S. Capitol.
They were reacting to pressure that began with an ...Read more

Neal Templin: Will home buyers have to outbid institutional money?
Coming out of the financial collapse a decade ago, when home foreclosures hit record numbers, Wall Street began buying up hundreds of thousands of single-family homes (SFH). Institutional money had long ago come to ...Read more

Will jars of salad sell at a doughnut shop? Farmer's Fridge is trying that at Dunkin’
Farmer’s Fridge, best known for selling jars of fresh salads out of vending machines, is now hawking its healthy fare through an unlikely partner: doughnut titan Dunkin’.
Chicago-based Farmer’s Fridge this week ...Read more

Delta Air Lines posts record loss of $12.4 billion in 2020
Delta Air Lines had a net loss of $12.4 billion last year as air travel plummeted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the company's largest loss ever.
But its losses narrowed in the fourth quarter and Chief Executive Ed...Read more

Trump's business suffers yet another defection, this time by Aon
Aon Plc, an insurance brokerage that’s previously been questioned about ties to the Trump Organization, said it ended a relationship with the business.
An Aon spokesperson confirmed the news Wednesday. In 2019, Aon ...Read more
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