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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was ordered by a New Mexico judge on Wednesday to pay $25 billion for misleading users about how it collects and safeguards user data.

The penalty, one of the largest ever levied ...Read more

Meta Platforms Inc. was ordered to pay a groundbreaking $25 billion civil penalty to the state of New Mexico in a consumer deception case spurred by the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The fine issued Wednesday by state ...Read more

Meta Platforms Inc. boosted its capital spending outlook and announced plans for a new class of nonvoting stock, escalating its already-stratospheric bet on artificial intelligence.

Capital expenditures will be $135 ...Read more

The Trump administration is waiving recordkeeping requirements in a bid to encourage farmers, truck-stop operators and other companies to buy tax-exempt red diesel.

The move, part of President Donald Trump’s effort to ...Read more

Millions of Americans lost their health insurance this year when Obamacare premium subsidies disappeared.

Many small families found that their health insurance costs quadrupled — pricing them out of the market. Many of...Read more

California isn’t the only state with global bragging rights for its business heft.

To grade the economies of the 50 states and the District of Columbia on a global scorecard, my trusty spreadsheet reviewed two recently ...Read more

Minnesota hospital leaders fear 2027 will be the year when a crisis becomes an emergency, as federal budget cuts push small-town facilities to close.

Hospital leaders gathered at the State Capitol on Tuesday, ahead of the...Read more

A Bloomington, Minnesota, startup is testing whether its interactive prescription drug dispenser can help older Minnesotans take their medications on schedule — especially in rural areas that lack pharmacies.

Omcare’s...Read more

The record $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget for next year has mostly left out the Philadelphia’s area’s helicopter industry.

Over the past decade, Boeing and Leonardo invested many millions and put thousands to work...Read more

Silicon Valley companies may be going all in on artificial intelligence, but Bay Area residents are broadly concerned about the technology — including many of the tech workers riding the wave.

That’s according to a ...Read more

The last time Washingtonians voted on an income tax, the state's biggest corporations opened their wallets to kill the idea.

In 2010, Microsoft and Boeing and top executives for companies including Amazon bankrolled ...Read more

Abbott Laboratories plans to spin off its nutrition business into a separate company – a move that follows years of tumult over its infant formulas.

The new business will sell Abbott products including Similac, ...Read more

In early October of every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on changes (usually increases) to the Consumer Price Index over the past 12 months. Why is this little esoteric government...Read more

The U.S. government has blacklisted a Chinese venture firm established by ex-Microsoft Corp. AI scientist Lu Qi for alleged ties to a startup accused of stealing technology from Alphabet Inc.’s Google.

The State ...Read more

Elon Musk capitalized on a strong quarter of earnings at SpaceX to openly press for combining the business with Tesla Inc. in what would be the biggest merger of all time.

Toward the end of a call about SpaceX results ...Read more

Alaska Air Group blamed its downbeat third-quarter earnings on jet fuel expenses.

The airline reported a net loss of $147 million, a dip of $1.32 per share, for the third quarter, according to an earnings report published...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced $8 billion in aid to farmers struggling with high diesel prices while also tying his support for increased ethanol content in gasoline — a boon to Midwest corn growers — ...Read more

The Trump administration announced $8 billion in aid for farmers to help offset rising fuel costs, a major burden for growers during the harvest.

The move is the administration’s latest attempt to ease financial burdens...Read more

Ahead of a holiday shopping season packed with new game releases, Best Buy is making a pitch for gamers’ attention — and their next purchases.

The Richfield, Minnesota-based consumer electronics retailer is launching ...Read more

Ask a child what they want to be when they grow up and the answers are often familiar: teacher, firefighter, veterinarian, nurse.

For generations, Americans have counted on jobs like these to help them reach, and stay in,...Read more