Utilities Face a Growing Dilemma: Shut Off Power or Risk Wildfires
As wildfire risk spreads from Oregon to Hawaii, utilities weigh whether to leave customers in the dark when winds pick...
Political/General News
This Company Is Nvidia’s AI Chip Partner—and Its Stock Is Soaring
SK Hynix has long been a major player in the boom-and-bust world of memory chips, but it hasn’t historically been...
Chromebooks Were Once a Good Deal for Schools. Now They’re Becoming E-Waste.
Educators say the simple laptops are no longer a good deal because once they reach their expiration dates they have...
FTC Pauses Challenge to Amgen’s $27.8 Billion Deal for Horizon Therapeutics
The move gives the agency time to weigh a settlement that would allow the deal to close with conditions. Source...
‘The Market Is Dead’: Ukraine’s Farmers Count the Cost of Grain Deal’s Collapse
Russia’s exit from the Black Sea export agreement and its attacks on Ukrainian ports have led to lower income and...
This Company Created a Return-to-Office Plan That Employees Actually Like
J.M. Smucker is ordering workers to be at its Ohio headquarters for 22 ‘core’ weeks. It is a strategy that...
Trump’s Mug Shot, a Presidential First, Is a Merch Bonanza
The former president’s campaign and independent sellers are printing his glowering booking photo on coffee mugs, T-shirts and bumper stickers....
A Startup in the New Jersey Suburbs Is Battling the Giants of Silicon Valley
It’s not just Nvidia. There is another big winner of the AI boom—and it’s now competing with some of the...
Wagers on the Weather? Insurers Offer a Way for Businesses to Hedge Climate Risks
Parametric insurance, which lets businesses tie their policies directly to weather conditions such as wind speed and flood depth, has...
Teamsters Ratify New Five-Year Labor Contract With UPS
The deal reached last month averted a potentially damaging strike for U.S. supply chains. Source link
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Macy’s Flash Warning Signs on U.S. Consumer Spending
The retailers’ shares traded sharply lower after they posted weaker quarterly earnings and gave tepid forecasts for the rest of...
Deal to Double China Flights Signals U.S. Airlines’ Stronger Hand
Both sides stay civil even as the Biden administration’s go-slow policy frustrates Beijing’s hopes of a faster aviation-market reopening. Source...
Teva Agrees to Pay $225 Million to Settle U.S. Price-Fixing Charges
The generic drugmaker’s U.S. unit also must sell the drug line for cholesterol treatment pravastatin. Source link
Car Prices Might Be Unsustainable for Buyers
Surging loan delinquencies signal that many consumers can’t afford their auto loans. Source link
The Battle to Ban TikTok and the Man at the Center of It
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen helped start a case that he thinks could make its way to the Supreme Court....
Kraft Heinz Sees a $25 Billion Opportunity—in Schools
Packaged-food giant revamps Lunchables for the cafeteria, tapping a new market and drawing pushback. Source link
Elon Musk’s Latest Antics Have Some Asking: Is He Out of Touch?
The billionaire’s taunts of Mark Zuckerberg, his rival at Meta Platforms, are drawing cringes and questions. Source link
Macau Reclaims Crown From Vegas as World’s Top Gambling Hub
Fortunes of MGM, Sands and Wynn are rising after they bled cash during years of pandemic border restrictions in the...
The Panama Canal Has Become a Traffic Jam of the Seas
More than 200 vessels are stuck on either side of the waterway as a serious drought cuts crossings. Source link
America’s Fight Over Tipping at Restaurants Comes to Its Biggest Battleground Yet
Chicago restaurants say they will have to boost prices and cut staff if a “sub-minimum wage” proposal becomes law. Source...
