Business
/ArcaMax
As oil prices rise, airfares are surging and some airlines might not survive
LOS ANGELES — Summer travel will be more expensive and some airlines could go out of business as the war in Iran ... Read More
Featured Stories
How the landmark verdict against Meta and YouTube could hit their businesses
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles jury dealt a blow to social media giants Meta and YouTube this week when it found that the platforms were negligent for designing addictive features that harmed the mental health of a ...Read more
Gautam Mukunda: AI Is hitting the sweet part of the S-curve
One of the most compelling theories about the future of artificial intelligence comes, oddly enough, from a 161-year-old paper about the coal industry. In 1865, the English economist William Stanley Jevons observed that ...Read more
Justin Vineyards pays $1.49 million to settle sex harassment case
Justin Vineyards & Winery has agreed to workplace reforms and to pay $1.49 million to settle a federal lawsuit accusing it of allowing female employees to be sexually harassed and then retaliating against them for ...Read more
Kalshi 'prediction market' violates WA antigambling laws, AG says
SEATTLE -- Washington Attorney General Nick Brown sued Kalshi on Friday, calling the company’s claims to be a “prediction market” little more than a front for an illegal gambling operation.
The lawsuit, filed in ...Read more
LA social media addiction verdict set to unleash more lawsuits -- and force changes
LOS ANGELES — Two of America's largest tech companies suffered stunning defeats in court this week, sustaining early jolts in what could prove to be a seismic shift in how social media operates amid a new landscape of ...Read more
Stocks fall, oil rises on fears war is escalating: markets wrap
Wall Street traders drove stocks to their longest weekly slide since 2022 on concern that a protracted war in Iran will keep oil prices elevated, fueling an increase in inflation and a slowdown in growth.
Equity losses ...Read more
WKRP in Raleigh? Yes, but probably not for long, as call sign goes up for sale
RALEIGH, N.C. -- If you’re of a certain age, the call letters WKRP may bring to mind the heyday of Top 40 radio, DJs Dr. Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap or perhaps Thanksgiving turkeys falling from the sky.
What you ...Read more
Acorns giving away thousands in cash from a Chicago vending machine during three-day investment promotion
CHICAGO – As banking giveaways go, fintech company Acorns is offering Chicagoans something a little more valuable than the traditional pens and calendars.
Acorns is handing out cold, hard cash.
On Thursday, Acorns ...Read more
Backlash builds against AI-powered digital price tags in stores
MINNEAPOLIS — As more retailers bring AI-powered technologies into stores — including charging different customers different prices for the same item — union leaders and lawmakers are starting to push back.
Retail ...Read more
Why Honda put the brakes on its all-EV future
Honda Motor Co. is having second thoughts about its Second Founding.
Along with General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG, the Japanese automaker has been the most committed major legacy automaker to an all-electric vehicle ...Read more
As carmakers shift to digital dashboard, lawmakers push to keep AM radio
Randy Brooks will never forget the day he had to break the news — live on the air — to a woman that her husband had perished in a tornado.
The KIXQ country music radio host had been tapped to help with 24-hour news ...Read more
Unsheathed: The Corvette Grand Sport is back, badder than ever
The mid-engine Corvette didn’t forget about the Grand Sport.
Chevrolet’s eighth-generation supercar has broken the mold since the sheets were taken off the 2020 model year Stingray. First ‘Vette with the engine ...Read more
Stephen L. Carter: Meta and Alphabet's courtroom losses may not last
Social media biggies have taken it on the chin from juries this week. And although, for reasons I’ll get to, I’m skeptical that the verdicts will hold up on appeal, I do think there are some important lessons here.
...Read more
Jeep will show off these five concepts at Moab off-roading festival
Jeep has brought five concept vehicles to the red rock testing grounds of Moab, Utah for next week's Easter Jeep Safari.
In its 60th year, the Safari usually draws around 20,000 off-roading enthusiasts — and a couple ...Read more
Michael Hiltzik: How a custody fight over an old dog showed why lawyers should never trust AI to tell the truth
The seemingly limitless proliferation of cases in which lawyers have been caught letting fictitious AI-generated legal citations contaminate their briefs continues to amaze.
That's not only because judges are fining more ...Read more
US consumer sentiment slips as inflation outlook worsens
U.S. consumer sentiment slid to a three-month low in March and year-ahead inflation expectations jumped as the war in the Middle East drives up gasoline prices.
The University of Michigan’s final March sentiment index ...Read more
Ford CEO Farley's 2025 pay rose on quality, software results
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. reported the value of CEO Jim Farley's 2025 compensation package as $27.5 million — up 11% from 2024's $24.9 million.
The total package that Farley, 63, earned in 2025 included an unchanged ...Read more
Auto review: Multi-talented Q3 a welcome mat to Audi brand
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — This year Audi debuted its $16 million (estimated), 1,000-horsepower, hybrid-V6-powered R26 Formula One race car to compete in the world’s fastest, highest-tech single-seater motorsport.
The ...Read more
Q&A: Subaru product lead explains how new EV trio meets buyer needs
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — Subaru Corp. has established a loyal following in the United States making rugged, go-anywhere, dog-friendly, gas-powered hatchbacks and SUVs.
Though its wanderlusting customer base leans green, ...Read more
China is ripping up the rulebook for the global auto industry
A Chinese-made Leapmotor C10 was traveling down Germany’s fast-moving Autobahn last year when the driver-assistance system braked sharply and jolted it to the side, as if boxed in by scooters in a crowded China megacity....Read more
Inside Business
Popular Stories
- Gautam Mukunda: AI Is hitting the sweet part of the S-curve
- David's Bridal's new CEO is on a mission to create a one-stop shop for wedding planning
- Michael Hiltzik: How a custody fight over an old dog showed why lawyers should never trust AI to tell the truth
- As oil prices rise, airfares are surging and some airlines might not survive
- How the landmark verdict against Meta and YouTube could hit their businesses
Comics
