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White collar workers at UPS streamed back into the office on Monday, the first day a new policy requiring them to come in person five days a week took effect.

American Airlines is placing a massive order for 260 jets to fill travel demand for more domestic and short-haul international routes.

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines announced Monday they have dropped plans to merge in a transaction that would have created the nation’s fifth-largest carrier.

Saudi Arabia said firms including Amazon Web Services will invest over $10 billion in building data centers in the country as the desert kingdom tries to modernize and diversify its oil-dependent economy.

The European Commission fined Apple nearly $2 billion Monday for “abusing” its control over music streaming services by squelching competition through its app store, a major broadside as regulators around the globe push to rein in the tech giant’s alleged antitrust violations.

Nvidia Corp.’s rise is captivating the stock market and driving the S&P 500 Index to new highs. But it also raises cautionary reminders of another investor darling that soared on dreams of a technological transformation, only to tumble back to earth when those hopes turned to disappointment.

The upcoming total solar eclipse, whose path of totality will sweep across areas of North America on April 8, is driving U.S. travelers to select destinations that will offer the best viewing of the rare celestial event.

A 14,000-square-foot bookstore opened Thursday in Post Falls that includes craft coffee and a bistro.

After a two-month transition, the Garland Theater’s new owners rolled out a red carpet for its sold-out grand reopening Friday night at the nearly 80-year-old North Side theater.

Walgreens and CVS said Friday that they are preparing to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone in states where it is legally allowed, starting as soon as next week.

Boeing Co. is in discussions to acquire Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., a move that would reclaim control of its struggling former aerostructures unit and the main supplier at the center of numerous quality issues affecting the 737 Max airliner.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will mandate a fix for a new 737 Max design problem discovered by Boeing that, although it's a remote possibility, could theoretically disable the jet's engine anti-ice system.

Elon Musk sued OpenAI and its Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, alleging they violated the artificial intelligence startup’s founding mission by putting profit ahead of benefiting humanity. The 52-year-old billionaire, who was a co-founder of OpenAI but is no longer involved, said in a lawsuit filed late Thursday in San Francisco that the company’s close relationship with Microsoft Corp. has ...

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé became AMC's jumpsuit-clad saviors last year, helping the international theater chain continue to recover from the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, driving "literally all" its quarterly revenue increase.

Endo International, a pharmaceutical company whose U.S. headquarters is in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay the government up to $465 million to settle civil and criminal investigations into the sales and marketing of an opioid drug, federal authorities said Thursday.

Navigating the winding dirt path that may soon be paved for autonomous cars at Rhyolite Ridge is an easy feat for Bernard Rowe. He knows the prehistoric landscape well — and envisions its imminent, dramatic change better than anyone. Rowe, a geologist and managing director of Australian mining company Ioneer, is one leader at the helm of Nevada’s lithium revolution. Since 2016, he and his company have invested more than $172 million in permitting a project in central Nevada’s Esmeralda County, about 65 miles southwest of Tonopah.

Players from 32 teams around Washington are competing in the State B basketball tournament, bringing with them family members and friends – but most importantly for downtown businesses, economic activity.