The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, alleging its Feb. 3 derailment in Ohio unlawfully polluted waterways.
Mines in the biggest copper-producing nation are struggling just as demand for the wiring metal is expected to accelerate in the shift away from fossil fuels.
Ford Motor Co. is partnering with mining companies from Indonesia and China to invest in a nickel-processing project as part of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker's bid to shore up supplies of key raw materials for electric-vehicle batteries.
When Microsoft launched its $1 billion Climate Innovation Fund three years ago, it was the lone tech giant pledging serious money to tackle rising temperatures. The dangers facing the planet have since become more acute, and the fund has about $400 million left.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, alleging its Feb. 3 derailment in Ohio unlawfully polluted waterways.
Japan said it will expand restrictions on exports of 23 types of leading-edge chipmaking technology, as the U.S. ratchets up efforts to limit China's access to key semiconductor know-how.
The Biden administration on Friday released new rules that will significantly shorten the list of electric vehicles that qualify for federal tax credits. Officials hope the change will push carmakers to move their supply chains out of China and to the United States or its allies.
The measure of inflation most closely watched by the Federal Reserve slowed substantially in February, an encouraging sign for policymakers as they consider whether to raise interest rates further to slow the economy and bring price increases under control.
Reeling from a collapse in its stock price and at the mercy of Wall Street banks, Bed Bath & Beyond warned it will likely go bankrupt if a last-gasp $300 million equity offering fails.
Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc., the satellite-launch company tied to British billionaire Richard Branson, is ceasing operations indefinitely, succumbing to growing cash-crunch pressures that have paralyzed startups in many emerging technologies.
With weeks to go before the April 18 deadline, the majority of the nation’s 168 million tax filers are once again scrambling to download software, organize receipts and call their accountants for last-minute help.
Spokane chef Ricky Webster has decided to close what had been a second location for his popular Rind and Wheat bakery after less than a year in operation.
A prominent tech ethics group filed a complaint on Thursday with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission urging the regulator to halt further commercial deployment of new generations of artificial intelligence technology that powers the popular OpenAI tool ChatGPT.
Disgraced cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty Thursday to an array of criminal charges, including new accusations that he committed bank fraud and bribed a foreign official.
Despite the massive waste and losses, retailers have long seen returns as a cost of doing business. Now, with companies looking to cut expenses as the pandemic-era shopping boom fizzles out, start-ups with names like Loop Returns and Two Boxes have emerged promising to help retailers make the returns process more efficient – and even profitable.
In the weeks after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, hundreds of advertisers paused spending on the platform, wary of the changes the mercurial billionaire might bring to the social media platform. Months later, many still haven't returned, despite efforts by Twitter's sales team to woo them back with steep discounts and new safety tools.
Sugar, consumed in everything from chocolate to fizzy drinks and baked products, is becoming ever more expensive, raising costs for the industry and keeping up pressure on global food inflation.
Apple set a June 5 date for the event where it plans to unveil a mixed-reality headset, the first major new product since its smartwatch debuted eight years ago.