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The biotech giant Bayer has lobbied Congress over the past year to advance legislation that could shield the company from billions of dollars in lawsuits, part of a national campaign to defeat claims that its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer in people who use it frequently.

Kroger Co.’s sales inched up last quarter, and that was enough to win over investors who’ve been wading through mixed results among US retailers.

McDonald’s Corp.’s US chief says the company is ready for a fight. And in order to win, the burger chain is pulling out one of the most potent weapons in its arsenal: The value meal.

Thousands of car dealerships were ground to a halt during a normally busy holiday Wednesday by a cyber incident at CDK Global, a major software provider for dealers across the US.

What started out as a job has turned into a profession. Months turned into years. You worked your way up and now make a decent salary.

By 2027, worldwide e-commerce sales are expected to reach $7.96 billion – an increase of about 61% over e-commerce sales since 2021, according to a 2024 report from eMarketer.

The average mortgage interest rate for a standard 30-year fixed mortgage dropped last week to 7.02%, a decrease of 0.10 percentage points from the previous week’s 7.12%.

Research by PwC estimates that artificial intelligence (AI) will grow to contribute over $15 trillion to the global economy in 2030, so consider investing in Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT).

U.S. mortgage rates declined below 7% last week for the first time since March, spurring back-to-back increases in financing applications for home purchases. The contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage decreased 8 basis points to 6.94% in the week ended June 14, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday. The five-year adjustable-rate mortgage slid 18 basis points to ...

Walt Disney Co. continues to face fallout from its scuttled plans to move 2,000 California employees to a proposed Florida campus — a controversial decision the company reversed last year following the return of Chief Executive Bob Iger. 

Smoke in the cabin. A tire blowout. A cracked windshield. No shortage of problems can affect a flight, fueling traveler anxiety and contributing to thousands of daily delays and cancellations around the world.

Detroit's three automakers should focus on their core businesses, including gas-powered trucks, and not the Chinese market in the next few years while pursuing advancements in electric-vehicle technologies until they can be produced with similar profitability as Tesla, a Bank of America Corp. analyst said.

Stellantis is recalling nearly 1.2 million vehicles in the United States and Canada because of a software glitch that can disable rearview cameras.

A Boeing Co. quality inspector alleged that the planemaker mishandled and lost track of hundreds of faulty parts, some of which he said may have been installed on new 737 Max planes, the latest revelation by a whistleblower pointing out possible misconduct at the manufacturer.

Millions of American families are hitting the road to start summer vacation, and ordering food on the run tends to be par for the course. It couldn't come at a better time. Fast food joints are in the midst of a budget-meal war, offering promotions to lure customers back to their restaurants despite inflation woes and a minimum-wage increase in California and other states.

What started out as a job has turned into a profession. Months turned into years. You worked your way up and now make a decent salary. 

Assessments from 2024 show the average Spokane County home saw a decrease in value year over year, the first decline in the region in more than a decade and a potential indication the market is leveling after years of stark increases.

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to impose tougher safety requirements on public charter airlines such as Dallas-based JSX, a move toward closing what critics have called a loophole in U.S. aviation rules.