Even as authorities lifted all evacuation orders related to last weekend's Orange County chemical leak scare, the company behind the incident faces lawsuits and supply disruptions that could affect its operations and the aerospace industry.

The Garden Grove, California, facility of GKN Aerospace was ground zero for the evacuation when a ...Read more

The cleanup of one of the most notorious collections of graffiti in the country has been postponed again as the proposed buyer of the stalled Oceanwide Plaza development in downtown Los Angeles struggles to reach terms with city officials who must sign off on the $470 million sale.

Wiping clean the empty high-rise towers besmirching the city ...Read more

Caesars Entertainment announced Thursday that the company has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Fertitta Entertainment.

In a news release, Caesars said the all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $17.6 billion, including the assumption of approximately $11.9 billion of Caesars’ outstanding debt.

Under the terms of the ...Read more

For the third year in a row, Washington insurance companies requested a double-digit rate increase for their individual health plans, reviving worries that the cost of coverage is becoming untenable.

Health insurers are asking the state insurance commissioner to approve an average rate increase of 22.4% for individual plans in 2027. Rates are ...Read more

Amazon tells its customers they can save by signing up for regular, automatic purchases of certain products. But a new lawsuit alleges Amazon’s Subscribe & Save program is more like Subscribe & Switch.

In a lawsuit filed May 15 in the federal court for the Western District of Washington, Pennsylvania residents Aaron and Leah Herman claim the ...Read more

Battered by years of mass layoffs, California tech workers were hoping the job market would rebound this year. But things are getting worse.

Now, many are redrawing their career paths.

Artificial intelligence has triggered fierce competition for top talent and is also fueling tens of thousands of layoffs this year. The class divide is widening...Read more

As Americans confront a surge in prices at the pump, another inflation wave is headed for the grocery store.

A combination of factors including bad weather, tariffs and a dwindling cattle herd are already pushing up grocery prices at an above-average pace. In April, they rose by the most in nearly four years, and economists say the impact of ...Read more

Boeing has hit another regulatory milestone in its effort to increase Max production, paving the way to build 47 planes per month this summer, CEO Kelly Ortberg said Wednesday.

Boeing recently completed its “capstone review” with the Federal Aviation Administration for the next rate increase, Ortberg said, and will now work to stabilize its...Read more

Ferrari’s first-ever fully electric vehicle triggered some fans who said it looks more like an iPhone than an Italian supercar.

The $640,000 Ferrari Luce, which was unveiled on Wednesday, looks like a distant relative of many Apple products. It was built with the help of Jony Ive, the person who designed the look and feel of the Cupertino ...Read more

I can remember testing my first robot vacuum. It was amazing to watch, and I really thought we were living in the future.

I soon learned it didn’t have much in the way of onboard intelligence and it just ping ponged around the room until it decided it must have covered everything or it needed a battery recharge.

My, how times have changed.

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Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly plans to buy a biotechnology company in Bothell for $1.5 billion.

The acquisition of Curevo Vaccine, which develops vaccines for shingles and chickenpox, was announced Tuesday. Curevo and Lilly didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

It's one of three agreements made public by Indianapolis-...Read more

Customers of the doughnut brand Krispy Kreme may be eligible for a $3,500 payout following a 2024 cyberattack that exposed Social Security numbers and bank account details.

After the data breach, Krispy Kreme paid $1.6 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the company failed to protect customers' data. Customers who experienced ...Read more

Meta’s sweeping layoffs announced last month hit 1,395 employees in King County, per a recent state filing last week.

While Meta is headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., the company maintains a significant presence in the Seattle area. Meta’s Puget Sound hub grew rapidly during the pandemic — reaching a local head count of 8,800 employees ...Read more

U.S. tariffs pushed by President Donald Trump and supply-chain disruptions are eroding Mexico’s gains as a manufacturing hub, raising the risk that the country slips back into exporting lower-value goods that create few jobs or investment opportunities.

On the surface, Mexico’s exports are still breaking records, giving President Claudia ...Read more

PHILADEPHIA -- Matthew Soesanto wrapped up his undergraduate biology degree at Drexel University in March and spent weeks applying to research, coding, and pharmaceutical industry jobs this spring. But he wasn’t hearing back from hiring managers.

“It just feels like I’m sending applications to a black hole,” said Soesanto, who will walk...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- It’s still the earliest days of artificial intelligence usage and understanding, yet AI companies are gobbling capital like a hippo’s maw and soaring in market valuation.

Everyone in business these days seems to be searching for a tale from history to meaningfully describe the growing importance of AI. I personally think it ...Read more

San Diego home prices continue to show gains, but any increase has been blunted by rising inflation, data released Tuesday shows

The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 0.78% annually in March, said the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices report. At the same time, San Diego metro, which includes all of San Diego County, had an ...Read more