After a yearlong search, Rana Robillard was elated to learn she’d beaten three other bidders for a house in the leafy California suburb of Orinda, just outside of San Francisco. So when Robillard, who works at a…
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DETROIT — General Motors said Tuesday it is again slowing its plans for all-electric vehicles by further delaying a second U.S. electric truck plant and the Buick brand’s first EV. The six-month delay in retooling the electric truck plant in…
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They say everything’s bigger in Texas. And between 2020 and 2023, that seems to have been true of population growth. Nine of the 10 U.S. cities and towns where populations grew at the fastest clip during…
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The Federal Trade Commission is launching an investigation into so-called “surveillance pricing,” seeking more information about how artificial intelligence is used to change pricing rapidly based on data about customer behavior and characteristics. The FTC…
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Sales of previously owned homes dropped 5.4% in June compared with May, to 3.89 million units on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were also 5.4% lower than…
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Delta canceled another 400 flights Tuesday as its troubles in the wake of the global CrowdStrike-Microsoft IT outage dragged on for the fifth consecutive day. The Atlanta-based carrier also saw more than 300 flights delayed…
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A defamation suit against Fox News by a government official who served on a short-lived U.S. government media disinformation board was dismissed Monday by a federal judge. The lawsuit from Nina Jankowicz alleged that Fox News had…
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The S&P 500 rose Monday to notch its best day since June 5 as tech shares bounced on the heels of the worst weekly loss for the index since April. The benchmark climbed 1.08% to settle at…
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Bissell is voluntarily recalling 3.2 million Steam Shot-style handheld steam cleaners after it received 183 reports of injuries, most of them minor burns. In a release on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website, Bissell said…
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McDonald’s will extend its $5 value meal beyond its initial four-week window in most of its U.S. markets as the fast-food giant says the offer is driving traffic back to restaurants. In a memo to the…