A lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleges that food and beverage maker PepsiCo engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one big-box retailer. The …
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN
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1/17/25
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A jury in Panama City, Florida on Friday found CNN guilty of defaming a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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1/17/25
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The tech entrepreneur Jeff Atwood and his family are pledging to give away half of their wealth within five years, starting with $1 million gifts to eight nonprofits this month. Atwood co-founded a …
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By THALIA BEATY
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1/17/25
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As he assumes the presidency for a second time, Donald Trump brings with him a broad expanse of business relationships and financial entanglements. Those come with the possibility that those …
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By MEG KINNARD and ALEX CONNOR
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1/17/25
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Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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1/16/25
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The super-rich have long played a role in U.S. politics but have an unusually prominent spot in incoming President Donald Trump's new administration. President Joe Biden's farewell warning about a …
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and ALI SWENSON
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1/16/25
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It's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War — an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a street after being caught in a napalm attack. Nick Ut won a Pulitzer …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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1/16/25
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A Toyota subsidiary has agreed to pay more than $1.6 billion and plead guilty for violations related to the submission of false and fraudulent engine emission testing and fuel consumption data to …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
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1/16/25
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain historically low and the job market broadly healthy.The Labor Department said Thursday that applications …
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By MATT OTT
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1/16/25
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Americans stepped up their spending at retail stores and restaurants last month in a clear sign that consumers are still able and willing to shop. Retail sales rose 0.4% in December from the previous …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
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1/16/25
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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s first woman and first Black CEO believes many Americans have a desire for racial healing. They just don’t know how to start. La June Montgomery Tabron suggests …
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By GLENN GAMBOA
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1/16/25
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The Food and Drug Administration is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink. The colorant was banned from cosmetics and non-oral …
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By The Associated Press
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1/15/25
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The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines. The agency said a federal lawsuit …
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By The Associated Press
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1/15/25
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The leading hip-hop superstar beef has been cranked up another notch, with Drake suing Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” The lawsuit was …
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By DAVE COLLINS
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1/15/25
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U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply. The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk. Food …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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1/15/25
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JPMorgan’s net income soared 50% to more than $14 billion in the fourth quarter as the bank’s profit and revenue easily beat Wall Street forecasts. Earnings per share rose to $4.81 from $3.04 a …
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By MATT OTT
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1/15/25
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CES in Las Vegas provides an annual preview of high-tech attractions headed for the car world. Breakthrough automotive technology seen at CES 2025 included BMW’s first widescreen digital display, …
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By KARL BRAUER
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1/15/25
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Some of the world’s biggest polluters are reaping billions of dollars through a lax form of green finance, a new investigation by The Examination has found. Banks made $286 billion in …
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By SASHA CHAVKIN
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1/15/25
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued billionaire Elon Musk, saying he failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner in early 2022, before buying the social …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
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1/14/25
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Boeing delivered less than half the number of commercial aircraft to customers than its European rival in 2024, The American aerospace giant reported on Tuesday that it supplied 348 jetliners during …
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By The Associated Press
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1/14/25
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