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Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay Comcast Corp. an additional $438.7 million to finalize the Mouse House purchase of streaming service Hulu.

Disney in December 2023 initially paid Comcast $8.6 billion for NBCUniversal's ...Read more

Linda Peterson spent years working in salons where she didn’t feel valued.

So when she set out to open her own salon, she knew it had to be different, starting with a big break room where employees could gather to ...Read more

After financing more than 1,000 loans to some of the Philadelphia area’s smallest businesses, Lynne Cutler is leaving the top job at the Women’s Opportunities Resource Center. She founded WORC 32 years ago and now ...Read more

DETROIT — When Michelle Alston’s son asked if four of his Job Corps classmates could stay with them because they had nowhere else to go, she didn’t hesitate. She learned that students had been sleeping in two cars ...Read more

First Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and David Sacks upended America’s financial-services industry with an innovative Silicon Valley startup called PayPal that rocketed to dominance as the internet took hold.

Now the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A tourist from Hawaii is suing an off-Strip casino-hotel for negligence after he says he was trapped in an elevator.

Wilson Camagan is suing The Orleans Hotel and Casino, as well as elevator company TK ...Read more

The wildlife you see on your next hiking trip? The rustle in your backyard at night? It might not be a raccoon or a deer.

A steady increase in the population of wild pigs — a marauding, non-native animal that can grow ...Read more

Apple Inc. unveiled a new operating system interface called Liquid Glass at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, an event that focused heavily on aesthetics and design elements rather than software breakthroughs.

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If you’ve been watching mortgage rates hover near 7% this year, you’re probably feeling frustrated.

The dream of homeownership feels more expensive than ever. And for many prospective buyers, purchasing when rates are...Read more

President Donald Trump said his tariff policy is expected to drive more business to U.S. manufacturing plants.

But many Minnesota factory heads have yet to see it, and instead are juggling budgets as orders dry up while ...Read more

As the Trump administration pursued a massive downsizing this year, the Bay Area lost more federal jobs than any other part of California, according to seasonally adjusted numbers compiled by Beacon Economics and the state...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Beyond immediate needs tied to shelter and safety, preservation experts and local officials say they’ve heard a common refrain in the aftermath of last month’s deadly tornado that ravaged parts of St. ...Read more

“Focus on facts, not emotions.”

I wrote that once, but I’ve come to realize that sometimes saving money is as much about contending with your emotions as it is about budgeting. Here’s what I mean.

I usually ...Read more

Tesla Inc. received a pair of downgrades on Monday, with analysts warning that Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle company is facing a highly uncertain outlook, especially on the political front.

The stock fell 1.1% in ...Read more

Job opportunities at the Port of Los Angeles are dwindling as President Trump's steep tariffs take a hit on global trade and a major economic engine for the regional economy.

Nearly half of the longshoremen who support ...Read more

CHULA VISTA, California — It took some work and cost a pretty penny, but a Chula Vista boatbuilding and repair company recently converted a tugboat from diesel power to all-electric at its shipyard that covers 1 million ...Read more

When you imagine a renter of affordable housing, Christopher McCormick is probably not who comes to mind.

The 38-year-old software developer was on his way to work in early 2020 when he passed an affordable apartment ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. Discovery is dividing its assets into two separate publicly traded companies, the media conglomerate announced Monday.

The move will put the company’s iconic movie studio, prestige TV ...Read more

Q: I recently purchased a new PHEV, which provided instructions regarding the 1,000-mile break-in period. This has been my experience for many, if not all, cars purchased over the years. I intend to comply. However, I'm ...Read more