WASHINGTON — An increasingly outspoken Ford Motor Co. is seeking tariff relief from the Trump administration after the White House reached trade agreements this past week with European and Asian trade partners but not Mexico and Canada.

The United States' neighbors play a crucial role in the automotive supply chain. But Ford and other select ...Read more

UnitedHealth Group’s biggest public controversy in Minnesota a year ago was its fight with health systems threatening to leave the insurer’s Medicare network as contract negotiations stalled.

Now — with its air of invincibility punctured by federal investigations and financial missteps — the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based health care ...Read more

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent proposal to repeal its own 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health marks a major U-turn for the nation’s climate progress. While it’s impact will be felt nationwide, the plan takes direct aim at California.

In supporting documents released in the wake of Tuesday�...Read more

Ford Motor Co. sold roughly 9% more vehicles in July compared to the same time last year, boosted by the continued popularity of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker's trucks and SUVs.

Ford sales so far this year are up 7%, with more than 1.3 million sold in 2025 versus about 1.2 million in the first half of 2024. Trucks remain Ford's top sellers,...Read more

U.S. job growth cooled sharply over the past three months and the unemployment rate rose, showing the labor market is shifting into a lower gear amid widespread economic uncertainty.

Payrolls increased 73,000 in July after the prior two months were revised down by nearly 260,000, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report out Friday. In ...Read more

Earlier this year, Intel's new chief executive Lip-Bu Tan made frank remarks about how the Silicon Valley chipmaker keeps coming up short.

"For quite a long time for Intel, we fell behind on innovation. As a result, we have been too slow to adapt and to meet your needs," Tan told Intel's customers and partners at a company event in late March. ...Read more

Even though the manual transmission was eliminated with the 2024 model, the Volkswagen Golf GTI still offers tremendous fun and functionality to consumers. This model has been a staple of the VW fleet for years, and it's not surprising that it maintains a large following.

This week in Grasso’s Garage we tested a slate blue metallic Golf GTI ...Read more

There was a time when a BMW coupe meant grace, balance, rear-wheel drive and sublime steering feel. The 2025 BMW X6 M Competition is anything BUT that. It’s a mind-ripping, retina-peeling, money-to-burn, Bavarian Rottweiler that’s unapologetically loud, brutally fast — and shaped like a sneaker. Nonetheless, it’s not so much driven as ...Read more

GAYLORD, Michigan — Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, announced this year its intent to enter the world of elite motorsports in 2026 — joining the big boys in the IMSA Weathertech/WEC World Endurance Championship’s Hyper class.

It’s a natural progression for a brand that makes the terrific G80 sedan that I just stormed Michigan’s ...Read more

There’s a lot that goes into making Nokona baseball gloves stand out in the crowded sporting goods marketplace, but the thing that makes them most unique is the little tag on each one that says “Made in America.”

Being the last U.S.-made baseball glove company left standing is a nice claim to fame, though it does come with challenges at a...Read more

Alphabet Inc.’s Google lost its appeal of a judge’s order requiring an overhaul of the technology giant’s app store policies in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite-maker Epic Games Inc.

The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday means the Google Play store will need to lift restrictions that prevent app developers ...Read more

MIAMI — A prominent Haitian businessman and onetime presidential aspirant accused of collaborating with armed gangs in Haiti will have to remain in U.S. immigration lockup for now.

Pierre Reginald Boulos, who appeared in immigration court on Thursday, will have to return to court next month after a judge at the Krome North Service Processing ...Read more

Mayo Clinic discriminated against a security guard by effectively forcing him to get a COVID-19 shot despite his religious beliefs, federal employment regulators claim.

Citing his Pentecostal faith, Cody Schultz asked Mayo in 2021 to exempt him from its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, according to a suit filed Wednesday by the U.S. Equal...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The Boeing Co. has made a new "final" contract offer to St. Louis-area machinists who on Sunday voted down the company's last proposal.

The new proposal does away with a plan to allow for alternative workweek schedules, which employees had criticized.

It keeps a 20% general wage increase over four years that was a part of Boeing'...Read more

Ford Motor Co. is cutting its spending on emissions compliance credits and forecasting a "multi-billion dollar opportunity" over the next two years under President Donald Trump's pullback of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy regulations.

With federal fuel economy standard penalties set to zero, a proposal by the U.S. Environmental ...Read more

Trade fights and recession fears loomed over Amazon and its retail business, but consumers are showing resiliency as the company’s recent revenue growth was stronger than last year’s.

Amazon reported it brought in $167.7 billion in revenue with $18.2 billion in profit during its second quarter, which ran from April through the end of June. ...Read more

The four flight attendants on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 are suing Boeing, claiming they suffered physical and psychological injuries after a panel flew off the 737 Max 9 in January 2024.

Boeing and Alaska each face several lawsuits from passengers following the panel blowout, but this is the first from crew members working on board the ...Read more

Ikea is teaming up with another retailer for the first time: Best Buy.

The Swedish home goods giant will feature kitchen and laundry products inside mini-showrooms at select Best Buy locations. The store-in-stores will feature Best Buy appliances.

The first 10 shops will launch in Florida and Texas and will be similar to the Ulta hubs in ...Read more

The Detroit Three automakers and the United Auto Workers have raised concerns about new U.S. tariff deals with Japan and the European Union, which include rates lower than those for Canada and Mexico. But federal data show duties paid on overall auto imports from the U.S. neighbors are less than the 15% rate President Donald Trump negotiated ...Read more