LAS VEGAS — Over the past two decades, casinos have steadily introduced electronic table games, blending them on the floor alongside live blackjack, roulette and craps. For most of that time, ETGs were a niche add-on, appealing to certain players but never fully replacing the energy and excitement of table games with live dealers.

The shift ...Read more

WASHINGTON — It’s a bad year for a good soybean harvest as tariffs decimate export orders. Minnesota farmers were in the nation’s capital this week pleading for a bailout.

Historically, Minnesota sends two out of every three rows of soybeans overseas, typically to feed livestock. China has often bought the bulk of those exports.

As of ...Read more

BEAVER, Pennsylvania — After a weekend of racing sportscars across the plunging twists and turns of Pittsburgh International Raceway, my son and I crawled — exhausted — into our Honda Pilot SUV for the long five-hour ride home.

“Man, this car is so easy to drive,” said my 34-year-old son. “It’s so easy, a kid could drive it.”

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If the United States and European Union agree to recognize each other's vehicle regulations, it could increase access to low-cost vehicles, reduce automaker expenses and potentially ease obstacles for Chinese brands looking to enter the U.S. market, experts said.

A joint statement recently issued by the White House and the EU outlined a ...Read more

Boeing is falling behind schedule for its newest family of planes, the 777X, CEO Kelly Ortberg said Thursday.

The company is making progress on securing certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for the long-delayed Everett-based 777X program but, Ortberg said, Boeing is at a point in the process where it should be “burning down�...Read more

Warner Bros. Discovery stock jumped more than 25% Thursday after a report that the Larry Ellison-backed Paramount was preparing a cash bid to buy the company that owns HBO, CNN and the Warner Bros. studio.

The Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners acquired Paramount last month, and has signaled that it would take bold steps as it tries to...Read more

A popular perk for California drivers of electric and low-emission cars is coming to an end.

Beginning Oct. 1, motorists with a Clean Air Vehicle decal will no longer be able to drive solo in carpool lanes because the program was not extended by the federal government, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

The carpool ...Read more

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Spotify announced Wednesday that Lossless Listening, its newest audio format, is available for premium users in select countries, including the U.S.

Lossless audio files allow for listeners to stream music using the least compressed and highest resolution audio formats can have, the company said.

Previously, when a musician ...Read more

A report recently released by real estate company Redfin makes a startling claim: San Francisco's housing costs have returned to "normal."

The City by the Bay, consistently ranked as one of the most expensive in the U.S., has seen signs that the housing market is leveling out: Home-price growth is slowing and mortgage rates are starting to fall...Read more

For many, the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic were a time of fear, sickness and disruption. But as offices and schools went remote, there were a few silver linings.

As people stayed home and the roads cleared, so did the skies — especially in car-centric cities like Atlanta.

In 2022, the federal Environmental Protection Agency declared...Read more

EL SEGUNDO, California — It's only September, but the world's toymakers and designers are converging on El Segundo this week for an industry conference to decide on the hottest toys for next year.

The city has long been a hub for the toy industry as companies like to set up shop in the shadow of Mattel, the maker of Barbie. This week, the ...Read more

Portillo’s, famous for its Italian beef, Chicago-style hot dogs and decadent cake shakes, is thinking leaner in terms of business expansion.

Facing an increasingly tough restaurant environment, the Oak Brook-based chain lowered same-store revenue projections for the year and announced a revised growth strategy focused on its core markets and ...Read more

Data centers require massive volumes of water to operate, and the growing use of artificial intelligence means more of these centers are popping up in water-abundant regions such as the Great Lakes. However, despite their access to the vast bodies of water, not all communities in or near the Great Lakes basin have the capacity to sustainably ...Read more

Workers detained in a raid at the battery plant on the Hyundai Metaplant campus near Savannah, Georgia, last week were expected to be released to return to South Korea.

Korean Air flew a Boeing 747 that arrived as a charter flight to Atlanta on Wednesday, and the plane was expected to fly the workers back to Korea.

But Hartsfield-Jackson ...Read more

Food delivery app DoorDash is setting its sights on a new destination to test out flying drone deliveries: San Francisco.

The tech company leased a warehouse in the Mission District last month that will serve as a research and development space to advance its autonomous delivery technology, a June letter sent to San Francisco Zoning ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Union leaders said Wednesday that negotiators had reached a tentative agreement with Boeing to end a six-week strike.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 said the five-year deal includes improved general wage increases and a signing bonus.

Union members will vote on the agreement on ...Read more

Tesla CEO and political activist Elon Musk is no longer the wealthiest man on Earth.

That title now belongs to Bronx-born Oracle chairman Larry Ellison, whose net worth jumped to $405 billion Wednesday, according to Barron’s. Musk’s net worth is reportedly $390 billion.

Barron’s said that Ellison had a $112 billion overnight spike to ...Read more

Two days after solidifying control of his family's empire, Fox Corp. Chief Executive Lachlan Murdoch touted the strength and newfound stability of their media business.

Murdoch spoke briefly Wednesday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference, a fireside chat cut short because of Murdoch's late arrival in San Francisco thanks to...Read more

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — Boeing celebrated its new Florida investment Wednesday with the opening of a defense industry hub on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Company and school officials were joined by elected officials Wednesday to cut the ribbon on Boeing’s takeover of a new 65,000-square-foot building within ERAU’s ...Read more