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

The house always wins in gambling, and soon it could feel like Uncle Sam does too. That’s because gamblers face what amounts to a tax hike beginning in 2026: They’ll no longer be able to deduct the full amount of their wagering losses.

New rules included in the massive tax bill that was signed into law in July will reduce the tax deduction ...Read more

Seattle-based Zillow is in hot water over the photos that populate its rapidly growing selection of rental listings. And another Seattle listings company could soon face similar trouble.

Virginia-based listing website CoStar sued Zillow on Wednesday, alleging Zillow illegally uses CoStar’s photos in a “widespread and systematic” pattern ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jonathan Hessney moved to Philadelphia in 2021, settling his family in a Washington Square West home that dates to the 1970s.

So he was confused when he heard last year that the neighborhood — including many buildings of more recent vintage like his — was becoming a historic district, under the purview of the city’s ...Read more

More than 3,200 Boeing employees at defense division factories in the St. Louis area could walk off the job Sunday, halting production of the aerospace company’s fighter jets.

Members of the Machinists union Local 837 voted Sunday to reject Boeing’s latest contract offer, starting the clock for a seven-day cooling off period before a strike...Read more

In a three-month span filled with widespread layoffs and billions spent on AI, Microsoft made more than $27 billion.

The tech giant released financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter, which ran from May through the end of June, on Wednesday and exceeded Wall Street estimates. Microsoft reported $76.4 billion in revenue with $27.2 billion ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday applied tariffs to low-value imports from all trading partners, a change that could raise costs for American travelers bringing goods into the U.S. after travels abroad.

The move, made in an executive order, will become effective on Aug. 29 and apply to all goods valued at or under $800 that previously ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday declared a net loss of $36 million in the second quarter of 2025 related to one-time charges and issued a lower annual guidance for adjusted operating profit as it projects higher tariff costs.

The Dearborn automaker now expects the import taxes will affect adjusted operating profit by $2 billion this year, up from ...Read more

The Federal Communications Commission has opened an inquiry into NBCUniversal and its parent company, Comcast, over their handling of local broadcast television affiliate stations, according to a letter from commission chair Brendan Carr.

The letter, dated Tuesday and released publicly Wednesday, was addressed to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. In ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The legend of Detroit union leader Jimmy Hoffa endures in the world of organized labor, for reasons beyond speculation surrounding his mysterious, mob-connected disappearance 50 years ago on July 30, 1975.

Hoffa served as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1959 to 1971. He rose to power and prominence in...Read more

A Los Angeles-area startup is using artificial intelligence and robotics in an unlikely way: making sashimi and other fish dishes taste better, last longer and more humane.

El Segundo, California-based Shinkei Systems wants to bring a traditional Japanese method of handling fish to fine dining in America, using technology to replace the labor-...Read more

As the crackdown on undocumented workers in California approaches a third month, researchers say the effects on the state’s economy are already showing.

Since early June, Los Angeles has been roiled by the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps. The raids rendered some L.A. neighborhoods ghost towns, with businesses shuttered and ...Read more

A former labor relations employee at Netflix is suing the company, claiming she was wrongfully terminated after raising concerns over her superiors' discrimination against women of color and allegations of sexual harassment.

The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that the employee's managers broke laws and policies ...Read more