Some parent companies of Brightline, the high-speed rail line that promised to connect Orlando to Tampa, will soon file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The Miami-based rail service covers areas of South and Central Florida, including a trip from Orlando to Miami. The filing is part of the company’s effort to restructure about $5.5 ...Read more

A federal appeals court in Washington rejected Anthropic PBC’s challenge to a Trump administration designation of the artificial intelligence company as a supply-chain risk to U.S. national security, but an earlier ruling by a judge in California that lifted a government ban appears to remain in place for now.

The 2-1 decision on Friday from ...Read more

DETROIT — Paul Russo can't afford to absorb the rising cost of diesel.

The president of Wayne, Michigan-based Wayne Industries, a steel hauler, has levied a fuel surcharge for about a decade. But as diesel fuel prices have climbed, the percentage he adds to his trucking rates has climbed with them. Russo now is charging a 45% fuel surcharge ...Read more

California's oldest family-run winery has filed for bankruptcy protection, another sign of the struggles in the wine industry.

The family behind Gundlach Bundschu, founded in Sonoma County in 1858, said it couldn't reach an agreement with lenders to restructure its debt, so it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to buy breathing room as ...Read more

A day before it came up for a vote, North Carolina's massive budget was posted with a handful of new paragraphs inserted on page 626, near the end of the document, with little time for public vetting or changes.

The hasty edit — imposing a 6% tax on prediction market trading fees in the state — was made shortly after staffers for Speaker of...Read more

WARKINS GLEN, New York — Atop the hills overlooking Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen International Raceway is one of America’s greatest racetracks with a history of hosting everything from Formula One to endurance sportscar to NASCAR races.

But before the dedicated, 3.5-mile track opened in 1956, sportscars raced on an epic, 6.6-mile road course ...Read more

We confuse efficiency with virtue. Today, everything must be optimized, streamlined and squeezed until the pleasure has been wrung out. Give the customer exactly what’s promised. Not a farthing more. Not a calorie more. Not even a molecule of joy.

Accountants love this. They’ve become the high priests of mediocrity, preaching margin ...Read more

While rivals force buzzing turbocharged four-cylinders onto families, Nissan keeps what works: a tried-and-true, naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V-6 engine.

Pushing 284 horsepower and 259 pound-feet of torque, the Pathfinder delivers smooth, honest power. And to top it all off, CVT is dead. The crisp nine-speed automatic transmission provides ...Read more

Costco confirmed it received $184 million in tariff refunds, with more on the way, according to its latest earnings call.

On Thursday, the big-box retailer said the money was reinvested to give value back to our members" and was dispersed across everyday products and nonfood goods. Chief Financial Officer Gary Millerchip said the company ...Read more

Anthropic PBC has signed an $11.6 billion, seven-year contract with Akamai Technologies Inc. for computing power, adding to the AI developer’s growing list of data center deals.

Akamai will supply Anthropic access to central processing units, or CPUs, a type of generalist chip that’s seen renewed demand in data centers where it’s helping ...Read more

OAKLAND, California — A settlement between retail giant Walmart, Inc. and the state of California will force the corporation to pay $16 million to the state for selling infant formula and other over-the-counter drugs after their expiration dates. authorities said.

Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones announced the settlement in a ...Read more

A back-door discount pharmacy arrangement that millions of Americans use to fill prescriptions in Canada and other international drugstores will close next month.

Effective Oct. 22, the Trump administration will tighten trade rules, which will make filling low-cost prescriptions at foreign pharmacies all but impossible for Americans, experts ...Read more

A federal judge declined Thursday to rule immediately on a proposed settlement between Paramount Skydance and 12 state attorneys general, leaving the last major legal hurdle to the studio’s $111-billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery unresolved for now.

U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín did not indicate how she would rule, ...Read more

A bipartisan group of Congressional leaders officially introduced a bill to create a federal film and television tax credit, a long-sought goal for many in Hollywood who say it’s necessary to help bring production back to the U.S.

The bill, known as the Motion Picture, Television and Entertainment Revitalization Act, would establish a 20% tax...Read more

Stellantis NV has paused white-collar hiring in Auburn Hills, a reversal from earlier this year when hiring for new engineers and other roles surged.

The automaker noted the cost-saving move — which began several weeks ago — had followed a "first half marked by unprecedented hiring" as it prepares to launch a wave of new vehicles in the ...Read more

Starbucks announced Thursday that it plans to close around 250 underperforming cafes later this week as part of a turnaround effort.

The closures make up 1% of the Seattle-based coffee giant's North American stores and represent the second major round of closures under Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, who joined the company in 2024. The company ...Read more

Waymo customers in San Francisco will soon be able to earn credit toward future rides when they use one of the robotaxis to connect to public transit.

Alphabet-owned Waymo introduced its transit rewards program Tuesday. It will start in Northern California and expand to other cities. Waymo employees will be the first to access the program.

To ...Read more

The U.S. housing market has been stuck in neutral for nearly four years, with sales of new and existing homes plodding along at a historically slow pace. One explanation is that the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the U.S. passed 6% four years ago and has stayed above that ever since, creeping past 7% this week.

Mortgage rates ...Read more

Crocs is suing Philadelphia-based discount retailer Five Below, alleging the company knowingly sold knockoff versions of Crocs’ famous foam clogs.

Crocs’ attorneys say Five Below kept selling Crocs look-alikes and accessories even after being notified this March of their trademark, patent, and intellectual property infringement.

The ...Read more