Strong financial results show UnitedHealth Group is making headway on turnaround plans, alongside sweeping leadership changes under CEO Stephen Hemsley.

The Eden Prairie-based health care giant raised its profit outlook and reported quarterly revenue and earnings that beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, April 21.

The company also pointed...Read more

Starbucks is cutting staff in its technology organization, according to an internal communication sent to employees Tuesday.

Starbucks declined to share the exact number of layoffs or confirm whether they were Seattle-based roles.

The cuts, which had been rumored internally for several days, according to several employees, were part of the ...Read more

SpaceX and the California Coastal Commission have settled a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's rocket company over the agency's attempt to regulate its flights from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

The settlement was reached last week by the two sides, but the details won't be made public until it is approved by Los Angeles U.S. District Court Judge ...Read more

Four years ago, Mark Zuckerberg, feeling like the admiral of the good ship Meta Platforms Inc., sent a memo to employees encouraging them to refer to themselves by the nautical term “Metamates,” apparently to foster a sense of camaraderie and shared mission or something. Now he plans to spy on his own Metamates to help train the robots that ...Read more

A gig drivers organization filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging the company violated their rights by not providing a sufficient appeals process for deactivated accounts.

The lawsuit was announced Monday during a news conference by Rideshare Drivers United, an independent organization that represents more than 20,000 app-based drivers in ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would like to see a buyer emerge for Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. and was open to the government coming to the aid of the airline, while opposing a merger between American Airlines Group Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc.

“Spirit’s in trouble, and I’d love somebody to buy Spirit,” Trump said Tuesday ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States’ top road safety agency on Tuesday unveiled the “most extensive and comprehensive behavioral traffic safety program” in its history.

The initiative from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, called Pathways to Safer Streets, will focus on the leading causes of U.S. road deaths: impairment, ...Read more

After a turbulent 2025, U.S. electric-vehicle market share stabilized in the first three months of 2026 at 5.8% — consistent with Q4 2025, the first quarter without government incentives ended by Congress and President Donald Trump. EV sales swings from the United States to Norway to China have consistently tracked government support, industry...Read more

Starbucks expects to have up to 2,000 workers in its new office in Nashville, Tennessee, over the next five years, the Seattle-based coffee company told employees Tuesday morning.

The details, also shared in a Tuesday news conference in Nashville, mark the first time Starbucks has publicly shared the size of the Tennessee operation.

At 2,000 ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. over the past year recalled more vehicles than the rest of the major automotive industry, resulting in one study projecting that one of its models could see close to 100 recalls over the course of its lifetime.

Recalls are often a hassle for customers who may have to take their vehicle into a dealership for a fix or coordinate ...Read more

A University of California executive from the East Bay is facing prison after pleading guilty to obtaining more than two dozen H-1B visas through false claims that the recipients would get UC jobs.

Sreedhar Mada, 51, served as chief information officer for the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources department at UC Davis, court filings said.

His...Read more

General Motors Co. wooed new executive Sterling Anderson with a $40 million hiring package to leave his Silicon Valley autonomous vehicle startup and join the Detroit automaker in 2025, according to a financial disclosure filed Monday.

Anderson received $16 million in 2025 as the company's executive vice president, global product and chief ...Read more

Demand for Minnesota’s paid leave program remains higher than predicted as debate over the program’s effect on companies continues to sizzle.

Officials predicted 130,000 applications for the entire year; 62,000 people applied by the end of March.

The deluge of requests is starting to lighten, state officials said, and early wrinkles in the...Read more

Apple, one of the world’s most valuable companies, is getting a new chief executive, marking a new chapter in the story of what has become arguably the most influential company in consumer technology.

The Cupertino, California, smartphone maker said Monday that John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering, will become Apple’s ...Read more

Prediction markets are pouring money into Washington to defend against escalating criticism that their fast-growing platforms are contributing to a gambling explosion and enabling insider trading.

Leading online platform Kalshi, alongside crypto and sports gambling companies that have launched their own prediction markets, are hiring teams of ...Read more

Rapid changes in media fueled by increased use of artificial intelligence and streaming services require a “cautious humility” from antitrust enforcers as they assess whether mergers in the industry are threatening competition and consumers, a senior U.S. Justice Department official said.

“We cannot and should not try to resolve every ...Read more

Apple, one of the world’s most valuable companies, is getting a new chief executive, marking a new chapter in the story of what has become arguably the most influential company in consumer technology.

The Cupertino smartphone maker said Monday that John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple’s next chief ...Read more

Seattle-based importers hit by unprecedented tariffs may see some relief soon — but it is unlikely to trickle down to small businesses and consumers.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched a portal Monday to refund tariffs set by President Donald Trump last April directly to the businesses that paid them. The move comes after the U.S. ...Read more

Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. has floated offering the U.S. government an equity stake in the discount carrier to help stave off its potential liquidation, according to people familiar with the matter.

The airline is seeking an infusion of cash from the U.S. government during a spike in jet fuel prices, said the people, who asked not to be ...Read more