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Boeing Machinists will vote Wednesday on new proposal to end strike
SEATTLE — The Machinists union announced Saturday morning that Boeing made a new contract offer with a higher wage increase and other incentives in an attempt to end the strike that has paralyzed the company for five weeks.
The wage increase comes very close to the union’s initial demand for a 40% hike over four years.
The union has not ...Read more
Boeing Machinists will vote Wednesday on new proposal to end the strike
SEATTLE — The Machinists union announced Saturday morning that Boeing has made a new contract offer with a higher wage increase and other incentives in an attempt to end the strike that has paralyzed the company for five weeks.
The wage increase comes very close to the union’s initial demand for a 40% hike over four years.
The union has ...Read more
Amazon exec says return-to-office opponents can find 'other companies'
As Amazon’s five-day-a-week return-to-office policy approaches its enforcement date, a company executive is taking a hard line against those who don’t want to comply.
Matt Garman, head of Amazon Web Services, told employees at a town hall meeting Thursday that “there are other companies around” if employees don’t want to return to ...Read more
BLM moves full steam ahead on geothermal energy in Nevada
The hot, briny water far beneath Nevada’s public lands may be an indispensable solution to the climate crisis.
Geothermal plants, where hot water is pumped from the ground and later injected back into the aquifer, have been touted as a water-neutral and sustainable way to generate energy.
Though some remain concerned about how pumping may ...Read more
Another refinery shuts down in California. What happens to gas prices?
California’s attempt to manage a smooth transition away from gasoline just got roughed up with this week’s decision by Phillips 66 to shutter its refinery in Wilmington next year, wiping out more than 8% of the state’s crude oil processing capacity.
The closure is likely to increase California’s already high prices at the gas pump, ...Read more
Auto review: 2024 BMW X2 is a great compact coupe SUV for consumers
While the small category of Coupe SUV’s exist in the German markets, BMW delivers the compact coupe SUV consumers have been inquiring about. The BMW X2 xDrive28i offers a $42K base price range, and is both ultra comfortable and roomy.
Clocking in with a zero to 60 mph time at just over 5 seconds, the 312 horsepower compact coupe SUV is ...Read more
AI is supposed to be Hollywood's next big thing. What's taking so long?
Earlier this year, OpenAI and other artificial intelligence companies wooed Hollywood studios with the futuristic promise of AI tools that they said could help make the business of creating movies and television shows faster, easier and cheaper.
What the tech companies wanted was access to troves of footage and intellectual property from series...Read more
Spam is a Minnesota-born meat that's become an essential Asian ingredient
Jess Kelley, who grew up in Hawaii, can’t remember her first time trying Spam. It was just always there.
Hawaiians eat 7 million cans of Spam a year, more per capita than any other state. Now Spam musubi and other Polynesian and Korean recipes have started changing the cuisine in mainland states, including at Kelley’s Ono Hawaiian Plates.
...Read more
Auto review: 2025 Subaru WRX tS is an all-season pocket rocket
SONOMA RACEWAY, California — In basketball, there are multiple position players. Shot-blocking big men. Defensive forwards. Three-point shooters. Playmaking guards. And there are all-around players who can do it all — think the Detroit Pistons' Tayshaun Prince or Grant Hill.
If compact performance sedans (aka, pocket rockets) were ...Read more
Henry Payne: 233 MPH! GM's Reuss pilots Corvette ZR1 to top speed record
At last June’s 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, the fastest race car that General Motors Co. has ever built — the ferocious, winged Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh — hit a top speed of 209 mph.
That’s peanuts.
The new, 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 production car will hit, ahem, 233. Chevy announced the top speed number for the ZR1 this week, the...Read more
Auto review: The new 2025 Nissan Murano once more an automotive fashionista
FRANKLIN, Tennessee — The Nissan Murano has always been the Nissan of choice for fashionistas, even if its well-dressed demeanor has remained visually unchanged for a decade. That’s an eternity in the world of high fashion. Yet for 2025, it receives a welcome design transformation.
“When we shaped the all-new Murano, we knew we wanted to ...Read more
Union drive at Wells Fargo heats up as employees allege intimidation tactics
After Wells Fargo was mired in a 2013 scandal over employees who opened millions of fake banking accounts, the bank created a new centralized unit to review customer complaints and employees' allegations of workplace abuses.
Now, however, that team is upended by its own turmoil as its members have accused bank officials of aggressively trying ...Read more
Best Buy hoping supersize TVs will get more holiday shoppers to splurge on electronics
One of the hottest gifts this holiday season might not fit under the tree.
It might not even fit in some houses.
And Best Buy has decided to lean into the trend.
As prices fall and options grow, more Americans are gravitating toward XXL TVs, which have screens larger than 97 inches — nearly twice the average size of TVs sold in recent years...Read more
Amazon scores another victory in WA warehouse safety trial
Amazon won another victory in its legal battle with Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries over the safety of the e-commerce giant’s warehouses.
The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, a government agency that hears appeals related to L&I decisions, upheld its ruling to drop four citations alleging unsafe working conditions at ...Read more
Report: Californians with higher incomes beating out Nevadans for homes
Californians moving to Nevada earn about a third more than in-state residents who didn’t move, according to a new study by the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
So, it’s pretty clear the data shows the Silver State can’t compete with the Golden State’s purchasing power, said Nicholas Irwin, the report’s author and research director for ...Read more
Netflix adds 5 million subscribers and beats Wall Street's profit expectations
Streaming giant Netflix proved there are still legs left in its membership growth, reporting 5 million new subscribers in its third quarter for a total of 282 million global members.
The Los Gatos, California, company reported revenue of $9.8 billion for the fiscal third quarter ending Sept. 30, an increase of 15% compared with the same period ...Read more
Stellantis dealers 'cautiously optimistic' about turnaround plans after meeting
Leaders of Stellantis NV's U.S. dealer network left meetings this week with the automaker's executives "cautiously optimistic" after a recent leadership overhaul, talk of long-awaited better vehicle incentives, and more clarity on the company's product plans, according to Kevin Farrish, the chairman of the dealer group.
That's a stark shift in ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: Who should pay to fix storm damage caused by neighbor's overgrown tree?
Q: During the recent storm, my neighbor’s overgrown tree was knocked over, destroying our fence and clipping our roof. It will cost quite a bit to repair it, and I think my neighbor should pay for it. I warned him the tree was too large. Also, who should pay to remove the tree from my yard? —Celine
A: Your first step in dealing with this ...Read more
US Jobless claims drop after jump due to storms in week prior
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell after jumping the previous week in Southeastern states affected by Hurricane Helene, and data will probably remain volatile in the coming weeks.
Initial claims decreased by 19,000 to 241,000 in the week ended Oct. 12. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for...Read more
Warehouse advance in Riverside County, California, threatens rural lifestyle: 'Where does it stop?'
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California — Seen from above, the industrial-scale warehouses straddling Interstate 215 where it intersects Mead Valley shimmer like a sprawling lake of white concrete boxes.
In this unincorporated Riverside County community, the big-box distribution hubs responsible for fulfilling online shopping orders have long been ...Read more
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