Dickies, one of the best-known workwear brands in the country, will move its headquarters from Fort Worth to Costa Mesa to be with streetwear icon Vans, its sister brand.

The move represents a real estate consolidation by VF Corp., which owns Dickies and Vans as well as outdoorsy brands the North Face, Timberland and JanSport.

The decision ...Read more

Everyone seems to be listening to something. I’m not sure what they’re listening to, because they all seem to be wearing headphones. I suppose they’re all listening to their favorite podcast or just their playlists.

Here are a few gift suggestions for headphones that’ll make anything sound better. I’ve listed the retail pricing, but ...Read more

If you’re an iPhone user, you might not realize that you already have access to Apple Cash. It’s a digital cash card that’s built into Apple devices and can be found in the default Wallet app. (Note: You must link an eligible debit card to use this service.)

The main function of Apple Cash is to make it easier for Apple device users to ...Read more

The countdown to launch has begun for a small Washington state company developing something long dreamed of in the space industry.

Andy Lapsa, co-founder and CEO of Stoke Space, a standout in the state’s burgeoning space technology industry, calls it “this Holy Grail of rocketry, which is fully, rapidly reusable rockets.”

At Stoke’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Several top law firms are turning to specialists to beef up their artificial intelligence compliance practices in a way they wouldn’t with more established areas of law.

They’re hiring data scientists and technologists as they test clients’ systems for bias, ensure compliance with emerging regulations and rethink their own ...Read more

The person soon to be in charge of cutting federal spending is blasting a Lockheed Martin jet made in Fort Worth.

Billionaire Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and SpaceX, said Tuesday, Nov. 26, on X that the U.S. should pull the plug on the Lockheed-Martin’s F-35, made in Fort Worth.

“Some US weapons systems are good, albeit overpriced, but...Read more

California-based electric vehicle maker Rivian has received conditional approval for a federal loan of up to $6.6 billion that would help fund construction of a Georgia plant where it could manufacture smaller and more affordable SUVs.

The company said late Monday that the loan from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicle ...Read more

Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $43.3 million to resolve a long-running lawsuit brought by a group of female employees who alleged gender pay discrimination at the Burbank entertainment giant.

The proposed settlement was filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Disney did not admit fault as part of the settlement. The company has ...Read more

Stocks closed at all-time highs as investors looked past Donald Trump’s tariff plan, with geopolitical risks abating after Israel and Hezbollah reached a cease-fire agreement.

Equities extended gains into a seventh straight session, with the S&P 500 notching its 52nd record this year. Shortly after oil futures settled, the U.S. said Israel ...Read more

When President-elect Donald Trump announced he would impose sweeping tariffs on key trading partners on his first day in office, he signaled a return to a favorite strategy: a reverse carrot-and-stick that applies the stick of dire consequences in order to force countries to give him what he wants. In this case, that means a tougher crackdown on...Read more

Nevada regulators have found a solution to casinos’ inability to hire armed security guards quickly by amending a regulation that required applicants to have a concealed-carry permit in hand before being allowed to start work.

The Nevada Gaming Commission last week unanimously approved amendments to Regulation 5 on the operation of gaming ...Read more

When two financial giants based in the Philadelphia suburbs wanted to hire top investment executives this year, both Vanguard Group and SEI Investments searched outside their own ranks and added ambitious leaders from New York-based BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager.

In May, Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Vanguard, which manages ...Read more

The cryptocurrency industry raised millions in donations for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, and now insiders hope to take that investment to the bank.

The crypto industry is optimistic about Trump’s second term, pushing for policies friendly to digital currencies, including a revamp of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Over ...Read more

After Jessica Poe, 41, separated from her husband in February, she found it hard to remain in Seattle.

Poe set out in search of a new home for herself and her two dogs. But she quickly realized that it’d be hard to find a spacious, pet-friendly apartment within her budget of $1,900 per month. So, she moved out of the city and into a small ...Read more

Some say Black Friday isn’t the spectacle it once was.

Tell that to the hundreds standing in line at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, in the chilly morning hours year after year.

“There are special deals that only happen on Friday,” said Jill Renslow, chief business development and marketing officer at the mall. “And it�...Read more

For decades, Xcel Energy’s sprawling Comanche Station coal facility near Pueblo has generated power for customers across the utility’s service territory in Colorado — and has generated thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue for local governments, schools and special districts.

As part of the state’s transition to ...Read more

A dark-haired man in a worn flannel coat walked into a Dino Mart convenience store on a busy street in North Hollywood one recent weekday afternoon. He perused the shelves before landing on a mini-fridge stocked with colorful cans near the chip aisle.

As he purchased a drink and walked back out of the shop, Esmeralda Reynoso, a supervising ...Read more

This winter, amid the holiday parties and gift-giving, many Americans will be doing their best to keep holiday celebrations within budget. While the current annual inflation rate is back to levels seen in early 2021, prices of common goods going into the holiday season are still much higher than they were pre-pandemic, according to the Bureau of...Read more

Imagine you’ve got the perfect holiday gift idea for your kiddo, but it’s sold out in stores. Luckily, you found a seller online who can ship the gift for a low price! They send you a link to their digital payment account so you can pay for the gift in advance. After all, the item is popular, and you want to get it before someone else does. ...Read more

Americans are used to being bombarded with holiday advertising in shopping malls and TV commercials. But now, ads have infiltrated our evening scroll. Companies and influencers tell us to buy this gift or that decoration to impress our friends, get a great deal or have the best-decorated yard on the block.

More than 1 in 4 holiday shoppers (27%...Read more