Honda Motor Co. absorbing Nissan Motor Co. could give the two struggling Japanese brands the scale they need to take on China’s BYD Co., sales figures released Wednesday show.

Honda, which earlier this week sketched out plans for a deal that amounts to an acquisition of Nissan, sold 3.43 million cars globally in the first 11 months of 2024. ...Read more

Union organizers have called an end to a five-day strike against Amazon by about 100 Atlanta drivers who joined workers at hundreds of other locations around the country.

While the huge company did not acknowledge any impact and rejected calls for bargaining, labor leaders said the strike achieved the goal of raising public awareness about the ...Read more

A rolling strike of Starbucks baristas has grown since kicking off Friday to include about 300 of the coffee giant's shops across the U.S., according to the union organizing the work stoppage.

The strike, set to end after Christmas Eve, seeks to pressure Starbucks during the busy holiday season to offer a better wage proposal over what would be...Read more

Families often discover during the holidays that loved ones are struggling with dementia and memory loss, and these cognitive issues are becoming yearlong concerns for employers, too, as they encounter an aging U.S. workforce.

The Alzheimer’s Association collaborated this year on its first report on dementia in the workforce, calling it a “...Read more

Last December, a farmer was burning dry grapevines in his vineyard in Deir Mar Moussa, a hill town a dozen miles east of Beirut known for its 18th century monastery and stands of pine forest. Usually this would be dangerous, given that Lebanon’s hot and dry climate can quickly turn a spark into a conflagration.

But on this day the worst was ...Read more

American Airlines Group Inc. said a technical vendor glitch was the cause of a brief groundstop on all U.S. flights on Christmas Eve, one of the busiest days of the holiday travel season.

The carrier said Tuesday the delay lasted about one hour, but the issue has been resolved and flights have resumed. It blamed an unspecified technology issue...Read more

A Starbucks Corp. barista strike has shut down about 170 cafes, according to the coffee chain, disrupting service at locations nationwide during the final days of the crucial holiday shopping season.

The union said it expects the number of stores impacted to hit 300, but it’s unclear if the group will hit that target by the end of Christmas ...Read more

Workers at more than a dozen Chicago area Starbucks were on strike Christmas Eve, union organizers said, as baristas escalated a national walkout that began in three cities, including Chicago, on Friday.

Across the country, baristas at more than 300 cafes were striking, according to their union, Starbucks Workers United. The union had ...Read more

In the increasingly competitive automotive market, General Motors Co. and rival automakers have realized pairing up is not only beneficial but necessary for cost reduction and quicker technological advancement.

GM has long understood the benefits of partnerships. The Detroit automaker, for example, has a longstanding partnership with Japanese ...Read more

In the midst of holiday shopping and travel, Colorado resident Tom Pipes didn't want to spend extra money on a plane ticket. He flew from Colorado to Los Angeles on Southwest, the grandfather of budget-friendly airlines.

"If there was a first-class option, I wouldn't use it," Pipes said this week after arriving at Los Angeles International ...Read more

Bob Iger wants out of the culture wars.

Walt Disney Co. and its chief executive have made a sharp pivot since doubling down on diversity and inclusion efforts in the wake of George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis four and a half years ago. At the time, Disney's top executives, including then-Chairman Iger, vowed in a message to employees: "We ...Read more

The struggles of Seattle's downtown to recover after the pandemic have rightly been blamed on some key factors, such as the inability of the city to get control of public safety there.

But new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows just how much the change in how we work has affected Seattle — more so than any other city in America.

Seattle ...Read more

Fresh from the breakup of the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, company executives and union leaders are negotiating new contracts for the supermarket chains’ Colorado employees.

The bargaining is taking place as Kroger and Albertsons are locked in a bitter back-and-forth following two separate court decisions against the $24.6 billion ...Read more

Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are being sued by the embattled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over alleged unchecked fraud on the Zelle payment app — setting up a legal showdown that the incoming Trump administration could quash as soon as next month.

The three financial institutions, which co-own the app along with ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. will contribute $1 million and a fleet of vehicles for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January, a company spokesperson told The Detroit News.

The company did not reveal what kinds of vehicles it would provide, but the Dearborn automaker joins a growing list of major businesses pitching in for Trump's...Read more

After the government pushed for the breakup of Google, accusing it of business practices that violate antitrust laws, the Mountain View, California, tech giant proposed its own solutions on Friday — to restructure its business contracts instead.

“Regulating a fast-changing industry like search with an invasive decree like the one proposed ...Read more

The union that represents Hollywood animators ratified its new contract with the studios, despite concerns among some prominent members over the deal's protections against the use of artificial intelligence.

The Animation Guild on Monday said its members had approved the tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television ...Read more

Walmart Inc. and one of its financial technology partners allegedly opened expensive bank accounts for delivery drivers of the world’s largest retailer without their consent, a U.S. consumer protection agency said on Monday.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and Branch Messenger Inc., claiming they required those in the ...Read more

When it comes to investing, many people look back and wish they would have done something differently, like not pulling their money out of the stock market when things got dicey or saving more for retirement. But sometimes taking a look at the mistakes of others can help you make more informed financial decisions.

We asked certified financial ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — More than 10 packages have been stolen off Katie Byrne's stoop in the Fishtown neighborhood over the past three years.

And in every instance, she said, the items were delivered by the same carrier: FedEx.

Byrne has even taped a laminated sign to her front door. It has a large arrow pointing to the left, directing delivery ...Read more