When Comcast swallowed NBC and Universal Studios 14 years ago, the sibling cable channels USA Network, Bravo and CNBC were considered diamonds in the rough.

USA Network had gained traction with its "Blue Skies" programming strategy: sunny and upbeat TV programs infused with a buoyant energy and natural light. The cable channels were ...Read more

When NBC launched MSNBC in 1996, the network was marketed with the slogan "It's Time to Get Connected," a line that acknowledged the emergence of the internet as a game-changing force in the media. Microsoft, then a minority partner in the channel, made web culture part of its programming.

Now, MSNBC is being upended by the very technology it ...Read more

The top U.S. consumer watchdog will supervise Apple Inc. and other major technology firms that offer digital wallets and payment apps, finalizing a proposal from last year with several changes.

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will now treat those companies more like banks as long as they handle more than 50 million transactions a ...Read more

Across Southern California, and for that matter much of the country, housing is unaffordable for many, whether someone is trying to buy a house or rent an apartment.

Voter concern over the nation's cost of living, including housing, appears to have played a big role in returning Donald Trump to the White House.

Now, can he fix it?

During the ...Read more

Legendary movie star Steve McQueen loved the fast track, and always wore the same pair of Red Wing boots.

Minnesota’s Red Wing Shoes partnered with his family, in particular granddaughter Molly McQueen, on a new campaign that celebrates the King of Cool by promoting the ideas of legacy clothing and sustainability.

The newest “Will your ...Read more

Nvidia Corp., the chipmaker at the heart of an artificial intelligence boom, delivered a revenue forecast that failed to meet the highest expectations, suggesting that the company’s dizzying growth run has its limits.

Fiscal fourth-quarter sales will be about $37.5 billion, Nvidia said in a statement Wednesday. Though the average analyst ...Read more

Apple Inc. argued in federal court that a U.S. judge should dismiss the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit at an early stage because it failed to state how the iPhone maker’s alleged monopoly has harmed any consumers or developers.

The suit accuses the iPhone maker of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware ...Read more

General Mills Inc. is planning to engage federal officials over potential restrictions on food dyes that it uses in some of its cereals, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, calls for them to be removed.

“Because this is always an evolving space, we work in close partnership with ...Read more

NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines is doubling down on its focus on premium travelers and courting customers who are willing to pay for extra services.

The growing wealth of high-income travelers is driving demand for more premium services, according to Delta.

The Atlanta-based airline during a media briefing Tuesday and during its annual Investor ...Read more

Delta Air Lines will soon serve Shake Shack cheeseburgers to first-class customers on certain flights out of Boston — including to Atlanta.

The first-class meal option will be offered starting Dec. 1 on routes of more than 900 miles out of Boston Logan International Airport. The airline said it “plans for expansion to other U.S. markets ...Read more

Apple Inc. argued in federal court that a U.S. judge should dismiss the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit at an early stage because it failed to state how the iPhone maker’s alleged monopoly has harmed any consumers or developers.

The suit accuses the iPhone maker of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said it's reassigning about 400 workers to other southeast Michigan plants for reduced production at its Bronco plant in Wayne, Michigan, and is reducing its workforce by 4,000 in Europe by the end of 2027.

Although Bronco SUV sales were up 105% year-over-year in October, deliveries are down 10% overall in 2024. The ...Read more

Heading into the all-important holiday months, budget-conscious Target customers shopped more but didn’t necessarily spend more.

As a result, the retailer missed its sales and earnings expectations for the quarter that ended in October; profits declined 12% year over year to $854 million.

Investors punished Target on Wednesday, tanking the ...Read more

While the Federal Reserve has cut its short-term interest rate target by three-quarters of a percentage point since mid-September, 30-year fixed-rate home mortgage rates rose by almost as much during that period and have lately averaged around 6.8%, higher than they were when the Fed began cutting, according to Freddie Mac, the home-loan ...Read more

Having fraudulent transactions on your bank account can be a scary and frustrating experience, even traumatic. But if you have a bank and financial institution — be it a bank or credit union — that cares about the security of your money, resolving the issue well could give you a lasting peace of mind.

That’s likely why 92% of bank ...Read more

Alphabet Inc.’s Chrome browser could go for as much as $20 billion if a judge agrees to a Justice Department proposal to sell the business, in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the world’s biggest tech companies.

The department will ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolized the search market, to require...Read more