Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. agreed to pay 15% of their revenues from Chinese AI chip sales to the U.S. government in a deal to secure export licenses, an unusual if not unprecedented arrangement that stands to unnerve U.S. companies and Beijing alike.

Nvidia plans to share 15% of the revenue from sales of its H20 AI accelerator...Read more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Ford Motor Co. on Monday said it will invest $2 billion in Louisville Assembly Plant here to build the first vehicle — a midsize truck — on its Universal EV Platform using a new manufacturing "assembly tree" more than a century after the invention of the moving assembly line.

It's a "Model T moment" for the Dearborn...Read more

Small U.S. companies, the source of more than half of the country’s job creation in recent years, are struggling to comply with President Donald Trump’s new tariffs and cope with growing financial strains clobbering them from higher import costs.

Last week’s country-specific levies varying from 10% to 50% landed with a one-two punch: ...Read more

Amid furious debate among supporters of President Donald Trump over the H-1B visa for foreign workers, federal authorities are making in-person interviews mandatory for renewals in visa holders’ home countries.

Technology companies say the visas — intended for workers with specialized skills, and requiring renewal every three years — are ...Read more

As engaged couples plan their dream weddings this summer, an unforeseen economic force is increasingly impacting their decisions and budgets: the intricate and fluctuating world of global trade.

President Donald Trump's tariffs — and the accompanying rate changes, moratoriums and trade deals — are translating into higher costs for ...Read more

About those home insurance rate decreases that Florida lawmakers and insurance executives have been crowing about for nearly a year:

Data released by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation shows a majority of policyholders in the state are continuing to see costs rise for all-perils coverage of their single-family homes.

In fact, among ...Read more

Comcast, the Philadelphia-born media giant with roots in cable television, for years has been losing more cable customers than it’s been adding. And more recently, with leaders citing “a highly competitive environment,” it’s also lost broadband internet customers.

So this year, the company set in motion multiple new strategies to court ...Read more

When a deep freeze devastated British Columbia’s grape crops last year, winemakers across the border leaned on imports, particularly from Washington grape growers. A tax-free import agreement for 2024 vintage made that collaboration even more attractive.

Now, with the 2025 harvest on the horizon, a new exemption remains uncertain as it awaits...Read more

Q: My Camry's backup camera does not work if it’s raining or snowy. Comes up disabled. Brought car into dealer. The response was that is how it works. Had an Avalon previously, and camera worked no matter what weather. Will Toyota ever have new software to rectify this as it is dangerous? I cannot see out of the back rear window as the rain ...Read more

General Motors Co. will import batteries from China for the upcoming electric Chevrolet Bolt as it works to get a U.S. plant up and running.

GM will buy lithium-iron-phosphate batteries from China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the Wall Street Journal first reported Thursday and a source close to the matter confirmed to The Detroit...Read more

Another major computer breach involving UnitedHealth Group has prompted two U.S. senators this week to query the health care giant about the adequacy of its cyber defenses.

Episource, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, had its systems hacked last winter, exposing the data of 5.4 million people.

The cyberattack appears to be the second-largest U.S. ...Read more

After one year on the job, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has earned high praise from aerospace analysts and airline customers.

The soft-spoken and mild-mannered CEO came out of retirement to take the top job at Boeing last August, at a time when the company was reeling from disaster.

In January 2024, a panel flew off a Boeing 737 Max 9, leaving a ...Read more

For a long time, Seattle resident Daniel Lara considered the health and environmental benefits of a plant-based diet. The last spike in beef prices brought him another factor to consider.

At Whole Foods, where Lara shops, the cost of ground beef hit as much as $12.99 per pound earlier this month. For the cost, it is not worth it, he said.

You ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. is delaying the launch of its next-generation electric commercial van and electric full-size pickup truck to 2028, the automaker confirmed Thursday.

They are the latest postponements in a wave of EV product cancellations and delays as the automotive industry realizes demand for expensive EVs with high-cost, large batteries needed...Read more

Jeep plans to put a Hemi V-8 into more of its vehicles, and will continue offering the big engine in its top-end Wrangler 392 going forward after that trim was initially expected to come to an end by last year, brand CEO Bob Broderdorf said Thursday.

Jeep's plan to bring back the brawny engines to its SUV lineup mirrors Stellantis NV sibling ...Read more

NEW YORK CITY — Aston Martin has once again pulled off what only it can: build a surreally beautiful, topless grand touring car with a ferocious 5.2‑liter twin‑turbocharged V-12 engine that begs to be driven on your favorite open road.

It’s the 2026 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, boasting 824 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque ...Read more

MONTREAL — Volvo Cars created its performance-focused Polestar electric vehicle brand to go head-to-head against Tesla. A subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, it is also the first Chinese-owned EV brand for sale in the United States and sits at the intersection of swift industry currents, including import tariffs, electrification and ...Read more

MIDLAND, Michigan — Cubism in the 1910s, surrealism in the 1930s, pop art in the 1960s, installation art in the ‘80s. The art world has seen multiple movements over the last 100 years. So too has the art of the automobile. The post-WW2 jet-inspired tailfin era, muscle cars of the ‘60s, mid-engine ‘80s sportscars, 1990s jelly bean sedans....Read more

In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder faced a backlash in late July when she announced on a podcast that she was moving to Tennessee, where the brand is building a new office.

The burger chain has been synonymous with California, and the Western U.S., since its founding in Baldwin Park in 1948. Snyder said on the podcast that it was difficult to ...Read more

MORGAN, Minnesota — Beneath the surface of Farmfest’s tractor sales and herbicide chats this week is a brewing financial crisis for Minnesota’s farmers.

Hundreds have asked the state to intervene with their bankers, a midsummer level not seen since 2016, according to the University of Minnesota Extension.

“Every year anymore, there’s...Read more