A plan by Advance Auto Parts to stem deepening losses by closing hundreds of stores will result "in a complete exit of certain markets on the West Coast" as the company shutters California locations, its chief executive said.

The national auto supply chain plans to close more than 725 locations around the country as well as four distribution ...Read more

DirecTV has notified EchoStar Corp. of its intention to terminate an acquisition of Dish Network Corp. after they failed to win the consent of bondholders for a key debt exchange, all but killing a deal to create the largest U.S. pay-TV service.

DirecTV, which warned this month it would terminate the deal by midnight Friday without an ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The number of nonresidents in the Alaska workforce has reached its highest rate in nearly 25 years.

About 22.5% of Alaska's workforce lived outside Alaska in 2023, the highest since at least 2000, according to preliminary data released by Dan Robinson, research chief with the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — While other manufacturers have moved away from auto show reveals in recent years, Hyundai Motor Co. has embraced the big tent. That includes the Los Angeles Auto Show, where the brand has pulled the sheets off a parade of new vehicles in the last four years including the gas-powered Palisade and Santa Fe SUVs and the battery-...Read more

President-elect Trump's nomination of Brendan Carr as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is bringing both hope and fear to the media industry.

For media executives, the hope comes in the promise of industry consolidation.

Companies such as Fox Television Stations, Nexstar Media Group, Tegna and Gray Media are eager to ...Read more

Dozens of tenants at an affordable housing complex for arts and entertainment workers are in rebellion amid a dispute over a rent increase and other alleged issues at the Hollywood property.

A group of residents at the Hollywood Arts Collective released a statement Thursday accusing Thomas Safran & Associates, the property management company, ...Read more

SUNNYVALE, California — Google unveiled Wednesday its first mass timber office building, a cutting-edge and eco-friendly structure in Sunnyvale the search giant hopes will be a productive and healthy workspace.

Over time, the five-story structure — built on the site of the one-time headquarters of video games pioneer Atari — is expected ...Read more

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