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Trump tariffs fuel US auto anxiety
by John Biers - February 16, 2025 - 4:26pm
A flood of presidential trade policy announcements has kept US automakers on edge since Donald Trump returned to the White House last month.
United, Alaska Airlines report loose hardware on 737 MAX planes
by John Biers - January 9, 2024 - 2:55pm
United and Alaska Airlines both reported on Monday that loose hardware had been discovered on some of their Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes during preliminary inspections after a dramatic mid-flight incident last week.
US aviation regulator probing system outage after huge disruption
by John Biers - January 12, 2023 - 10:55am
Aviation authorities were racing to figure out what caused the outage of a crucial alert system that forced the temporary halt on all US domestic takeoffs, triggering thousands of delays and cancellations.
Inflation clouds 'Black Friday' kickoff of US holiday shopping season
by John Biers - November 26, 2022 - 10:30am
US retailers unveiled a trove of fresh promotions Friday, as they try to coax sales from reticent shoppers whose holiday cheer has been tempered by inflation and worries over a softening economy.
Seeking 'healthy' debate, Musk nears Twitter deal finish line
by John Biers - October 28, 2022 - 7:49am
Closing in on his Twitter megadeal, Elon Musk said Thursday his goal is to enable "healthy" debate of ideas and counter the tendency of social media to splinter into partisan "echo chambers."
Fast-growing, controversial Robinhood set for market debut
by John Biers - July 29, 2021 - 10:23am
Robinhood has said its mission is to "democratize finance for all," and that stretches to its plan for the company's debut on public markets Thursday.
US stocks finish lower as Nasdaq rally peters out
by John Biers - May 19, 2021 - 8:11am
Wall Street stocks finished firmly lower Tuesday after a tech sector rally faded in the latter portion of the session, even as Walmart and other retailers reported strong results.
Biden sees faster US vaccine timeline as pharma giants join forces
by John Biers - March 3, 2021 - 8:08am
"We're now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every adult in America by the end of May," said the US leader — who previously targeted late July to amass sufficient doses to inoculate all Americans...
Brash billionaire: Tesla chief executive Musk is world's wealthiest person
by John Biers - January 8, 2021 - 11:32am
The brash Tesla CEO, now the world’s wealthiest person following the electric automaker’s meteoric rise, was the quintessential Silicon Valley disruptor— except he no longer lives in Californi...
Apple now worth $2 trillion on Big Tech pandemic milestone
by John Biers - August 20, 2020 - 8:12am
The big tech firm has reached the milestone more than two years since reaching $1 trillion in value in March 2018.
Boeing sees billions more in MAX costs as grounding drags on
by John Biers - July 19, 2019 - 9:02am
Boeing announced Thursday some $6.6 billion in additional costs because of the 737 MAX crisis, further pressuring profitability as the global grounding of the plane following two deadly crashes drags on.
Trade war boogeyman hangs over giant US toy show
by John Biers - February 18, 2019 - 10:00am
The US-China trade war has dealt a glancing blow to American toys, hitting putty and arts and crafts items, while sparing superhero action figures, toy cars and most best-selling offerings.
Apple reaches new landmark with $1 trillion valuation
by John Biers - August 3, 2018 - 9:21am
Apple -- the culture-changing company behind the iPod, iPhone and iPad -- hit another milestone on Thursday, becoming the first private-sector company to surpass $1 trillion in market value.
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