Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Astros release José Abreu with $30.8 million remaining on his contract

The Houston Astros have released José Abreu, cutting ties with the former AL MVP less than halfway through a three-year, $58.5 million contract

Astros release José Abreu with $30.8 million remaining on his contract
News|Political

Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute

Speaker Mike Johnson says the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden’s special counsel audio interview

Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute
Business|Lifestyle

Luciano Benetton says he's stepping down as chairman of family-run brand as losses top $100 million

Luciano Benetton says he's stepping down as chairman of the apparel brand

Luciano Benetton says he's stepping down as chairman of family-run brand as losses top $100 million
Business

Bruce Nordstrom, who helped grow family-led department store chain, dies at 90

Bruce Nordstrom, a retail executive who helped expand his family’s Pacific Northwest department store chain into an upscale national brand, has died

Bruce Nordstrom, who helped grow family-led department store chain, dies at 90
Business

Tesla founder Elon Musk is visiting China as competitors show off new EVs at Beijing auto show

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has arrived in the Chinese capital, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show

Tesla founder Elon Musk is visiting China as competitors show off new EVs at Beijing auto show
Business

US opens investigation into Ford crashes involving Blue Cruise partially automated driving system

Two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise partially automated driving system have drawn the attention of U.S. auto safety regulators

US opens investigation into Ford crashes involving Blue Cruise partially automated driving system
Business

Southwest posts a 1Q loss and will limit hiring, offer voluntary leave to staff and drop 4 airports

Southwest Airlines will limit hiring and offer voluntary leave to employees after losing money in the first quarter

Southwest posts a 1Q loss and will limit hiring, offer voluntary leave to staff and drop 4 airports
Business

Tesla cuts US prices for 3 of its electric vehicle models after a difficult week

Tesla has knocked $2,000 off the prices of three of its five models in the United States

Tesla cuts US prices for 3 of its electric vehicle models after a difficult week
Business

Germany's last department store chain is to get new owners after its latest insolvency

The insolvency administrator of Germany’s only remaining major department store chain says it is set to get new owners after its third spell in bankruptcy protection in four years

Germany's last department store chain is to get new owners after its latest insolvency
Business

FAA is investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that came close to the tower at LaGuardia Airport

Federal officials are investigating whether a Southwest Airlines flight veered off course and flew over the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport last month

FAA is investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that came close to the tower at LaGuardia Airport
Business

Kroger is closing 3 of its e-commerce fulfillment facilities in Texas and Florida

Kroger is shuttering three of its e-commerce fulfillment facilities in Texas and Florida

Kroger is closing 3 of its e-commerce fulfillment facilities in Texas and Florida
Business

Do you want fries with that? Krispy Kreme doughnuts are coming to McDonald's

Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s are getting together over breakfast

Do you want fries with that? Krispy Kreme doughnuts are coming to McDonald's
Business

Volkswagen workers to vote on union representation next month in the 1st test of recruiting drive

Workers at Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote next month on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union

Volkswagen workers to vote on union representation next month in the 1st test of recruiting drive
Business

Need to 'borrow' miles from your kid to get that free flight? A big airline will let you do that

What if you don't have enough airline miles for that free flight, but a family member does

Need to 'borrow' miles from your kid to get that free flight? A big airline will let you do that
Business

Federal officials say they're investigating a tire problem on an American Airlines flight to LA

Federal officials are investigating after an American Airlines plane flying from Dallas to Los Angeles suffered a tire problem

Federal officials say they're investigating a tire problem on an American Airlines flight to LA
Business

American Airlines to buy 260 new planes from Airbus, Boeing and Embraer to meet growing demand

American Airlines is ordering 260 new planes to meet growing travel demand and increase the airline’s supply of premium seats

American Airlines to buy 260 new planes from Airbus, Boeing and Embraer to meet growing demand
Business

OPEC+ production cuts deepen with extensions from Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil giants

Some members of oil cartel OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, and allied producers like Russia are again deepening their voluntary crude supply cuts

OPEC+ production cuts deepen with extensions from Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil giants
Business

Boeing is reportedly in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, its key supplier on the troubled 737 Max

Boeing is reportedly in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, which makes fuselages for Boeing 737 Max jetliners

Boeing is reportedly in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, its key supplier on the troubled 737 Max
Business

Carmaker Stellantis' second-half profits hit by North American strikes

Carmaker Stellantis on Thursday reported an 13% decrease in net profits in the second half of 2023 due to the impact of strikes in North America, its profit center, as it heads into a year it expects to be “turbulent.”

Carmaker Stellantis' second-half profits hit by North American strikes
Business

Diamondback Energy to buy Endeavor in $26 billion deal to create a Permian drilling giant

Diamondback Energy will buy rival Endeavor Energy Resources in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $26 billion to create a drilling giant in the Southwest United States

Diamondback Energy to buy Endeavor in $26 billion deal to create a Permian drilling giant
Business

Southwest Airlines is reporting a loss, and American expects to start the new year with a loss

Some major U.S. airlines are struggling to cover higher costs for labor and other expenses

Southwest Airlines is reporting a loss, and American expects to start the new year with a loss
Business

Big Detroit auto show abandons September date and will move back to its roots in January

Detroit’s big auto show is returning to January after an ill-fated two-year move to warmer September in an effort to create more outdoor experiences and draw more consumers

Big Detroit auto show abandons September date and will move back to its roots in January
Business

Automaker Nissan expands research ties in China as part of bid to regain market share

Nissan Motor Co. is expanding its research ties with a leading Chinese university as it and other foreign car companies try to claw back market share in the important Chinese market

Automaker Nissan expands research ties in China as part of bid to regain market share
Business

Man kills 4 relatives in Queens knife rampage, injures 2 officers before he's fatally shot by police

A man killed four family members, including two children, at their Queens home in New York City and stabbed two police officers who then shot him to death

Man kills 4 relatives in Queens knife rampage, injures 2 officers before he's fatally shot by police
Business

GM, Stellantis among group investing $33M in company that makes magnets without rare earth metals

The venture capital arms of General Motors and Stellantis are among investors sinking $33 million into a Minnesota company with technology to make magnets for electric vehicle motors without using expensive rare-earth metals

GM, Stellantis among group investing $33M in company that makes magnets without rare earth metals

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