April 20, 2024, 5:39am Business
Sometime in the next few days or even hours, the “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are going to take a 50% pay cut — effectively slicing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency in half. Read story
April 20, 2024, 5:37am Business
An Minnesota nonprofit leader hopes to “revolutionize” charitable giving with a new platform for people to trade household items they no longer need, resulting in a donation to a nonprofit. Read story
April 20, 2024, 5:05am Business
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring air traffic controllers to take more time off between shifts to address fatigue risks flagged by a panel of experts. Read story
April 19, 2024, 2:30pm Business
The worst week for big technology stocks since the COVID crash in 2020 dragged Wall Street on Friday across the finish line of another losing week. Read story
April 19, 2024, 11:50am Business
Tesla is recalling 3,878 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after it discovered that the accelerator pedal can become stuck, potentially causing the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally and increase the risk of a crash. Read story
April 19, 2024, 8:40am Business Free
Forests on Washington’s public logging lands can be left uncut if the state finds that leaving trees standing to fight climate change is a better use than timber sales, a state judge ruled earlier this month. Read story
April 19, 2024, 8:34am Business
The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. Read story
April 19, 2024, 8:08am Business
The United Auto Workers’ ambitious drive to expand its reach to nonunion factories across the South and elsewhere faces a key test Friday night, when workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will finish voting on whether to join the union. Read story
