May 4, 2024, 5:47am Business Briefs
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May 4, 2024, 5:03am Business
On a recent cloudless spring day on the outskirts of Gilroy, California, Christian Martorella accelerated an 18-wheeler past budding orchards. But instead of the roar of a diesel engine, the cab filled with the gentle hum of an electric motor. Read story
May 3, 2024, 7:03pm Business
Passengers on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane that lost a panel midflight are accusing the airplane manufacturer of fraud, according to new filings in a civil lawsuit stemming from the Jan. 5 incident over Portland. Read story
May 3, 2024, 5:24pm Business Updated 1 day ago
Vancouver-based fast-food chain Burgerville announced Friday it had struck a deal with a group of local investors to help open several new restaurant locations across the Pacific Northwest. Read story
May 3, 2024, 2:58pm Business
Boeing is threatening to lock out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area Friday night unless the workers accept the company’s last offer on wages. Read story
May 3, 2024, 1:15pm Business
Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading Friday with the best day for the stock market in over two months, as traders welcomed cooler-than-expected U.S. employment data as a sign that inflationary pressures on the economy are easing. Read story
May 3, 2024, 7:54am Business
The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to slow the robust U.S. job market. Read story
May 3, 2024, 7:52am Business
Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip to Europe in five years, as the Asian giant rebuilds its foreign relations after a prolonged absence during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read story
