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Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT – Strong electric vehicle sales are leading to robust third-quarter results for major automakers, as consumers flocked to car dealerships before the end of $7,500 in federal incentives for EVs. Ford Motor,…
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla (L) as he announces a deal with Pfizer to lower Medicaid drug prices in the Oval Office of the White House on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s long-awaited threat to impose pharmaceutical tariffs may not…
Private payrolls saw their biggest decline in 2½ years during September, a further sign of labor market weakening that compounds the data blackout accompanying the U.S. government shutdown. Companies shed a seasonally adjusted 32,000 jobs during the month, the biggest slide since March 2023, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones…
More companies will be acquired after the latest deal to take Electronic Arts private, according to Goldman Sachs. Electronic Arts — the American video game company that said Monday it will be acquired by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in an all-cash deal valued at $55 billion — marks the latest takeover in a…
A view of Cadillac Escalade IQ Sport 2 at Electrify Expo San Francisco, the largest electric vehicles (EV) event in North America at Alameda Point in Alameda, California, United States on Aug. 23, 2025. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images DETROIT — Automakers and investors are about to find out what the “natural demand”…
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s 2025 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, “Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity, and Macroeconomic Policy”, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., August 21, 2025. Jim Urquhart | Reuters Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack on Monday said the U.S. central…
Howie Rubin Jonathon Ziegler | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images Famed former Salomon Brothers bond trader Howard Rubin and his former personal assistant were arrested Friday morning on charges of sex trafficking and transporting women across state lines for commercial sex acts over the course of a decade. Rubin, 70, participated in sex acts with…
British oil and gasoline company BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Five months ago, British energy major BP was firmly in the spotlight as a prime takeover candidate. Now, not so much. Shares of the London-listed oil giant have climbed more…
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia on charges of making a false statement and obstruction related to testimony he gave to Congress five years ago. Comey, a frequent target of President Donald Trump‘s ire, is accused of lying during testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee on…
A Breeze Airways airplane on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, on May 27, 2021. Matt May | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. startup airline Breeze Airways is planning to fly internationally for the first time early next year, aiming to win over sun-seeking travelers as the carrier enters its fifth year…