NEW YORK — When she started her book club nearly 30 years ago, Oprah Winfrey would sometimes inform the authors by looking up their numbers in the phone book — when phone books were in common use — and calling…
Instacart is heading from the supermarket to the stock market. The San Francisco-based grocery delivery company raised $660 million in its initial public offering of stock, selling 22 million shares at $30 apiece. Its shares were set to begin trading…
Google is introducing Bard, its artificially intelligent chatbot, to other members of its digital family — including Gmail, Maps and YouTube — as it seeks ward off competitive threats posed by similar technology run by Open AI and Microsoft. Bard’s…
The return of federal student loan payments in October has the potential to derail your finances, especially if you’re already struggling with credit card payments. One in five student loan borrowers have risk factors that suggest they could struggle with…
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is getting some big-name fundraising help Monday from Broadway’s top stars. With members of the Writers Guild of America and actors from SAG-AFTRA on strike, Biden is avoiding…
A railroad worker was crushed to death between two railcars over the weekend by a remote-controlled train in a CSX railyard in Ohio, raising concerns among unions about such technology. The death highlights the need for an in-depth review of…
PERNIK, Bulgaria — Farmers across Bulgaria protested Monday after the government lifted a ban on food products from Ukraine, complaining that the move will cause an influx that drives down prices for local growers. Hundreds of farmers around the country…
NEW YORK — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Monday: Stellantis N.V. (STLA), down 23 cents to $19.02. The United Auto Workers reportedly rejected the automaker’s latest wage proposal. Nikola Corp. (NKLA), up 34 cents…
HONOLULU — Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed on Friday by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green. Nonessential travel to much of the island’s western coastline has been strongly discouraged…
MADELIA, Minn. — A meat processing company in Minnesota on Friday agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties after an investigation found it employed children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions, such as operating meat grinders, while they…