U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel announced Wednesday that they have finalized their long-awaited partnership. Under the announced agreement, U.S. Steel will retain its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh. The steel will continue to be “mined, melted and made” in the United States, the companies said. The partnership is expected to …
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The Republicans’ “big beautiful” budget package is aimed at ushering in “a new golden age in America” through a combination of tax and spending cuts, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson. But a new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office finds that the bill may prove less golden for some Americans. …
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Mondelez International, the company behind Oreo, Wheat Thins and other name-brand products, says Aldi is copying its packaging in an effort to dupe customers into buying the supermarket chain’s products. In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Illinois, the snack company alleges that Aldi “blatantly copies” the distinctive packaging of …
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Dutch medical device maker Philips said Monday it had reached a $1.1 billion deal in the United States to settle lawsuits over faulty sleep machines in a case that have dogged the company. The company’s stock soared on news of the settlement, which was less onerous than feared by some …
Read More »Charles Martinet, the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games since the 1990s, is leaving the Mushroom Kingdom. Nintendo of America confirmed Monday that Martinet will now serve in the role of “Mario Ambassador,” traveling around the world to promote the beloved plumber, signing autographs and performing Nintendo character voices. …
Read More »Striking Hollywood actors and writers who haven’t worked in weeks or even months say they are already struggling to make ends meet. As the strikes drag on with no resolution in sight, some restaurants, a food bank and well-off celebrities have volunteered to feed actors for free. World Harvest Food …
Read More »New forms of artificial intelligence are already changing how we write, communicate with our doctors and even create art. But the rapidly evolving technology could soon have a permanent fixture in a more sensitive environment: our mouths. Hundreds of dental offices across the U.S. are now using AI-powered X-ray imaging …
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The job market may be cooling from its pandemic-era highs, but there’s one important metric where workers have finally notched a win. After two years of crushing inflation that wiped out most workers’ wage gains, Americans are seeing a reprieve. Pay is finally rising faster than consumer prices, according to …
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The front seats of a pickup truck are the safest place on the vehicle to be in the event of a collision. That’s according to a new crash test designed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to evaluate rear-seat passenger safety. Four out of 5 compact pickup trucks in …
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Auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Nissan and about a dozen individuals in Beirut over his imprisonment in Japan and what he says is misinformation spread against him, Lebanese officials said Tuesday. According to the officials, Ghosn’s lawsuit accuses Nissan and the individuals of defamation and of …
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