US car sales slow after tariff-driven buying surge ends | Automotive Industry News
After a wave of rushed buying, driven by looming tariffs, US car sales have started to slow, weighing on carmakers.New car sales fell by 300,000…
Toyota expects to lose billions as Trump tariffs weigh on auto sector | Automotive Industry News
The world’s top-selling carmaker joins a growing list of companies reporting profit hits because of tariffsToyota expects a $9.5bn hit from United States President Donald…
Ghana’s waste pickers brave mountains of plastic – and big industry | Environment News
‘It's important work’ Back at the waste yard, business has died down for the day. Bamfo and her youngest children, Nkunim, 10, and Josephine, 6,…
L.A. marijuana businesses will pay higher fees, as industry struggles
Legal marijuana businesses in Los Angeles will pay thousands more dollars in renewal fees, the City Council decided Tuesday, bringing fresh financial woes to an…
Lesotho’s textile factories face closures despite U.S. tariff cut
MASERU, Lesotho — The southern African nation of Lesotho has had its U.S. export tariff reduced from a threatened 50% to 15%, but its crucial textile industry…
White House keeps tariff pressure on EU car industry
Published on 01/08/2025 - 15:53 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT US President Donald Trump doesn’t appear willing to ease the pressure on German carmakers. The US executive order…
California dairy farmers get $230 million to help cover costs of bird flu losses
The federal government has paid California dairy farms more than $230 million to subsidize losses in milk production resulting from bird flu, records show, an…
General Motors reports a 35% profit drop as tariffs weigh on car industry | Automotive Industry News
GM’s profit tumble in second quarter comes a day after Jeep maker Stellantis says it expected a $2.7bn loss in the first six months of…
Skip Brittenham, Hollywood lawyer to the stars, dies at 83
Skip Brittenham, a prominent Hollywood attorney whose clients included Harrison Ford, Henry Winkler and Eddie Murphy, has died at age 83. Brittenham died Thursday, said…
Win for the crypto industry: US passed the first major bill to regulate digital assets
ADVERTISEMENT What the US government dubbed as the "Crypto Week" yielded in the House passing the first federal legislation to regulate stablecoins. As it has…
US House sends crypto ‘GENIUS Act’ to Trump, in win for industry advocates | Crypto News
Advocates hope House bills will bring decentralised currency into US mainstream as Trump pushes ‘crypto week’.The United States House of Representatives has passed three bills…
In Wyoming’s mining industry, advocates see profit and peril under Trump | Donald Trump News
Already, miners have successfully protested a proposal by the Trump administration to close more than 30 field offices run by the Mining Safety and Health…
Texas takes on Hollywood: Bigger, better and with conservative values
The opening scene unfolds onto a bird’s-eye view of a sedan making its way down a stretch of unmarked highway, as Woody Harrelson’s unmistakable drawl…
Hollywood soundstage operators are reeling. Will state tax credits help?
The announcement last month that Occidental Studios would be put up for sale marked a historic turning point in a studio once used by Mary…
John C. Harris dead: Well-known California horse breeder was 81
John C. Harris, California horse-racing mogul, had a particular love for the thoroughbred breeding and racing sector of his company, Harris Farms. Multiple horses that…
Contributor: What Congress needs to know about DEI (but doesn’t want to hear)
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing recently about diversity, equity and inclusion. Fewer than five of the 90…
Did Prada ‘steal’ Indian sandal designs without giving credit? | Fashion Industry News
New Delhi, India — When models sashayed down the ramp at Milan Fashion Week last week, Harish Kurade looked at them on his smartphone in…
Thailand moves to re-criminalise cannabis in blow to $1bn industry | Business and Economy News
The order to restrict cannabis use for medical purposes only must pass another hurdle before becoming law.The Thai government is moving to tighten rules around…
Amid raids, Dodgers can’t separate sports from politics
Sports offer an escape, an oasis, a relief from the anxiety and troubles of day-to-day living. There’s the competition, of course. There’s also a reassuring…
U.S. braces for response as Iran weighs its options
WASHINGTON — Fallout from President Trump’s historic gamble to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities reverberated across the Middle East Sunday, as Washington braced for an unpredictable response from…