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If you’re among the shrinking number of people who pay for cable or satellite TV service, your bills are probably going to keep going up for a product that’s getting worse. A merger announced Monday to create the country’s largest TV company could make it crummier still.

Tens of thousands of dockworkers launched a strike at ports along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, stranding stacks of shipping containers on docks and idling ships outside harbors in a threat to the economy just five weeks before the election.

The era of remote work, ushered in by the pandemic, isn’t going away anytime soon. But new census data suggests that it’s passed its peak. And in Seattle, the share of folks working remotely fell more sharply last year than it did across the nation as a whole.

Elon Musk and his companies are embroiled in dozens of lawsuits, ranging from fatal crashes blamed on Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot system to civil rights complaints over the treatment of employees.

DirecTV unveiled plans Monday to buy Dish Network, bringing together two satellite TV rivals at a time when both are rapidly losing market share to streaming platforms.

Ports from New England to Texas are on the brink of shutting down as longshoremen prepare to go on strike over demands for higher pay and job protections early Tuesday, a work stoppage that will bring trade to a halt along the coast and send ripples through the broader economy.

More than two years after launching an audit to study racial equity in its warehouses, Amazon quietly released the results last month, revealing workers’ concerns over “inequities,” despite programs the company already has in place.

Globetrotters may soon be able to store their U.S. passport in a Google Wallet. The tech giant has announced that it's rolling out a variety of new Google Wallet updates aimed at travelers and commuters.

Self-service checkout stations at retail and grocery stores have grown to be staples of the shopping experience. But times are changing.

Once a potential home for the next model of the House of Charity, the former Carlyle Hotel instead has been purchased by a group of investors from Portland.

A pair of programs designed to help student loan borrowers struggling with their payments will sunset on Monday, with major financial implications for millions of Americans.

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories announced earlier this month that it intends to hire about 400 new employees throughout the company.

Cocoa harvests are looking better for the new season, but it may not be enough to bring chocolate costs down much.

Americans are increasingly familiar with the many joys of wildfire smoke: stinging eyes, raspy throats, aggravated health conditions, speed-learning the nuances of the Air Quality Index. Now we can add increased credit card debt to the list. It’s the latest evidence that climate change isn’t a deep-future problem but a crisis that’s hurting us physically and economically right now.

Costco Wholesale Corp. posted higher-than-expected profit as moderating prices fueled consumer spending and store traffic climbed.

Wildfire Defense Systems Inc. has an army of certified firefighters and a fleet of emergency vehicles, but they’re not typical fire responders. As a private company, the mission of its workers isn’t to fight fires, but to save homes.

The National Transportation Safety Board issued urgent safety recommendations Thursday to Boeing and the FAA about the risk of a 737 rudder malfunction because of a manufacturing fault in a component.

Vera Water and Power has announced that its electricity customers can expect to pay higher monthly bills starting on October 1.