National business

Top Amazon.com Inc. executives including founder Jeff Bezos and Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy destroyed text messages discussing business, the Federal Trade Commission alleged, erasing evidence the agency could have used in its antitrust case against the retail giant.

US consumer sentiment fell in April on dimmer views of personal finances and the economy as inflation expectations climbed.

The first commercial hydrogen fuel station for big-rig trucks in the U.S. is up and running at the Port of Oakland, a baby step toward what hydrogen proponents see as a clean new future for long-haul trucking.

Detergent and deodorant, toothpaste, the entire shampoo aisle. "It's all locked up," Corey Potter sighed, describing shelves encased behind security glass at a Target near her home in Los Angeles' Echo Park neighborhood. "I hate it."  

Several of the biggest American solar manufacturing companies are demanding aggressive action against cheap imports, arguing in a petition filed Wednesday with the Commerce Department that firms in four Asian countries are illegally flooding the U.S. market with Chinese-subsidized panels.

American Airlines Group Inc. expects a return to profit heading into the busy summer travel season after bad weather and delays linked to air traffic congestion weighed on the carrier’s early-year results.

U.S. economic growth slowed in the first three months of the year, with gross domestic product growing at an annualized rate of 1.6 percent, as consumers began gradually pulling back.

Airlines will now have to provide automatic refunds to travelers if flights are canceled or significantly altered under new U.S. Department of Transportation rules, a significant change for consumers that could drive up costs across the industry.

Over the last decade, streaming video platforms have gradually siphoned away viewers from traditional TV networks. But next month, they will be confronting the legacy outlets on their own turf — by going directly for their advertising dollars.

Over the decades since Walt Disney opened his first theme park in 1955, the company's tourism business has ballooned to an enterprise worth tens of billions in yearly sales, with sprawling locations in Anaheim, Orlando, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

New technologies are making it easier for companies to fix prices and discriminate against individual consumers, the Biden administration’s top consumer watchdog said Tuesday. Algorithms make it possible for companies to fix prices without explicitly coordinating with one another, posing a new test for regulators policing the market, said Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, ...

Elon Musk is known to challenge the status quo - and that’s exactly what Tesla Inc.’s investors are worried about right now. The company’s shares are weathering the longest rout since late 2022, tumbling nearly 19% over the past seven days, amid doubts about its business strategy as sales of electric vehicles slump.

Apple Inc. announced plans for a special event on May 7, when it’s expected to unveil new iPads and accessories after a long lull.

United Parcel Service Inc. reported profit higher than analysts’ estimates as the courier’s headcount management and restructuring of its delivery routes began to bear fruit.

When David Ellison, the mega-rich aerobatic pilot and Ferrari-driving son of multibillionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison landed in Hollywood, he was viewed as yet another trust fund scion with Klieg lights in his eyes and an enviable bank account.