The “America First” trade is unraveling in the sweeping turmoil in global markets, with stocks acutely exposed to the U.S. economy sinking alongside the dollar. As Wall Street’s rebellion against Donald Trump’s tariff war intensifies, traders are rushing into fixed-income havens.

About $2 trillion was erased from the S&P 500, with the ...Read more

In a battle of corporate behemoths, an arm of UnitedHealth Group claims it will lose access to critical software unless it capitulates to “exorbitant” price increases demanded by vendor Broadcom Inc.

United Healthcare Services sued Broadcom Wednesday over software that is “ubiquitous” throughout the Minnesota-based health insurer’s ...Read more

Stellantis NV is pausing production at some of its Canadian and Mexican assembly plants as new U.S. tariffs placed on automotive imports take effect — a move that is set to trigger about 900 temporary layoffs at several of the automaker's American powertrain and stamping facilities.

An email sent to Stellantis employees from North American ...Read more

DETROIT — General Motors Co. is increasing production of full-size pickup trucks at its assembly plant near Fort Wayne, Indiana, and hiring hundreds of temporary employees, according to a company source.

The automaker declined to specify how much production it's adding of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500, or exactly how many ...Read more

The "America First" trade is unravelling in the sweeping market selloff, with stocks acutely exposed to the U.S. economy plunging along with the dollar.

Wall Street’s rebellion against Donald Trump’s tariff war is intensifying, spurring a flight into fixed-income havens. The Russell 2000 Index, a gauge of small-capitalization companies, ...Read more

Los Angeles has long funneled masses of tourists to Las Vegas, providing much of the fuel for the casino-heavy economy here.

But L.A. also has a more permanent foothold in Southern Nevada.

The city of Los Angeles owns a portfolio of real estate within about 30 miles of the Las Vegas Strip, property records show, underscoring decades-old ties ...Read more

New York-based hedge fund Pretium Partners is most likely the single largest homeowner in Clark County, according to an investigation of property records.

Pretium-owned Progress Residential, a homes-for-rent management company, owns at least 3,190 homes in the county as of the end of February, according to property record data confirmed by ...Read more

Repercussions from Donald Trump’s tariff war spread across global markets Thursday, knocking down stocks and spurring a flight into fixed-income havens. U.S. equities and the dollar bore the worst selling on speculation the president’s trade offensive will stunt the American economy.

About $2 trillion was erased from the S&P 500, with the ...Read more

Starting Thursday, Ford Motor Co. is extending employee pricing discounts to customers on most of its U.S. lineup, including foreign-built models, just as the Trump administration imposes 25% tariffs on imported vehicles.

The "From America, For America" campaign offers what is known as "A Plan" pricing and is expected to run through June 2. It ...Read more

Qualcomm, the San Diego-based company designing chips that power smartphones, laptops, virtual reality headsets and next-generation cars, acquired a Vietnamese startup for its generative artificial intelligence technology.

The local firm announced the acquisition Tuesday as part of its effort to expand its research and development of generative...Read more

Top officials in the Justice Department’s antitrust division are trying to blunt an agency-wide reorganization plan from derailing major competition cases, according to people familiar with the matter.

Gail Slater, who took over the unit last month after being nominated by President Donald Trump, is seeking to shield key aspects of the ...Read more

For a brief moment, it looked like Wall Street’s worst fears about President Donald Trump’s tariff plans were misplaced — and a relief rally started rippling through markets.

Then, as he stood in the White House Rose Garden Wednesday soon after 4 p.m., pointing to an oversized placard with the levies he’s slapping on imports from the U...Read more

Apple Inc. is finding itself squarely in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, even after a yearslong effort to insulate the iPhone maker from trade wars and supply chain disruptions.

A long list of levies unveiled by the White House are poised to hit the company especially hard, triggering an after-hours stock rout on ...Read more

The real estate software company RealPage announced on Wednesday that it is suing Berkeley, California, over the city’s recently passed ban on rental price-setting software, which tenant advocates say allows landlords to collude to raise rents.

The move comes as the company faces numerous anti-competition lawsuits brought by renters and bans ...Read more

State Farm General, already seeking an emergency 22% rate hike for its homeowners insurance, has asked California regulators for an even larger increase for its add-on umbrella insurance.

The state's largest home insurer has filed for a 39% premium hike for its California Personal Liability Umbrella program, which provides homeowners additional...Read more

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg came to Congress Wednesday with a straight-forward message: Boeing has made “serious missteps” in recent years but it has a promising improvement plan guiding it forward.

Lawmakers, in response, said they want to see the airplane manufacturer succeed but are still concerned about some of the practices in place at ...Read more