Mercedes-Benz faces a potential ban on selling connected vehicles in the U.S. under legislation targeting automakers with significant ownership ties to China. The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a measure last week that would bar the sale of connected vehicles in the U.S. by companies with more than 15% ownership by…

A major rural lifestyle retailer is closing dozens of pet stores in its portfolio around the country as it reevaluates both its existing footprint and growth plans. Tractor Supply released its latest earnings report last week and revealed plans to close 75 Petsense locations around the country.The company said in…

A facilities management company is investing $200,000 in artificial intelligence to help skilled trades workers become more productive. New Jersey-based NEST Integrated Facilities Management announced last week that it is partnering with Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia on “The Hawk’s NEST: Building the Future of IFM and Skilled Trades Intelligence.” The…

Recovery is paramount for any athlete to be great at their craft, but Nike and Hyperice created yet another footwear innovation designed to help those hard-working athletes unwind from the ground up.  This time, it’s with a slip-on slide. The Nike Air Zoom Hyperslide was introduced on Monday as the latest…

The Treasury Department slashed another 84 people and companies from its sanctions lists on Monday as part of an effort to streamline sanctions programs and make it easier for banks to pursue what it deems the most serious terrorist financing schemes. Secretary Scott Bessent launched a review in May of its sanctions programs and lists to…

Ford Motor Co. is pursuing what could be its biggest military contract in decades as it competes to build a new tactical truck for the U.S. Army. The automaker has secured a Department of War contract to develop three prototypes based on its F-Series Super Duty pickups, The Wall Street…

Palantir CEO Alex Karp warned the United States against adopting Europe’s intense regulatory framework for artificial intelligence amid a domestic battle over open models on “The Claman Countdown.” Karp said Europe offers a cautionary tale for U.S. policymakers as the Trump administration weighs how to regulate rapidly advancing AI technology.”We…

Did you know that after a year of the one, big, beautiful bill working family tax cuts, the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics is showing that the biggest beneficiaries were the poorest quarter of workers which had a pay jump of 5.5 percent? And a middle quartile of earners at…

Traffic at Cracker Barrel locations is yet to fully recover from the backlash against its failed rebrand last year despite signs of improvement, company executives said on the restaurant chain’s most recent earnings call. The company has been looking to put itself on a more solid financial footing after sales…

A Trump administration official is touting the recently launched Trump Accounts as a means to boost young Americans’ financial literacy and appreciation for capitalism by giving them experience that draws them away from “poisonous ideologies” such as socialism. Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould spoke at a planning meeting for the…