Employer-based health insurance plans are expected to rise again for 2026. Here's what's behind the high costs.

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Drugmaker stocks were having their best day in months on Tuesday, after Pfizer appeared to defang the Trump administration’s efforts to cut drug prices and impose big tariffs on pharmaceutical imports ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Korean company is scrapping plans to expand in Haywood County, multiple leaders confirmed Tuesday afternoon. "We always hate when we lose jobs," said Mayor David Livingston when ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Most people assume that, over the next three years, major retailers will cut huge numbers of workers because of artificial intelligence (AI). Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), McDonald’s, Starbucks, and ...

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Earlier this month, citing the economic slowdown and tariffs, Sherwin-Williams announced that it was suspending 401(k) matches to employees. Could it happen to you? Here’s what you need to know.

Starbucks said Thursday it would close underperforming stores in North America, including its iconic Seattle roastery, as CEO Brian Niccol presses ahead with his $1 billion restructuring effort to ...

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Fertilizer company Mosaic plans to inject contaminated wastewater deep underground in Polk County, Florida. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has issued an exploratory permit, not a ...