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Recent grads report competitive Nevada job market, despite strong indicators
During her five-month job search, recent University of Nevada, Reno graduate Emily Hess applied to around 400 jobs. She only heard back from seven.
Hess graduated in May with degrees in journalism and English. She eventually landed a role at a public relations firm through a connection. Without her extensive networking throughout college, she ...Read more

Ford adopts GM tagline for new retail program to cut out-of-pocket, upfront costs
Ford Motor Co. has a "zero, zero, zero" plan of its own.
The automaker starting Tuesday through Labor Day is offering zero down payment, zero percent interest for 48 months and zero payments for the first 90 days on most Ford and Lincoln vehicles. This comes on the heels of the success of the "From America, For America" employee pricing ...Read more

Controversial Ford battery plant 'on track' to remain eligible for key federal support
WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. confirmed Tuesday that its multibillion-dollar battery plant in south-central Michigan remains "on track" to qualify for a crucial federal tax credit, despite new federal restrictions on sourcing from China.
"Ford is committed to making the best, most cost-effective batteries for the next generation of electric ...Read more

Waymo begins offering teen accounts, starting in metro Phoenix
Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo is launching a new account type that lets teenagers hail a robotaxi and ride alone, expanding its rider base while continuing to test its service in more U.S. cities.
Teens from 14 to 17 can have a user profile paired to a parent’s account starting on Tuesday, the company said in a statement. The program will initially...Read more

Chicago Board of Trade museum pays homage to city's trading history, immortalized in movies like 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'
A museum dedicated to preserving the legacy of open outcry trading opens Tuesday inside the Chicago Board of Trade Building, the latest step in an effort to revive the nearly century-old structure.
Much of the frantic trading activity in the building — immortalized in movies like “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “The Dark Knight” — ...Read more

Companies keep slashing jobs. How worried should workers be about AI replacing them?
Tech companies that are cutting jobs and leaning more on artificial intelligence are also disrupting themselves.
Amazon's Chief Executive Andy Jassy said last month that he expects the e-commerce giant will shrink its workforce as employees "get efficiency gains from using AI extensively."
At Salesforce, a software company that helps ...Read more

Strip resort will pay six-figure settlement in religious discrimination, retaliation lawsuit
LAS VEGAS — A megaresort on the Strip agreed to pay a six-figure sum to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The Venetian hotel-casino will pay $850,000 and implement “significant policy changes” via a three-year consent decree to settle the suit, the EEOC ...Read more

Evan Ramstad: Think cars and trucks have gotten expensive? Take a look at tractors
America has moved on from the pandemic, but the industries that produce its vehicles haven’t.
Car and light truck sales rose 2.5% through June, and 2025 could wind up the best year in volume since before the pandemic.
But that volatile era changed the industry and its consumers, and unit sales this year will still be around 1 million fewer ...Read more

Baxter International appoints new CEO, months after former leader abruptly retired
Baxter International has named a new president and CEO, about five months after its former leader abruptly retired.
Andrew Hider will serve as the new CEO of the Deerfield, Illinois-based healthcare company no later than Sept. 3, the company announced Monday morning. Hider, 48, is now CEO of ATS Corporation, which provides automation solutions ...Read more

Tesla shares slip after Musk says he will create a new political party
Tesla shares fell close to 7% Monday after Elon Musk announced plans to form his own political party, sparking concerns he will become further distracted by politics despite a tumultuous stint in the Trump administration.
During a feud with President Trump over his spending bill, the Tesla chief executive wrote on his social media site, X, that...Read more

Target led US last year in trademark applications as it launched new brands
Target led the pack last year in the U.S. when it came to trademark applications.
With 525 applications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), subsidiary Target Brands Inc. was first on a list top-heavy with major retailers, entertainment stars, professional sports leagues and pharmaceutical companies.
Target’s busy ...Read more

Private-label brands at Target, other groceries losing stigma as shoppers budget more
Revenue from Target’s private labels, from Cat & Jack kidswear to Good & Gather food, has tripled in the past decade to more than $30 billion.
The enterprises bundled together would rank fifth among Minnesota’s public companies, ahead of U.S. Bancorp and 3M, and 144th on this year’s Fortune 500 list.
The strength for Target and other ...Read more

Average car prices are flat since tariffs took effect. How'd that happen?
When President Donald Trump's 25% auto tariffs took effect in early April, industry watchers figured vehicle prices would steadily rise as carmakers peeled back discounts and increased MSRPs.
Three months later, that hasn't quite turned out to be the case.
Prices on many models have crept up. But the average marketed price industrywide is flat...Read more

Does it make sense to buy an annuity in your 40s?
Annuities are often associated with retirees looking for a steady income stream later in life. But does it make sense to lock in guaranteed income in your 40s, potentially decades before retirement?
On the surface, the idea of guaranteed income sounds appealing. But annuities are complicated financial products, and buying one too early can tie ...Read more

Why Kroger is closing 60 stores: 'One hit after another'
After a series of setbacks, Kroger's recent decision to close 60 locations nationwide is the latest sign of distress for the grocer that operates more than 300 stores in California.
Kroger, the parent company of Ralphs and Food 4 Less, is reducing its footprint after the resignation of its chief executive and a failed merger with competing ...Read more
Haven't made a will yet? startup has new AI tool to help
In 2017, Cody Barbo told a room of investors that he was getting married in a month. His friend asked him this question: “Hey man, you’re getting married. Do you have a will?” Barbo froze, threw out a mild swear word and answered, “I should probably have one.”
Barbo is the CEO of Trust & Will, a San Diego company that simplifies the ...Read more

Behind Microsoft's layoffs: A new attitude shaped by AI
Microsoft's layoff waves — the latest arrived Wednesday — are leading some employees to ask themselves two questions: Am I next? Will there be another job out there for me?
The Redmond-based tech giant laid off more than 6,000 employees in May, followed up by an additional 305 in early June. The company kicked off its fiscal year in early ...Read more

The 7 mistakes I made when refinancing my mortgage
When my husband and I refinanced our mortgage in 2009, we felt confident we were making the right move. Since both of us had exceptional credit, we knew we could reduce our mortgage rate by one percentage point or more, as is considered de rigueur when refinancing. A no-brainer, right?
In retrospect, I wonder. We should have considered other ...Read more

'No sales; no income': Fear of ICE deportation sweeps impacting Latino businesses in Las Vegas
Fear in the local undocumented community about getting swept up by immigration agents — a sentiment cited in the indefinite closure of Broadacres Market — is reverberating in the finances of independent family-owned establishments that cater to local Latinos, according to businesses that spoke to the Las Vegas Review-Journal last week.
...Read more

Motormouth: Are valve seals to blame?
Q: I had a beautiful VW Scirocco that used oil at an increasing rate. Finally, a VW mechanic told me that the problem was probably the valve seals. He took out the seals and they looked like bacon bits. The new seals looked like big gray Cheerios. Oil consumption went from a quart every 300 miles to a quart in 2,500 miles. Later VW did a ...Read more
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