Home Depot’s third-quarter results were mixed due to fewer violent storms reaching shore, more anxiety among consumers and a sluggish housing market, company officials said. The company lowered its fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings forecast but raised its expectations for sales growth. For the three months that ended Nov. 2, Home Depot earned $3.6 billion, or [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing number of people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data. Past due balances to utility companies jumped 9.7 percent annually to $789 between the April-June periods of 2024 and 2025, said The Century [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency earlier this week announced that it is redefining the scope of the nation’s clean water law to limit the wetlands it covers, building on a Supreme Court decision two years ago that removed federal protections for vast areas. When finalized, the new “Waters of the United States” rule [...]
A federal bankruptcy court judge earlier this week formally approved OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harms of opioids. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane approved the plan, which requires members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7 billion over 15 years. Most of [...]
Several transit authorities in central Ohio have been selected to receive part of a $13.5 million investment through the Ohio Workforce Mobility Partnership program. The program directs federal funding through the state transportation budget to projects that support workforce transportation by connecting residents to economically significant employment centers, bridge service gaps between rural and urban [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Honda is recalling more than 256,600 of its Accord Hybrid vehicles across the United States due to a software error that may result in sudden loss of drive power. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall covers certain Honda Accord Hybrids between the 2023 and [...]
A lawmaker skeptical of the Big Ten’s proposed $2.4 billion deal with a private investor has requested a Congressional analysis of the tax consequences for the NCAA, its schools and conferences in the changing college sports industry. “Legitimate questions have been raised about whether it is time to rethink the tax-exempt regime under which college [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadcast giant Sinclair has taken a more than 8 percent stake in E.W. Scripps as it eyes a potential merger with the smaller local TV rival. In a regulatory filing, Sinclair disclosed that it purchased 8.2 percent of Scripps’ Class A common stock “in contemplation” of a wider bid to acquire [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon’s Zoox will start giving free robotaxi rides through parts of San Francisco as it accelerates its attempt to challenge Waymo’s early lead in the race to transport passengers in self-driving vehicles. The expansion announced this week will be confined to a few major San Francisco neighborhoods and limited to people [...]