GM says strike cost $1.1 billion, but it can absorb rising labor costs as it raises dividend
DETROIT — General Motors says pretax earnings took a $1.1 billion hit this year from a six-week strike by autoworkers, but the company expects to…
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U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level
NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn’t close to what it was before…
OECD: World economy will slow next year because of inflation, high rates and war
WASHINGTON — The global economy, which has proved surprisingly resilient this year, is expected to falter next year under the strain of wars, still-elevated inflation…
Morgan Wallen tops Apple Music’s 2023 song chart while Taylor Swift and SZA also top streaming lists
LOS ANGELES — Country singer Morgan Wallen ’s “Last Night” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2023 as the giant music streamer released year-end…
Michigan could implement ambitious clean energy mandates and have carbon-free electricity by 2040
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan is on the verge of implementing one of the nation’s most ambitious clean energy mandates, aiming to be carbon-free by 2040…
Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping…
Germany’s leader vows fixes for a budget crisis as the economy struggles. But he offers few details
FRANKFURT, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed today that his government will work “as fast as possible” to lay out how to solve a…
Merriam-Webster addresses crisis of authenticity
NEW YORK — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of…
What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
NEW YORK — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of…
Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers stop delivering license plates for its new vehicles
STOCKHOLM — Tesla today filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state via Sweden’s Transport Agency as striking postal workers in the Scandinavian country halted the…