For decades, business leaders have complained that California’s regulatory climate has overburdened companies across the state, blaming a morass of rules, permits and paperwork for pushing businesses and jobs out of state and holding back economic growth.

To help measure the impact of the regulations, the Public Policy Institute of California...Read more

In today’s automotive zoo, there are three species: cars that promise to turn you into a shirtless action hero, cars designed by committees terrified of unemployment, and rarest of all, cars that arrive quietly and make you wonder how you ever tolerated your old one.

The 2026 Kia K4 Hatchback belongs firmly in that third category. It doesn�...Read more

As Nissan Motor Co.’s upscale brand, Infiniti has to do everything it can to keep up and get ahead of the competition. This was evident in our recent week-long test of the 2026 Infiniti QX60 Autograph AWD, which exceeded expectations.

This three-row luxury crossover SUV shares a similar footprint as the Nissan Pathfinder while boasting ...Read more

It was a rare White House rebuke to the crypto industry: Don’t take your newfound political muscle in Washington for granted.

A week after Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong helped stall sweeping cryptocurrency legislation in the Senate, White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt took to X to express his displeasure ...Read more

Whether it’s in pharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence, or defense, executives attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week had a stark warning for Europe: Get your house in order or lose out to the U.S. and China.

Citing everything from over-regulation and clunky bureaucracies to the inability of the continent to leverage its ...Read more

Another corporate headquarters jilted Michigan recently when snack food maker Kellanova followed its Battle Creek cereal sibling, WK Kellogg Co., into the arms of a rival company two years after its spinoff chased growth in another city.

It's a familiar trend in Michigan now decades old. Venerable corporate names targeted by out-of-state ...Read more

Ambrose Bittner, 63, didn’t want to go uninsured. But the self-employed travel planner has been without health coverage since the beginning of the year.

Bittner, who lives in Issaquah, is one of thousands of Washington state residents who decided to disenroll from health insurance, following the expiration of subsidies that helped millions of...Read more

CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — The Toyota Prius is really getting cheeky.

America’s favorite green nerd car underwent a fourth-generation transformation in 2025 from ugly duckling to swan. Sleek fascia. Scalloped flanks. Horizontal rear taillight. I saw your head swivel when I sailed by.

For 2025-26 it got a hot Nightshade edition. Take a look at ...Read more

Tesla Inc. shed by far most new-car buyers in California last year, showing how the electric-vehicle maker is losing ground in one of the world’s largest EV markets.

The company accounted for 9.9% of all vehicles registered in the state last year, down from 11.6% in 2024, according to Experian data published by the California New Car Dealers ...Read more

Anduril Industries, one of the leading defense companies in Southern California, will expand in Long Beach with a new $1 billion complex near the city's airport.

Anduril is developing new defense technologies that include drones, missiles, robotic submarines, and autonomous fighter jets. The Long Beach operation will include offices for ...Read more

The federal government has given General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. conditional approval to create industrial banks that will allow the companies to accept insured deposits for vehicle purchases.

The automakers have a year to set up GM Financial Bank and Ford Credit Bank, respectively, which both are chartered out of Salt Lake City, Utah. ...Read more

TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. have closed a long-awaited deal to transfer parts of its U.S. operations to American investors, securing the popular video app’s future in the U.S. and avoiding a nationwide ban.

The social media company has officially established a U.S. entity with three managing investors: Oracle Corp., private ...Read more

When billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla publicly branded Rep. Ro Khanna a “commie comrade” over the weekend, it was more than a personal jab — it was a sign of how fiercely a new proposal to tax California’s billionaires is dividing Silicon Valley and the state’s political class.

The proposal, which would impose a one-time �...Read more

LANSING, Michigan — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Michigan over its prohibition on eggs laid by caged hens, arguing it is the responsibility of the federal government alone to regulate eggs bought and sold over state lines.

In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the Trump administration named the state of Michigan, Attorney ...Read more

Target Corp. was hoping for a fresh start with a new chief executive officer, but an immigration crackdown in its hometown Minneapolis is putting the retailer back in a familiar position: confronting a political maelstrom that’s disrupting operations.

After immigration officials briefly detained two Target employees who are U.S. citizens from...Read more

Businesses across Minnesota will shutter temporarily Jan. 23 as part of an economic blackout intended to show support for immigrant workers, customers and neighbors who have been the target of federal agents.

The “ICE Out! Statewide Shutdown” is calling for Minnesotans to skip work, school and shopping Friday. Hundreds of small businesses, ...Read more

3M has completed its goal of phasing out “forever chemical” manufacturing by the end of 2025, company officials say.

The Minnesota-based company had announced in December 2022 it would discontinue the manufacture of PFAS in three years.

By ending production of the family of chemicals — prized for their durability, heat resistance and ...Read more

President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its chief executive officer, Jamie Dimon, for at least $5 billion over allegations that the lender stopped offering him and his businesses banking services for political reasons.

The complaint, filed Thursday, accuses the bank of trade libel and breach of implied covenant of good faith. It ...Read more

General Motors Co. will onshore production of the Buick Envision from China to Kansas, the Detroit automaker confirmed Thursday.

Production of the next-generation compact SUV is slated for 2028 at the Fairfax Assembly & Stamping plant in Kansas City. The move comes as President Donald Trump pushes for increased U.S. manufacturing by taxing ...Read more

If the proposed California Billionaire Tax Act qualifies for the November ballot and voters approve it, California residents worth more than $1 billion as of Dec. 31, 2025, would face a new 5% one-time tax on their net worth.

Here are Bay Area residents Forbes’ real-time billionaire tracker listed at $1 billion or more on that date:

•Larry...Read more