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Cooking creates all kinds of wonderful and comforting smells, whether it's sugar cookies in the oven or a hearty stew on the stovetop. But for me in fall, there's nothing quite like the smoky-sweet scent of Hatch chiles ...Read more

In a perfect world, no one would need to take out a loan to consolidate and pay off debt. In the real world, however, sometimes borrowing money is the only way to dig your way out.

This is mostly due to high interest ...Read more

Andy Challenger is the person businesses call when it’s time to let workers go. And for the past year and a half, his phone hasn’t stopped ringing.

A third-generation outplacement consultant at Challenger, Gray & ...Read more

Some people's generosity comes with ribbon-cutting ceremonies and giant cardboard checks. The rest of us? We show our gratitude with banana bread or offering to watch the children to give harried parents a much-needed ...Read more

When I can’t listen to a podcast without someone trying to sell me gold, when money managers tell me clients are jonesing for the shiny metal, and when friends call to ask what I think about buying it, I know without ...Read more

NEWARK, Calif. — A Newark hotel was seized by its lender due to a delinquent loan, a foreclosure that highlights the wobbly values for the region’s hospitality market.

The Hyatt Place Newark/Silicon Valley hotel at ...Read more

General Motors Co. cut hundreds of jobs on Friday, just days after raising its profit guidance for the year in a move that sent the shares soaring.

The automaker laid off more than 200 salaried staff, mostly at its Tech ...Read more

STRATFORD, Virginia — If I had pulled up to the Lee family home in 1776 in a Tesla Cybertruck, they would have thought I was a time traveler from the future.

Which is not much different than the reaction I received when...Read more

Californians purchased a record number of zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the third quarter of 2025, seizing their final opportunity to claim federal tax incentives before they were eliminated under President ...Read more

The 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid is proof that the Koreans have done what the Japanese did 30 years ago: looked at the established order, taken notes, and then made better cars at lower prices with more style, more cleverness,...Read more

As Honda Powersports enters Grasso’s Garage for the first time, we recognize why consumers have been addicted to the brand for years. Enter the 2025 Honda Pioneer 1000-5 Trail Special Edition, a rec/utility fit for any ...Read more

Suviche, anyone? We were spending the weekend at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess and having a sunset dinner overlooking the 18th hole at Toro, the resort's newest expansive ...Read more

Electric vehicle maker Rivian, which plans a corporate hub and a $5 billion EV factory in Georgia, reportedly plans to lay off more than 600 workers as it looks to trim costs.

The Wall Street Journal reported Rivian plans...Read more

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in more than a year, easing affordability concerns for homebuyers.

The average for 30-year, fixed loans was 6.19%, down from 6.27% last week and the lowest since early October 2024...Read more

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, spent the end of Tesla Inc.’s earnings call pleading with investors to approve his $1 trillion pay package and blasting the shareholder advisory firms that have come out against ...Read more

Dear James: My children typically use the same bathroom showering and bathing. The ugly shower curtain leaks water around it. How do I install a shower door to replace it? -- Valerie J.

Dear Valerie: It is an excellent ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- The spirits of the pets come first, treading home on soft, shadowy paws, making their way by the light of altar candles and guided by the eternal tie of love.

They’re welcomed with offerings of favorite ...Read more