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Tesla is recalling nearly 579,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a “Boombox” function can play sounds over an external speaker and obscure audible warnings for pedestrians. The recall is the fourth made public in the last two weeks as U.S. safety regulators increase scrutiny of the nation’s largest electric vehicle …

“Wheel of Fortune” contestant Charlene Rubush of Nevada missed her chance at winning an Audi Q3 car earlier this week after pausing briefly while offering the correct answer, a technicality under the game show’s rules. But when executives with the automaker heard about the incident, they rode to the rescue …

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it is accelerating its removal of monetary support for the economy, citing a rise in inflation that has seen the biggest jump in prices nearly 40 years. In a move to cool growth, policy makers also said they expect to hike interest rates …

Americans living in predominantly Black neighborhoods around the U.S. are twice as likely to dispute a mistake on their credit report than people in mostly White neighborhoods, according to federal regulators. And the prevalence of such errors could be hurting some households whose finances took a hit during the COVID-19 …

One thing U.S. consumers won’t be giving thanks for on Turkey Day this year: the higher cost of food, and just about everything else amid sharply rising inflation.  “When you go to the grocery store and it feels more expensive, that’s because it is,” said Veronica Nigh, senior economist at …

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc., said Wednesday it’s been told by Apple that the game will be “blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem” until the companies’ legal case is resolved and all appeals are exhausted, which could take as long as five years. Sweeney posted on Twitter that Epic …

Now that the Supreme Court has struck down eviction protections for most of the U.S., as many as 3.5 million households are at risk of losing their homes, including hundreds of thousands of tenants this year alone, according to a Wall Street analysis. That’s because federal rent assistance has been agonizingly …

Cast members at Disney’s theme parks can now show up to work with visible tattoos in whatever gender costume they wish thanks to a major shift in the company’s dress code.  “We want our guests to see their own backgrounds and traditions reflected in the stories, experiences and products they …

Baseball is going swoosh. Nike’s famed logo will appear on the upper right chest of all 30 Major League Baseball team jerseys starting in March. The placement is in a far more prominent position than the Majestic Athletic logo previously stitched onto player sleeves. The new jersey placement is part …

Apple on Monday unveiled a video-streaming platform, credit card and subscription news service.The new TV app will host the tech giant’s own video content and offer access to cable channels including HBO, Showtime and Starz.One Apple-created series, called “The Morning Show,” will star Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell.Apple is teaming …