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By Levi Sumagaysay, CalMatters Jason Haas, owner of Tablas Creek Vineyard, stands amongst rows of grape vines at his vineyard in Paso Robles on July 30, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Tariffs on European wine could be good or bad for California wine producers, depending on …

Osmond Chia Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Cars and smartphones may rank among South Korea’s biggest exports to the US, but few goods inspire a more devoted following than the Asian country’s beauty products. K-beauty – a term that covers a wide range of skincare, makeup and cosmetics from South Korea – is lauded for its quality and value, …

Ford CEO predicts huge industry shift after latest tariff developments  TheStreet Why Ford’s Made-in-America Strategy Hurts It in Trump’s Trade War  The Wall Street Journal Ford posts first quarterly loss in 2 years after $800 million tariff hit  The Hill Ford says it expects Trump’s tariffs to set it back $2 billion and hand Japanese automakers a ‘meaningful’ edge  Business Insider Ford Is Latest …

A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages. The federal jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its technology failed and that not all the blame can be put on a …

Brooke Hogan I’m Getting Back Into Music!!! Published August 1, 2025 1:33 PM PDT Brooke Hogan knows best … and, right now, what’s best for her is getting back into music! Sources close to Brooke tell TMZ … after Hulk passed away last week, Brooke reconnected with her ex-boyfriend Yannique Barker — a record producer and son of the SoBe …

NEW YORK (AP) — Reneé Rapp was clear on her intentions for her sophomore album, “Bite Me,” from the start. “I wanted to love this,” Rapp says. “I wanted to be able to walk away from this and be so proud of myself and impressed, no matter what anybody else thought.” Her first album, 2023’s “Snow Angel,” had been an …

Trump admin, construction industry are the biggest decelerators of job growth  Axios U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower  CNBC Shock jobs report stirs recession fears: 5 takeaways  USA Today Cooling Job Market Opens Door to September Cut Despite Inflation Jitters  The Wall Street Journal US labor market cracks widen as job growth hits stall …

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The newly announced trade deal between the U.S. and the European Union contains what looks like a dramatic rebalancing of the trade relationship for autos. The EU’s automakers will pay a 15% import tax on what they send to America, while the U.S. automakers will pay nothing to the …

The White House has laid out its plan to usher in a “new American Golden Age,” with cryptocurrency at its center. In a 160-page report published Wednesday, White House representatives outlined a series of recommendations to federal government officials as they set about building a legal framework and regulatory ruleset for companies handling crypto assets in the US. If put …

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning Americans about the risks of an opioid-related ingredient increasingly added to energy drinks, gummies and supplements sold at gas stations and convenience stores, recommending a nationwide ban. The chemical, known as 7- hydroxymitragynine, is a component of kratom, a plant native to Southeast Asia that has gained popularity in the U.S. as …