US Business
Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts
The booming fertility industry is largely unregulated, leaving the women giving birth with few financial or legal protections.
Month: December 2025
US Business
Billionaire’s Heirs to Pay $750 Million in Biggest-Ever U.S. Tax-Fraud Case
The estate of Texas software executive Robert Brockman agreed to settle the case in which the IRS had sought about $1 billion plus interest.
US Business
States See a Federal Power Grab in Clash Over AI Data Centers
The Trump administration wants to control how data centers connect to the power grid.
US Business
The Bruising Reality of Searching for a Job at 65
Lynn Lee bounced back with a new job after every previous layoff. Can she do it again?
US Business
Airline Delays and Cancellations Pile Up Ahead of New York-Area Snowstorm
Carriers canceled hundreds of flights in and out of New York City area airports as a winter storm is expected to bring as much as 9 inches of snow.
Events
City of Joplin’s Recycling Center to Offer Drop-Off for Discarded Natural Christmas Trees Until January 31
The City of Joplin will have three collection points for discarded, natural (live) Christmas trees starting December 26 and continuing through January 31. Citizens should bring their tree, completely stripped of all decorations, and place it near the […]
US Business
Coty Is Speeding Up Its Supply Chain to Turn Around Sagging Sales
The maker of Sally Hansen nail polishes and Marc Jacobs perfumes is cutting its product development timeline to respond to fast-changing demand
US Business
Sapporo to Sell Real-Estate Business to KKR-PAG Consortium
The consortium agreed to buy the Japanese beer maker’s real-estate subsidiary valued around $3 billion.
US Business
America’s Biggest Oil Field Is Turning Into a Pressure Cooker
Drillers’ injection of wastewater is creating mayhem across the Permian Basin, raising concern about the future of fossil-fuel production there.
US Business
Even the Companies Making Humanoid Robots Think They’re Overhyped
Despite billions of dollars in investment, startups say their androids can only perform simple tasks.