Business & Economy

Tesla Texas...
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer

Elon Musk says Tesla will move HQ from California to Texas

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car maker will relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas. Musk says, though, that the company will keep expanding its manufacturing capacity in the Golden State.
5 years ago
Holla Dollars...
Mary Richards

“Holla Dollars” are released in Holladay to support local business

Holla Dollars can be downloaded in ten dollar increments and were made available by money sent to the state for pandemic relief.
5 years ago
forever renter home...
Heather Kelly

Home buyers in rural Utah are also feeling the pinch

Housing prices everywhere are seeing unprecedented increases over the last year.  As more people leave big cities in droves, they are driving up the home market in rural Utah.  
5 years ago
rapid COVID-19 test recall...
Becky Bruce

Rapid at-home COVID tests subject to massive recall

Nearly 200,000 rapid at-home COVID-19 tests from the Australian company Ellume are covered by the recall, after determining some users got a false positive.
5 years ago
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By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press

Token of all tokens: Could a $1T coin fix the debt limit?

It would be the token of all tokens: a $1 trillion coin, minted by the U.S. government, then cashed in to flood the treasury with cash and solve a political impasse over suspending the debt limit.
5 years ago
Exterior of Xlear headquarters in American Fork, Utah (courtesy of Xlear, Inc.)...
Nick Wyatt

American Fork company looks to hire Afghan refugees

American Fork-based Xlear wants to bring on 10 or more Afghan refugees to fill entry-level manufacturing jobs.
5 years ago
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements...
By Clare Duffy and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business

Facebook’s services start coming back online after outage

(CNN) — Around six hours after Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down, service started coming back online, though coverage was still spotty.  Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services. Outage tracking site Down Detector logged tens of thousands of reports for each of the […]
5 years ago
COVID cost St. Mark's Hospital...
Becky Bruce

COVID-19 sticker shock: How much does coronavirus really cost?

All week long, we're going in-depth on the sticker shock many Utahns experience after seeing how much hospital treatment can cost for COVID-19.
5 years ago
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, file photo help wanted signs for servers and cooks at Nema...
Nick Wyatt

Utah labor shortage affects mostly lower skilled workers

People with fewer skills and less education are more hesitant to return to the workforce because of the pandemic.
5 years ago
An employee works at a cash register at a Dollar Tree Inc. store in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Tue...
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business

Inflation’s latest target: Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree for decades has sold most of its products for a dollar. Now it's adding products for higher prices at thousands of stores.
5 years ago
The McRib returns on November 1.
Mandatory Credit:	McDonalds...
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

Here’s when McDonald’s is bringing back the McRib

McDonald's has set a return date for the McRib. The limited-time offering is returning to menus nationwide on November 1
5 years ago
downtown slc general conference temple square...
Paul Nelson

Downtown SLC thrives even without General Conference attendees

Analysts say having General Conference online for the fourth time in a row hurts downtown economically, but the city is bringing visitors in other ways.
5 years ago
An employee restocks shelves with pork in the meat section at a Kroger Co. supermarket in Louisvill...
Alicia Wallace, CNN Business

Bacon prices have skyrocketed to record levels, and they might not go down anytime soon

Bacon is more expensive for Americans than it has been in the past 40 years.
5 years ago
(Larry H. Miller Dealerships, Facebook)...
Colby Walker

Larry H. Miller Dealerships to sell all stores for $3.2B

The Georgia automotive group Ashbury is set to purchase all Larry H. Miller Dealerships for $3.2 billion dollars they announced on Monday.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania voting...
Heather Kelly

Post office change means slower, more expensive mail for some packages

Starting this Friday, all mail will be sent via ground transportation instead of by air, which means slower service for some packages -- especially those traveling long distances.
5 years ago
Chick-Fil-A will be testing its Autumn Spice milkshake in the Salt Lake City area. If the milkshake...
Mark Jones

Chick-Fil-A to test new milkshake in Salt Lake City

Chick-Fil-A will test a Autumn Spice milkshake in Salt Lake City starting Monday, Sept. 27.
5 years ago
Outdoor retailer Show Utah...
Mary Richards

Utah governor invites Outdoor Retailer Show to come back to Utah

The Outdoor Retailer Show might be looking to leave Denver, and Utah Governor Spencer Cox said they should come back to Salt Lake City.
5 years ago
Bitcoin...
Curt Gresseth

What is Bitcoin? How does it work? Why should I care?

What is Bitcoin and how does it work?
5 years ago
airport slc...
Curt Gresseth

Salt Lake International scores 5th highest in satisfaction among large US airports

SALT LAKE CITY — The first new hub airport built in the United States in the 21st century, Salt Lake City International Airport scored 5th (826 on 1,000-point scale) out of 21 large airports in overall customer satisfaction, according to a new survey released Wednesday. Salt Lake International flying high The number of travelers in […]
5 years ago
christmas shopping affected by shortage of shipping containers supply chain problem...
Jeff Caplan

My Minute of News: Start your Christmas shopping now. We’re serious.

Jeff Caplan says it's already time to ask your kids what they want for Christmas and start your shopping -- because of a shortage of shipping containers.
5 years ago
utah inland port authority...
Paul Nelson

Utah Inland Port Authority postpones vote as protestors gather outside

The Utah Inland Port Authority was scheduled to vote on a $150 million bond proposal but postponed it for further study.
5 years ago
prepare for retirement...
Mark Jones

401K planning: When is a good time to start thinking about retirement?

When to prepare for a 401K
5 years ago
Utah ranked one of the worst states to work in....
Heather Kelly

Economist says Utah’s economy is doing well during the pandemic

"Utah's economy continues to be extremely strong," said Robert Spendlove, Senior economist for Zions Bank.
5 years ago
Utah ranked one of the worst states to work in....
Curt Gresseth

Ending unemployment benefit early to fill jobs didn’t work, says state rep

The theory was ending the pandemic unemployment benefit early would move Utahns back into jobs, but the numbers show that did not happen.
5 years ago