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Jessica Alba, who shot to fame in the James Cameron television series “Dark Angel,” as well as films such as “Sin City” and the “Fantastic Four,” will step down as chief creative officer at Honest Company, a personal care company that she founded.

Tesla has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a Silicon Valley engineer who died in a crash while relying on the company’s semi-autonomous driving software.

The U.S. treasury secretary has called for a level playing field for American companies and workers as she opens a five-day visit to China in a major industrial and export hub. She told the governor of Guangdong province on Friday that the U.S. and others are concerned about spillovers from industrial overcapacity in China, and will meet with U.S. ...

Kia is recalling more than 427,000 of its Telluride SUVs due to a defect that may cause the cars to roll away while they’re parked.

Most of California’s fast food workers are set to be paid at least $20 per hour. A new law mandating the minimum wage increase for fast food workers is scheduled to take effect on Monday.

Recent reports show shoppers are experiencing “tip fatigue” and starting to tip less — and resent “guilt tipping” even more.

Linda L. Bean, a granddaughter of famed outdoor retailer L.L. Bean who became an entrepreneur, philanthropist and conservative activist, has died at age 82.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, accusing it of monopolizing the smartphone market.

Dollar Tree plans to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of this year and 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over the next several years.

Aldi plans to add 800 of its discount grocery stores across the U.S. in a five-year expansion plan.

Oscar Mayer announced Wednesday the launch of plant-based NotHotDogs and NotSausages.

Studying in the United States as a college student from South America can bring a number of culture shocks. Gabriel González, Ricardo Sucre and Gustavo Darquea, the three founders of the rum-based hard seltzer Casalú, said they were shocked by the amount of beer and vodka Americans drank at college parties.

Former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving WeightWatchers board of directors and donating all of her interest in the company to a museum.