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Bloomberg: Goldman Sachs looking to relocate more operations to Salt Lake City
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted March 11 - 4:46 p.m. | Save Story
One of the world's largest investment banks is looking to bolster its Utah operations while stepping back from some of the historically big financial hubs in the world, according to a recent Bloomberg report.
Ontario premier freezes plan to slap surcharge of electricity exports to US
David Ljunggren, Reuters | Updated March 11 - 1:50 p.m. | Save Story
The premier of the Canadian province of Ontario said he was suspending plans to impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the United States and would fly to Washington this week for talks with the Trump administration.
Job openings rise, layoffs low before Trump policy shifts
Lucia Mutikani, Reuters | Posted March 11 - 11:39 a.m. | Save Story
Job openings increased in January, but demand for labor is likely to soften in the months ahead amid concerns that uncertainty over import tariffs and aggressive government spending cuts could cause a sharp slowdown in economic activity.
Wall Street declines after Trump's fresh tariffs on Canada
Johann M Cherian and Pranav Kashyap, Reuters | Updated March 11 - 10:02 a.m. | Save Story
Wall Street's main indexes fell in choppy trading on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced fresh tariffs on Canada, adding to investor unease that his trade policies could trigger an economic slowdown.
Girl Scouts sued over alleged heavy metals, pesticides in cookies
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters | Posted March 11 - 8:41 a.m. | Save Story
The Girl Scouts have been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of "heavy metals" and pesticides in its popular Thin Mints and other cookies.
Trump says he will buy 'brand new Tesla' to show support for Musk
Reuters | Updated March 11 - 8:02 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will buy a new Tesla car to show support for the electric carmaker's chief and his ally Elon Musk amid recent "Tesla Takedown" protests and the slump in the company's stock price.
Southwest Airlines is getting rid of free checked baggage
Jordan Valinsky, CNN | Posted March 11 - 6:59 a.m. | Save Story
Months after ditching its open seating policy, Southwest Airlines is ending its most recognizable perks: Free checked baggage.
Utah passes bill to pave way for Salt Lake to fund $1B downtown revitalization plan
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted March 11 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
A plan to drastically alter downtown Salt Lake City took a major step toward becoming a reality on the final day of the legislative session.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... the future of air transit in the Beehive State
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted March 10 - 9:16 p.m. | Save Story
Beta Technologies on Monday kicked off six days of demonstration flights across Utah to showcase its electric ALIA aircraft, which will soon transport cargo and people.
Trump says US talking to 4 different groups on sale of TikTok
Reuters | Updated March 10 - 1:40 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration was in touch with four different groups about the sale of Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, and that all options were good.
Musk says X is facing cyberattack following outage
Reuters | Posted March 10 - 12:23 p.m. | Save Story
Social media platform X went down for nearly 11,000 users on Monday, which owner Elon Musk said was the result of a cyberattack.
Mortgage lender Rocket Cos. to acquire real estate brokerage Redfin
Alex Veiga, Associated Press | Updated March 10 - 11:22 a.m. | Save Story
Mortgage lender Rocket Cos. has agreed to acquire online real estate brokerage Redfin in an all-stock deal valued at $1.75 billion.
Ontario slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to US in response to Trump's trade war
Rob Gillies, Associated Press | Posted March 10 - 11:03 a.m. | Save Story
Ontario's premier, the leader of Canada's most populous province, is now charging 25% more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans in response to President Donald Trump's tariff plan.
Report: Want to pocket more cash — and stay healthy and happy? Earn a college degree
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 10 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Research recently gathered by the University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute affirms that claiming a college degree in Utah is a demonstrable method for earning more cash.
What Utah's billboards tell us about our culture
Meg Walter, Deseret News | Posted March 10 - 8:04 a.m. | Save Story
Our billboards in Utah indicate we are a tech-forward, blanket-loving people getting questionable plastic surgery who still have no idea what Shen Yun is.
Here's just how much the cost of basic necessities has gone up in the past 5 years
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted March 9 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
The recent wave of skyrocketing egg prices has drawn even more attention to how much more consumers are currently spending on basic necessities even as inflation has slowed.
'Nests of respite': Salt Lake City International Airport unveils new sensory room
Gabriela Fletcher, KSL.com | Posted March 8 - 12:24 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City International Airport cut the ribbon on its new sensory room on Wednesday, designating a space for those with sensory sensitivity challenges to use when visiting the airport.
Discount stamps are too good to be true
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL-TV | Posted March 8 - 8:59 a.m. | Save Story
A good deal for stamps turned into a new source of anxiety for the mother of a bride.
