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Tribune Editor Col. Robert R. McCormick's lawsuit challenging the shutdown of a Minnesota scandal sheet led to a key 1931 Supreme Court ruling on the freedom of the press.

Sleazy journalism can serve the public good

May 31, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

There are plenty of reasons to sympathize with Jeff Bezos in his battle with the National Enquirer. If true, the accusations of blackmail brought by the billionaire founder of Amazon...

Levi's jeans hang on a wall in 2018 at Levi's innovation lab in San Francisco. Levi Strauss & Co. said Feb. 13, 2019, that it plans to raise about $100 million through an initial public offering.

Blue jeans giant is going for green: Levi’s files for IPO

February 13, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

Levi Strauss & Co. filed for a public offering — a sign the iconic maker of denim pants and jackets is betting it can overcome growing competition in the apparel...

Unsold 2019 Accord sedans are parked Nov. 28, 2018, at a dealership in Highlands Ranch, Colo. In the 2018 midterms, auto dealers gave 82 percent of their $12.2 million in federal political contributions to Republicans, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.

Car dealers girding for Trump’s auto tariffs: ‘We’re all hoping this is just part of the negotiating tactic’

August 22, 2019 at 10:29 a.m.

Car dealer Jim Smail in Greensburg, Pa., voted for Donald Trump in 2016 because he wanted a businessman in the White House. The U.S. president's trade wars have changed his...

Amazon Alexa-enabled smart LED lights are displayed Jan. 10, 2019, at the CES International trade show in Las Vegas. Amazon and Google are asking smart home gadget-makers to send a continuous stream of information.

Your smart light can tell Amazon and Google when you go to bed, as tech giants track you from morning till night

February 12, 2019 at 11:09 a.m.

As Amazon.com and Google work to place their smart speakers at the center of the internet-connected home, both technology giants are expanding the amount of data they gather about customers...

A woman uses the Yandex.Drive car-sharing app in Moscow on Feb. 1, 2019. Car-sharing in Moscow has boomed; the city now has the biggest shared fleet in Europe.

Why do automakers fear car-sharing? Take a look at Moscow.

February 11, 2019 at 8:42 a.m.

When Evgeny Barkov owned a car, the 31-year-old software salesman would often look out of his Moscow window at it with disgust. His possession sat unused more than 90 percent...

Woody Allen is seen in central Rome in 2011, during the shooting of "The Bop Decameron."

Woody Allen sues Amazon for backing out of distribution deals

February 7, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

Filmmaker Woody Allen sued Amazon.com for breach of contract, saying the e-commerce company's studio unit backed out of a deal to finance and distribute his movies based on 25-year-old allegations...

President Donald Trump talks to the press as Vice President Mike Pence, from left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., look on after a Republican luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 9, 2019.

Why Republican senators might stop Trump’s wall — it’s really about them

May 31, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

President Donald Trump's persistent threat to declare a national emergency and build a wall along the Mexican border is giving new life to the separation of powers — exactly the...

Facebook, we can’t quit you — even if we know we should

May 31, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

Would you be better off without Facebook? Would society benefit too? A team of economists, led by Hunt Allcott of New York University, has just produced the most impressive research...

A woman walks down Chicago's Michigan Avenue in below-zero temperatures Jan. 31, 2019.

Stop hating on the weather forecasters

May 31, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

People love to hate weather forecasts, though it's getting a lot harder to find fault. Forecasts gave plenty of advance warning that Chicago would see a bitter high of around...

President Donald Trump meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, left, at the White House on Jan. 31, 2019, in Washington. U.S.-China trade officials have finished two days of talks. Now a group of industry associations plans a campaign to try to end the trade war.

Big business plans all-out blitz on Washington to end trade war

January 31, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

Corporate America is taking the gloves off in its campaign to end President Donald Trump's trade war. A coalition of more than 200 trade associations spanning agriculture, manufacturing, retail, technology,...

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