Dee-Ann Durbin

AP Auto Writer

The Hidden Costs of Standing Still

The Hidden Costs of Standing Still

July 31, 2026

Elon Musk attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026.

Musk Likely to Be Grilled During SpaceX's First Earnings Call as Public Company

August 4, 2026

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25 States Sue Over New Tariffs, Calling Them 'Pretext' to Replace Old Ones

August 4, 2026

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FAA Certifies Boeing's New 737 Max 7 Jetliner for Flight After Years of Delays

August 3, 2026

Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance

Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance

Addressing data quality, difficulty of use, and governance concerns for AI in core finance and accounting applications.

July 31, 2026

Masslie Arias, of DoorDash, prepares to load a delivery package on a hovering drone Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Frisco, Texas.

Delivery Drones Are Coming to More U.S. Neighborhoods After Getting Off to a Slow Start

A service previously confined to suburbs and rural areas could soon change with new FAA rules.

August 12, 2025

This July 9, 2015, file photo, shows signage outside Procter & Gamble corporate headquarters in downtown Cincinnati.

What P&G, Pepsi Say About Tariffs

Also hear from pharmaceutical giant Merck and chemical company Dow.

April 24, 2025

Elizabeth Mahon, owner of baby store Three Littles, unpacks strollers and other inventory ordered by customers ahead of tariff-driven price increases at her Union Market location in Washington, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

Strollers, Other Baby Products Will Get More Expensive, Harder to Find with Tariffs

An estimated 90% of the core baby care products and their parts are made in Asia.

April 21, 2025

Dockworker Meikysha Wright and others strike outside the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

Dockworkers May Have Negotiating Advantage in Strike Against U.S. Ports

Organized labor is enjoying rising public support and has had recent victories in other industries.

October 2, 2024

Kellogg's Omaha manufacturing plant is shown Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Omaha, Neb.

WK Kellogg to Close Omaha Plant, Downsize in Memphis

The Omaha plant was the epicenter of a strike against the company in 2021.

August 7, 2024

This photo provided by Consumer Product Safety Commission shows a Cosori air fryer. Cosori is recalling more than 2 million air fryers sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico because their wire connections can overheat and cause a fire risk. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.

2 Million Air Fryers Recalled for Fire Risk

Consumers should stop using the air fryers immediately.

February 24, 2023

An Amtrak passenger train departs Chicago in the early evening headed south on Sept. 14, 2022, in Chicago. American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt in December. Roughly half of all commuter rail systems rely at least in part on tracks that are owned by freight railroads, and nearly all of Amtrak’s long-distance trains run over the freight network.

A Rail Strike Looms and Impact on U.S. Economy Could be Broad

Many businesses only have a few days’ worth of raw materials and space for finished goods.

November 22, 2022

Daniella Malave works on her laptop at a coffee shop in Sea Girt, N.J., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. While working full time for Chipotle, Malave completed two years of community college with annual stipends of $5,250 from the restaurant chain. After that, she enrolled in the company’s free online college program, through which she earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Wilmington University in 2020.

Companies Lure Hourly Workers with College Tuition

Since 2021 alone, Walmart, Amazon, Target, Macy's, Citi and Lowe's have made free college available to more than 3 million U.S. workers.

October 24, 2022

The plant-based meat maker said Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, it’s laying off 4% of its workforce after a difficult second quarter that saw cost-conscious customers bypass its higher-priced products.

Beyond Meat Announces Layoffs After Lower Q2 Sales

The company reported a net loss of $97 million.

August 5, 2022

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Banana Boat Recalls Sunscreen Spray for Cancer Risk

Benzene strikes again.

August 1, 2022

Wallace Reid fuels his vehicle he drives to make a living using ride-share apps, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in the Queens borough of New York. Millions of Americans who rely on their cars for work are changing their habits, signing up for carpools or even ditching their cars for bicycles as gas prices recently hit $5 per gallon for the first time ever.

Gas Prices Sting U.S. Workers Who Depend on their Cars

Many say they simply have to hustle harder.

June 23, 2022

Kellogg's, whose brands include Eggo waffles, Rice Krispies cereal and MorningStar Farms vegetarian products, said the proposed spinoffs of the yet to be named cereal and plant-based companies are expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

Kellogg to Split into 3 Companies

The spinoffs should be completed by the end of next year.

June 21, 2022

Bottles of Gatorade in Glenside, Pa., June 6, 2022.

No, You're Not Imagining It — Package Sizes Are Shrinking

Manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices.

June 8, 2022

BP PLC reported its biggest full-year profit for eight years on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 its coffers boosted by soaring oil and gas prices that have hiked domestic fuel bills for millions of people.

BP Exiting Stake in Russian Oil and Gas Company Rosneft

The stake is currently valued at $14 billion.

February 28, 2022