2 Cincinnati-area 'underperforming' Kohl's stores set to close this weekend - WKRC TV Cincinnati

Two local Kohl's stores are among the 27 total closing.

Chewing Gum Releases Thousands of Microplastics Into Our Saliva, Researchers Find - Gizmodo

Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.

The Nissan Leaf lives on as a compact SUV with a Tesla charge port - The Verge

Nissan announced the third-generation Leaf as an electric compact SUV with a NACS charging port.

Amtrak suspends Borealis passenger rail service, citing corrosion issues on cars - MPR News

Amtrak's Borealis passenger rail service between St. Paul and Chicago was canceled on Wednesday, after Amtrak found a problem with the rail cars. Service is being replaced by buses.

Dollar Tree says it's winning over higher-income shoppers and may offset tariffs with price hikes - CNBC

Dollar Tree said it could use negotiations, manufacturing changes and price increases to mitigate the effects of Trump's tariffs.

Over 9 million student loan borrowers past-due after bills restarted, Fed estimates - CNBC

Around 9.7 million student loan borrowers became past due on their bills when the payments resumed after the Covid-era payment pause, the Fed estimates.

Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom - The Associated Press

An international agency reports that the installation of renewable energy worldwide hit a record high last year, with 92.5% of all new electricity brought online coming from the sun, wind or other clean sources. Wednesday’s report from the International Renew…

Credit Score Impacts from Past Due Student Loan Payments - Liberty Street Economics -

A look at how the post-pandemic return of negative reporting of past due balances will impact the credit scores of student loan borrowers.

‘The policy advocate running the show’: Trump’s SEC pick draws concern from the left - POLITICO

Paul Atkins' work advising the financial world since he left the agency is stirring concern on the left before his confirmation hearing.

The Nissan LEAF is all grown up and better than ever: Here’s our first look at the new EV - Electrek

The Nissan LEAF is now a crossover with some pretty major upgrades. Nissan unveiled the third-gen EV, dropping the iconic...

GameStop, Tesla, Nvidia, Dollar Tree, Worthington, Chewy, Cintas, and More Movers - Barron's

Tesla Just Got Horrible New Sales Data From Europe - Futurism

Across the pond, Tesla sales have been nearly halved amid Elon Musk's far-right politicking and popular opinion turning against him.

Dow Jones Futures: Trump Tariffs Hitting Economy? We're About To Find Out. - Investor's Business Daily

Gravitics wins SpaceWERX award for tactically responsive space system - SpaceNews

Gravitics, a company developing commercial space station modules, has won a Space Force award to leverage that technology for tactically responsive space.

Stephen Curry teams up with Michelle Obama to launch sports drink - CNBC

NBA star Stephen Curry and former first lady Michelle Obama sought to create a healthier sports drink.

Rivian spins out a new micromobility startup called Also with $105M from Eclipse - TechCrunch

Before RJ Scaringe founded Rivian in 2009, he had micromobility on his mind. More than a decade later, his musings took root in a small skunkworks program