Economy

NextEra Energy plans to acquire Dominion Energy to create the largest electricity producer in the United States.

County leaders said the recommended budget is balanced, and required thoughtful choices due to uncertain funding from the state and federal government. Those sources account for nearly half of the county's funding.

California is considering giving oil refineries and other major polluters billions in free pollution permits under a major overhaul of its carbon market. The fight is exposing a deeper question inside Gov. Gavin Newsom's climate agenda: Can California lower emissions without driving up gas prices?

Musk had sought to oust Altman from his leadership position over claims that he and others breached their duty to OpenAI's original nonprofit mission and unjustly enriched themselves.

NPR is offering buyouts to journalists as it overhauls its newsroom, with the threat of layoffs to follow. Two recent gifts totaling $113 million are primarily dedicated to NPR's tech infrastructure.

The revised proposed budget, released last week, found additional revenue sources to help preserve some library and recreation center hours, shoreline bathrooms and "December Nights," but arts could still be gutted if the revision passes.

The president sued the IRS and the Treasury Department in January, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns years ago.

At a glance: Padres games at Petco Park are a San Diego summer favorite. But prices for tickets, concessions, and everything else that goes into catching a game can run up the bill, especially for a family. KPBS went to a game at Petco Park to tally up the cost, and that total had reporter Jake Gotta looking for another — possibly cheaper — way to watch baseball. His search took him up the coast to Anaheim, where the Padres played against the Los Angeles Angels.

Millions of dollars have been made through eerily well-timed bets on prediction markets like Polymarket. We look at why they're so hard to police. And, a new study that supports kids sleeping in.

Cambria CEO Marty Davis has successfully asked the U.S. government to put tariffs on quartz. His business competitors are crying foul.