Costco, Teamsters avoid strike with tentative contract agreement • ‘Mansions’ planned at Surfside collapse site. Do developers ‘hope people forget’ tragedy?
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Saturday, February 1, 2025

Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising prospect of higher costs for US

The White House said the president’s order includes a mechanism to escalate the rates if the countries retaliate, as they have threatened.

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Costco, Teamsters avoid strike with tentative contract agreement

Details of the agreement weren’t immediately available.

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‘Mansions’ planned at Surfside collapse site. Do developers ‘hope people forget’ tragedy?

A Dubai-based developer has unveiled the details of an ultra-luxury project on the Surfside property where a building collapse in 2021 left 98 people dead and shattered a community.

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10 tips to help you recover from holiday spending

in a recent Experian holiday spending survey, nearly two-thirds of respondents said they believe they spend too much during the holidays.

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A decade of change: 10 biggest events in commercial real estate since 2015

Ten years later, that hasn’t changed, but the pieces themselves certainly have.

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‘Untouched’ by Eaton fire, this Altadena home seeks $2.7M

The hillside home sits behind gates on a 1.33-acre-plus lot as a survivor of the wind-driven fire that destroyed or damaged many of its neighbors.

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Telehealth companies boost ad spending while taking on more complex medicine

A group of direct-to-consumer telehealth companies have become omnipresent across just about all media formats, seeking patients interested in their low-stigma, low-fuss, low-touch, high-convenience health products.

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Costco workers at 27 Southern California stores ready to strike as deadline looms

On Jan. 20, Teamsters members at Costco voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike.

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Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?

As California faces a future of more frequent and severe firestorms, the current fires have made clear that private companies are one way insurers and homeowners will respond to that threat.

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Trump says he’ll place tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday

Trump had been threatening the tariffs to ensure greater cooperation from the countries on stopping illegal immigration and the smuggling of chemicals used for fentanyl.

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