Gig workers feel the pinch as gas prices rise

Uber signage on a vehicle at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images For more than a decade, Alvaro Bolainez has ferried passengers around the Los Angeles area in his SUV as a rideshare driver. He’s never seen anything…

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Honda scraps 3 EVs planned for the US, blaming tariffs and Chinese competition

Honda has canceled three electric vehicles it was developing for the US market, blaming President Donald Trump’s tariffs and increasing competition from Chinese EV companies. Honda said Thursday that Trump’s tariffs have hurt the company’s gas and hybrid vehicle business, putting its overall automobile business in an “extremely challenging earnings situation.” With the “inability to…

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