Car prices are still hovering near all-time highs, but one of the main reasons is that automakers are stacking their lineups with high-end vehicles. As of August, the share of new cars sold over $50,000 was almost double what it was in 2019, according to Cox Automotive. There were about 33 models for sale with a…
President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill” raised the state and local tax deduction, known as SALT, to $40,000 for 2025. The change comes less than a decade after a cap was placed on this tax break for the first time in its history. Taxpayers who itemize tax breaks can claim the SALT deduction, which includes state and…
Can running shoes be made by a spray gun? That’s the idea behind LightSpray, a new manufacturing technique created by Swiss sneaker company On. “It allows us to produce an upper material in a completely automated way,” said Marc Maurer, On’s former co-CEO who recently left the company. “A traditional product is touched by approximately…
China’s dominance of the global supply chain is starting to hurt automakers. On April 4, the country cut off exports of a class of minerals called “heavy rare earth elements,” and it sent the global auto industry into a panic. Rare earths are a class of 17 elements that have become indispensable in all kinds…
