Musk's Net Worth Nosedives as Tesla Shares Drop 5% Overnight After Major Investor Rejects $1T Pay Deal

Tesla's stock price plunged more than 5% in after-hours trading on Tuesday, following the disclosure that Norges Bank Investment Management, Norway's sovereign wealth fund, had rejected Elon Musk's proposed $1 trillion (£767 billion) pay package....

Delaware State Foundation honors Blake, Kammerer

Delaware State University Foundation presented its first Felmon D. Motley Community Service awards to two people very familiar in Sussex County: Fay Blake of Pathways to Success and Scott Kammerer of SoDel Concepts. Kammerer was honored for SoDel...

New Law Excluding Medical Debt from Credit Reporting Now in Effect in Delaware

Legislation that protects families from the long-term financial consequences of illness and injury is now in effect in Delaware. Senate Bill 156 prohibits the reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies and prohibits any medical debt...

Christine Flowers: The problem with unwanted ballrooms

“He did WHAT to the East Wing?” If someone called me up at work and said “I knocked down half of your house and will be installing a pool in your backyard as well as a gazebo at no charge to you,” I would be apoplectic. The idea a stranger would...

Delaware Paid Leave Program to Waive All Penalties and Interest for Employers During First Year

The Delaware Department of Labor’s Division of Paid Leave has announced that penalties and interest will be waived from all late quarterly submissions during the first year of the Paid Leave program. This decision was made to ensure that business...

Delaware County budget task force to hold public meeting Nov. 10

Delaware County Council Vice Chair Richard Womack announced Wednesday night there would be an interactive meeting of the county’s Budget Task Force on Nov. 10, as some residents asked about seeing a budget proposal before the election. “The final...

Delaware’s Corporate Crown Is Slipping: How TransPerfect’s Deal Spree, AI Bets, and a Reform Campaign Are Rewriting the Playbook

Phil Shawe has two parallel stories running at once. One is the familiar founder arc: bootstrapping TransPerfect from an NYU dorm room into a global language-and-AI platform with roughly $1.2 billion in annual revenue and 10,000 employees. The...

Delaware forecasts $400M loss due to Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' 

Delaware may soon be on the receiving end of another federally fueled budget shortfall. One projection from the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council on Oct. 20 estimated the state stands to lose about $400 million over this year and...

As Congress battles over ACA credits, Delaware insurance costs may surge regardless

If there’s one thing that Democrats and Republicans agree on, it’s this - virtually no one will tell you that the ACA is perfect. Once you get past that point, opinions on how to deal with that imperfection vary wildly. At the heart of the ongoing...

Remote work is on the decline in 2025, but these Philadelphia business leaders are sticking with it

Debra Andrews’ marketing firm, Marketri, gets mail and phone calls out of a Market Street address in Center City. But none of her employees work in the Philadelphia area. Neither does she. When she started the business in 2004, having a small...

Nuclear energy task force to consider feasibility for Delaware’s energy needs

Nuclear energy is seeing something of a renaissance, helped in part by executive orders from President Donald Trump boosting the industry. The four orders include rapid development and deployment of advanced nuclear technologies, reconsidering...

Delaware governor requests federal assistance for coastal restoration

October 22, 2025 Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer has asked President Donald J. Trump to direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to launch emergency coastal restoration efforts under Section 8327 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of...

What has Delaware's special reassessment committee accomplished so far?

These last few weeks haven’t been the most predictable for lawmakers on Delaware’s special reassessment committee. Following a special session this summer, the committee planned a four-part meeting series to delve into the recent statewide...

Research reveals Delawareans tightening budgets, stop dining out

Get Involved: Grants for big business, Wilmington redistricting, more

Why Should Delaware Care? Government works best when its citizens are knowledgeable and engaged. Delaware’s government has scores of commissions, working groups, agencies and legislative committees. All must hold meetings that are open to the...

Bernardo announces run for 51st state Senate district

ROCK HILL – Republican Sullivan County Legislator Terry Bernado announced on Tuesday night that she will run for State Senate in the 51st District next year. The 51st District includes all of Delaware, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Otsego Counties, as...

Pfizer Reports Solid Third-Quarter 2025 Results; Raises and Narrows 2025 EPS Guidance

Focused Execution Delivers Strong EPS Performance Landmark Agreement Reached with U.S. Government Provides Longer-Term Business Clarity Secured Early FTC Clearance for Proposed Metsera Acquisition to Meaningfully Compete in Obesity Pfizer Inc....

Delaware residents make backup plans in case they don't receive SNAP benefits

About 1,600 families a month use the healthy food pantry at the Food Bank of Delaware in Newark. That need could grow next month if the federal government shutdown continues and SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, aren't delivered. It's...

Breakthrough Links Magnetism and Electricity for Faster Tech

Engineers at the University of Delaware have uncovered a new way to connect magnetic and electric forces in computing, a finding that could pave the way for computers that run dramatically faster while consuming far less energy. Tiny Magnetic...

Delaware soybean farmers remain optimistic amid dropping prices 

Why Should Delaware Care? Farms are estimated to account for about 40% of Delaware’s land, and a large part of the state’s economy. Soybean farmers in Kent and Sussex counties have faced a tough lot this season, with low soybean prices resulting...