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Bird, the startup that pioneered shared electric scooters, plans to go public as soon as this summer. Bird will merge with a special purpose…

US retail sales came back down to Earth in April after stimulus checks sent Americans on a shopping spree in March. Month-over-month, retail sales…

Target has announced that it will temporarily stop selling trading cards — of both the sports and Pokémon variety — in stores following…

Delta Air Lines is requiring new employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine, making it one of the largest US companies to issue a mandate. “Any…

Ransomware attacks draw headlines when they take down major operations: hospitals, cities and most recently, a US fuel pipeline. Not only do…

Companies are gearing up for an era in which Covid-19 isn’t the primary driver of how people spend their money. The big question: As the…

Hyundai and Kia are pouring billions of dollars into the United States, where they plan to start building electric cars and invest more in futuristic…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated $1 billion worth of shiba inu coin — a dogecoin spinoff — to a Covid-19 relief fund in India. The…

The desirability of an Hermès Birkin handbag — a symbol of rarefied wealth — is such that not even a global pandemic can dull demand for…

Streaming has carried Disney through the pandemic with Disney+ growing to more than 100 million subscribers. Yet the biggest star in Disney’s…

CVS, Walgreens and Macy’s said they are reviewing their requirements for facial coverings following new CDC guidance easing mask wearing for…

CVS, Walgreens and Macy’s said they are reviewing their requirements for facial coverings following new CDC guidance easing mask wearing for…

Tesla’s Chinese sales last month were much weaker than they originally appeared. Although Tesla does not report monthly sales or regional…

Streaming has carried Disney through the pandemic with Disney+ growing to more than 100 million subscribers. Yet on Thursday, the biggest star in…

Stocks rebounded Thursday from the inflation-fear weakness earlier in the week — though they pulled back a bit from earlier sharp gains. The Dow,…

Inflation is all that the market seems to care about these days. Wages are rising, consumer prices are surging — and investors are worried the…

Prices are climbing all over the place as the economy is reopening. But for lower-income earners — who were already hit hardest by the pandemic —…

Inflation is all that the market seems to care about these days. Wages are rising, consumer prices are surging — and investors are worried the…

Alibaba has reported earnings for the first time since China imposed a record fine on the tech giant — and the numbers were not as awful as some…

Global airlines are canceling flights to Israel as clashes between the country’s military and Palestinian militants in Gaza intensify. Delta…

Prices are climbing all over the place as the economy is reopening. But for lower-income earners — who were already hit hardest by the pandemic —…

Stocks are rallying sharply on Thursday with the Dow gaining some 500 points mid-morning. Worries about sudden spikes in inflation, which weighed on…

The Colonial Pipeline is back in action after a six-day shutdown, but widespread gas station outages in the Southeast could linger for days. Industry…

The price of bitcoin has nosedived after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company was suspending plans to accept the cryptocurrency as payment for…