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Costco will raise its starting rate for hourly store workers in the United States to $16 an hour, putting its starting wage above rivals such as…

Call it a Mac mini: Target is opening scaled-down versions of Apple stores at some of its US outlets this year, furthering the two companies’…

Another 730,000 American workers filed for first-time unemployment benefits, adjusted for seasonal swings, last week, the Labor Department reported…

Victoria’s Secret is continuing to shrink its store count. Its parent company L Brands announced that it plans to permanently close between 30…

The Federal Reserve suffered a widespread disruption in multiple payment services Wednesday, including a system that banks and businesses rely on to…

Geely has scrapped plans to merge its business with Volvo and will now focus its global ambitions on a joint venture with the Swedish carmaker on…

Three of Britain’s biggest banks have announced plans to dump expensive office space, a bet that remote work is here to stay even after the…

Australia has passed a new law that will force tech companies to pay publishers for news content, setting the stage for potential, similar action in…

After a wild several weeks for GameStop, the retailer’s chief financial officer is resigning. The company announced Tuesday that Jim Bell, its…

Do you read the following headline from CNN Business and get a little nervous? Housing market concerns begin to emerge If the answer is yes,…

Over the last year, the worldwide web has started to look less worldwide. Europe is floating regulation that could impose temporary bans on US tech…

Few things have changed less during the course of this century than this nation’s fleet of postal delivery vehicles. The squat, box-like van…

Fry’s Electronics suddenly closed all of its stores overnight, ending a nearly four-decade run in business. The company, which had 31 stores…

TJ Maxx has taken a hit from the pandemic with fewer people visiting stores and picking up clothing. But the discount giant is betting that customers…

The Federal Reserve is suffering a disruption in multiple payment services due to an operational error, the central bank said in a statement…

Lyft is adding an option to allow people to order a ride in a more retro way — by phone call — a year after Uber tried doing the same…

California’s net neutrality law can go into effect after a federal judge on Tuesday handed a defeat to broadband providers who had pushed to…

The housing market is still red hot. But there are growing concerns about how much longer this strength can last. Home Depot reported earnings and…

Before last year, 28-year-old Meredith Giuliani thought voice notes were “kind of weird,” and she mostly stuck to texting. But after the…

Women now occupy at least one seat on the board of every major British company after a 50% increase in participation rates over five years, according…