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Jens Nygaard Knudsen, creator of the Lego minifigure, has passed away at the age of 78. The former designer was responsible for developing the small…

Jif is releasing a limited-edition jar of GIF peanut butter in a collaboration meant to be as smooth as the product itself. The purpose is to…

Dave Calhoun, the new CEO of Boeing, will get a big bonus if he can fix a long list of problems at the company, including returning the 737 Max…

Fear has returned to Wall Street. The spread of coronavirus cases in Italy, Iran and South Korea is shaking investors out of their recent…

Shares of American biotech firm Gilead Sciences rose nearly 5% Monday after an official from the World Health Organization said that Gilead’s…

The United States Supreme Court on Monday dealt a blow to Apple in a decade-long legal battle over whether the iPhone maker infringed on another…

Intuit has agreed to acquire Credit Karma for approximately $7.1 billion in cash and stocks, the companies announced Monday. Intuit is the maker of…

Stock markets plunged around the world Monday after the number of coronavirus cases surged in Italy and South Korea, putting two more major economies…

Sometimes you can say a lot without saying much at all. Nike released a touching tribute to Kobe Bryant on Monday, released just as the public…

China has spent decades nurturing its tech sector. Now, faced with a massive public health crisis, Beijing is pushing its tech companies to join the…

Canadian miner Teck Resources announced it will drop plans for its controversial Frontier oil sands project in Alberta, Canada. The project gripped…

All along the western Australian coast, a backlog of rock lobsters are stuck waiting in their tanks, as their main market remains all but closed. In…

When voters in Fulton, Wisconsin, arrived to cast their ballots in a local election Tuesday, the voting process looked a little different. Rather…

Wells Fargo was hit with a $3 billion fine Friday by federal authorities outraged by the millions of fake accounts created at the troubled bank over…

Costco relies on a surprising perk to engage its executive members and keep them hooked on their $120-a-year subscription: The Costco Connection…

Burger chains have come a long way, now offering a wide array of options for all, no matter your dietary preference. Take the meatless Whopper. It…

Ever been so hungry for McDonald’s you could smell it? It could be your imagination. Or, it could be the candles. The fast food chain is making…

Amazon is facing criticism from two Holocaust remembrance groups for some content available on its site that they describe as dangerous and…

The Chinese government announced Wednesday that it is revoking the press credentials of three Wall Street Journal reporters, the largest expulsion of…