Economy
LimeWire acquires Fyre Festival, asking ‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong?’
LimeWire, the filesharing service that set the internet ablaze in the 2000s before being shut down for copyright infringement, said...
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Convenience stores are eating fast-food chains’ breakfast
Fast-food restaurants are losing breakfast customers to convenience stores. Morning meal traffic to fast-food chains rose 1% in the three...
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Trump administration ramps up pressure on Labor Department with data probe
The Labor Department has announced an inquiry into the Bureau of Labor Statistics over recent changes to its data practices....
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Kenvue stock drops 10% on report RFK Jr. will link autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy
Shares of Kenvue fell more than 10% on Friday after a report that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will...
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Mortgage rates see biggest one-day drop in over a year
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 16 basis points to 6.29% Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily,...
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Paramount mandates 5-day-a-week return to office ahead of major cost cuts
David Ellison continues to put his stamp on Paramount after its acquisition by Skydance. The CEO and chairman told employees...
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Disney to pay $10 million to settle FTC complaint over collection of children’s data on YouTube
The Walt Disney Company will pay $10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it enabled the unlawful collection...
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U.S. judge orders Google to share search data with competitors
Alphabet’s Google must share data with rivals to open up competition in online search, a judge in Washington ruled on...
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Rhode Island’s ‘Taylor Swift Tax’ on vacation homes of the wealthy is spreading to other states
A new push by states to tax the real estate of the wealthy has sparked a backlash among brokers and...
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Spirit Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year
Spirit Airlines on Friday filed for bankruptcy protection, just months after the budget carrier failed to secure better financial footing...
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