Timef 05/06/2025

Despite the critical role small- and medium-sized businesses play in the U.S. economy, many are fighting to stay afloat as they battle rising costs, uncertainty around tariffs and hidden fees that drain billions from their bottom lines each year.

PwC is cutting 2% of its 75,000-person U.S. staff.

Understanding your startup's financial runway is crucial. Here's why many founders struggle with this question and how to address it.

Merz has been widely expected to become the leader of Europe's largest economy following Germany's federal election in February.

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Chef Adrianne Calvo discusses building confidence on national TV, turning guests into loyal customers and the power of storytelling in the kitchen.

The deal will see India gradually lower import taxes, with the vast majority of goods traded becoming "fully tariff-free within a decade."

The two countries signed a deal three years after negotiations began to strengthen alliances in what the British prime minister called a “new era” of trade.

If you want to stay on the cutting edge of the franchise industry, these are the companies to consider.

Emerging franchisors are often told to prioritize sales decks, FDDs and digital ads. But if you're not capturing this story on video, you're skipping the one thing that builds trust faster than anything else.

U.S. exports are dropping at nearly all ports, while importers face a June deadline to bring trade into the country to avoid empty store shelves.

Todd Graves, founder and CEO of Raising Cane's, and Hanna and Haley Cavinder, NIL trailblazers and entrepreneurs, discuss the passion and drive it takes to succeed in business on the new episode of "The Playbook."

Before you commit to a customer relationship management platform, make sure it has the features you need to grow your business and get the most out of your investment.

The giant artificial intelligence start-up dialed back its corporate reorganization plan, but big questions remain about its future.

Doordash on Tuesday announced the $1.2 billion acquisition of restaurant booking platform SevenRooms and reported first-quarter earnings.

Luxury carmaker Ferrari on Tuesday reported a significant upswing in first-quarter profit, citing robust demand for personalized vehicles.

Investors are watching closely central bank actions after chatter that the authorities were tolerating a stronger currency to win concessions from the U.S.

At every level of government, authority figures are embracing once-extreme ideas, including that the Earth is flat or that the state controls the weather.

The acquisition would give DoorDash a presence in the Middle East and expand its footprint in Europe.

Friedrich Merz failed to get the majority needed to become German chancellor in a parliamentary vote Tuesday.

Shares of Hugo Boss climbed after posting a lower-than-feared decline in first-quarter sales and reiterated its full-year guidance.

Out of all the tariff actions U.S. President Donald Trump has announced, the 100% levy on movies produced outside the U.S. ranks as one of the most bizarre.

British food delivery firm Deliveroo on Monday said it has agreed to a takeover offer from American rival DoorDash that values the company at £2.9 billion.

Despite Temu and Shein facing Trump's high China tariffs, e-commerce experts say they are still capable of competing with rivals in the U.S.

In Bangladesh, the factories that make clothing for export had remade themselves and raised national incomes along the way. They never bargained for a trade war.

President Trump has ended a tariff loophole that generated lots of business for delivery companies shipping inexpensive goods from China to the U.S.

Out of all the tariff actions U.S. President Donald Trump has announced, the 100% levy on movies produced outside the U.S. ranks as one of the most bizarre.

The fallen banking giant Credit Suisse, now a part of UBS, admitted to hiding billions of dollars from the I.R.S.

Elon Musk's SpaceX prevailed in an election over the weekend to turn Starbase into a city that's now led by employees.

Palantir boosted its guidance for the year on Monday, as net income in the latest quarter more than doubled.

A White House spokesman said "no final decision on foreign film tariffs have been made," a day after President Trump's announcement of a tariff plan.

Ford Motor beat Wall Street's first-quarter expectations, but suspended its 2025 financial guidance amid an expected $2.5 billion impact this year from tariffs.

OpenAI is transitioning its for-profit business into a public benefit corporation.

Ford Motor also reported a sharp drop in profits in the first three months of the year.

"Credit Suisse AG committed new crimes and breached its May 2014 plea agreement," the DOJ said in announcing the penalty with the UBS subsidiary.

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U.S. drivers were paying $3.165 per gallon on average Monday, according to the motorist association AAA.

Some Democrats who had supported legislation for so-called stablecoins are now demanding tougher language to prevent fraud and money laundering.

The New Yorker won three Pulitzers, and ProPublica was given the public service award for its coverage of the deadly consequences of state abortion bans across the country.

The messaging app that President Donald Trump's former NSA was seen using is temporarily suspending services following reports it was hacked.

OpenAI will continue to be controlled by a nonprofit as it restructures into a commercial entity, the AI startup said on Monday.

Skechers had been a publicly traded company for 26 years.

These nonprofits align with values of innovation, leadership and global impact — making them ideal for entrepreneurs looking to give back meaningfully.

Weather-related delays on top of staffing shortages and runway construction have snarled travel at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

Back in the day, entrepreneurs kept far away from government and policy, but today it's becoming common to go from business success to politics.

In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired Sunday, Trump suggested he'd continue issuing extensions until a deal gets done.

These mini earbuds create a noise-blocking seal in your ear.

The Treasury secretary urged executives and entrepreneurs to look beyond the Trump administration’s trade agenda.

It's not a one-time achievement, building customer loyalty a continuous process of building trust by showing up, delivering value and being reliable.

Phroggers secretly live in occupied homes, risking tenant safety and rental profits. Learn how to spot, prevent and handle this hidden threat before it impacts your property.

AI is always going to be faster and smarter than us, but you can become irreplaceable by 'out-humaning' artificial intelligence. Here's how!

Warren Buffett announced in the final five minutes of the meeting that he would be stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO.

This is so as to set an example to others that "there are solutions" to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis, Gates said.

Gen X-ers can dig into some nostalgia at the newly resurgent Ground Round restaurant chain.

Body language is one of the most powerful tools we use to connect, but it's also one of the most misunderstood. Over the years, a handful of popular ideas have become "rules" — even though science tells a more nuanced story. Let's set the record straight on a few of the most persistent body language myths.