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Retailers are going bankrupt and liquidating as record-low housing turnover leaves fewer customers looking to furnish homes.

The company is building a foldable iPhone, touchscreen MacBook and AI-powered AirPods, according to Bloomberg.

It was one small step for man, but a giant leap for Nutella, as an unexpected appearance on Artemis II caused the internet to go crazy.

The fragile nature of the Middle East ceasefire agreement sent bonds into reverse on Thursday.

The gauge released Thursday offers the Federal Reserve a snapshot of conditions leading into the Iran war.

Questions about how freely ships can pass through the waterway have pushed up oil prices and weighed on stocks.

The major AI infrastructure was announced in September in partnership was with Nvidia and Nscale.

The Hormuz disruption is hammering Asian economies with surging energy costs and weakening currencies, but a repeat of the crisis three decades ago is unlikely.

An entrepreneur behind drones that make the final strike themselves epitomizes the transformation of Ukraine’s civilian technology industry into a defense powerhouse.

An energy shock stemming from the fighting has added a layer of complexity to the Federal Reserve’s decision-making around interest rates.

Most stock investors have lost money during the Iran war, but returns have been splendid for the year since the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement.

The ascent of ube has little to do with the purple yam’s taste or Filipino origins. It’s the color, flavor experts say.

U.S. Treasury yields held steady early Thursday as investors prepared for several key economic data releases.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has yet to see a meaningful rebound and this could continue for weeks, warn shipping experts.

BYD announced Wednesday a partnership with KFC China to develop a network of "nine-minute" drive-thrus across the mainland.

Investors were in a more sober mood after sharp moves on the previous day.

In an annual foreign policy speech, Cooper is expected to say that shipping must be toll-free through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

Shares in Europe are poised to open in mixed territory on Thursday, as the fragile truce agreed between the U.S. and Iran already shows signs of strain.

President Trump touts his "next conquest" amid increasing concerns over the fragility of the ceasefire agreement with Iran.

An unusually powerful El Niño weather event could take shape later this year, exacerbating global food security fears.

The statement came a day after Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, which halted six weeks of fighting.

A new study from Gallup found that young adults have grown less hopeful and more angry about artificial intelligence.

Vessels are wary of passing the coast of Iran in the strait, given the fragile agreement, and the number of ships traveling through it has even dropped.

Trump has set his eyes on Greenland again while venting frustration at NATO, as the diplomatic fallout from Iran war exposed rifts in the security alliance.

The Iran-U.S. ceasefire has lifted markets, but some cracks are already showing in the 'fragile truce.'

Oil markets rose after Iran accused the United States of violating elements of a two-week ceasefire agreement.

U.S. tariffs and the Iran war have battered India’s garment industry, raising costs, hitting exports, and dashing hopes of a recovery.

The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was trading at 56,735, while its counterpart in Osaka was last at 57,000.

A federal appeals on denied Anthropic's request for a stay in its lawsuit against the Department of Defense.

The Brent spot price reflects the reality of tight supplies on land and sea, analysts say.

ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump’s new ballroom.

Pavan Bapu and Luke Wilson turned a two-minute process into a two-second one.

If your latest tax bill made you wince, these four often-missed strategies could help you legally reduce what you owe and dramatically boost your cash flow next year.

A new report suggests that Apple is mere months away from launching its next pivotal product.

The two-week ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran appeared at risk of unravelling less than a day after it was announced.

Here's how AI can cut through the noise of daily decisions and make space for the work that actually drives progress.

The conflict in the Middle East has left the Federal Reserve braced for higher inflation, upending expectations about if officials will restart interest rate cuts.

A report by the New York Times claims it has discovered the identity of the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin known as Satoshi Nakamoto.

Analysts said oil and natural gas energy companies would not quickly restore production unless attacks stopped and ships started moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

Policymakers said they would need to remain "nimble" as they weighed the impact the war had on inflation.

“Dr. Adam Back has consistently stated that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto,” his company said in a statement. “What is not speculative is Adam’s foundational contribution to Bitcoin.”

Organizations that move quickly to adopt AI will see progress compound across their teams. Those who wait may watch the market move ahead of them.

Amazon will cut the volume of packages it ships through the Postal Service by 20 percent under a tentative new deal that will preserve a crucial source of income for the agency.

Mr. Shell, the former C.E.O. of NBCUniversal, is leaving after becoming entangled in a legal battle with a professional gambler, R.J. Cipriani.

The energy industry refers to the behavior of gasoline prices as “up like a rocket, down like a feather.”

When teams understand the path users take and how that path feels, they can design sites that do more than function. They create experiences that feel clear, natural and trustworthy.

The AI chip war isn't just about speed. It's reshaping cost, access and how far your business can scale.

Meta debuted its first major large language model, Muse Spark, spearheaded by chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, who leads Meta Superintelligence Labs.

Eva Longoria on finding the support you need and how you can turn rejection into your greatest business asset.

Upgrade your productivity and cut back on monthly subscriptions.

Skilled electricians, plumbers and factory workers are in demand, but job openings have dropped.

The Nudge cofounder and CEO, John Peterson, breaks down how his company is connecting with Gen Z and shares his best advice on how to use AI for good.

The home improvement company is investing heavily in skilled trades like plumbing, carpentry and electrical work.

Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stopped introducing ourselves to people we don't know. The simplest move in the world might also be the most powerful.

The partnership aims to produce 1 terawatt per year of compute power across two massive chip factories in Texas.

I work with thousands of companies transforming their workforce with AI. The ones succeeding are taking decisive steps to bring HR, IT and finance together and drive real change.

Plex flew 120 employees to a tropical paradise for team building. What followed was a comedy of errors and the CEO hospitalized with E. coli.

While new technologies often attract attention by making systems easier to see and interact with, real disruption only occurs when the underlying incentives of an industry begin to change.

Publishing a book can help build authority and this lifetime deal speeds up the process.

Companies are experiencing the rise of the quiet AI workforce — employees who are actively using AI to be more productive and effective, but doing so under the radar.