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Starbucks sees room to expand with hundreds of new US stores and increased seating

Trump says Venezuelan airspace will reopen to commercial travel and Americans soon can visit

Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks higher, holding near lowest point in more than 3 years

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Altria earnings fall short amid lower cigarette sales and competition for nicotine products

Russia’s Lukoil plans sale of international assets in response to planned US sanctions

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US ambassador warns of China’s growing manufacturing dominance

US applications for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, tick down to 209,000 last week.

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Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown

Tesla made smallest annual profit since the pandemic, plans to spend big on robotaxis and robots

Floods push crocodiles into Mozambican towns as health concerns rise

EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to insist they be lowered

Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with $81.3B revenue

Gerber recalls arrowroot biscuits that might contain pieces of plastic or paper

US stocks hold near their all-time high while the dollar’s value stabilizes

IRS faces stiff challenges in 2026 tax season due to workforce cuts and new laws, a watchdog says

Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q4 results though costs continue to soar

Rubio details how the Trump administration will control Venezuela’s oil money

Bessent warns Carney against picking a fight before US-Canada-Mexico trade talks

Winter drilling program in Alaska petroleum preserve can proceed, judge rules

Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs