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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week in another sign that the labor market may be softening

If your heart is telling you to give a luxurious bouquet of flowers, but your wallet is saying shop at the supermarket, fear not

The social platform has a viable case but faces challenges, experts said.

TikTok says it’s going to start automatically labeling content that’s made by artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from certain platforms

Loaves of bread have been taken off store shelves in Japan after the remains of “a small animal” believed to be a rat were found

The Bank of England is keeping its main U.K. interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25% though it gave a broad hint that a reduction could be on the cards as soon as June as inflation is forecast to fall below target

Bank of England keeps its main UK interest rate on hold at 5.25% but indicates that cuts may be imminent

Federal investigators say they have “significant safety concerns” about a Ford SUV recall repair that doesn’t fix gasoline leaks that can cause engine fires

A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, injuring 10 people

The rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country

Nissan’s profit for the fiscal year through March has jumped 92% to 426.6 billion yen, or $2.7 billion, as the Japanese automaker’s sales grew in all major global markets except China

Stocks are drifting again on Wall Street

Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while leading the government of his South Pacific island nation

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for two missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden on two Panama-flagged container ships that caused no damage

The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday

China reported Thursday that its exports and imports returned to growth in April, suggesting that demand is improving despite an uneven economic recovery

A battle is underway in California between a unit of the Wonderful Co. and United Farm Workers over how a group of workers organized under a recently-enacted labor law

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with reporter Dana Mattioli who investigates Amazon’s business practices in “The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power.”

Cracks are showing in one of the main pillars keeping the economy out of a recession: resilient spending by U.S. households

A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles to discourage the use of alternative payment options in iPhone apps, despite a court order seeking to create more ways for consumers to pay for digital ...

Airbnb's profit more than doubled last quarter, but management's disappointing revenue forecast sparked a roughly 7% drop in its stock in after-market trading

Norfolk Southern’s CEO will be under more pressure to improve profits after the railroad’s shareholders voted Thursday to elect three of the board members an activist investor nominated, but he won’t be fired right away

Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat urged investors to look past its mixed first quarter results Wednesday, saying a new, healthier burger just hitting U.S. shelves will help reignite weak sales

Stock drifted to a mixed close as Wall Street remains in a lull

Candace Parker has a new job as president of women’s basketball at Adidas

Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year, but their efforts came to nothing

A bill passed by the South Carolina House that power companies said is vital to keep the lights on in the state has been turned into an expression of support in the Senate

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 61 cents to $78.99 per barrel Wednesday

Steward Health Care says it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection

Prices in Argentina have surged so dramatically in recent months that the government has multiplied the size of its biggest bank note by five — to 10,000 pesos, worth about $10

Congress and the Biden administration are considering what, if anything, should be done to tighten restrictions on donor-advised funds, an increasingly popular way for donors to set aside money to spend on charitable causes

Kenya's public hospital doctors union has called off a national strike that had left patients in limbo for almost two months

Shopify’s stock is poised to potentially tumble to an all-time low on Wednesday as the Canadian company gave a disappointing second-quarter forecast that includes easing revenue growth and thinner margins

The Bank of England is expected to maintain interest rates at a 16-year high of 5.25% Thursday, but a cut wouldn’t be a huge surprise as inflation falls from multi-decade highs

Internet casino gambling is legal in only a handful of states, but the industry is convinced it is the future of betting, even as some worry about cannibalizing physical casinos

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Uber, Shopify fall; Lyft, Arista Networks rise

The $3 billion investment by Microsoft is expected to add 2,000 permanent jobs.

The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos

Athletic departments across the country are trying to figure out the best way to manage the name, image and likeness landscape when it comes to athletes earning endorsement money

The president will announce Microsoft’s plan to build a $3.3 billion data center, which is expected to be ready for 2026.

European Union nations have reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunitions coming from the profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc

Charges of inciting a riot will be dropped against streamer Kai Cenat after he agreed to pay restitution and apologize for luring thousands of fans to New York’s Union Square last year

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are following her across the pond after missing out on her U.S. concert tour last year or being put off by marked-up ticket prices

Anheuser-Busch InBev reported higher-than-expected revenue in the first quarter despite lower sales in the U.S. and China

FTX, once among the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, said this week that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after its monumental collapse

Many current and former BetterHelp customers have begun receiving refund eligibility notices spanning from a $7.8 million settlement reached with the online therapy provider last year over allegations that it shared sensitive health data with advertisers

FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that

With used car prices dropping, it’s crucial to know the best way to maximize your return when you part ways with your current car

The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled

President Joe Biden has laced into Donald Trump over a failed project that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin