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The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year

In a clash over the past versus the future, some descendants of enslaved people in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, are fighting to keep a grain terminal from being built in their historic Black neighborhood

Pakistan has reached an agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund

American Airlines says a smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation on one of its flights headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport

A closely watched measure of inflation in Argentina remained stronger than the libertarian government of President Javier Milei would have hoped

Medical officials in Houston say widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl have flooded area hospitals with patients seeking treatment for heat-related illnesses and carbon monoxide poisoning due to using home generators improperly

U.S. stocks ended higher after some mixed signals on big banks’ profits and inflation did little to dent Wall Street’s belief that easier interest rates are on the way

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell 41 cents to $82.21 per barrel Friday

A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company's internet satellites in the wrong orbit

AT&T says it has taken "additional cybersecurity measures" in response to the incident, including closing off the point of unlawful access.

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: AT&T, Wells Fargo fall; Fastenal, Bank of New York Mellon rise

Shohei Ohtani remained the top-selling jersey during the first half of the season, followed by Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge

Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed a bill that raises income taxes for the rich

Grocery store chain Stop & Shop says it will close 32 underperforming grocery stores across the Northeast by the end of this year

A growing type of insurance, called parametric insurance, is helping farmers and others in developing countries respond to extreme weather events

Three U.S. Senators are calling for action against a new practice big technology companies are using to swallow up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiring them

Wholesale prices in the United States rose by a larger-than-expected 2.6% last month from a year earlier, a sign that some inflation pressures remain elevated

US wholesale inflation picked up in June in sign that some price pressures remain elevated

Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia and reject their asylum applications

The Czech brewer Budvar, which has been embroiled in a long legal dispute with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over the use of the Budweiser brand, says it increased its net profit, output and exports in 2023

The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a 2022 security breach in a year already rife with massive cyberattacks

Signs of consumers slowing down spending and falling behind on their bills weighed down shares of the big banks on Friday

AT&T says 2022 security breach compromised data of its cellular customers and landline users that interacted with them

JPMorgan Chase Q2 profit jumps sharply as bank cashes in Visa shares. Higher interest rates also boost results

The European Union says blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements

European Union says social media site X's blue checks are deceptive and transparency falls short under digital rules

U.S. stocks rose after some mixed signals on big banks’ profits and inflation did little to dent Wall Street’s belief that easier interest rates are on the way

A South African restaurant and bar has served up a sandwich that's nearly 10 feet long in the latest offering from an establishment with a taste for the supersized

China’s exports beat forecasts in June, while imports grew less than expected

Turkey has emerged as a leading exporter of television dramas, bolstering the nation’s international image and drawing millions of viewers and tourists to its historical and cultural sites which are backdrops to many of the shows

Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians are arriving in India’s financial capital to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, the world’s ninth richest man

One person is dead and two are missing in Hawaii after a tour company helicopter crashed off the island of Kauai

If you watched President Joe Biden's news conference, two weeks after a poor debate performance, you may have been reassured by his ability to talk about complex issues

The U.S. and Canada say they have agreed to update a treaty that governs the use of one of North America’s largest rivers, the Columbia, with provisions that officials said would provide for effective flood control, irrigation, and hydropower generatio...

The Beastie Boys are suing the parent company of Chili’s in a case that accuses the chain restaurant of running an advertisement that used the hip-hop trio’s smash hit “Sabotage” without permission

The U.S. Department of Labor says Dollar General has agreed to pay a $12 million fine and improve conditions at its thousands of retail stores nationwide to make them safer for workers

Most U.S. stocks rose after the latest update on inflation bolstered Wall Street’s belief that relief on interest rates may come as soon as September

The families of two construction workers killed when an airport hangar in Idaho collapsed are suing several companies that were involved in the building process, alleging the businesses recklessly cut corners and used inappropriate materials for the build

A statewide referendum vote is set in South Dakota for the Nov. 5 general election on a so-called “landowner bill of rights” related to a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline project proposed for the Midwest

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose 52 cents to $82.62 per barrel Thursday

Milan’s Malpensa Airport, Italy’s second-busiest passenger airport, is being renamed after Silvio Berlusconi

Leaders of two performing arts festivals say that they will gladly give up their grants if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis restores the $32 million in state funding he nixed for more than 600 Florida arts groups

A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia has ruled that some college athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws

The Associated Press says it will provide free campaign and election night coverage to dozens of small and independent newsrooms located in swing states, through a program funded by a Knight Foundation grant

An environmental group has sued the Department of Interior in federal court for allegedly failing to account for the harms caused by delays in properly shutting down offshore oil and gas infrastructure

The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota

EPA announces $241 million settlement with Marathon Oil for environmental violations on North Dakota reservation

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Costco, Delta Air Lines fall; QuantumScape, MicroStrategy rise

If you’ve noticed that you’re paying more than before for the same amount of groceries, you’re not the only one

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell slightly this week, providing modest relief for home shoppers facing record-high home prices