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News Articles: Business

Black Friday shoppers pass by at the Walden Galleria's Macy's in Buffalo, NY., on Friday.

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  • Business

Most Black Friday shoppers bagged their deals online this year, with record spending

As many opted to surf the web instead of face the crowds the day after Thanksgiving, shoppers spent a record $10.8 billion in online purchases. Cyber Monday is set to smash another spending record.

December 01, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
CEO Stellantis Carlos Tavares speaks during the Paris Automotive Summit on the sideline of the Paris Auto Show, in Paris, on Oct. 15.

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  • Business

Stellantis CEO resigns as carmaker continues to struggle with slumping sales

Carlos Tavares is stepping down after nearly four years in the top spot of the automaker, which owns car brands like Jeep and Ram, amid an ongoing struggle with slumping sales.

December 01, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Ira Glass at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

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  • Arts & Life

Ira Glass admits he plays a 'nicer version' of himself on the radio

This American Life host Ira Glass doesn't care about how people will remember him, "I'm not making a radio show for them"

December 01, 2024
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  • Rachel Martin
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the lobby of the Delta Hotel by Marriott in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday.

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  • Politics

Canada's Trudeau says he had an 'excellent conversation' with Trump after tariffs threat

The Canadian prime minister's meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago came after the president-elect's threat to impose tariffs on two of America's leading trade partners raised alarms.

November 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., in 2018. Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination.

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  • Health

SunFed cucumbers and Costco eggs recalled for potential salmonella contamination

Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination.

November 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu is seen in this undated image provided by his family on November 29, 2024.

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  • World

China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges

Longtime state media journalist Dong Yuyu met often with journalists and diplomats. His family believes he is now being persecuted for those exchanges.

November 29, 2024
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  • Emily Feng
This picture taken on December 7, 2016 shows Christmas trees in a display room of Sun Xudan's artificial Christmas tree factory in Yiwu.

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  • Environment

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, which is more sustainable: real or plasticky?

It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season. Are real Christmas trees or their fake counterparts more eco-friendly?

November 29, 2024
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  • Alina Hartounian
A teenager uses his mobile phone to access social media in Sydney on Nov. 13.

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  • World

A social media ban in Australia for children under 16 is first in the world

A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram for allowing youth accounts.

November 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Mall of America's amusement park is one of the ways the shopping center lures tourists and locals to make a day of their visit.

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  • Business

Come for the roller coaster, stay for the shops: Can malls be fun again?

Mall of America's recipe for success includes an amusement park, pop-up stores, weddings and raves. Can local malls take a page from the country's largest shopping center?

November 28, 2024
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  • Alina Selyukh
TikTok's future in the U.S. remains uncertain, with a divest-or-ban law about to take effect on Jan. 19. If TikTok's legal team is not able to defeat the law in court, one possibility that is being increasingly discussed among TikTok experts involves the sale of the service to a group of American investors.

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  • Technology

A TikTok sale under Trump? Experts say it could actually happen this time

Will TikTok be sold? The question has been asked before, during Trump's first term. But now, the situation has changed considerably.

November 27, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
The Fox News studios and headquarters in New York City, March 21, 2023.

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  • Law

Federal judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Fox News

A judge threw out a suit against Fox News by a former Trump supporter who said he got death threats when the network aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

November 27, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, pictured in November 2023, has been a fixture of the holiday since 1924, minus a few years during World War II.

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  • Television

How to watch Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a tradition 100 years in the making

Macy's is promising its largest Thanksgiving Day parade yet, exactly 100 years after the tradition first started. Here's a look at what to expect and how to watch.

November 27, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Massacre of Chinese Americans at Rock Springs, Wyoming. Illustration by Thure de Thulstrup. Published in Harper's Weekly, September 26, 1885.

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  • Economy

The price America paid for its first big immigration crackdown

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. We explore the factors that led to the Act and examine what happened to the economy after it passed.

November 27, 2024
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Deals are the name of the game this holiday season as more people are planning to shop between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, hoping for bargains.

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  • Business

More deals, more spending: What Black Friday has in store

This holiday shopping season is poised to break spending records. A new survey finds people plan to spend $771 on average.

November 27, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada could end up hurting Americans too. Among the products impacted could be gasoline and guacamoles.

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  • Business

Trump's tariffs may be targeted at others -- but they could impact you too

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap hefty tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico. Those tariffs would hurt America too — if they are carried out.

November 26, 2024
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  • Scott Horsley
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