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The Home Depot said Thursday that it will pay $18.25 billion for Texas-based SRS Distribution to expand its business with the professional residential builder and remodeler.

In candy aisles this week, last-minute Easter shoppers are in for another round of sticker shock as cocoa prices skyrocket to historic levels.

The government’s two main measures of U.S. economic activity posted strong advances at the end of last year, pointing to an economy that’s still expanding at a healthy clip.

The U.S. secondhand apparel market grew seven times faster than the broader retail clothing market last year, according to a widely followed annual report on the state of the resale market.

For those hoping to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse in April, there’s no shortage of options. Six Flags Over Texas is hosting a “Solar Coaster” viewing party. Holland America has a 22-day Solar Eclipse Cruise. And after filling up one path-of-totality flight, Delta Air Lines has added a second, promising unadulterated views from “extra-large” windows. But almost everything is sold out.

Subscribers of both Disney+ and Hulu can now access Hulu content through the Disney+ app, as the Burbank media and entertainment giant launched its one-app integration of the two streaming services Wednesday.

Software engineer Julian Plotnick made a pitch to his company’s CEO last year: Let me work one less day per week, 32 hours total, without a cut in pay. The answer was yes, and after six months of Plotnick testing it out, the Philadelphia consulting firm Metropolitan Acoustics is working on transitioning its entire 12-person staff to a four-day work week.

American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans in 2024 — as they have in most years for over a century. But beyond that, a green diesel boom threatens to dethrone the king of all crops.

There are 7,058 hotel rooms in 49 hotels in Spokane County, according to Cherie Gwinn, senior director of events for Spokane Sports.

United Parcel Service Inc. expects sales and profit to grow over the next three years as the courier overcomes soft demand for package delivery coming out of the pandemic.

US pump prices are likely to climb to the highest since the summer of 2022 - to $4 a gallon - as oil rises amid supply concerns, according to the AAA automobile club.

Rite Aid Corp. is nearing a deal with key bondholders and other creditor groups that will allow the pharmacy chain to avoid a liquidation, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Amazon.com Inc. is expanding same-day delivery of prescription medication to New York City and the greater Los Angeles area, allowing customers to receive drugs for the flu, diabetes and other conditions within hours.

SpaceX’s Starlink touts its high-speed internet as “available almost anywhere on Earth.” In the real world, its reach extends to countries where Elon Musk’s satellite-enabled service has no agreement to operate, including territories ruled by repressive regimes. A Bloomberg News investigation identified wide-spanning examples of Starlink kits being traded and activated illegally. How they are ...

While being a commercial airline pilot isn’t a typical 9-5 job, it sure does bring home the big bucks. Recent contracts have pushed the average pay for a captain flying on an airline’s largest aircraft to $348,252, according to aviation consultant Kit Darby. That’s a 31.2% average increase under the new contracts at major airlines. That’s been a big push over the last several years as airlines ...

Anyone walking down the personal care aisle at a grocery or convenience store will see the distinction immediately. Pink razors, shampoo, body wash and all the items that smell like flowers and boast ingredients like white tea and shea butter are for women. Blue products that evoke earthiness and sports without any flowery additives are for men. But the actual biggest difference is usually listed on the shelves themselves: price.