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South African-born businessman and tech mogul Elon Musk is once again the richest man in the world, according to Forbes' latest listing of the world's wealthiest.

A year after shutting down its psychiatric center for children and adolescents due to a staffing shortage, Providence Health Care announced it will begin welcoming two additional resident psychiatrists each year.

After several stagnant years, there are signs the limping housing market may finally be perking up. Americans came out in greater numbers to buy homes in February, and March also could turn out to be a strong month, boosted by a brief dip in mortgage rates.

The U.S. Justice Department is rolling out a policy across divisions to encourage companies to report criminal misconduct in exchange for reduced penalties and other benefits, ​according to a DOJ memo shared with Reuters on Tuesday.

Beyond Meat is changing its brand to just Beyond. The El Segundo maker of plant-based proteins that look and taste like meat changed its website and social channels last week to reflect its new full name: Beyond the Plant Protein Co. "We are not moving away from making plant-based meat. This is a strategic expansion of our portfolio into additional protein categories," Beyond spokesperson ...

Boeing is reworking some 737 MAX planes to fix small scratches on wires, the company said Tuesday.

Australia's Qantas Airways, Scandinavia's SAS and Air New Zealand announced airfare hikes on Tuesday, blaming an abrupt spike in the cost of fuel caused by the Middle East conflict that is rattling global aviation.

The internet isn't ready to squash the CEO beef quite yet. After McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski's burger video set off an online firestorm of fast food chains putting their own executives to the taste test, social media users are calling for more ​companies to take part – but in a slightly different way.

Live Nation and the Department of Justice have reached a settlement, after the department accused the live entertainment giant of operating an illegal monopoly over the industry.

President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discovery, according to government disclosures.

Microsoft is adding Anthropic's AI technology to its Copilot service to tap growing demand for autonomous agents, ​weeks after the startup's new tools sparked a selloff in software stocks.

Oil prices were up about 8% on Monday, paring gains after hitting their highest since 2022 earlier in the session, as Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members cut supplies due to disruptions from the expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Tax refunds are the biggest windfall of the year for many American households. And ’tis the season: Through the week ending Feb. 13, nearly 13 million people had received 2025 federal tax refunds averaging $2,476, according to the IRS.

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), which had a recent market value north of $200 billion, provides telecommunications services to millions of consumers and businesses worldwide. Its recent dividend yield of 5.8% should be enticing to income-seeking investors, along with the fact that the telecom leader has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Management appears to be committed to extending that impressive streak of dividend hikes.

The year 2024 may be ancient history to some, but to followers of economic data, it’s like yesterday.

Washington State Parks officials plan to build two more small cabins in Riverside State Park, according to plans submitted to the city of Spokane. 

Google's artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini encouraged a 36-year-old Florida man to embark on violent missions and to take his own life, a lawsuit alleges. The man, Jonathan Gavalas, started using the chatbot in August 2025 to help write, plan travel and assist with shopping. But after he activated Google's most intelligent AI model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, the chatbot's persona shifted. It talked ...