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Walmart Inc. is limiting staff’s usage of an artificial-intelligence tool following high demand, illustrating how corporations are adjusting their calculations for incorporating the technology. The retailer is now offering a set amount of “tokens” per employee to use Code Puppy, an AI agent that helps with tasks ranging from spreadsheets to presentations, said people familiar with the matter ...

Nvidia Corp. is entering the PC market with a new chip aimed at loosening the stranglehold of Intel Corp. technology in that arena and modernizing the machines for the AI era.

Less than a week after a multibillion-dollar deal for one of the country’s largest casino operators was announced, another gambling giant could soon be acquired. Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller’s People Inc. is presenting an $18 billion offer to buy MGM Resorts International. The proposed transaction, which includes assuming MGM’s debt, would pay shareholders about $12.4 billion for their ...

AI giant Anthropic has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, the company said on Monday, edging ahead of rival OpenAI in a closely watched race to reach public markets.

Global health organization CEPI will give roughly $60 million to Moderna and two other groups to accelerate the development of shots against Ebola Bundibugyo, the deadly virus that has swept through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Oil prices were up about $5 a barrel on Monday after Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran is halting indirect negotiations with the U.S. and plans are being made for Iranian forces and their allies to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and take action elsewhere, including another key shipping route.

School is almost out for teenagers across the country, and those hoping to land a summer job may have a tough time finding one.

 Meta Platforms revealed a decision to slash thousands more jobs in the Bay Area, primarily at the company’s South Bay headquarters, a new batch of official filings with the state labor agency shows.

Airline jet fuel prices will eventually come down, but that doesn't mean the cost of flights will, according to Dallas-based Southwest Airlines' chief executive.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said it’s too soon to judge the inflationary impact from the Iran war and that policymakers need to look through temporary price shocks.

Micron Technology Inc. is the third-best performer in the S&P 500 Index this year and at the same time one of the least expensive stocks in the market. While that dichotomy looks bullish on the surface, it may be more of a warning sign than a green light for investors.

Kevin Warsh won the race for Federal Reserve chairman partly by mapping out a route to lower interest rates. Now, the new Fed chief faces a starkly different dynamic: How to restrain a sudden shift in expectations for higher rates as fellow policymakers warn that inflation is back.

More than 10 million US patients will regain easy access to Eli Lilly & Co.’s obesity shot Zepbound through insurance after CVS Health Corp. reversed a controversial decision to restrict it for certain drug plans.

Best Buy Co. shares soared after the electronics retailer reported sales that topped estimates as demand for consumer electronics held up in the face of inflation and soaring gas prices.

As Americans confront a surge in prices at the pump, another inflation wave is headed for the grocery store.

Boeing Co. has successfully completed a so-called capstone review with the Federal Aviation Administration to further increase production of its workhorse 737 Max to 47-jet monthly output, a key step for the planemaker to improve profitability and generate cash.

Exxon Mobil shareholders on Wednesday approved the company's plan to redomicile in Texas, marking a win for the top U.S. oil producer after two ​leading proxy advisory firms advised investors to strike down the proposal.

Shares of U.S. space companies continued to climb on Wednesday, extending their recent rally as investors bet that rocket company SpaceX's mammoth market listing could force Wall Street to ​fundamentally rethink how it values the space economy.