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Sandwich chain Jersey Mike's has filed for a U.S. initial public offering, pushing ahead with its plans to go public at a ​time of renewed enthusiasm for new listings.

How much better does a TV have to work before shoppers are willing to spend upward of $1,500 to replace the one already hanging on their walls?

U.S. job growth slowed sharply in June and payroll gains for the prior two months were revised lower, pointing to a cooling labor market and prompting financial markets to dial back expectations for a near-term interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve.

The Dow rose more than 1% to a record closing high on Thursday ahead of the long holiday weekend as a softer-than-expected U.S. jobs report eased worries about interest rate hikes, while another sharp drop in chipmaker stocks weighed on the Nasdaq.

Alphabet's Google on Thursday lost its long-running fight against a record EU antitrust fine for using its Android mobile operating system to block rivals, a court ruling which is seen as likely to boost Europe's ​crackdown on Big Tech.

Sony Group Corp. will end production of physical discs for its PlayStation video-game consoles starting in January 2028, going all in on a digital approach that will require consumers to download titles from the company’s online storefront moving forward.

Fuel-sipping hybrids have become some of the hottest vehicles on the lot this year as gas prices hover near $4 a gallon. The problem for Detroit’s automakers is that they don’t have many to offer.

Meta said on Wednesday its chief marketing officer Alex Schultz will become the company's first chief data officer, ​to better manage AI analytics globally.

Trade chiefs from the U.S., Mexico and Canada are reviewing their countries' trade agreement on Wednesday, in an exercise expected to launch a decade-long sunset of the regional pact as they continue negotiations aimed at satisfying President Donald Trump's desire to shift more manufacturing to the U.S.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday he will stick firmly to the U.S. central bank's 2% inflation target and "disappoint" anyone who expects loose monetary policy despite President Donald Trump's call for interest rate cuts.

Britain's culture minister may challenge Paramount Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery — presenting a potential speed bump to David Ellison's plan to wrap up his $111 billion deal by September. Earlier this month, Paramount secured the U.S. Justice Department's blessing to buy the Warner assets, which include CNN, HBO, Cartoon Network, Animal Planet and the Warner Bros. film and TV ...

Airbnb must face a lawsuit by the city of Los Angeles, which accused the home rental company of price gouging during ​the January 2025 wildfires in southern California, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto said on Tuesday. Judge Robert Broadbelt of ⁠the California Superior Court ruled that even if it is hosts ‌who set prices, Los Angeles' allegations ​that Airbnb's advertising those prices and charging for rentals violated California's penal code and Los Angeles' municipal code.

Nestle will take falling coffee bean costs into account when setting retail prices, a senior executive told ​Reuters on Tuesday, a potential boost to consumers seeking their caffeine fix that had become increasingly ⁠pricey in recent years.

Riverside, California-based radio station KGGI has lost its last local on-air hosts. Longtime radio personalities Evelyn Erives, Nick Nack and Garrison King were all cut from the Inland Empire station last week as part of iHeartMedia's latest round of national layoffs.

US companies are less willing to hire international workers or sponsor their visas, another sign that President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is reshaping corporate hiring policies.

Comcast is spinning off its NBCUniversal entertainment and media assets into a separate publicly traded company, the media giant announced Monday.