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US senators probe Wall Street over soaring prices for fire trucks and equipment, delivery wait times

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) have launched an investigation into rising prices and extended wait times for fire engines.

Burger King franchisee with 57 locations files for bankruptcy after owing $37M to creditors

Consolidated Burger Holdings – one of Burger King’s largest franchisees – filed for bankruptcy protection this week, seeking to sell its assets through a court-supervised process. 

CBS regains 'Jeopardy!,' 'Wheel of Fortune' distribution rights after reversal of Sony win

A three-judge panel from California’s Second Appellate District on Wednesday reversed an earlier decision by a lower court.

Drug maker's stock surges after clinical trial of weight loss pill shows it works like Ozempic

The mid-stage trial results announced by the pharmaceutical giant showed that patients taking orforglipron lost an average of 16 pounds.

Dow plummets over 500 points as Trump tariff fears, UnitedHealth roil markets

Ahead of the long weekend, all three major Wall Street indexes posted their third weekly decline in four

Google operates illegal ad monopolies that 'substantially harmed' customers, judge rules

Google operates illegal monopolies over two separate markets related to digital advertising technology, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.

Hermès to hike prices on handbags which already cost whopping $20K and up for US customers to counter Trump tariffs

The French luxury firm will pass along the higher costs only to US customers, according to Eric du Halgouet, Hermes’ executive vice president of finance.

Nvidia CEO makes surprise trip to China as House probes whether it violated chip sale rules

Jensen Huang reportedly met with the founder of DeepSeek just one day after a House committee revealed a probe into whether the chip supplier violated strict export rules by selling...

Target CEO to meet Rev. Al Sharpton following black boycott threat over DEI rollback

Meeting comes amid mounting criticism and declining store traffic sparked by retailer’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

UnitedHealth shares tank over 20% as company slashes profit forecast dramatically

The healthcare company cut its full-year forecast and reported disappointing first-quarter earnings.

Trump issues stark warning for Fed Chair Jerome Powell, intensifying longstanding feud

Trump’s anger was sparked by remarks Powell made Wednesday, when the Fed chair highlighted concerns about the impact of the administration’s tariffs.

Ex Yankees coach and wife open 'MAHA'-friendly farm to help Americans 'source good quality food'

"I've run other businesses before, and I haven't seen anything take off quite like this," Dana Cavalea told The Post.

OpenAI in talks to buy AI-coding tool Windsurf for about $3B: report

The deal would be OpenAI's largest to date, the terms of which have not yet been finalized, the report said, adding the talks could change or fall apart.

Ford may hike prices if Trump's auto tariffs persist, memo says

“In the absence of material changes to the tariff policy as articulated to date, we anticipate the need to make vehicle pricing adjustments in the future, which is expected to...

US mulls penalties to block DeepSeek from buying American technology

DeepSeek, White house and the Commerce Department did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

Jerome Powell warns Trump tariffs could keep inflation higher for longer than expected as US stocks tank

The Fed chairman warned that the president's hefty tariff rates could reheat inflation and stagnate growth.

Shein, Temu to raise prices as expenses rise while under pressure from Trump's trade policies

In letters to customers this week that mirror each other, both firms said they will be increasing prices starting April 25, and encouraged shoppers to purchase "now at today’s rates."

Tesla's quarterly registrations drop 15% in key California market amid Elon Musk backlash

Tesla's electric-vehicle registrations in California dropped 15.1% during the first quarter, industry data showed, signaling an accelerated decline and growing challenges for the Elon Musk-led automaker in its biggest U.S. market. In California, often...

Mark Zuckerberg testifies that TikTok was 'highly urgent' threat to Meta at FTC antitrust trial

“It was highly urgent. This has been a top priority for the company for several years,” Zuckerberg said.

Empire State Building’s landlord enjoys King Kong-size boost from tenant expansions

ESRT’s buildings are not only mostly leased, they’re also mostly filled with actual human beings despite the work-from-home phenomenon that took hold during the COVID pandemic.