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Berkshire Hathaway says its first quarter profit plummeted on the paper value of its investments

Madonna will give a free concrete on Copacabana beach, turning its vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor

Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’ union failed to deliver an agreement on ...

The union consists of 125 members in Washington state.

Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA after years of delays and stumbles

Dapper Dan plans a fashion renaissance after losing everything.

South Sudan has removed recently imposed taxes and fees that had triggered the suspension of U.N. food airdrops

Tanzania's meteorology department says Cyclone Hidaya has significantly weakened as it approaches Tanzania’s coastline

The value of its investment portfolio plunged even as core businesses prospered

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the auditing firm hired by Trump Media and Technology Group just 37 days ago with “massive fraud” — though not for any work it performed for former President Donald Trump's media company

A federal report says safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults

Boeing is already facing questions about quality and safety of its aircraft, and now it has a labor showdown on its hands in Seattle

Major League Baseball uniforms will have larger lettering on the back of jerseys and individual pant customization will be available to all players beginning in 2025

Stocks closed sharply higher on Wall Street, erasing their losses for the week, after the government reported a cooldown in hiring last month

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell 84 cents to $78.11 per barrel Friday

Three anti-wind power groups are suing New Jersey to overturn a key environmental approval for a wind energy farm planned off the coast of Long Beach Island

The health insurer Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit over whether its fertility treatment coverage discriminates against LGBTQ+ patients

The chief of staff of a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges weeks before her boss goes to trial in New York in a fraud case

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Apple, Amgen rise; Expedia, Fortinet fall

U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in April.

The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant’s search engine constitutes an illegal monopoly

Workers have begun removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says new rules governing electric vehicle tax credits are a giveaway to China

US employers scaled back their hiring in April, adding 175,000 jobs in the face of higher borrowing rates

A U.K. High Court judge has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence it could be delivered

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argues that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy

Nippon Steel says it has postponed the expected closing of its $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by three months after the U.S. Department of Justice requested more documentation related to the deal

The King’s Trust has celebrated its new name, an update of King Charles III’s long-running charity The Prince’s Trust

Stocks closed sharply higher on Wall Street, erasing their losses for the week, after the government reported a cooldown in hiring last month

The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over

A weekly newspaper in a rural Oklahoma community was at the center of a path of destruction

Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce it will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its military campaign in Gaza

Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first trip to Europe in five years, which starts in France on Monday

The world is producing more electronic waste than ever — 62 million metric tons in 2022

Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor

The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to slow the robust U.S. job market

A man charged with killing a St. Louis police officer in 2020 has been found guilty of murder

Everyone knows Warren Buffett’s successor won’t be able to match the legendary investor

Global Citizen NOW says it wants 2024 conference attendees to invest long-term in the African continent's fast-growing youth population and increase outreach to young changemakers

Airbnb has created a special category for guests who want to live like movie stars. The online marketplace for consumers to book short or long-term stays is offering homes inspired by movies.

Maui County is suing major cellular carriers for failing to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the height of last summer’s deadly wildfire

Turkey has announced that it is suspending all imports and exports to Israel over its ongoing military action in Gaza

Sony Pictures and Apollo Global Management have expressed interest in buying Paramount Global for $26 billion

Apple has posted its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the pandemic’s outset

The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to keep its benchmark rate at a two-decade high should have ripple effects across the economy

Gov. Andy Beshear is predicting that his recent economic development trip to Germany and Switzerland will reap more business investments in Kentucky

U.S. stocks closed higher and trimmed their losses for the week

The Fed held interest rates steady at a meeting this week.

A study by the nonprofit Brookings Institution says Russian state-affiliated accounts have boosted their use of TikTok and are getting more engagement on the short-form video platform ahead of the U.S. presidential election

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell 5 cents to $78.95 per barrel Thursday