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The company's shares have plummeted about 17% in value since last week.
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Home Depot’s sales continued to soften in the first quarter as the nation’s largest home improvement retailer not only was constrained by high mortgage rates and customers dealing with inflation concerns, but it also had to deal with a delayed start to...
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The union consists of 125 members in Washington state.
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CNX plans $1.5B hydrogen fuels plant at Pittsburgh airport, but wants federal tax credit to build it
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May 15
Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and also put safeguards around it
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A third miner is declared dead in a cave-in in southern Poland
Rescuers in southern Poland have recovered the body of a third miner a day after a cave-in in which 12 other workers were hurt
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Stock market today: S&P 500 flirts with its record after inflation slows
U.S. stocks are rising toward records with hope that inflation is heading back in the right direction
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Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after floods killed at least 59 people while 16 are missing
Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds in a bid to prevent further rainfall after flash floods that hit the country's Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 59 people dead
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Morocco’s automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era
Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades
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May 15
Pickup driver jailed in deadly crash with bus carrying Mexican workers to pick Florida melons
Mexico's consulate in central Florida is working to support a community of farmworkers after a highway collision killed eight Mexican citizens and injured 40 other people
May 15
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YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city
YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong to comply with a removal order, days after a court approved an injunction to ban the song in the city
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The WNBA's challenge: How to translate the Caitlin Clark hype into sustained growth for the league
The stars have aligned for the WNBA with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining the ranks of A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and others
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Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate
Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant's campus offices and said it will be requiring most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to office hubs in Bentonvill...
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OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure from ChatGPT maker
One of the original creators of the artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT says he is leaving the company after a nearly decade
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Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes
The Justice Department has determined that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft
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Justice Dept. tells judge that Boeing has violated agreement that shielded it from prosecution after 737 Max crashes
Justice Dept. tells judge that Boeing has violated agreement that shielded it from prosecution after 737 Max crashes
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Former NFL coach Jon Gruden loses Nevada high court ruling in NFL emails lawsuit
Former NFL coach Jon Gruden has lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed against the league after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021
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US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
Led by lower food and auto prices, inflation in the United States cooled slightly last month after three elevated readings, likely offering a tentative sigh of relief for officials at the Federal Reserve as well as President Joe Biden’s re-election team
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May 14
New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices
New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manufacturers
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How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 5/14/2024
Stocks ended higher on Wall Street, sending the Nasdaq composite to another record
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May 14
Vermont Legislature passes one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country
The Vermont legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country, aimed at cracking down on companies’ use of online personal data
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May 14
How Cannes works, from the standing ovations to the juries to the Palm Dog
The Cannes Film Festival is hallowed ground in cinema but understanding its unique landscape can be confounding
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May 14
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $1.10 to $78.02 per barrel Tuesday
May 14
May 14
Argentina reports its first single-digit inflation in 6 months as markets swoon and costs hit home
Government data in Argentina says the country’s monthly inflation rate has eased sharply to a single-digit rate in April for the first time in half a year
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May 14
TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban the popular platform
Eight TikTok content creators have sued the U.S. over the new federal law that would could ban the social media platform nationwide
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May 14
Labor laws largely exclude nannies. Some are banding together to protect themselves
Nannies, housekeepers, and home care workers are excluded from many federal workplace protections in the United States, and the private, home-based nature of the work means abuse tends to happen behind closed doors
May 14
May 14
Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen to step down after 4 decades in charge of family-owned paper
Seattle Times publisher and CEO Frank Blethen has announced he will step down at the end of next year, after four decades leading the newspaper his family has owned since 1896
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May 14
GameStop stock soars 120%
The 'Roaring Kitty' meme stock rally continues for a second day.
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May 14
Meme stocks are roaring again. This time may be different
GameStop and other meme stocks are roaring once again, surging to dizzying heights suddenly and sharply
May 14
May 14
US suggests possibility of penalties if production of Chinese electric vehicles moves to Mexico
The Biden administration is suggesting the possibility that new penalties could be put in place if the Chinese makers of electric vehicles try to move their production to Mexico to avoid newly announced import taxes
May 14
May 14
Alibaba's profit in Q4 tumbles due to equity investments, New York-listed stock plunges
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding on Tuesday posted a greater-than-expected decline in profit for the fourth quarter due to its equity investments, sending its stock price plunging in New York
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May 14
Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic
Google has rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links
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May 14
Feds urge people not to put decals on steering wheels after a driver is hurt by flying metal pieces
Federal auto safety regulators are warning people not to stick decals on their steering wheels because they can be hurled at drivers if the air bags inflate in a crash
May 14
May 14
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama are voting to join the UAW. Here's what's at stake.
Vote comes a month after the UAW unionized its first auto plant in the South.
May 14
May 14
Here are the locations that Red Lobster is closing in the US
Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The locations span across more than 20 states — cutting back on Red Lobster’s presence in cities like Denver, San Antonio, Indianapolis and Sacramento
May 14
May 14
Red Lobster closes dozens of locations months after 'endless shrimp' losses
Dozens of Red Lobster locations across the U.S. are now on the chopping block
May 14
May 14
As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity
Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States
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May 14
Meme stocks resurge as ‘Roaring Kitty’ returns to social media.
Shares of GameStop surged more than 70% for the second day in a row.
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May 14
Sony Group, The Container Store rise; Alibaba, Smart Sand fall, Tuesday, 5/14/2024
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Sony Group, The Container Store rise; Alibaba, Smart Sand fall
May 14
May 14
Whistleblower questions delays and mistakes in way EPA used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment
The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that the EPA brags is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster
May 14
May 14
Fed's Powell downplays potential for a rate hike despite higher price pressures
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely to raise its key interest rate in response to signs of stubborn inflation and underscored his view that price increases would soon start to cool again
May 14
May 14
Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison
An anti-abortion activist who led others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive health clinic in the nation’s capital has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison
May 14
May 14
Driver of pickup that collided with farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, is arrested on DUI charges
The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter
May 14
May 14
Police: 8 dead, at least 40 injured when farmworkers' bus overturns in central Florida
Police: 8 dead, at least 40 injured when farmworkers' bus overturns in central Florida
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