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For operators managing multiple locations, recovering one or two percentage points of labor or food costs can translate into tens—or hundreds—of thousands of dollars annually.

A coalition of 12 U.S. states filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to stop Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the blockbuster media merger would reduce competition, drive up prices for consumers and further consolidate power in Hollywood.

Meta is dramatically expanding its largest artificial intelligence infrastructure project, increasing the planned investment in its Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana to more than $50 billion.

Leaders in the AI industry argue that investors are becoming more strategic about where they deploy AI and how they measure its return on investment after recent volatility in semiconductor stocks.

Kraken is the latest tech company to place its bets on agentic artificial intelligence. The cryptocurrency exchange company announced that it plans to restructure its entire flagship app around agentic AI.

Airfare prices 2026 remain elevated after Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC on July 10 that the roughly 20% jump in domestic ticket prices is "sustainable," citing strong demand and four carriers controlling 73% of U.S. traffic — even as jet fuel costs are projected to fall 20% next quarter while fares stay high.

After years of working in investigations, intelligence, and executive protection, I've come to believe that modern corporate espionage rarely resembles the dramatic scenes we see in movies.

Founded in Lithuania, Oxylabs has grown from a premium proxy provider into a global data infrastructure platform.

EasyJet shares surged Friday after the British budget airline said it is considering a higher takeover proposal from Apollo Global Management valued at about $7.7 billion, replacing its earlier support for a rival bid from Castlelake.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company's latest flagship artificial intelligence model delivers a 54% improvement in token efficiency for agentic coding tasks.

The stock has surged more than 250% in 2026 as demand for high-bandwidth memory and other AI-related semiconductor products continues to accelerate.

During the early months of the pandemic, global interest in pet adoption surged as households sought stability amid disruption.

AstraZeneca shares fell sharply Thursday after the pharmaceutical giant reported that its experimental use of Wainua failed to achieve the primary endpoint in a late-stage clinical trial for a rare heart disease.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company has unveiled Grok 4.5, the latest version of its flagship large language model.

Demand for SK Hynix's $28 billion American depositary receipt (ADR) offering has reportedly exceeded available shares by more than seven times.

Several states plan to challenge Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. by filing an antitrust lawsuit.

Apple is deepening its investment in American chip manufacturing with a new multi-year agreement worth more than $30 billion with Broadcom, marking the largest U.S. manufacturing commitment in the company's history.