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The lawsuit says the burrito chain’s stock price has been battered by the outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.

The market saw its worst five-day start to a year on record this week as investors were whipsawed by fluctuating oil prices, robust U.S. job growth data.

Steven A. Cohen, whose former fund, SAC Capital, was the target of a long-running insider trading case, cannot trade again until 2018.

After Chinese stocks plunged this week, the now-suspended circuit-breaker is being blamed for exacerbating the situation.

December saw a healthy 292,000 jobs added to payrolls, but wage gains were muted, and many of the new jobs could be seasonal.

The Chinese currency has plunged to its lowest level against the dollar in five years, raising concerns about the affect on global markets.

The move by CEO Howard Levine had been expected since a $9.2 billion merger with Dollar Tree.

Stocks were down slightly mid-session Friday, having given up an early rally that came after a week of volatility in global markets.

The economy added 292,000 jobs in December — finishing 2015 with 2.7 million for the year, which is lower than last year’s total of 3.1 million — as wages remain subdued and unemployment holds steady at 5 percent.

A study says 14.4 million people, including Lyft and Uber drivers, derive significant income from it, but many experts are unconvinced.

On Friday, Asian and European markets traded mostly higher, capping a week that saw over $2 trillion wiped from global assets.

The ex-CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, Martin Shkreli, who hiked the price of an HIV drug by 5,000 percent, was arrested on fraud charges.

The past year saw deals worth nearly $4.3 trillion — significantly above the previous peak, before the financial crisis, according to a Thursday report.

Government intervention is seen to have boosted stocks after Thursday’s sharp falls, and the controversial "circuit breaker" was suspended indefinitely.

Indexes climbed early Friday as the country suspended a circuit breaker in an attempt to reassure investors worried by a yuan devaluation.

The automaker will build Santa Fe Sport crossovers at its Montgomery factory, in addition to Sonata and Elantra sedans.

The disclosure came early Friday, a day after shares in the maker of memory chips and smartphones hit their lowest point since October.

The closure of the company's Evansville, Indiana, facility will leave its New York state site as its last active smelter.

Insiders are calling for further depreciation of China's currency, backed by tighter capital controls to curb speculation and capital flight.

Zhou Chengjian, the founder and chairman of the Metersbonwe fashion brand, was named China’s 65th richest man last year.

China’s central bank let the yuan slide against the dollar Thursday, ratcheting up economic fears and sending world markets tumbling.

The government has worrisome problems with its currency and with its equity markets. Can Beijing convince investors it has them both under control?

Chinese regulators said Thursday they halted the circuit-breaker mechanism that suspended trading on China's stock markets twice this week.

Wall Street indexes sank Thursday in reaction to China's devaluation of the yuan, with the Dow off to the worst yearly start in its history.

Turmoil in China's stock market Thursday stoked fears that the country’s crude demand is falling amid the global oil glut.

U.S. oil producers are pumping nearly 9.2 million barrels a day as they grapple with layoffs and soaring debts caused by low prices.

Workers from 300 companies will forge the agreements to propel the lucrative industry at next week’s JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.

Amid further turmoil in the Chinese stock market, oil prices dropped to levels not seen in over 11 years while global stocks traded broadly lower.

The restructuring will mostly impact Yahoo’s media business, its European operations and its platforms technology group, according to a report.