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A UPS seasonal worker delivers packages on Cyber Monday in New York on Nov. 27, 2023.Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhen Matt Kubancik, a small business owner in Louisville, Kentucky, cast his ballot for Donald Trump in November, he was hoping that the Republican nominee’s return to the White House would provide a spark to the economy and lead to reduced prices for gas and groceries.Instead, the first half-year of Trump’s second term in the White House has been more like a “vacation from hell,” Kubancik said. Guardian Baseball, the baseball goods company he co-founded in 2018, mostly relies…

Costco shoppers may soon be getting more bang for their buck.Three months after the retailer extended hours at its North American gas stations, CEO Ron Vachris has said the wholesale club is reviewing the possibility of keeping its stores open longer as well.Vachris said on the company’s May 29 earnings call that customer response to the gas station changes has been exceedingly positive.”The combination of expanded gas station hours, new gas station openings and lower prices at the pump have led us to having two of our all-time highest gallon weeks in the U.S. during the last month,” Vachris said.As…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2025.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled the Trump administration’s openness on Wednesday to extend President Donald Trump’s current 90-day tariff pause beyond July 9 for the U.S.’ top trading partners, as long as they show “good faith” in ongoing trade negotiations.The U.S. has 18 “important trading partners,” Bessent said at a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee in Washington. The Trump administration, he said, is “working toward deals” with those…

Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino, the younger daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, is on an 11-day tour of Brazil. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a welcome ceremony at the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a welcome ceremony at the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)Read More Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a welcome ceremony at the…

If you’re planning on getting a Covid-19 booster this fall, you could be faced with a hefty bill — even if you have insurance.Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in May that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends a Covid-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant people.Kennedy shared the announcement on the social media platform, X, in a video alongside Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Marty Makary, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.”Last year, the Biden administration urged healthy children to get yet…

Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThere’s a mini-boom happening in fintech.After a multi-year IPO slowdown triggered by rising rates and valuation resets, some of the emerging players in online stock trading, banking, lending and crypto-related services are hitting the public market, or at least preparing for a debut.The next test of Wall Street’s enthusiasm is expected to come on Thursday, when Chime is slated to start trading on the Nasdaq. The provider of online banking services offered a price range of $24 to $26 a share, which would equate to a market cap of about $9.1…

VCV | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesGoogle on Wednesday added a chief AI architect to its leadership ranks as the company continues to prioritize artificial intelligence and add the technology to more of its products.The company tapped Koray Kavukcuoglu, Google DeepMind’s chief technology officer, for the new senior vice president position, the company confirmed Wednesday. Kavukcuoglu will report directly to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Semafor first reported the executive change.Kavukcuoglu will help with product strategy and “accelerate how we bring our world-leading models into our products, with the goal of more seamless integration, faster iteration, and greater efficiency,” Pichai…

People walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 5, 2025. Majid Asgaripour | Via ReutersCrude oil futures rose more than 4% on Wednesday as tensions escalated between the U.S. and Iran, with President Donald Trump expressing doubt that the two countries will reach a nuclear deal.Brent crude futures rose $2.90, or 4.3%, to close at $69.77 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained $3.17, or 4.9%, to settle at $68.15.The U.S. is preparing to evacuate all non-essential personnel from its embassy in Baghdad, two State Department officials told NBC News without elaborating on the reason. Trump is…

Jun 11, 2025, 03:15 PM ETAS EARLY PLANS for the 2026 FIFA World Cup came together, the three host areas in the Northeast — Boston, New York/New Jersey and Philadelphia — saw an opportunity to pitch themselves as one megasite for visitors. A key piece of that pitch was how easy it is to get anywhere along the Northeast Corridor by Amtrak.There’s one potential problem with the plan, however: Amtrak. With the men’s World Cup starting in June 2026, experts warn that the national rail system, already beleaguered by breakdowns and spotty service along the congested corridor, may not be…

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty again, convicted Wednesday of a top sex crimes charge at his #MeToo retrial in New York City. The mixed and partial verdict came more than five years after his first conviction, which an appeals court overturned last year.The jury returned a verdict on two of three charges against Weinstein, acquitting him of one. Jurors indicated that they had yet to achieve unanimity on the final count. That could mean more deliberations on Thursday.The verdict capped an extraordinary fifth day of deliberations.The jury foreperson complained that he was being bullied by…