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Walmart Inc said on Thursday that prices for shoppers will go up due to higher tariffs on imports from China as the world's largest retailer reported its best comparable sales growth for the first quarter in nine years.

Uber drivers who are agitating for full-time employee status face a lengthy stretch ahead. Shares of the ride-hailing giant rose 3.3 percent on Wednesday, a day after the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Uber dr...

Oil prices edged up on Thursday to extend gains into a third straight session, as tensions in the Middle East stoked fears of potential disruptions to supply.

It's National Women's Health Week (NWHW), an initiative aimed at raising awareness about health issues that affect women. Design, technology and female leadership have met to create some of the smartest innovations that ...

What are the main ingredients to a startup's success? HEC Paris Entrepreneurship Professor Etienne Krieger looks at six keys that can make a new business truly successful.

Premier League soccer club, West Ham United has partnered with Socios.com, which will see fans buying digital tokens that will allow them to vote and access special offers. But why deploy blockchain technology as part of...

Esports company Fnatic is riding high, announcing US$19 million in new funding. Here's how Fnatic and CEO Sam Mathews are winning the game of Esports, both on the screen and in the boardroom, and why other entrepreneurs ...

Now that the four largest cruise companies all own private destinations in the Bahamas, chances are your Caribbean cruise will include a stop at one of them. But what you …

It's time for the corporate world to do more in supporting youth mental health issues. Kids Help Phone is one of those organizations doing good.

Oil prices rose on Thursday for the third day in a row as fears of supply disruptions amid heightened tensions in the Middle East overshadowed swelling U.S. crude inventories.

“If the U.S. restricts Huawei, it will not make the U.S. safer, nor will it make the U.S. stronger.” On Wednesday, President Trump used an executive order to declare a national economic emergency that empowers the U....

President Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure report is expected to provide a rare glimpse into whether his presidency has helped or hurt his hotels, golf resorts and other parts of …

The Latest on the competition for the XPrize For Global Learning (all times local): 8 p.m. A US company founded by game-developer parents who wanted to help their special-needs son …

The Weinstein Company sold most of its assets to a private equity firm last year, but women who accused Mr. Weinstein of abuse, along with insurers and creditors, still have claims pending.

State officials concluded that Pacific Gas & Electric lines caused the Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and is the deadliest in state history.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has released its public equity holdings as of March 31, 2019.        

WeWork Cos. said Wednesday that sales growth accelerated and losses slightly narrowed in the first quarter. The New York company, one of the country's most valuable startups, is preparing to test public investors' appeti...

It's Local Business Week here in the U.K. but those of who aim to celebrate the event by buying from a neighborhood trader may well find that Google search tends to favor big brands. Christine Telyan of Euni tells Trevor...

Nintendo revealed a new voucher program available to Nintendo Switch Online members.

Super Mario Maker 2 is going to be a beefy sequel. Today, Nintendo announced a bunch of new features for the game as part of its Direct video series. Originally revealed in February, Super Mario Maker 2 is the follow-up ...

Partnering with PitchBook, Silicon Valley Bank, & CBRE, my firm analyzed a broad spectrum of Midwest startup & VC data. This analysis revealed trends that tell a much more powerful story about the Midwest's success than ...

Nvidia reported earnings and revenues that were well below last year's figures, but the graphics and AI chips company beat analyst expectations.