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The recent arrest of two black men who were sitting in a Starbucks in Philadelphia adds the coffee chain to a list of retailers accused of racial bias.        

A case before the nation's highest court may spark change in how online retailers charge shoppers in states around the country.

China is accounting for a bigger and bigger chunk of VC deals globally, closing in on the U.S. long-time lead. Consolidation continues in China with WeWork buying NakedHub's co-working spaces for $400 million.

The U.S. federal government is as potentially susceptible to blockchain hype as the rest of us, so ACT-IAC - a non-profit focused on advancing technology in government - has released its first-ever Blockchain Playbook to...

Gas prices have climbed a bit in northern New England. GasBuddy's daily survey of gas outlets in Maine found that the average retail gasoline prices in the state have risen …

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Carl Icahn's company strikes approximately $1.85B deal that includes merging the gaming and hotel operations of Tropicana Entertainment into Eldorado Resorts

Chancellor Angela Merkel's party says the rights of Germany's parliament must be preserved as the eurozone rescue fund is converted into a "European Monetary Fund," and that the EU's Executive …

Saying 'sorry' and talking about reviewing training and practices won't be enough.

Some UK Amazon workers pee in bottles to make work deadlines according to a new report. Elizabeth Keatinge has more.        

AP Louis Bacon is backing protégé Greg Coffey's new hedge fund, according to The Financial Times. Bacon, the founder of Moore Capital, once described Coffey as "the most impressive trader I've ever seen." Billionaire L...

The CEO of Starbucks said he will order "unconscious bias" training after the "reprehensible" arrest of two black men.

WPP, the world's biggest advertising company, entered uncharted territory on Monday without its founder Martin Sorrell whose departure has left it rudderless at a time of swirling industry change. Shares in the group fel...

New survey of U.S. consumers and other markets reveals accelerating trends in online CPG shopping.

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as investors bet the weekend's U.S.-led missile attack on Syria would not escalate into a broader conflict, while turning their focus to the earnings season.

The Tesla/SpaceX CEO has admirable reasons, but in this one area, he's not a role model for entrepreneurs.

Asian stocks saw early gains erode by midmorning Monday, led by declines in Hong Kong and Chinese equities as investors assess airstrikes against Syria over the weekend and focus on the start of earnings season in the U....

China is turning Pakistan into its own "semi-colony," as it did recently with Sri Lanka, collecting tolls from every vehicle that passes through CPEC.

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Some brands do everything they can to avoid political controversy. Cards Against Humanity is not one of them. Last November, the maker of the crude-yet-hilarious party game announced it was raising $2.2 million to buy a ...

(Reuters) - A unit of U.S. activist hedge fund Elliott Management said it now held the largest stake in Whitbread Plc , making it the second activist in recent months to draw attention to Britain's biggest hotel and coff...