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Retail sales up a surprising 0.6% in June after a May pullback by consumers

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, Associated Press Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After an earlier pullback , consumers picked up their spending in June despite anxiety ...

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Republican senators caution Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell

By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators ...

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Starbucks takes aim at remote work, says some employees may need to relocate to headquarters

By DEE-ANN DURBIN Starbucks is requiring some remote workers to return to its headquarters and increasing the number of days that corporate employees are ...

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Elmo’s hacked X account posted racist messages. Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control

Sesame Workshop was trying to regain full control over its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted ...

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One Tech Tip: ‘Click-to-cancel’ is over, but there are other ways to unsubscribe

By CORA LEWIS NEW YORK (AP) — A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions, has been ...

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Musk’s latest Grok chatbot searches for billionaire mogul’s views before answering questions

By MATT O’BRIEN The latest version of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok is echoing the views of its billionaire creator, so much so ...

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AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secrets

By MATT O’BRIEN A secretive competition to pioneer a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence chatbots is getting a messy public airing as ...

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TikTok faces fresh European privacy investigation over China data transfers

By KELVIN CHAN LONDON (AP) — TikTok is facing a fresh European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China, regulators said Thursday. ...

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Ticker: Wegovy and Zepbound prices fall; ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy find new natural gas deposit off Cyprus

Wegovy and Zepbound, two well-known medicines for obesity, are becoming less expensive, but consistent availability to the medications is still difficult. Many patients cannot ...

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Deals made by Trump since pausing his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs remain sparse

Written by AP Business Writer WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS NEW YORK (AP) President Donald Trump introduced his most comprehensive set of tariffs just over three months ...

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