Business

Business

‘We’re in the last, hard yards’: quiet hopes for UK-EU reset at crucial summit | European Union

For veterans of the Brexit years, such as Keir Starmer, the next 12 hours will feel painfully familiar. Negotiations will go until the final hours. But this time, there is…

Business

Williams-Sonoma To Absorb Tariff Costs, Maintains Revenue Outlook

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) shares fell sharply on Thursday after posting mixed results for its fiscal first quarter of 2025. The retailer reported revenue of $1.73 billion, a 4.2% increase from…

Business

CalRecycle introduces revised landmark waste law regulations

State waste officials have taken another stab at rules implementing a landmark plastic waste law, more than two months after Gov. Gavin Newsom torpedoed their initial proposal. CalRecycle, the state…

Business

UK and EU reach deal over Brexit reset after fishing rights breakthrough | Brexit

The UK and EU have reached a last-minute deal over a significant reset to relations after a breakthrough on fishing rights and checks on food and other agricultural products. Under…

Business

Broadcom (AVGO) Slid in Q1 Despite Reporting Robust Results

Renaissance Investment Management, an investment management company, released its Q1 2025 “Large Cap Growth Strategy” investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The S&P 500 experienced…

Business

A little blue Disney alien could make ‘Lilo & Stitch’ a $1-billion blockbuster

Breea Milburn has been a Stitch fan since the beginning. As a child, she got hooked after seeing the mischievous blue alien crash the fourth wall and disrupt scenes from…

Business

Workers at top US consumer watchdog sound warning as Trump bids to gut agency | Trump administration

Donald Trump’s bid to gut the top US consumer watchdog has left the agency unable to protect consumers amid mounting fears of recession, according to workers. For months the Trump…

Business

IHS Towers Reaches Deal to Sell Its Rwanda Business to Paradigm Tower Ventures

IHS Holding Limited (NYSE:IHS) has entered into an agreement to sell 100% of IHS Rwanda Limited, including its approximately 1,465 sites, to Paradigm Tower Ventures. The transaction is expected to…

Business

AI is coming for call centers used by doctors’ offices

At one call center in the Philippines, workers help Americans with diabetes or neurological conditions troubleshoot devices that monitor their health. Sometimes they get pressing calls: elderly patients who are…

Business

Cash rate cut to 3.85% amid lowering inflation but RBA boss warns global economy is ‘complete rollercoaster’ | Reserve Bank of Australia

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the cash rate by a quarter point to 3.85%, easing pressure on mortgage holders grappling with high living costs and elevated interest repayments.…