Business

Touchscreens and self-checkout machines were designed to help customers. But restaurants and retailers are ditching them to humanize stores and attract workers.

The US-Canada trade war escalates as Canada imposes 15% to 50% tariffs on $20 billion of American goods, matching Trump's earlier duties. Trump threatens to ban Bombardier jet sales unless production moves stateside, while talks remain stalled over French-language content rules and auto tariffs, with both economies bracing for deepening economic fallout.

The FTC and 22 states sued Amazon, alleging the company secretly manipulated its advertising auction system since 2018 to overcharge 1.2 million advertisers by more than $20 billion, with costs passed to shoppers. Amazon strongly disputes the claims, calling the lawsuit misguided and citing advertiser savings from prioritizing ad relevancy over bid price.

Capital One disclosed in a court filing that it closed more than 300 accounts linked to the Trump Organization in 2021 due to anti-money laundering concerns, denying claims of political motivation.

McDonald's reported its slowest growth since 2025 in the second quarter due to operational inefficiencies caused by an influx of promotional deals, leading to the immediate departure of U.S. president Joe Erlinger.

Elon Musk is poised to become the world's first trillionaire, with his net worth potentially reaching $1.11 trillion if the initial public offering of SpaceX goes as planned.

Stephen Curry has partnered with Li-Ning for a ten-year deal, ending his sneaker free agency and giving the Chinese sportswear giant a major win, as well as expanding the brand's market share in the US.

The US military may soon be barred from using prediction markets to bet on global events if a draft defense policy bill passes Congress and becomes law, following a high-profile case where a US special forces soldier is accused of using classified information to place bets tied to the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

A new study by the Julian Bond Institute found that young Black and Hispanic Americans have high financial aspirations, but are hindered by structural access issues such as lack of family financial resources, affordable credit, and adequate income.

The Gates Foundation has launched an independent investigation into its ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and has apologized to staff for the relationship, calling it a "huge mistake".