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Cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for misleading investors who lost billions when his company's crypto ecosystem collapsed in 2022.

The Trump administration will seize the oil aboard a tanker that U.S. troops captured this week near Venezuela, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.

Trump administration tariffs have increased prices for artificial Christmas trees imported from China this year, even as prices for real saplings remain unchanged, according to industry sources.

The Dutch branch of McDonald's axed a recent ad that parodied the Christmas song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" following backlash.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week, though it remains relatively near its low point so far this year.

When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wheat.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached an all-time intraday record on Thursday, sparking a victory lap from President Trump, who is tired of getting low marks on the economy.

Most U.S. stocks are rising on Thursday, but a sell-off for Oracle is weighing on Wall Street as investors question whether its big spending on artificial-intelligence technology will pay off.

A strike called by Portugal's two main trade union confederations brought severe travel disruption Thursday and forced the cancellation of many medical appointments and school classes. Government and municipal services, including trash collection,

President Trump Wednesday exalted the business climate in the country at a roundtable gathering of top U.S. tech entrepreneurs at the White House, saying his administration's policies are "committed to total dominance in technology right now."