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Walmart has received almost $2.9 billion in federal tariff refunds. The retail chain shared the figure in Thursday's fiscal 2027 quarter two financial results, crediting the refund with an increase in gross profit rate and operating income. Walmart's ...

At the San Francisco-based startup Anything AI, there's a robust team that seems like any fast-growing startup's organizational chart. There's Emma, who investigates reported bugs across logs, databases, and code, then drafts the reply; Otis, who ...

An unwritten rule has long governed the business world: never let them see you sweat. Leaders are expected to operate as perfectly polished corporate avatars, keeping their personal lives at a safe, academic distance. I've never been good at that. I ...

The prices of major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, are surging today. The upward movement is being cheered by investors in the digital tokens, which have, until recently, experienced a pretty horrendous 2026. But over the ...

Never before has a ketchup bottle been designed with such precise portion control. Heinz has released its first-ever customizable lid that comes with three settings for light, medium, and heavy labeled "Like," "Love," and "Crazy Love" for an ...

In central Arizona, about 90 miles east of Phoenix, an old open-pit copper mine sits full of water. The mine closed in the 1980s, left to accumulate rain and groundwater. These "pit lakes," as they're called, are monitored so that they don't ...

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. During the Pandemic Housing Boom, we saw red-hot housing demand quickly absorb much of the available slack in the housing market. Back ...

For it's new limited-edition Konstrunda collection, Ikea commissioned seven contemporary artists whose work can provide a jolt of color, abstract patterns, and irregular form to any interior design that's overly beige, boring, or neutral. The 22 ...

Picture yourself popping into a mini-mart to find a refreshing drink after a long day. Scanning the shelves, you spot a new "wellness" product, an herbal tonic in an attractive little 2-ounce bottle. You give it a try. You like it. You wind up ...

Well, this should come as no surprise to absolutely everyone: Americans, particularly younger generations like Gen Z, are increasingly worried about AI and its potential to take their jobs. This finding comes from a new survey from the nonprofit,