Whoopi Goldberg to launch tea during N.Y. cannabis industry event
Whoopi Goldberg attends the "Night with Whoopi" event in Venice Beach, Calif., on July 20. She will promote her Whoop-Tea cannabis drink at the Cannabis…
Delivery driver pleads guilty to stealing $2.5m from DoorDash | Business and Economy
US federal prosecutors say defendant and co-conspirators got the company to pay for deliveries that never occurred.A former food delivery driver pleaded guilty to conspiring…
Analysis: Korea’s private equity firm MBK Partners faces growing troubles
May 13 (UPI) -- South Korean prosecutors raided the country's two rating agencies Monday to investigate suspicions surrounding the bond issuance of Home Plus, the…
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty steps down for ‘personal reasons’
1 of 2 | CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Andrew Witty, resigned on Tuesday, citing "personal reasons." File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI. | License Photo May…
Trump’s film tariff plan threatens new hurdles for filmmakers
May 12 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's announcement that he wishes to place tariffs on internationally-produced films has people in the movie business worrying of…
U.S.-China trade talks continue for second day
May 11 (UPI) -- High-level trade talks between the United States and China are continuing Sunday in Geneva, marking the second day of negotiations between…
‘It’s a business’ – Darts icon backs plan to move World Championship from Alexandra Palace and hand £2MILLION to winner
A Darts icon has backed a proposed venue change for the PDC World Darts Championships.Alexandra Palace has been the tournament's home since its 2008 move…
U.S., China start trade talks in Geneva
May 10 (UPI) -- The United States and China are carrying out high-level diplomatic talks in Geneva, Chinese state-run media reported from the Swiss capital…
Google agrees to pay $1.375B in Texas data privacy settlement
May 10 (UPI) -- Google will pay $1.375 billion to settle a 2022 data privacy lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday. The lawsuit…
FTC delays enforcement of ‘click-to-cancel’ for subscriptions by 60 days
The Federal Trade Commission has delayed enforcing the Negative Option Rule, which is the "click-to-cancel" option requiring companies to make it as easy to cancel…
Democrats decry being fired from Consumer Product Safety Commission
May 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has fired three Democrats sitting on the five-member Consumer Product Safety Commission. Former chair Alex Hoehn-Saric and Commissioners…
Panasonic restructuring cuts 10,000 jobs
May 9 (UPI) -- Panasonic revealed during an online press conference Friday that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026.…
Will African nations ever be able to repay their debt? | Business and Economy
African nations are drowning in debt. A halt of US aid to many countries on the continent could worsen the crisis.Africa is a continent rich…
United States, Britian to announce trade deal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump, seen here together in Washington in February, are set to announce a trade deal between…
US Federal Reserve holds rates steady, warns of higher unemployment | Business and Economy News
The central bank will hold steady amid economic uncertainty driven by tariffs.The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged, brushing off President Donald Trump’s…
Alphabet, Apple shares lose value amid possible search engine change
1 of 2 | Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Wednesday. Apple shares dropped 2.1% to…
Jury orders Israeli firm to pay WhatsApp nearly $170M in damages
Tuesday's verdict from a federal jury caps a six-year legal battle over an Israeli cybersecurity firm using WhatsApp to infect users with its maleware. File…
Britain, India sign trade deal in wake of Trump tariffs
May 6 (UPI) -- Britain and India announced a trade agreement Tuesday following three years of negotiations. The british government said it had "secured the…
DoorDash acquires Deliveroo, SevenRooms in separate deals
May 6 (UPI) -- DoorDash announced on Tuesday that it has acquired rival food delivery service Deliveroo and the SevenRooms restaurant technology company in separate…
OpenAI says its nonprofit board will remain in control of its for-profit business
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Monday that its nonprofit will remain in control over its for-profit business, as the startup moves forward with plans to change…