Nordstrom to go private in $6.25 billion deal with founding family, Mexican retailer
Nordstrom on Monday announced it will become a private company after it agreed to a buyout deal valued at roughly $6.25 billion from Nordstrom’s...
Honda and Nissan officially begin merger talks to create world’s third-largest automaker
Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda on Monday announced they had entered into official talks to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales. In a...
Consumer protection board sues Walmart and fintech firm over gig-worker driver pay access
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Walmart and a financial technology firm, alleging they illegally forced drivers into using...
Lego is reinventing its iconic brick sets and keeping the toy industry afloat
The toy industry is headed for its second consecutive annual sales decline, but it’s got one thing propping it up:...
IRS plans to pay 1 million taxpayers up to $1,400. Here’s how to check if you’re eligible.
The IRS plans to issue automatic “special payments” of up to $1,400 to 1 million taxpayers starting later this month,...
Mozambique’s top court confirms ruling party win in disputed election
Mozambique’s top court on Monday confirmed the ruling party Frelimo’s victory in an October election, which has sparked massive protests...
King Charles to deliver Christmas message at former hospital chapel in break with tradition
King Charles will deliver his Christmas Day message from a church with links to the medical community, Buckingham Palace said...
Burt, the huge Australian crocodile who had a cameo in ‘Crocodile Dundee,’ dies at 90
(AP) — Burt, the huge crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo in the movie “Crocodile Dundee” and continued...
Drug lord Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia after 20 years in US prisons
One of Colombia’s infamous drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the...
Venezuelan opposition members say they’re under ‘siege’ as they take refuge in an embassy
The residence of the Argentine ambassador in Caracas, Venezuela, is mostly silent these days. Rather than diplomatic chatter or Christmas...
