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Rhode Island’s ‘Taylor Swift Tax’ on vacation homes of the wealthy is spreading to other states
A new push by states to tax the real estate of the wealthy has sparked a backlash among brokers and...
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U.S. judge orders Google to share search data with competitors
Alphabet’s Google must share data with rivals to open up competition in online search, a judge in Washington ruled on...
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Spirit Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year
Spirit Airlines on Friday filed for bankruptcy protection, just months after the budget carrier failed to secure better financial footing...
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Cracker Barrel rebrand: Why companies retreat when faced with consumer criticism
It’s been a busy week for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s marketing team. The restaurant chain announced a rebrand and...
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Retail panic: What the end of the ‘de minimis’ exemption means for brands across the globe
The de minimis exemption, an obscure trade law provision that has simultaneously fueled and eroded businesses across the globe, officially...
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AI detects sound of frog species threatened in Southern California
THE SANTA ROSA PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, Calif. — The scientist traipses to a pond wearing rubber boots but he doesn’t...
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Lego hits record revenue in first half of 2025, boosted by brick flowers and cars
Flowers, succulents and Formula One race cars helped fuel a 12% revenue bump for Lego during the first half of...
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Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year, exec says
Google has eliminated more than one-third of its managers overseeing small teams, an executive told employees last week, as the...
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Trump accused Fed governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud. That can be hard to prove, experts say.
The Trump administration’s latest allegations of mortgage fraud have raised questions about a long-standing housing issue known as owner-occupancy mortgage...
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Trump accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud. That can be hard to prove, experts say
The Trump administration’s latest allegations of mortgage fraud have raised questions about a long-standing housing issue known as owner-occupancy mortgage...
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