AP Business Writer

Michelle Chapman

Dollar Tree has been trying to lure customers from other retailers using its rock-bottom prices, but juggernauts like Walmart and Target have also said their customers are under pressure and they’re cutting prices, too.

Retail |
Even bargain chains see spending pullback as higher prices squeeze more Americans

September 4, 2024 at 1:53 p.m.

Dollar Tree has been trying to lure customers from other retailers using its rock-bottom prices, but juggernauts like Walmart and Target have also said their customers are under pressure and...

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs related to a global tech outage this month that disrupted emergency services, communications and thousands of businesses.

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Delta CEO says airline is facing $500 million in costs from global tech outage

July 31, 2024 at 11:22 a.m.

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs related to a global tech outage this month that disrupted emergency services, communications and thousands...

The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a 2022 security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally.

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Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded from a third-party platform in security breach

July 13, 2024 at 6:55 p.m.

The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a 2022 security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses,...

Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9.

National News |
US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

June 27, 2024 at 4:43 p.m.

Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9.

Amazon is shifting from the plastic air pillows used for packaging in North America to recycled paper because it’s more environmentally sound, and it says paper just works better.

Business |
So long plastic air pillows: Amazon shifting to recycled paper filling for packages in North America

June 20, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

Amazon is shifting from the plastic air pillows used for packaging in North America to recycled paper because it’s more environmentally sound, and it says paper just works better.

In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people.

National News |
Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by US surgeon general who asks Congress to act

June 17, 2024 at 1:15 p.m.

In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people.

Discount retailer Dollar Tree says it's looking at strategic options for the Family Dollar stores that it owns, including a possible sale of the segment.

Business |
Dollar Tree looking at options for Family Dollar, including possible sale of the segment

June 5, 2024 at 2:12 p.m.

Discount retailer Dollar Tree says it's looking at strategic options for the Family Dollar stores that it owns, including a possible sale of the segment.

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, slumped Thursday after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial.

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Shares in Trump Media slump after former president convicted in hush money trial

May 31, 2024 at 7:23 a.m.

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, slumped Thursday after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial.

Discount retailer Dollar Tree is planning to reopen some 99 Cents Only stores that have closed, rebranding them and filling them with their own products.

Business |
Nearly 200 shuttered 99 Cents Only stores to re-open as Dollar Tree locations

May 30, 2024 at 1:13 p.m.

Discount retailer Dollar Tree is planning to reopen some 99 Cents Only stores that have closed, rebranding them and filling them with their own products.

T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry.

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T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt

May 28, 2024 at 10:21 a.m.

T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry.

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