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McDonald’s is fighting back against media reports it says have exaggerated its price increases

U.S. stocks closed lower under the weight of higher yields in the bond market

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 60 cents to $79.23 per barrel Wednesday

For years, less than 2% of philanthropic giving in the U.S. has gone to benefit women and girls, but that could change in part thanks to new resources that Melinda French Gates has pledged in recent weeks

An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that officials said he ran for nearly a decade

Hungary’s top diplomat has visited Belarus for talks on expanding ties despite the European Union’s sanctions against the country

Despite a long string of recalls that began more than two decades ago, about 6.2 million vehicles with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators remain on U.S. roads today

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge

California lawmakers have advanced a host of artificial intelligence proposals that would protect jobs, build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination, and outlaw deepfakes involving elections or pornography

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: American Airlines, Advance Auto Parts fall; Chewy, Dick’s Sporting Goods rise

Three Black men are suing American Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against when ordered to leave a plane in January

The Cleveland branch of the Federal Reserve says that Beth Hammack, an executive at investment bank Goldman Sachs, would be its next president effective Aug. 21

A volcano in southwestern Iceland is erupting, spewing red streams of lava and triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa

Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators are at high risk of exploding in a crash and hurling metal fragments

Nissan warns owners of some older, unrepaired vehicles not to drive them due to the risk of exploding air bag inflators

American Airlines is lowering some of its second-quarter financial forecasts and has announced the departure of its chief commercial officer

Egypt and China have signed agreements deepening their cooperation during President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s visit to Beijing

A preliminary investigation says the Singapore Airlines plane that ran into turbulence last week went through huge changes in gravitational force, leaving one passenger dead and many others injured

ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion as energy prices soar and big oil companies reap massive profits

ConocoPhillips to acquire Marathon Oil in a deal worth $22.5 billion, including debt

About 6.5 million children in Afghanistan are forecast to experience crisis levels of hunger in 2024

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers

Australian mining giant BHP Group has pledged to invest in South Africa's economy as it seeks support for a 38.6 billion pound ($49.3 billion) bid to acquire Anglo American, which was founded in the country more than a century ago and remains one of it...

The owner of Britain’s Royal Mail says it has accepted a 3.6 billion pound ($4.6 billion) takeover offer from Czech investor Daniel Křetínský

Sweden will give $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine, in its largest donation so far

The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its forecast for China's economy, while warning that reforms are needed to sustain growth

U.S. stocks fell under the weight of higher yields in the bond market

About 10 drag artists from around the United States are banding together to protect and promote their art form

The top European Union cybersecurity official says that disruptive digital attacks have doubled in the 27-member bloc in recent months and election-related services are also being targeted

Hopes for interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve are steadily fading, with a stream of recent remarks by Fed officials underscoring their intention to keep borrowing costs high as long as needed to curb persistently elevated inflation

South Africans have voted in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 years

More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm

The sole physical copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s unreleased “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” is headed to Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art

Russia’s wealthy elite could face higher income taxes

Most U.S. stocks fell as a tick higher in bond yields tightened the screws a bit on Wall Street following a three-day weekend

U.S. trade authorities have filed a labor complaint with Mexico over allegations that a Volkswagen auto plant in central Mexico unfairly fired union activists

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.11 to $79.83 per barrel Tuesday

A federal judge has sentenced former FTX executive Ryan Salame to more than seven years in prison

Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay New Jersey $125 million to settle claims over the company’s cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year

The emir of Qatar is looking to invest in energy and high-tech in Cyprus — projects seen as having a strong economic potential

Lenders will now be required to pause payments during disputed charge investigations, give refunds for returns or canceled services and provide periodic billing statements.

The U.S. is lifting some financial restrictions on Cuba in a move designed to boost private businesses on the island

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining a high-profile list of more than 240 wealthy philanthropists committed to donating over half their fortunes

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Insmed, Agios rise; DraftKings, Atlantica fall

A northern Virginia tech company is paying nearly $40,000 to settle claims it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking white, U.S.-born candidates for an opening as a business analyst

Bette Nash, recognized as the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, has died

Melinda French Gates plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the world

If you're looking for fresh, locally grown food this summer, a Community-Supported Agriculture program might be the answer

With stubborn inflation and higher costs, layoffs at small businesses are sometimes a necessity

Spanish authorities say that a building housing a bar and restaurant that collapsed on Mallorca lacked the proper authorization