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Ferrero, the European confectionery giant behind Nutella and Ferrero Rocher, is set to acquire WK Kellogg Co., the maker of classic American cereals, according to a press release issued Thursday.

Elon Musk's new AI chatbot, Grok 4, is raising eyebrows for its unusual behavior

A 26-year-old woman has been arraigned in the fatal stabbing of her manager after being told to leave early from her shift following an argument at a Detroit-area McDonald’s restaurant

Chemical maker DuPont has agreed to a $27 million settlement to resolve a nearly decade-long lawsuit over the contamination of an upstate New York village’s water supply

Trump ratcheted up tariffs on Canada as the two sides negotiate a trade deal.

Shareholders of Walgreens Boots Alliance overwhelmingly approved the drugstore chain’s $10 billion acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore Partners, the companies announced Friday

Four people are presumed dead after a Liberian-flagged cargo ship came under an hourslong attack from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who ultimately sank the vessel in the Red Sea

A Michigan clock company that has helped people keep time for 99 years says it’s going out of business

Walmart is recalling about 850,000 stainless steel water bottles because the lid can “forcefully eject” and unexpectedly strike consumers — resulting in permanent vision loss for two people to date

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees moved into second in jersey sales behind Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Asian shares are mixed in cautious trading Friday after Wall Street closed at an all-time high with Delta Air Lines kicking off earnings season with a solid outlook for the rest of 2025, spurring an airline stock rally

Extortion is crippling businesses across Mexico, forcing many to shut down

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping his up his second and final day at a Southeast Asian security conference with a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart as tensions grow over issues from trade to security and China’s support for...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with China's leader Xi Jinping on a trip he says will focus on closer business ties

President Donald Trump says he will raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow to their decades-old alliance

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed a repeal of a law guaranteeing paid sick leave for workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage

Trump issued a flurry of tariffs on dozens of countries in recent days.

A woman convicted of stowing away on a flight from New York to Paris without a boarding pass or a passport won’t be released from custody

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged up this week, ending a five-week decline in borrowing costs for homebuyers

Several thousand Microsoft Outlook users ran into issues with the email platform Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with some reporting problems like loading their inboxes or signing in

Sticking to healthy snacks during workdays can be tough, especially with busy schedules and tempting treats nearby

A Dutch court has convicted a 43-year-old Russian man for breaching international sanctions

Tesla has scheduled an annual shareholders meeting for November, one day after the electric vehicle company came under pressure from major shareholders to do so

Italian confectioner Ferrero, known for brands like Nutella and Kinder, is buying the century-old U.S. cereal company WK Kellogg in a deal valued at approximately $3.1 billion

The unique and original Birkin bag that fashion house Hermès made for actor and singer Jane Birkin sold for 7 million euros or $8.2 million at auction in Paris

A new U.N. AIDS agency report says the sudden withdrawal of U.S. funding has caused a “systemic shock” to the global effort against AIDS and HIV

U.S. financial markets were uneven before the opening bell, even as Delta Air Lines kicked off earnings season with solid results and an improved outlook for the rest of 2025

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia as tensions between the countries rise over Moscow's increasing attacks on Ukraine

Ukrainian officials say that Russia pounded the capital with yet another major missile and drone attack

ABC News’ consumer correspondent Becky Worley breaks down the best deals out on Amazon and her smartest strategies to help you save big.

Grok, the artificial-intelligence chatbot produced by Elon Musk-owned xAI, this week began posting antisemitic messages in response to user queries, drawing condemnation from Jewish advocacy groups.

A judge has ruled that Alabama's Public Service Commission can continue holding private meetings to decide fuel price hikes

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Linda Yaccarino said she is stepping down from her role as CEO of X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk.

Yaccarino took the helm of X two years ago.

President Donald Trump is singling out Brazil for import taxes of 50%, citing its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro

Pharmaceutical giant Merck is buying Verona Pharma, a company that concentrates its efforts on respiratory diseases, in an approximately $10 billion deal

Ohio's job creation office has awarded a $310 million grant to Anduril Industries

As job-seekers look for work in an challenging environment, an increasing number are falling victim to scams that promise good pay for completing easy online tasks

Houthi rebels have attacked and sunk the cargo ship Eternity C in the Red Sea

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned that global trade is being weaponized as U.S. tariffs loom over Southeast Asia

Global shares are mostly higher following a choppy trading day on Wall Street as the Trump administration seeks to win more favorable trade deals with nations around the globe

China has imposed export controls on eight Taiwanese enterprises tied to the island's military

President Donald Trump and his advisers promised a lightning round of global trade negotiations with dozens of countries back in April

The last time President Donald Trump rolled out tariffs this high, financial markets quaked, consumer confidence crashed and his popularity plunged

Inflation is hovering near its lowest level since 2021.

President Donald Trump plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund, or ETF, through his media company

The European Union's justice chief says Hungary has made virtually no progress in addressing concerns about democratic backsliding over the last year

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s fundraising organization, ALSAC, promoted Ike Anand Tuesday to become its new president and chief executive officer

Switzerland’s medical products authority has granted the first approval for a malaria medicine designed for small infants