Section

Business

Companies, markets and entrepreneurs.

Business

Trump promised to lower prices for Americans. Here's what the data shows.

Just weeks before the midterm elections, 90% of Americans say prices in the U.S. are the main factor shaping their view of the economy. These charts show why.

Editorial Team9 Oct, 19:23

Trump promised to lower prices for Americans. Here's what the data shows.

Business

Starbucks says it’s focused on turnaround after report it explored Chipotle merger

A tie-up would reunite Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol with the company he led before he took the helm at the coffee giant.

Editorial Team9 Oct, 00:22

Starbucks says it’s focused on turnaround after report it explored Chipotle merger

Business

Chipotle shares jump after report that Starbucks has explored a takeover

A move by Starbucks to buy the fast-casual Mexican chain would combine two of the most recognizable restaurant brands.

Editorial Team9 Oct, 00:18

Chipotle shares jump after report that Starbucks has explored a takeover

October 8, 2026

Business

Can GLP-1 drugs help stop compulsive shopping, gambling and other ways people throw away their money?

Researchers will explore whether weight-loss drugs can deter risky or impulsive financial decisions. "It might be very good financially for the average person," one neuroscientist said.

Editorial Team

Can GLP-1 drugs help stop compulsive shopping, gambling and other ways people throw away their money?

October 8, 2026

Business

How inflation can change your retirement plan

Inflation can quietly reshape retirement finances, making it important to revisit key parts of your plan.

Editorial Team

How inflation can change your retirement plan

October 7, 2026

Business

Americans are paying 62% more for water than a decade ago. Here's where costs have risen the most.

Americans paid an average of $531 per year for household water in 2025, although people in some states pay far more, according to a new study.

Editorial Team

Americans are paying 62% more for water than a decade ago. Here's where costs have risen the most.

October 6, 2026

Business

Paramount completes $110B Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance

The deal puts CEO David ‌Ellison in control of one of the world’s largest entertainment companies.

Editorial Team

Paramount completes $110B Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance

October 5, 2026

Business

On cusp of merger, ‘Digger’ bombs for Warner Bros., ‘Verity’ takes No. 1 at box office

The disappointing opening comes just as Paramount Skydance is closing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Editorial Team

On cusp of merger, ‘Digger’ bombs for Warner Bros., ‘Verity’ takes No. 1 at box office

October 2, 2026

Business

Man City lodges ‘comprehensive’ appeal after guilty verdict in financial rule-breaking scandal

Manchester City has lodged a “comprehensive” appeal, the club confirmed Friday, following the publication of a report by an independent commission detailing large-scale financial rule-breaking by the Premier League giant in one of English soccer’s biggest scandals.

Editorial Team