A Chinese man called ‘Ma’ was detained. The news wiped $26 billion off Alibaba’s stock

Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant Ma co-founded, saw its Hong Kong-listed shares plunge as much as…

EU proposes ban on Russian oil imports. Hungary says it needs more time

But the plan immediately ran into opposition from EU countries seeking a longer transitional period, including…

TurboTax to pay customers $141 million after allegedly steering them away from free services

The settlement, announced Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, said about 4.4 million customers…

Starbucks will raise wages again — but not for unionized workers

The coffee chain said it would raise wages back in October. Starbucks will honor those commitments…

Why the food crisis sparked by Russia’s war hasn’t hit Gulf states yet

But elsewhere, in an even more arid part of the region, other countries appeared to be…

LongHorn Steakhouse honors employee who grilled 1 million steaks

Gayle Dudley, a longterm employee at a LongHorn SteakHouse in Georgia, was named “Grill Master Legend”…

Live updates: Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, earnings, stock price info and more

Berkshire Hathaway owns a lot of consumer businesses. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that…

Live updates: Elon Musk to buy Twitter

Twitter has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk in a deal valued at around $44…

Europe agrees to sweeping new regulations for tech platforms

The proposed law, known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), marks the second piece of landmark…

Why U-Haul trucks all have Arizona license plates

An esoteric agreement between the 48 continental US states, Washington DC and all 10 Canadian provinces…