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Rhode Island’s ‘Taylor Swift Tax’ on vacation homes of the wealthy is spreading to other states

A new push by states to tax the real estate of the wealthy has sparked a backlash among brokers and ...

Kraft Heinz to split into two companies

Kraft Heinz will split into two companies, reversing much of the blockbuster $46 billion merger from a decade ago that ...

U.S. judge orders Google to share search data with competitors

Alphabet’s Google must share data with rivals to open up competition in online search, a judge in Washington ruled on ...

Spirit Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year

Spirit Airlines on Friday filed for bankruptcy protection, just months after the budget carrier failed to secure better financial footing ...

Cracker Barrel rebrand: Why companies retreat when faced with consumer criticism

It’s been a busy week for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s marketing team. The restaurant chain announced a rebrand and ...

Retail panic: What the end of the ‘de minimis’ exemption means for brands across the globe

The de minimis exemption, an obscure trade law provision that has simultaneously fueled and eroded businesses across the globe, officially ...

Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year, exec says

Google has eliminated more than one-third of its managers overseeing small teams, an executive told employees last week, as the ...

Lego hits record revenue in first half of 2025, boosted by brick flowers and cars

Flowers, succulents and Formula One race cars helped fuel a 12% revenue bump for Lego during the first half of ...

AI detects sound of frog species threatened in Southern California

THE SANTA ROSA PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, Calif. — The scientist traipses to a pond wearing rubber boots but he doesn’t ...

Trump accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud. That can be hard to prove, experts say

The Trump administration’s latest allegations of mortgage fraud have raised questions about a long-standing housing issue known as owner-occupancy mortgage ...