Target is ending DEI goals as workplace inclusion gets strong opponent in White House

NEW YORK — Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and…

US economic losses from natural disasters soared in 2024, even as they eased globally

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Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster

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Ford recalls more than 270,000 Broncos and Mavericks due to loss of power problem

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Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation

TOKYO — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%…

Boeing took nearly $3 billion hit in Q4 related to strike, layoffs and troubled government programs

Boeing Co. said it incurred nearly $3 billion worth of charges in the fourth quarter of…

Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect, aimed at money laundering

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a requirement that owners of millions of small…

Saudi foreign minister makes first official trip to Lebanon in a decade after years of strained ties

BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat visited Lebanon on Thursday for the first time in a…

A look at how the Oscar best picture nominees have fared at the box office

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Waitress dies from Turkish ski resort blaze, one of 78 lives lost as concerns over safety revive

ANKARA, Turkey — A waitress who was in serious condition after jumping out of a burning…