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NEW YORK — Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz is stepping down from the company's board of directors, the coffee chain announced. Schultz is credited for transforming the Seattle-based business into the coffee giant it's known as today. His departure from…
Stocks churned to a mixed close on Wall Street after a highly anticipated report showed inflation accelerated across the country last month, but not by much more than expected. The S&P 500 managed a gain of 0.1% Wednesday after drifting…
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell swore in three members of the central bank's governing board Wednesday, including Philip Jefferson as vice chair and Adriana Kugler to fill a vacant seat as the central bank's first Latina governor. The…
NEW YORK — Amazon says it’s boosting pay for contracted drivers who deliver millions of packages to customers every day. The company announced at a conference for delivery firms this week that it will invest $440 million over the next…
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Wednesday hailed China's new ambassador to Afghanistan with fanfare, saying his arrival is a sign for other nations to come forward and establish relations with them. The Taliban seized power in August 2021 as…
HELSINKI — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have banned vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory, a joint move in line with a recent interpretation of the European Union’s sanctions against Moscow over its war on Ukraine. Estonia imposed…
