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Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Kroger customers pay over $90 million a year in cash-back fees, federal agency finds

Three of the nation’s largest retailers — Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Kroger — charge fees to customers who ask…

Trump taps RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard for presidential transition team

Former President Donald Trump has added his onetime campaign rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard…

Buy now, pay later firm Klarna swings to first-half profit ahead of IPO

Klarna said it posted a profit in the first half of the year, swinging into the black from a loss…

Xpeng releases mass-market EV with basic driver-assist for less than $20,000

BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Xpeng on Tuesday announced that its mass-market brand Mona will start selling some models…

UK PM Starmer warns of ‘painful’ October budget to tackle shortfall in public finances

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday told the nation that the upcoming October budget would be “painful,”…

Volkswagen China is spending lots of time at Xpeng to make new EVs

BEIJING — Hundreds of Volkswagen staff are spending time at Xpeng as the German auto giant and Chinese startup work…

BHP CEO expects a turnaround in China’s property sector in year ahead

BHP CEO Mike Henry said he expects China’s property sector to rebound in the upcoming year on the back of…

Trump classified documents case: Special counsel urges appeals court to reverse dismissal

Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court’s decision to dismiss the…