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FILE - A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019.

Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition

FILE - A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019.

October 7, 2024, 2:38pm Business

A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as a punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the company’s internet empire. Read story

FILE - Signs mark the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street in the Financial District on Oct. 2, 2024, in New York. Trinity Church is in the background.

Stock market today: Wall Street slides after Treasury yields climb back above 4% and oil rises

FILE - Signs mark the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street in the Financial District on Oct. 2, 2024, in New York. Trinity Church is in the background.

October 7, 2024, 1:46pm Business

U.S. stocks slid Monday after Treasury yields hit their highest levels since the summer and oil prices continued to climb. Read story

FILE - Amazon tractor trailers line up outside the Amazon distribution center on April 21, 2020 on Staten Island in New York. Two years after clenching a historic union victory at the Amazon facility, the Amazon Labor Union is divided, running out of money and fighting over an election that could determine who will lead the group in the near future.

Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims

FILE - Amazon tractor trailers line up outside the Amazon distribution center on April 21, 2020 on Staten Island in New York. Two years after clenching a historic union victory at the Amazon facility, the Amazon Labor Union is divided, running out of money and fighting over an election that could determine who will lead the group in the near future.

October 7, 2024, 1:18pm Business

A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But, he also gave the company a small victory by tossing out a few claims made by states involved in the legal fight. Read story

FILE - Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. In a LinkedIn post published over the weekend April 4, 2024, Schultz says the company&rsquo;s leaders should spend more time in stores and focus on coffee drinks as they work to turn around flagging sales. (AP Photo/J.

As Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz violated labor law with barb at Long Beach barista, labor board finds

FILE - Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Schultz testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. In a LinkedIn post published over the weekend April 4, 2024, Schultz says the company&rsquo;s leaders should spend more time in stores and focus on coffee drinks as they work to turn around flagging sales. (AP Photo/J.

October 7, 2024, 1:17pm Business

In April 2022, a Starbucks barista and union organizer was invited to meet with the company's upper management in Long Beach. During the meeting, the employee raised several concerns, including charges of unfair labor practices the company faced. Read story

FILE - A dentist holds a model of teeth in Seattle.

Don’t fall for fake dentists offering veneers and other dental work on social media

FILE - A dentist holds a model of teeth in Seattle.

October 7, 2024, 8:07am Business

If you have stained or chipped teeth, you might be considering veneers, customized teeth coverings that can restore a photogenic smile without more extensive dental work. Read story

Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.

Elon Musk makes his first appearance at a Trump rally and casts the election in dire terms

Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.

October 7, 2024, 8:06am Business

Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during an appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.” Read story

Automation issue is up next after dockworkers’ union showed ‘muscle’ during strike

October 7, 2024, 8:06am Business

As they picketed during a three-day strike, some U.S. dockworkers carried signs reading “Automation Hurts Families” and “Machines Don’t Feed Families.” Read story

Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli

October 7, 2024, 7:50am Business

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” afterjacking up the price of a lifesaving drug. Read story