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Meet the 2025 holiday white whale: the millennial dad spending $500+ per kid

Dads in this generation stand out for their zeal for retail, according to our study of 1,000 U.S. based millennial parents.

By Phillip Goericke

December 12, 2025

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Emergency personnel gather at Hope and Waterman Streets at Brown University in Providence, R.I., Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, during reports of a shooting. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

At least 2 killed and 8 injured hurt in shooting at Brown University with suspect still at large

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others

Low water levels at the La Boquilla dam in La Boquilla, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country would deliver more water to Texas as part of a border agreement but that supplies had been limited by several years of drought. Photographer: Cesar Rodriguez/Bloomberg via Getty Images

U.S., Mexico strike deal to settle Rio Grande water dispute

By Fabiola Zerpa and Bloomberg

ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 06: Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark talks to Texas Tech players from the stage during the Big 12 Championship Game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and BYU Cougars on December 6, 2025 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, TX. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Big 12 in advanced talks for deal with RedBird-backed fund

By Giles Turner and Bloomberg

Mustafa Suleyman, chief executive officer of of Microsoft AI, speaks during an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, US, on Friday, April 4, 2025. Microsoft Corp., determined to hold its ground in artificial intelligence, will soon let consumers tailor the Copilot digital assistant to their own needs. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Microsoft AI boss Suleyman opens up about his peers and calls Elon Musk a ‘bulldozer’ with ‘superhuman capabilities to bend reality to his will’

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Instacart may be jacking up your grocery prices using AI, study shows—a practice called ‘smart rounding’

Instacart may be jacking up your grocery prices using AI, study shows—a practice called ‘smart rounding’

By Dave Lozo and Morning Brew

December 10, 2025

Doug McMillon, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores

Walmart’s retiring CEO Doug McMillon spent 40 years climbing the ranks—he reveals the one thing he’s most looking forward to is a ‘blank calendar’

By Emma Burleigh

December 10, 2025

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Cracker Barrel slashes forecast as Uncle Herschel fallout continues despite logo reinstatement

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated Press

December 10, 2025

Zohran

Political communication scholar on how Zohran Mamdani hacked ‘slacktivism’ to appear on your phone, on your street and in your mind

By Stuart Soroka and The Conversation

December 10, 2025

A sign showing the US-Canada border in front of a bunch of dead, barren trees in winter

Exclusive: U.S. businesses are getting throttled by the drop in tourism from Canada: ‘I can count the number of Canadian visitors on one hand’

December 10, 2025

Coupang CEO resigns over historic South Korean data breach

Coupang CEO resigns over historic South Korean data breach

By Yoolim Lee and Bloomberg

December 10, 2025

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Amazon’s new Alexa aims to detangle household chaos, like who fed the dog and the name of that restaurant everyone wanted to try

By Amanda Gerut

December 9, 2025

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Pepsi to cut product offering nearly 20% in deal with $4 billion activist Elliott

By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press

December 9, 2025

Bambas

22-year-old Australian TikToker raises $1.7 million for 88-year-old Michigan grocer after chance encounter weeks earlier

By Ed White and The Associated Press

December 6, 2025

U.S. consumers are so financially strained they put more than $1 billion on buy-now, pay later services during Black Friday and Cyber Monday

U.S. consumers are so financially strained they put more than $1 billion on buy-now, pay later services during Black Friday and Cyber Monday

By Jeena Sharma and Retail Brew

December 5, 2025

Best vegan meal delivery

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Best Prepared Meal Delivery Services of 2025: RD Approved

By Christina Snyder

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Steve Milton is the CEO of Chain, a culinary-led pop-culture experience company founded by B.J. Novak and backed by Studio Ramsay Global.

Affordability isn’t enough. Fast-casual restaurants need a fandom-first approach

By Steve Milton

December 5, 2025

Spotify users lamented Wrapped in 2024. This year, the company brought back an old favorite and made it less about AI

Spotify users lamented Wrapped in 2024. This year, the company brought back an old favorite and made it less about AI

By Dave Lozo and Morning Brew

December 4, 2025

Bear

Build-A-Bear stock falls 15% as it reveals the real hit from tariffs, at last

By Michelle Chapman and The Associated Press

December 4, 2025

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Dollar Tree says the majority of its new customers earn at least $100,000 a year

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Arizona becomes latest state to sue Temu over claims that its stealing customer data

By Sejal Govindarao and The Associated Press

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Tony Cuccio posing in a chair

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Main Street’s make-or-break upgrade: Why small businesses are racing to modernize their tech

Main Street’s make-or-break upgrade: Why small businesses are racing to modernize their tech

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Costco

Costco sues Trump, demanding refunds on tariffs already paid

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press

December 2, 2025

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Cyber Monday to set record with up to $14.2 billion of online spending, the biggest shopping day of the year and ever

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press

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Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders visit striking Starbucks baristas on picket line as union demands contract after nearly 4 years

By Jennifer Peltz and The Associated Press

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Costco joins companies suing for refunds if Trump’s tariffs fall

Costco joins companies suing for refunds if Trump’s tariffs fall

By Zoe Tillman, Jaewon Kang and Bloomberg

December 2, 2025

Extended holiday sales, effectively Black November, is ‘confusing’ for customers and dilutes shopping ‘sparkle’ of Black Fridays and Cyber Mondays past

Extended holiday sales, effectively Black November, is ‘confusing’ for customers and dilutes shopping ‘sparkle’ of Black Fridays and Cyber Mondays past

By Kristina Monllos and Marketing Brew

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Starbucks

Starbucks to settle with over 15,000 New York City workers for roughly $35 million

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December 1, 2025

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Arts & Entertainment

Netflix would be ‘killing three birds with one stone’ by buying Warner Bros. Discovery, BofA says

By Nick Lichtenberg

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Cyber Monday

Adobe sees Americans spending $14.2 billion online during Cyber Monday, last call for holiday shopping binge

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press

December 1, 2025

Teen brands win over wary Black Friday shoppers while other deals disappoint

Teen brands win over wary Black Friday shoppers while other deals disappoint

By Jaewon Kang and Bloomberg

November 30, 2025

Black Friday

‘Black Friday has really turned into like a full week event’: America spends Thanksgiving week cruising for deals amid $18 billion spending explosion

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press

November 30, 2025

From Martha Stewart to Dockers to Toys “R” Us, brand managers are raking in billions betting on classic American names

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November 30, 2025

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