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Beijing City Further Relaxes Home-Buying Rules to Boost Sales

Beijing city is relaxing home-purchase rules for non-residents in its latest effort to support a housing market that’s been in a prolonged slump.

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Canal collapse will massively affect business, says owner of narrowboat hire firm

Paul Donnelly says it will affect how many people book on to hire his canal boats.

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Instacart ends AI pricing test that charged shoppers different prices for the same items

Instacart will stop using artificial intelligence to experiment with product pricing after a report showed that customers on the platform were paying different prices for the same items.

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Instacart is ending its controversial price tests

Instacart has announced it will be ending price testing on its platform. This comes after a study published earlier this month revealed pricing experiments that led to some customers seeing higher prices than others and the FTC saying last week it would be investigating the grocery delivery app.
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$100 for a Cab to the Airport? It May Soon Get Worse.

The Port Authority is preparing to increase the charge for drivers to pick up and drop off passengers at the airports.

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Grocery stores open Christmas Eve 2025: Costco, Aldi, Publix, Albertsons, Kroger hours

Last-minute holiday shoppers will find fewer options Wednesday, as most grocery stores shorten hours on Christmas Eve and some close earlier than usual.Why it matters: Christmas Eve is one of the busiest grocery shopping days of the year — and also one of the most limited. Shoppers scrambling for Ch…

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Investors Warn of ‘Rot in Private Equity’ as Funds Strike Circular Deals

Buyout firms have struggled to sell companies they own and have instead found a workaround to get cash back to clients: Selling the companies to themselves.

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In 2026, CFOs predict AI transformation, not just efficiency gains

More than a dozen finance chiefs predict how AI will continue to shape finance.

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Nike’s stock is on pace to extend this record losing streak. But Tim Cook is buying.

Apple CEO and Nike board member Tim Cook spent nearly $3 million to buy Nike’s stock after the latest selloff, roughly doubling his stake.

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BP sells stake in motor oil arm Castrol for $6bn

BP has sold a 65% stake in its motor lubricant arm Castrol to US-based investment firm Stonepeak.

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Dutch Tesla Fleet Goes Bankrupt After Betting on Musk's Self-Driving Promises

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Behind the Money: KKR, Bain and private equity’s push into Japan

The country is courting firms to help shake up moribund corporates and spur industry consolidation

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‘A gamechanger’: 200,000 UK small businesses sign up to TikTok Shop

Big brands such as Sainsbury’s and M&S also selling directly in app through links in videos and livestreamsIt is better known for its viral dances and for making hits out of forgotten songs, but the social media site TikTok is becoming a force to be reckoned with as a shopping platform.Major retaile…

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Beijing City Further Relaxes Home-Buying Rules to Boost Sales

Canal collapse will massively affect business, says owner of narrowboat hire firm

Instacart ends AI pricing test that charged shoppers different prices for the same items

Instacart is ending its controversial price tests

$100 for a Cab to the Airport? It May Soon Get Worse.

Grocery stores open Christmas Eve 2025: Costco, Aldi, Publix, Albertsons, Kroger hours

Investors Warn of ‘Rot in Private Equity’ as Funds Strike Circular Deals

In 2026, CFOs predict AI transformation, not just efficiency gains

Nike’s stock is on pace to extend this record losing streak. But Tim Cook is buying.

BP sells stake in motor oil arm Castrol for $6bn

Dutch Tesla Fleet Goes Bankrupt After Betting on Musk's Self-Driving Promises

Behind the Money: KKR, Bain and private equity’s push into Japan

‘A gamechanger’: 200,000 UK small businesses sign up to TikTok Shop

China’s Comac on Track to Miss C919 Delivery Target by Half

Google-Backed Fleet Tracking Firm Motive Files Publicly for IPO

Roomba vacuum cleaner firm files for bankruptcy

First Brands Trade Financier Seeks to Halt Its Use of Some Cash

The Strange Case of the Russian Snickers in U.K. Convenience Shops

The entrepreneur connecting tourists to African hospitality

WhiteFiber NC-1 deal is promising, says B. Riley, seeing 127% upside after stock price plunge