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Retail return fraud is rising, and companies face a tough balance of trying to keep customers loyal while cracking down on abuse of return policies.

Netflix co-founder and executive chairman Reed Hastings has gifted two million shares of the streaming giant, according to a regulatory filing.

Oil prices are flat after missiles launched by Iran-backed militants killed three U.S. troops in Jordan and struck a fuel tanker in the Red Sea.

"Hit Iran now. Hit them hard," Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said in a statement.

Figures show 9% of 11- to 15-year-olds in the U.K. use vapes, despite it being illegal to sell them to young people under the age of 18.

Amazon and iRobot said regulatory concerns made it impossible for the deal to move forward, sending the Roomba makers' shares plummeting.

Shares of China Evergrande plunged over 20% in early trading on Monday before being halted.

The Zelenskyy family income dropped almost threefold between 2021 and 2022, according to the declaration on the presidential website.

The world's largest cruise ship set sail from Miami, Florida over the weekend, stoking concerns about the environmental impact of cruise tourism.

Beijing pledged last Monday to strengthen the "inherent stability" of its capital markets and improve market confidence.

As China's luxury sales rebound, industry analysts and financial releases from major brands point to new growth opportunities versus pre-pandemic trends.

Sony is hoping to expand PlayStation’s reach in the continent.

The majority of the so-called "Magnificent 7" will report results in the coming days: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft.

Norway says its decision to give the go-ahead to deep-sea mining could help the country break China and Russia's rare earths dominance.

Chinese tech giant Baidu will partner Samsung to integrate its Ernie chatbot capabilities into Galaxy S24 smartphones.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it will also maintain its exchange rate policy band known as the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate or S$NEER.

China and the U.S. are working toward creating a more predictable environment for businesses, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said Friday.

So far in January, some 23,670 workers have been laid off, the most in any month since March, according to the website Layoffs.fyi.

President Biden expressed support for Taiwan's status quo sovereignty in a November meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.