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Retail Sales Jump As Americans Defy Inflation and Rate Hikes
America's consumers rebounded last month from a weak holiday shopping season by boosting their spending at stores and restaurants at the fastest pace in nearly two years.
Twitter's Plan to Charge for Crucial Tool Prompts Outcry
Nonprofits, researchers and others need the tool to analyze Twitter data because the sheer amount of information makes it impossible for a human to go through by hand.
Watch: Ben Affleck Suits Up Again as Batman in 'The Flash' Super Bowl Ad
Warner Bros/DC released a new ad for "The Flash" starring Ezra Miller, which featured Ben Affleck once again suiting up as Batman. Miller originally debuted his character in "Justice League." The movie opens June 16.
Watch: Advertising Expert Discusses this Year's Super Bowl Ads
Marketing professor Tim Calkins was impressed by standard of adverts during this year's Super Bowl.
Super Bowl Ads Use Celebs, Humor, Lots of Dogs
Advertisers bet big that viewers were turning to the Super Bowl for a comforting escape, and delivered a series of advertisements that relied on familiar celebrity faces, light humor, and plenty of cuddly dogs.
Army Sees Safety, Not 'Wokeness,' as Top Recruiting Obstacle
Some Republicans blame "wokeness" for recruiting woes, but the military service says the bigger hurdles are young people don't want to die or get injured, and put their lives on hold.
Report: Companies' Climate Targets Not What They Claim to Be
A new report concludes major brands are exaggerating how ambitious their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions are — in effect misleading consumers, investors and governments.
Nasty Pig Co-founder David Lauterstein on Getting Positive Queer Energy Out Into the World
The fashion brand Nasty Pig will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next year, as will its two co-founders, Frederick Kearney and David Lauterstein, who met that year. EDGE spoke with Lauterstein about the company's growth and queer positivism.
MLB Prepared to Take over Local TV Broadcasts from Sinclair
About $1 billion of Major League Baseball's revenue is at risk if a cable television company fails to make payments for local broadcasting rights, and the sport is preparing to take over telecasts.
Peltz, Citing Changes at Disney, Ends Push for Seat on Board
Activist investor Nelson Peltz has called off a proxy fight with Disney one day after newly returned CEO Bob Iger announced a major restructuring of the company that includes thousands of job cuts.
Watch: John Travolta, Adam Driver Star in Super Bowl Ads
Big name advertisers from Netflix to Google are paying as much as $7 million for a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Netflix Steps Up its Effort to Get Paid for Account Sharing
Netflix has a plan to deal with rampant account sharing: a program that lets subscribers pay extra to share their account with people outside their household.
Disney to Cut 7,000 Jobs in Iger's Company 'Transformation'
The Walt Disney Co. will cut about 7,000 jobs as part of an ambitious companywide cost-savings plan and "strategic reorganization" announced Wednesday by CEO Bob Iger.
Primary Care a Hot Target; CVS Spends $10.6B on Oak Street
CVS Health said Wednesday that it will spend about $10.6 billion to buy Oak Street Health, which runs clinics that specialize in treating Medicare Advantage patients.
Florida Bill Targets Disney in Revenge for Opposition to 'Don't Say Gay'
Disney's government in Florida has been the envy of any private business, with its unprecedented powers in deciding what to build and how to build it, but those days are numbered.
UK Watchdog Says Microsoft's Activision Deal Hurts Gamers
Microsoft's stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom.
Super Bowl Gambling Surging as States Legalize It? You Bet
As legal sports gambling proliferates, the number of Americans betting on the Super Bowl and the total amount they're wagering is surging — although most of the action is still off the books.
DeSantis Expected to Control Disney District Governing Board
Gov. Ron DeSantis would take control over the board of a special governing district Walt Disney World operates in Florida under a bill introduced, as the Republican governor punishes the company over its opposition to the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law.
AMC to Charge More for Good Seats in Movie Theaters
Middle seats at many U.S. movie theaters just got more expensive.
Retailers Try to Curb Theft While not Angering Shoppers
Across the retail landscape, businesses have been putting items under lock and key as a quick way to stop thieves.