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Costco’s monthly sales accelerate, as consumers and the broader economy throw mixed signals

Costco on Wednesday reported $20.89 billion in sales through the “retail month” of July, or the four weeks that ended on Aug. 3. That marked an 8.5% year-over-year gain.

Lyft shares struggle to keep up with Uber following mixed quarterly results

Ride-hailing platform Lyft Inc. on Wednesday forecast key demand metrics that were better than Wall Street expected, but sales and rides for the second quarter came in below estimates.

Airbnb is wading deeper into politics. It could weigh on profits.

Vacation platform Airbnb Inc. is making a bigger push into services and events while facing steeper competition from hotels.

Upstart’s stock takes a mysterious dive after earnings. What’s behind the move.

Analysts noted high expectations for the AI lender, as well as a sharp increase in the amount of loans held on the company’s balance sheet.

Moderna’s stock takes a hit as RFK Jr. backs out of some mRNA vaccine deals

Moderna Inc. shares are selling off Wednesday, after the Trump administration took aim at the science behind the biotechnology company’s vaccines and said it would cancel some contracts and stop funding mRNA drug development.

Social Security Old-Age and Survivors trust fund could run out of money sooner than expected, senator warns

The new Republican tax law will speed up Social Security’s insolvency, the agency’s chief actuary said.

The next big real-estate boom: Homes for people living alone

Home developers are overbuilding the large and underbuilding the small.

Trump’s new tariffs start tomorrow. Here’s who’s getting hit, and by how much.

“Reciprocal” levies are due to kick in Aug. 7 — with some exceptions.

A record $100 billion auction of 4-week Treasury bills is coming Thursday. These are the risks.

The government is about to take an unprecedented step toward meeting its financing needs on Thursday by using a single auction to sell a record $100 billion of Treasury bills that mature in four weeks.

Apple’s stock gains as new announcement with Trump could help its tariff problem

While Apple is unlikely to start making iPhones in the U.S., investors seem to think that increased manufacturing commitments more generally could help secure better tariff treatment.

Trump doubles tariffs on India to 50%. Why the big issue is Vladimir Putin and Russian oil.

India ranks as the No. 2 importer of Russian oil since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, behind China, according to one research center.

Opendoor’s stock is tanking after earnings. Bulls are pushing for this long-shot fix to the company’s woes.

Marcus Lemonis, TV personality and executive chair of Beyond Inc., thinks that a partnership with certain retailers could be a winner for Opendoor
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