Convenience store chains face many of the same challenges as grocery store chains and other retailers, trying to solve financial issues caused by the rising cost of products and labor driven by inflation. Those minimarket chains that also sell gasoline are suffering from an additional problem that …
Russian-flagged tanker linked to sanctioned LNG loading as shadow fleet expands
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 3: In this handout image suppled by COP28, Joseph Vipond from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment at the Blue Zone during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 3, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The COP28, which is running from…
The invisible force behind all of this is no mystery to anyone paying attention to the city’s tech economy. San Francisco is home to some of the most valuable private companies in the world, and their employees have been quietly accumulating — and, increasingly, cashing out — fortunes…
North Korean leader reaffirms military ties in Victory Day note to Russia’s Putin
ToplineBusinesses implementing artificial intelligence was blamed for more layoffs than any other reason for the second month in a row in April, new data shows but some experts have said they think technology companies, which use the excuse more than any other sector, are using AI as a smokescreen to hide larger internal struggles. Open…
Goldman Sachs just spotted a problem that’s hiding inside a remarkably good earnings figure. According to Seeking Alpha, S&P 500 companies apparently posted a blowout Q1 earnings figure, where growth neared 25%. However, Goldman Sachs said the figure was boosted by investment gains at Amazon …
If you’re planning to raise a Series A in the next 12 to 24 months, the rules you think you’re playing by may already be outdated. Series A isn’t just harder — it’s slower, more selective, and increasingly unforgiving. The bar has shifted, and many founders are still optimizing for a version of the market that no longer exists. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, taking place October 13-15…
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German exports rise unexpectedly in March





