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Producers will pay $3.3M, donate 53 million eggs to settle price-fixing claims

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers this week to resolve allegations that the companies illegally colluded for years to raise prices, including when the cost soared to record highs last year. The states and ...

Trump Accounts launch July 4, giving newborns $1,000. Here’s what to know

WASHINGTON (AP) — On Saturday, President Donald Trump's administration plans to launch Trump Accounts, tying the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence to an effort to boost financial independence for American kids. Under the program, parents can open special ...

Saks officially emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with less debt and a new name

NEW YORK (AP) — Saks Global, the parent company of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with fewer stores, less debt, a more focused strategy to pamper the affluent — and a new name. The company said Friday that the ...

Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollution

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel is a setback for the Trump administration's deregulatory ...

Trump threatens 100% tariff on countries that tax digital services from US

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100% tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from United States companies. In a post on social media, Trump took aim at European countries that he said are discussing "imminent" implementation of ...