Pizza chain Papa John’s said it plans to close hundreds of underperforming restaurants in North America by the end of next year. “We have identified approximately 300 underperforming restaurants across North America that are not meeting brand expectations or lack a clear path to sustainable financial improvement, as well as…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut off trade with Spain, accusing the NATO ally of failing to meet defense spending commitments and refusing to allow U.S. forces to use Spanish bases to support operations related to strikes against Iran. Speaking during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz…

close video More than 650,000 plastic bottles of water are being recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Wisconsin-based Valley Springs Artesian Gold LLC is recalling six of its products after they were bottled under “insanitary conditions,” according to the FDA enforcement report. The recall of 651,148 bottles of…

Creators who post artificial intelligence-generated videos of armed conflicts without clear disclosure will be penalized under new X policies aimed at preventing manipulation and misinformation. Nikita Bier, head of product at X, announced the revisions to X’s Creator Revenue Sharing policies in a post Tuesday.”During times of war, it is…

Travelers stranded in Dubai have been left scrambling to find a way home after the airport closed due to the U.S.-Israeli joint military offensive, Operation Epic Fury. Dubai’s two major hubs, Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), reopened March 2 with limited operations, according to The Economic…

A single digital gambler known only as “Magamyman” walked away with $600,000 this weekend after successfully betting on the U.S. military’s strike against Iranian leadership—and he was not alone. As millions of dollars flooded into controversial prediction markets tied to U.S. strikes on Iran and the death of Ayatollah Ali…

In honor of Women’s History Month, StubHub is jumping on the train of women’s sports and its continued growth. The ticketing platform announced Tuesday that they will be launching “HerSportsHub,” the first dedicated women’s sports ticket destination in the resale industry.HerSportsHub centralizes access to WNBA, NWSL, PWHL, NCAA Women’s Basketball,…

Stanley Black & Decker said it will eliminate roughly 300 positions in New Britain, Connecticut, and close a manufacturing facility that produces single-sided tape measures as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts. The move is tied to what the company described as a sustained decline in demand for the product…

Progressive lawmakers Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., are targeting the billionaire class with a massive new tax proposal that seeks to seize trillions from the nation’s wealthiest individuals to fund a sweeping government spending spree. Announced Monday, the “Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act” targets…

Oil prices have climbed after reports that Iranian drones struck a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar, rattling global energy markets and reigniting debate over energy security. But while the market reaction was swift, one energy analyst says the United States is structurally better prepared to weather the…