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401854 02: A shopper walks towards a Pier 1 Imports store March 4, 2002 in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Alden Global reports 9.5 percent stake in Pier 1 Imports

September 20, 2016 at 6:44 a.m.

Hedge fund firm Alden Global Capital LLC revealed a 9.5聽percent聽stake in home-goods retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc., which is searching for a new CEO amid disappointing sales.

Opening of revitalized Kmart Store on August 27, 2016 in Des Plaines, Illinois.

Kmart to close another 64 locations, including two in Colorado

September 20, 2016 at 6:55 a.m.

Kmart is closing another 64 locations, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the struggling department store chain continues to shrink its footprint.

U.S. consumer prices rose faster than expected in August

September 16, 2016 at 9:15 a.m.

Consumer prices moved higher in August, offering fresh evidence that U.S. inflation may be firming after years of sluggish price growth.

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 19: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) A view of packaging of Jessica Alba's "The Honest Co." at SiriusXM Studio on January 19, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Unilever is in talks to acquire Jessica Alba’s Honest Co.

September 15, 2016 at 7:51 p.m.

Unilever PLC is in talks to acquire Honest Co., the consumer-products retailer co-founded by actress Jessica Alba, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bayer-Monsanto deal would forge new agricultural force

September 15, 2016 at 12:03 a.m.

Monsanto Co. agreed to sell itself to Bayer AG after months of haggling, in a $57 billion deal that would create an agricultural powerhouse.

In this July 20, 2010 file photo, a Netflix customer uses the service in Palo Alto, Calif.

Netflix to be on Liberty Global set-top boxes

September 14, 2016 at 11:58 p.m.

Netflix Inc. agreed to make its streaming-video service available to Liberty Global PLC video subscribers in more than 30 countries, the two companies announced Wednesday.

Not all retailers met Visa's deadline to accept chip cards, or EMV cards, on Oct. 1, 2015. A chip-card reader at a Sprouts grocery store in Littleton, CO, notifies shoppers that the grocery store does not accept chip cards yet.

MasterCard accelerates chip-card adoption, though merchants lag

June 9, 2017 at 10:25 a.m.

MasterCard Inc. said Monday that 88 percent of its U.S. consumer credit cards now have fraud-reducing chips, even as the slower payment method continues to frustrate users and merchants.

Todd Fiore, right, and Kyle Harris, left, congratulate their friend and colleague Courtney Gibbs, after she receives her Master of Arts in Psychology during The University of the Rockies 2014 commencement at the Colorado Convention Center on Oct. 18, 2014.

Operator of for-profit Ashford University, University of the Rockies must refund students $23.5 million

September 12, 2016 at 2:15 p.m.

The refunds include $5 million to students who had already repaid some of their loans, and $18.5 million to discharge outstanding debt.

A woman rides a mechanical burrito on a Chipotle-themed float during San Francisco's Gay Pride parade in California on Sunday, June, 30, 2013.

Google parent drones to test Chipotle burrito delivery at college campus

September 9, 2016 at 7:51 a.m.

Google parent Alphabet Inc. plans this month to use drones to deliver burritos to a small number of staff and students at Virginia Tech, a limited test of the tech...

CEO of Brazil’s JBS SA suspended from management posts by court order

September 6, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

JBS SA is the parent company of Greeley-based beef processor JBS USA and poultry processor Pilgrim's Pride.

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