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Fri, 22 May 2026

Disney's 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' tallies lowest Thursday preview sales in franchise history

Disney's "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" tallied $12 million in Thursday night previews, the lowest collection of advance tickets in franchise history.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Two top Walmart executives leave company under new CEO John Furner

Tom Ward, chief operating officer of Walmart's warehouse chain Sam's Club, is retiring, and Cedric Clark, Walmart's EVP of U.S. store operations, is leaving.

Fri, 22 May 2026

From decades to years - AI could speed search for brain drugs hiding in plain sight

Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital'

The Standard Chartered boss said he values all colleagues and is committed to helping them cope with change.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Trump wants new Fed chair to be 'totally independent'

The US president piled major pressure on Kevin Warsh's predecessor to cut interest rates.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Trump said he'd 'remember' companies that didn't apply for tariff refunds. Many of them are anyway

Walmart confirmed to CNBC it has sought a tariff refund and plans to use any money it receives back to invest in lower prices for shoppers.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Wall Street thinks IMAX is ripe for a sale. Here's who could buy it

A source told CNBC that IMAX has held "preliminary talks" through intermediaries, but no official pitches have been made by the company.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Egg prices are plunging due to oversupply — and producers say margins are taking a hit as costs rise

Egg prices are plunging from oversupply after avian flu shortages, but producers say persistent feed, fuel and labor costs are squeezing margins.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Borrowing in April hit highest level since Covid

Borrowing was higher than expected last month and retail sales fell as fuel prices surged.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?

Why are unpaid debt court cases rising?

Fri, 22 May 2026

What the AvalonBay, Equity Residential megamerger means for the apartment industry and rents

The deal will create one of the largest real estate companies in the U.S., with more than 180,000 rental apartments.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Morrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few months

It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".

Fri, 22 May 2026

Stellantis CEO sees opportunity in growing partnerships, bringing China-branded vehicles to North America

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said there could be an opportunity to bring Chinese-branded vehicles into Mexico and potentially Canada, but not the U.S.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Why thousands of stock trades tied to Trump are raising eyebrows

The BBC's Michelle Fleury looks at trades disclosed by the president.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Could your weekly food shop get cheaper?

The government says shoppers across the UK could save as much as £150 million a year on food - but how much is that per household?

Fri, 22 May 2026

Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts

Laura Pomfret - CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts

Fri, 22 May 2026

Jailed tycoon's Birkin bags sell for over half a million dollars

The luxury handbags sold in a government auction in Ho Chi Minh.

Fri, 22 May 2026

Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms

It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.

Thu, 21 May 2026

Love factually: Dating start-ups promise to cut the cheats

Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

Thu, 21 May 2026

'Monitoring the situation': why young men are drawn to prediction markets

Prediction markets are a fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry, and appeal disproportionately to young men


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