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More Americans are ditching $10 sandwiches and $12 salads in favor of food from home, according to new data from the research firm NPD Group.

Lunch is too expensive, study finds

June 13, 2018 at 10:08 p.m.

What's for lunch? If it's a homemade sandwich or last night's leftovers, you may be in good company. An increasing number of Americans are ditching $10 sandwiches and $12 salads...

Marriott has won over Starwood with a revised buyout bid to create global hotel giant, it was announced March 21, 2016.

Marriott set to complete Starwood deal this week

June 13, 2018 at 9:13 p.m.

Marriott's year-long pursuit of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which set off a fierce bidding war, is nearing completion. The hotel giant on Tuesday said it had cleared the last hurdle...

The Trump International Hotel on its first day of business Sept. 12, 2016, in Washington, D.C. The Trump Organization was granted a 60-year lease to the historic Old Post Office by the federal government before Donald Trump announced his intent to run for president.

Trump name seen as stigma for new D.C. hotel

June 12, 2018 at 6:07 a.m.

About 150 conferencegoers arrived at the Trump International Hotel Washington, District of Columbia, on Tuesday, the day after it opened, for an annual meeting of the National Confectioners Association. But...

The surprising reason Lego wanted people to stop buying its toys

April 5, 2019 at 2:16 a.m.

Business has been so brisk at the world's most profitable toymaker that Lego last year did something unusual: It began looking for ways to discourage customers from buying its products....

Sales of bar soap down as consumers turn to liquids

June 9, 2018 at 11:54 p.m.

When it comes to soap, fewer Americans are hitting the bar. The reason? They say they simply can't be bothered. More than half of consumers -- 55 percent -- say...

This Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, photo, shows the marquis signs for the Chipotle restaurant in Pittsburgh's Market Square. Chipotle will pay a former worker $550,000 after it was found the chain discriminated against her for being pregnant.

Chipotle ordered to pay $550,000 for discriminating against pregnant worker

June 10, 2018 at 8:44 a.m.

Chipotle Mexican Grill was ordered to pay $550,000 to a former employee of one of its stores in downtown Washington, D.C., after a jury ruled that she had been discriminated...

If you can't make it to Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C., for original halfsmokes, don't sweat it. The company will ship them ship them across the country to you.

Folks curing their homesickness for regional delights by mail

May 2, 2019 at 1:31 p.m.

Every Fourth of July, Steve Clark, a lobbyist from Ohio, sends the same gift to his clients: A pack of ribs, barbecue sauce and a carton of ice cream from...

Executive Assistant Sarah Redding shares her desk area with her dogs Ruby and Finn at the Humane Society of the United States in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on April 13, 2016. Redding thinks that having dogs in the workplace creates a friendlier environment.

Pet-friendly offices need leash-friendly leases

June 11, 2018 at 3:05 a.m.

There's Lily, the chief executive's dog, who clocks in 60 hours a week in a corner office; Miles, a 9-pound charmer who recently received a company award; and Harriet, a...

Marriott has won a bidding war for the Starwood hotel chain.

Anbang backs off bid for Starwood, clearing the way for Marriott

June 8, 2018 at 10:55 p.m.

Chinese firm Anbang Insurance Group on Thursday abandoned its plans to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts for $14 billion in cash, putting an end to a weeks-long bidding war with...

Blossoms frame the Four Points by Starwood's Sheraton Hotel Friday, March 25, 2016, in Richmond, Va.

Marriott gets outbid – again – for Starwood Hotels

June 11, 2018 at 2:56 a.m.

Marriott International's plans to take over Starwood Hotels & Resorts hit another roadblock Monday when China's Anbang's Insurance Group raised its offer for Starwood to $14 billion, the latest move...

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