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Callie Goodwin, of Columbia, S.C., holds a sign in support of TikTok outside the Supreme Court, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Washington. Goodwin, a small business owner who sells personalized greeting cards, says 80% of her sales come from people who found her on TikTok. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms

January 17, 2025 at 4:24 p.m.

The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban that puts millions of users and content creators in limbo — particularly influencers and small business owners who...

FILE – A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban

December 31, 2024 at 11:11 a.m.

A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to help them grow their business.

FILE – Ashley Crafton looks at tennis shoes at at Shoe Stop while shopping during Small Business Saturday in Wesleyan Park Plaza on Nov. 25, 2023, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP, File)

Small business owners brace for Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs

December 3, 2024 at 10:21 a.m.

Small businesses are bracing for stiff tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has proposed as one of his first actions when he takes office.

Hundreds of longshoremen strike together outside of the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on

October 3, 2024 at 12:13 p.m.

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977.

FILE – A sign for the Internal Revenue Service is shown on the agency’s building on May 4, 2021, in Washington. The IRS said Thursday, June 20, 2024, a review of 1 million claims for the Employee Retention Credit representing $86 billion shows the “vast majority” are at risk of being improper. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS says ‘vast majority’ of 1 million pandemic-era credit claims show a risk of being improper

June 20, 2024 at 4:20 p.m.

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday a review of 1 million claims for the Employee Retention Credit representing $86 billion shows the “vast majority” are at risk of being improper.

FILE – Fans wait to go through security before Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on July 28, 2023. The 2022 fiasco after there were a myriad of problems with fans trying to buy tickets for Swift’s massive “Eras” tour shone a light on cracks in the ticketing system. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

The Justice Department is suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation. What does that mean for concertgoers?

May 24, 2024 at 9:05 p.m.

The DOJ accuses the company that resulted from Ticketmaster's 2010 merger with concert promoter Live Nation of engaging in anti-competitive practices and acting in a monopolistic manner.

FILE – The Federal Trade Commission building is seen, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington. U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by the FTC on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, though the rule seems sure to be challenged in court. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

How US changes to ‘noncompete’ agreements and overtime pay could affect workers

April 24, 2024 at 10:00 p.m.

For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits.

1991: Cindy Crawford | To showcase its new Diet Pepsi can, Pepsi aired a Super Bowl commercial in 1991 featuring supermodel Cindy Crawford.

Memorable Super Bowl ads throughout the years

January 27, 2021 at 3:49 p.m.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this NFL season has been unlike any other. So will be the Super Bowl. Even the Super Bowl advertising lineup promises to be different from...

This undated image provided by Cheetos shows MC Hammer in a scene from the company's 2020 Super Bowl NFL football spot. "U Can't Touch This" is 30 years old this year but just as familiar as ever.

Super Bowl ads serve up politics – and an escape from it

January 31, 2020 at 10:19 a.m.

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg and President Donald Trump have shelled out millions of dollars to broadcast campaign ads during the game, when nearly 100 million viewers are expected to...

Super Bowl 2019: Las celebridades abundarán en los anuncios

May 13, 2019 at 11:19 a.m.

Sarah Michelle Gellar hace la parodia de una película de terror para Olay. Jeff Bridges y Sarah Jessica Parker piden una cerveza Stella Artois. Steve Carrell promociona Pepsi. El poder...

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