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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-Michigan House speaker cooperating in investigation into political donor Fay Beydoun]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. — Former Michigan House Speaker Jason Wentworth has
spoken with investigators from Attorney General Dana Nessel's office
regarding its probe of a $20 million grant given to Fay Beydoun, and the
Clare County Republican "has been ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4092280</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[After dropping a planned brand divorce, Kraft Heinz says it is getting 'smarter']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kraft Heinz didn’t expect cheese to be a product with great
promise. But that’s just one of the things that CEO Steve Cahillane
and his executive team learned over the past two months, as they shifted
from pursuing a corporate split to fixing ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091979</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US initial jobless claims tick up after falling near decades low]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rebounded slightly after
falling in the previous week to near the lowest levels in decades,
signaling layoffs remain muted despite recent job-cut announcements.

Initial claims rose by 10,000 to 200,000 ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091978</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Publix appears to change open-carry policy in Florida stores]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[After months of allowing customers to openly carry guns in its
Florida stores, Publix appears to have changed its policy.

After Florida law changed last fall, Publix opted to allow
customers to open carry, while other major grocery chains, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091977</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Minnesota lawmakers vote to limit powers of homeowners associations]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations across Minnesota will see their powers
diminished under a far-reaching “HOA Bill of Rights” approved by
state lawmakers this week.

The bipartisan measure that runs more than 50 pages is aimed at
protecting homeowners ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091971</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michael Hiltzik: Why do gas prices rise so sharply and fall so slowly? Blame gas stations -- and yourself]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's the name for an economic phenomenon that consumers are going
to be hearing a lot more in the coming weeks and months:

It's the rocket-and-feathers hypothesis, which concerns why gasoline
prices rise so quickly (i.e., like a rocket) when ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091931</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Can HOA regulate street parking?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I am interested in finding out if a homeowners association can
dictate that cars cannot be parked on the street in front of a
single-family residence, and that they must instead be in the driveway
or garage. — Sherrie

A: The answer to your ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091887</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brazilian prosecutors accuse Cargill of 'human rights violations' in supply chain]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brazilian prosecutors have accused Minnesota-based Cargill of failing
to address “serious human rights violations” in its soybean supply
chain that runs deep into the South American country.

In a civil lawsuit filed against the global ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091338</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inside Merck's lobbying of PA Gov. Josh Shapiro's office on pollution rules]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after Pennsylvania Gov. Josh
Shapiro took office in 2023, pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co.
sensed a new opportunity.

For several years after a costly chemical spill in Montgomery County, Merck
had tried unsuccessfully to persuade ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091333</link>
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    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trump administration supports LA wildfire victims suing State Farm]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Trump recently bashed
State Farm on social media, saying the insurer's treatment of
residents whose homes burned in the January 2025 wildfires had been
"absolutely horrible."

A month later, the Department of Justice has filed a brief ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091032</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[If you're an iPhone user, you could get $95 from this Apple settlement]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some iPhone users could be eligible to collect up to $95 per device
as part of a settlement over allegations that Apple misled consumers
about the abilities of its artificial intelligence-powered features.

This week, Apple said it reached a $250 ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091030</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US airlines' fuel costs spiked by 56% in March, new data show]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fuel costs for U.S. airlines increased by more than 56% in March from
the month before, according to data from the federal government,
shedding light on how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is
affecting the sector. 

The U.S. Department of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091028</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Merger costs add up as Warner Bros. Discovery posts $2.9 billion quarterly loss]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Warner Bros. Discovery's impending sale has rattled Hollywood — and
the company's balance sheet as the auction's high costs increasingly
come into focus.

The New York-based media company released its first-quarter earnings
Wednesday, which ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4091026</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bay Area ban on new natural gas water heaters, set to take effect in seven months, may be relaxed over cost concerns]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bay Area air regulators have touted sweeping new rules that ban the
installation of natural gas-powered water heaters and furnaces as a way
to reduce smog and greenhouse gas emissions.

But with polls showing Americans’ top concern is the rising...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4090997</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration entangled in criminal case against businesswoman Fay Beydoun]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer approved a $20
million grant benefiting one of her campaign donors, and a prominent
businessman tied to the project told the House speaker there will be
"no negotiations" about it, according to a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4090848</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US firms add 109,000 jobs, most since early 2025, ADP says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. companies boosted payrolls in April by the most in over a year,
the latest evidence of stabilization in the labor market. 

Private-sector payrolls rose 109,000 in April after a revised 61,000
advance in the prior month, according to ADP ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4090846</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Crypto exchange Coinbase to lay off 14% of staff as AI reshapes work]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it's slashing roughly 14% of
its workforce, or about  700 workers, partly because artificial
intelligence is reshaping the way people work.

"The biggest risk now is not taking action. We are adjusting
early ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4090845</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Court upholds $495 million verdict against Abbott Laboratories in case over preterm infant formula]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Missouri appellate court has upheld a $495 million verdict against
Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories in a case over whether its formula
for premature infants caused a girl to become seriously ill.

The decision is the latest blow for Abbott ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4090844</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AI bots auditioning for Wall Street trading are mostly losing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[AI isn’t ready to replace your fund manager — and the public
experiments testing it are showing why.

Across a series of new trading contests between the world’s leading
AI models, the verdict so far is unflattering. Most of the systems lose...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4090806</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[After painful breakup, Qualcomm tries to replace Apple with AI]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — For years, Qualcomm and Apple were the hottest couple
in tech.

Qualcomm’s chips crammed high-speed internet and desktop computing
into a device that fits in your pocket. Minting billions, their
partnership rewired the world.

...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/businessnews/s-4090745</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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