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The beleaguered bookseller Barnes & Noble is being acquired by a hedge fund for $476 million.

The Latest on the May U.S. jobs report (all times local): 8:30 a.m.

The Swiss government says it wants further talks with the European Union about an accord that's intended to regulate bilateral ties between the Alpine country and the 28-nation bloc.

The nightly fee is $35,000 alone, which doesn't include the cost of travel.

The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's at an investment forum (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin says solid security guarantees need to be given to North Korea to persuade it to denuclearize.

Sites like Instagram, a fashionista favorite, have allowed unknown labels to find an audience with canny or eye-catching campaigns.

The Trump administration is hitting Iran with new sanctions that target its largest petrochemical company for providing support to the Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Japan is calling for further efforts to cut carbon emissions by promoting renewables but also nuclear energy despite the 2011 Fukushima reactors meltdowns.

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has pledged to donate $500 million into an effort to shutter all of the nation’s remaining coal plants by 2030.

Hiring decelerated in most major industry sectors in May, with four such sectors recording job losses.

The unemployment rate for black Americans declined in May to 6.2% from 6.7% in April.

A giant plastic palm tree that has become an artistic symbol of Warsaw has "died" as part of a stunt to draw attention to climate change.

Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat beat expectations in its first earnings report since it debuted on the stock market last month, while shares jumped to 20 percent.

Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone services, especially those delivered via the cloud, have become the standard these days, especially for small to midsized businesses (SMBs).

The The annual Susan G. Komen Greater NYC Impact Award luncheon raised more than $500,000.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the World Trade Organization needs mending to keep up with the times.

German factory production has fallen more strongly than expected in April and exports have dropped sharply in a weak start to the second quarter in Europe's largest economy.

Nissan wasn't consulted on the proposed merger between its alliance partner Renault and Fiat Chrysler, but the Japanese automaker's reluctance to go along may have helped bring about the surprise collapse of the talks.

Teachers say they're seeing so much student anxiety that a national union newsletter labels it a "mental health tsunami."