Retail

Bid said to value sandwich chain at about $2 billion.

Lab-grown diamonds will sell for $800 per carat

The index measures both consumers' assessment of current economic conditions and their expectations for the future.

These employees will also get paid sick leave and paid time off.

Roughly 175,000 Starbucks employees will participate.

The Publix supermarket chain says it's suspending political contributions as it reevaluates its giving policy after students from the Parkland, Florida, high school where 17 people were killed called for a boycott because it supports a candidate aligned with the National Rifle Association.

Her business ventures include a fitness book, a vineyard and athletic wear.

Energy companies and oil prices are sinking again Friday morning on reports OPEC countries plan to produce more oil soon.

Gap Inc. says its first-quarter profit missed forecasts, but revenue beat estimates.

The Richfield, Minnesota-based company's net income rose to $208 million, or 72 cents per share, in the quarter, from $188 million, or 60 cents per share, a year earlier.

Best Buy Co. (BBY) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $208 million.

Official figures show that retail sales bounced back strongly in April after cold weather hit the previous month.

Its second deal in as many weeks aimed at bolstering the supermarket chain's online business.

The merchandise will be sold through retailers including brick-and-mortar stores and the NFL's online shop.

Target, which is pushing through a year of transition, is posting weaker-than-expected profits for the first quarter.

The e-commerce giant says it bans customers and axes accounts for making too many returns – and in some cases not informing them.

Analysts on average had expected sales at stores open at least a year to increase 2.9 percent, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.