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Visa and Mastercard cards are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken September 24, 2025. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
Nov 10, 2025

Visa, Mastercard reach $38B swipe fee settlement, draw opposition

Visa and Mastercard proposed an antitrust settlement to lower swipe fees after a judge rejected a deal; retail groups say it’s inadequate.

A sign in a Kwik Trip store shows the store will no longer be using pennies to give change, on Oct. 23, 2025, in Yorkville, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Nov 10, 2025

Banks and retailers run short on pennies as US Mint stops making them

A nationwide penny shortage sparked by Trump’s production halt is forcing retailers to round down, ration coins and plead for exact change.

People walk by an Under Armour store in Manhattan, New York, on Feb. 7, 2022. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)
Nov 6, 2025

Under Armour announces CFO change, reports sales and profit forecasts below estimates

Under Armour forecast full-year revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates as it faces declining demand and higher tariff-related costs.

This undated combination of photos shows clockwise from top left the company logos for Amazon, Target, Lufthansa Group, UPS, ConocoPhillips, Intel, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Nestle. (AP Photo, file)
Oct 29, 2025

Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety; many companies cutting jobs

Amid wider economic uncertainty, it’s a tough time for the job market. Here are some companies that have moved to cut jobs recently.

Annapolis Town Center recently sold for $187 million. (Courtesy Photo)
Oct 23, 2025

Annapolis Town Center sold for $187M

North Bethesda's Federal Realty Investment REIT has acquired the Annapolis Town Center for $187 million, CBRE announced.

Outten Brothers Home Furnishings is going out of business. (Courtesy of Planned Furniture Promotions)
Oct 22, 2025

MD furniture retailer closing after 78 years

Salisbury-based Outten Brothers Home, which is going out of business after 78 years, began a liquidation sale on Oct. 2.

Owner Courtland Hickey holds a Pokemon costume from 2024, left, and one from this year, right, at Chicago Costume on Sept. 17, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Oct 22, 2025

How a family-owned costume shop is keeping tariffs from making Halloween a nightmare

Chicago Costume taps vintage and unsold inventory as tariffs on Chinese imports hike Halloween costume prices for kids and adults.

An aerial view of the Northwoods Shopping Center in San Antonio, Texas. (MCB Real Estate)
Oct 14, 2025

Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate acquires Texas property in joint venture

MCB Real Estate partnered with Epic Real Estate Partners and Centerbridge Partners, L.P. to acquire a Texas shopping center.

An aerial view of Yorktowne Plaza in Cockeysville. (Klein Enterprises)
Aug 28, 2025

Redevelopment underway at Baltimore County’s Yorktowne Plaza

Klein Enterprises announced the transformation of Yorktowne Plaza, a shopping center in Baltimore County's Cockeysville community.

Shoppers walk from the Walmart store, Aug. 14, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. (AP File Photo/Charles Krupa)
Aug 21, 2025

Tariffs aren’t keeping Walmart from attracting shoppers

Walmart Inc. survived an uncertain economic environment and tariff concerns to deliver solid second-quarter financial results.

Brian Cornell, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Target, speaks at a financial community meeting, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Aug 21, 2025

Target CEO to step down amid company struggles

Minneapolis-based Target said CEO Brian Cornell, who has led the company for 11 years, would step down on Feb. 1.

An Amazon Fresh grocery store in Warrington, Pennsylvania, on April 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Aug 20, 2025

Amazon expands perishable delivery service, putting pressure on traditional grocers

Amazon is rolling out a service where its Prime members can order their groceries at the same time as their batteries and other basic items.

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