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Cuba passes sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since revolution

By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press

Observers on Friday called Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island’s communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raúl Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy…

U.S. gas prices just fell below $4 for 1st time since March. They're still 25% higher than last year

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Prices fell overnight after President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country.

Trump's economic approval rating hits new low, poll finds

By Hannah Grabenstein

Some voting groups that Trump handily won aren’t happy with his economic approach, including more thanhalf of white voters without a college degree.

WATCH: New Fed chair Kevin Warsh holds first news conference after leaving interest rate unchanged

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year.

Pizza Hut, struggling with delivery competition, sold for $2.7 billion

By Michelle Chapman, Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Pizza Hut has been squeezed in recent years by the growth of DoorDash, Uber Eats and other restaurant delivery companies which marketed access to a slew of cuisines besides pizza.

Higher prices for gas, groceries and flights will outlast Iran war, analysts say

By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

The fighting disrupted not only fuel supplies but also the supply chains for fertilizer, food and even footwear.

Even with a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, it could take weeks or months for oil to fully flow

By David McHugh, Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

The tentative agreement to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be good news for the global economy. But oil won't simply start flowing through the key shipping artery the way it did before the…

Fox Corp. to buy streaming pioneer Roku in a $22 billion deal

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

The deal will give Fox access to the Roku Channel, first-party data and more than 100 million global streaming households.

Fact-checking claims about 'unprecedented' demand for World Cup tickets

By Maria Briceño, Alex Min, PolitiFact

Many of the 2026 World Cup matches were not sold out as of Friday — and the existing ticket sales have unfolded amid pricing controversies.

Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire with SpaceX's IPO

By Bernard Condon, Associated Press

Elon Musk may never colonize Mars as promised, but enough investors consider the SpaceX founder to be a sort of miracle man that they'll help him reach another fantastic goal Friday when he takes the rocket company public.