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Sogo & Seibu Co.’s labor union plans to go on strike if Seven & i Holdings Co. pushes ahead with plans to sell the department store unit, according to a person familiar with the matter.

When German Finance Minister Christian Lindner was asked this year where he sits on the “government boat” – in the middle, at the stern or on the lower deck — he didn’t hesitate: “At the helm.”

Apple Inc.’s chief security officer must face a criminal charge that he bribed California officials for gun licenses after a state appeals court revived a case that was dismissed two years ago.

Instacart filed plans to go public on Friday — and in doing so, pulled back the curtain on a grocery-delivery business that has faced a rapid slowdown in the growth of its core business and is searching for new ways to make money.

US-based cryptocurrency exchanges such as Coinbase Global Inc. and Kraken would have to report detailed information on their clients’ transactions to the IRS starting in 2026 under a new Treasury proposal.

The chair of President Joe Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers, Jared Bernstein, said the US can maintain strong consumer spending, real wage gains, and a tight labor market while continuing to see inflation ease off.

Taiwan’s growing capability to blunt a potential Chinese invasion could be stymied by domestic political and infrastructure challenges, according to a new analysis from Congress’s research arm.

Business and legal services provider Kroll said it’s cooperating with federal law enforcement after a hacker gained access to files that may have contained personal information for customers of bankrupt crypto platforms FTX, BlockFi Inc. and Genesis Global Holdco.