A trip to buy a hot dog turned into one of the internet’s strangest checkout stories when a Circle K customer claimed an AI-powered self-checkout machine tried to add an $8.5 billion charitable donation to their purchase. The incident came to light in a Reddit post that quickly gained attention before being deleted. However, screenshots
July 27, 2026 10:02 am, EDT (Kriztian Bocci/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Expand Energy agreed to buy gas marketer Twin Eagle Holdings for $1.25 billion, expanding its marketing and trading business before closing in the third quarter. Expand has raised its annual marketing and commercial free cash flow target by 50% to $750 million as demand for
There comes a moment in every journey when mathematics quietly stops doing mathematics. The flights are paid for, the hotel is paid for, and the $40 cocktail is reclassified in your mind as a rounding error. and new research mannerThe Smartest Account for Your Travel Money Reveals Why. According to its research, Australians are spending
based on feedback rideapart’s When we first covered the General Motors Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV), a UTV-sized Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, readers pointed out that if GM ever sold the ISV to the regular public, it would likely sell out in minutes. It will print money for GM, not only compete with the Jeep Wrangler, but
Since Donald Trump re-entered the White House, General Motors has worked hard to shift its business practices to capitalize on the policy changes by spending billions of dollars increasing U.S. production of GM’s biggest vehicles, introducing new pickup trucks, high-end, gas-powered Cadillacs and military vehicles. So far, it has paid off massively. The General has
July 21, 2026 1:55 pm, EDT (Utz Snacks via Facebook) key takeaways: Utz Brands agreed to a $2.9 billion deal with Germany’s Intersnack Group, which will acquire all Class A shares and co-own the company. The acquisition gives Intersnack its first presence in the US market, while giving Utz a partner as European snack makers
July 20, 2026 10:15 am, EDT (Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp.) key takeaways: Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. agreed to acquire Wildfire Energy for about $4.1 billion, including debt, the company’s largest acquisition and an expansion of its Eagle Ford Shale position. The transaction includes the assumption of 32.2 million Magnolia Class A shares and
July 16, 2026 9:40 am, EDT Signage for Delivery Hero at the company’s headquarters in Berlin. (Kriztian Bocci/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Uber has agreed to acquire Delivery Hero for approximately $14.8 billion, which will expand its food delivery and mobility footprint in 50 markets pending regulatory approval. The deal strengthens Uber’s presence in Asia, Latin America
Joe Morris/Getty Images In Toyota legend, the LS 400 was built by a crew of 1,400 engineers, 2,300 technicians and 60 designers (more engineer designers than the slate of new trucks). They studied 450 prototypes, and it took half a decade to bring the first Lexus to
Slobo/Getty Images Specialty auto parts retailer O’Reilly Automotive has made a $10 billion bid to buy the NAPA auto parts brand from Atlanta-based Genuine Parts Co. While consolidation seems to be the name of the game in retail these days, a merger between the two largest auto