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Oil prices fall back to $80 per barrel, while US stocks drift

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are sinking again Tuesday and pulled back to $80 per barrel for the first time since early March, while the U.S. stock market drifts near its all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% following a rally that’s brought it back within 0.6% of its record set earlier ...

Struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain will be sold for $2.7 billion

Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands. Yum said Tuesday that the private equity firm LongRange Capital will buy Pizza Hut, excluding the mainland China business, for ...

Back-to-school shopping in June? Here’s why you need to start now

The back-to-school scramble used to belong to late August, a frantic weekend of crowded aisles and picked-over shelves. That window is moving; a growing share of American families now start buying school supplies in June, weeks before the first bell and long before the seasonal rush peaks. The ...