Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs announced Monday that he plans to retire from the company in the first quarter of 2026. Gibbs, 62, is a 36-year veteran of Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum Brands, which is the world's largest restaurant company. Yum owns the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger ...
The mortgage company Rocket is buying competitor Mr. Cooper in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion, just weeks after acquiring real estate listing company Redfin. Rocket Cos. said Monday that bringing Mr. Cooper Group Inc. into the fold will create a business representing one in every ...
BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese telecoms gear giant Huawei said Monday its net profit fell 28% in 2024 while its revenue surged, as the company invested heavily in advanced technologies. Huawei Technologies reported 62.6 billion yuan ($8.6 billion) in net profit last year, down from 87 billion yuan ...
LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of Primark, one of Europe's biggest fast fashion retailers, has resigned after an investigation into his behavior toward a woman in a social environment. Paul Marchant, Primark's CEO since 2009, has apologized to the individual involved and resigned with ...
Erin McGuire spent years cultivating fruits and vegetables like onions, peppers and tomatoes as a scientist and later director of a lab at the University of California-Davis. She collaborated with hundreds of people to breed drought-resistant varieties, develop new ways to cool fresh produce ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately obvious but could be critical to Tuesday's outcome. Musk's America PAC has sent paid canvassers across Wisconsin since early ...
