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Anglo American in Talks to Sell De Beers for About $1 Billion

A sale would reflect a deep slump in natural‑diamond demand and hinge on outside financing alongside Botswana's consent.

Wawa Offers Free Any-Size Coffee Today to Honor Dick Wood

Red Robin Accelerates Turnaround With Franchise Sales and Targeted Closures

De Beers Pauses Production at Venetia Mine for Two Years

Dairy Queen Shutters Dozens of Franchises Across Multiple States

Himolla Files Protective‑Shield Insolvency to Restructure German Business

Ikeda’s Market and Pie Shop Named USA Today’s Best Pie Shop in America

Schwebel Baking Company to Close After 120 Years

Amazon Logo's Hidden A to Z Arrow Draws Fresh Online Surprise

Original Blues Enters Voluntary Liquidation After 41 Years

Reddit Post Revives 97-Year Story of How Tesco Got Its Name

José Ignacio López de Arriortúa, ‘Superlópez,’ Dies at 84

TV Antiquities Dealer Lends Mampe Rare White Porcelain Poodle to Company Museum

In‑N‑Out Opens Massive New Location on the Las Vegas Strip

Halberstädter Konserven Files for Insolvency as Production Stops

Yankee Candle Founder’s Juggler Meadow Estate Sells for $4.55 Million

Groupe Nosoli Placed in Redressement Judiciaire, Putting Furet du Nord and Decitre Under Court Supervision

SPAR Shoppers Discover Chain's Original Name and Acronym

Advaya Capital Buys Comscore Movies for $70 Million and Restores Rentrak Name

Toshifumi Suzuki, Architect of Global 7‑Eleven, Dies at 93