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(Reuters) — AI-powered shopping tools helped drive a surge in U.S. online spending on Black Friday, as shoppers bypassed crowded stores and turned to chatbots to compare prices and secure discounts amid concerns about tariff-driven price hikes.

(Reuters) — For Matt Hassett, founder of New York-based sleep wellness brand Loftie, the year-end holiday rush has always kept him on his toes.

BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Oil prices climbed on Wednesday after sliding to a one-month low in the previous session, though an expected supply glut and a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal capped gains.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Unprecedented numbers of Americans are expected to hit stores this Black Friday, but they are likely to curtail their spending as they find fewer bargains from tariff-hit retailers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump campaigned on a pledge to lower consumer prices that skyrocketed during Joe Biden’s term, but he is now facing the same hard reality that dogged his predecessor: Once prices rise, they seldom fall, and Americans hate higher prices.

TAMUNING, Guam (GEDA) — Seven Palau-based businesses were in Guam last week as part of a Palau Inbound Trade Mission hosted by the Guam Economic Development Authority and in partnership with the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association or WUSATA to provide opportunities for Guam busines…