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Costco cracking down on non-members taking advantage of deals — here’s how

Will Costco become the most strict members-only club in history? Major retailers have announced plans to check membership cards as shoppers enter their stores in the coming months. Wholesalers will install scanning devices at store entrances, allowing membership verification that previously had to be done at the register to be done automatically at the entrance. […]

Century-old NYC office building signs two deals to buck trend toward newer towers

While some older buildings are declining, others are thriving: Two new deals totaling 104,000 square feet have brought occupancy at George Comfort & Sons’ 960,000-square-foot 498 Seventh Ave. to 95 percent. Publicly traded technology company Pubmatic signed a direct lease for 60,000 square feet. The subtenant plans to nearly double its space in the first […]

Meta wants Judy Dench, Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key for AI deals

It’s a deal that could potentially grant license to kill. British actress Judi Dench, who plays “M” in several of the James Bond films, the raspy-voiced actress Awkwafina and baritone comedian Keegan-Michael Key stand to make big bucks from artificial intelligence deals with Meta Platforms. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Record and […]

Drug companies confident Medicare price deals won't hit bottom lines

Pharmaceutical company chief executives who are suing to block the Biden administration’s Medicare price negotiation law have told shareholders and analysts that the final price proposals will not have a significant impact on their companies’ profits. Comments from executives at companies including Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie suggest the price cuts may […]

JD Vance rips Harris admin over 9/11 terrorists plea deals

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance on Wednesday slammed the Biden-Harris administration for striking an incendiary plea deal that spared three suspects in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks from the death penalty. “We need a president who will kill terrorists, not negotiate with terrorists,” Vance told supporters during a campaign event in Glendale, Arizona. The […]