Owner of Caribou, Peet's Coffee to buy Panera Bread for $7.5B

JAB Holdings, the owner of Caribou Coffee and Peet's Coffee & Tea, said on Wednesday it would buy U.S. bakery chain Panera Bread in a all-cash deal valued at about $7.5 billion, including debt.

Boeing signs $3B Iran deal, 1st under Trump administration

Boeing Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a new, $3 billion deal with Iran's Aseman Airlines to supply 30 737 MAX aircraft to the carrier, the first major sale by a U.S. company to the Islamic Republic under new President Donald Trump. 

New Disney security changes go into effect

These are changes that an expert tells us will increase security and efficiency at Disney World, starting Monday. The biggest change you'll notice: you'll go through security a little sooner. Now Disney will screen you before you hop on the ferry or monorail into the park.

Yahoo and AOL to become 'Oath'

Verizon Communications will create a new company called Oath after it completes its $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo and melds the troubled internet company with its AOL operations.

Ford recalls 570K vehicles for fire risk, door latch trouble

Ford is recalling more than 570,000 vehicles in North America and Europe to fix separate problems that can cause engine fires and doors to fly open unexpectedly.

Ivanka Trump's fashion sales are skyrocketing despite boycott calls

According to the new president of the brand, sales of Ivanka Trump's fashion line have been surging since she was dropped from several retailers.  

RECALL: Beef taquitos may have rubber or plastic in them

A Texas company is recalling more than 35,000 pounds of read-to-eat beef taquito products that could have rubber or plastic pieces in them.

Soda tax got city $6.4 million in February

New numbers are now out for the second month of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax. The Department of Revenue announced the city collected $6.4 million in February, which was “slightly exceeding revenue projections” for the month.

Don't fall for the ‘Hey Siri, 108' prank, warn police

Police departments across the country are warning about a popular social media prank that could get you in trouble and be dangerous to other people.

Uber vows it'll change direction, become more humane company

Uber is vowing to head down a new road and become a more humane company following a wave of ugly developments, including allegations of rampant sexual harassment and a video of a profanity-laced confrontation between the ride-hailing company's CEO and a disgruntled driver.

Both sides escalate fight over controversial Philadelphia soda tax

Less than three months into Philadelphia's new tax on sweetened drinks, the stakes have escalated: Beverage makers say the measure is hurting sales so much they need to cut jobs, while city officials say the moves are a ploy to get the tax struck down. 

SEPTA announces proposed fare increases, public hearing dates

SEPTA has announced proposed fair changes for the Fiscal Year 2018, which include increases across all modes of travel and methods of payment.

J.C. Penney to close stores in KOP, Philadelphia Mills, Willow Grove

Last month J.C. Penney announced it  is joining its department store rivals in pruning its store numbers in an era of online shopping.

Google adding tool to flag 'offensive' search results

NEW YORK (AP) - Google is trying to improve the quality of its search results by directing review teams to flag content that might come across as upsetting or offensive.