As Costco sells platinum, experts explain how the precious metal differs from gold

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Costco has expanded its precious metal offerings to include platinum after seeing success with gold bars and coins.

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Look inside Menards, the Midwest home-improvement chain owned by Wisconsin's richest billionaire and beloved by Tim Walz

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Menards is a Midwestern home-improvement chain.

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At TikTok's first big e-commerce summit, it doubled down on live shopping and learnings from China

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TikTok has become an important live-selling tool in parts of Asia.

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8 red flags your clothes won't last long, according to style experts

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Style experts told BI about clothing red flags.

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Starbucks' new CEO wants people to hang out in stores, but some workers say his plan has a big problem

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Starbucks store employees say the chain's online ordering system is holding them back from serving in-store customers.

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Amazon's AI chatbot will help you shop. Just don't ask it for a 'dupe.'

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Amazon's Rufus refuses to serve up dupes.

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Amazon's Wondery is launching a new toy line as it aims to build the next big franchises from podcasts

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Guy Raz co-hosts "Wow in the World," which is launching a toy line with Wondery.

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Tom Brady's luxury watch collection is worth millions and includes a custom Audemars Piguet

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Tom Brady is auctioning watches from his personal collection at Sotheby's, including the Royal Oak Flying Tourbillon by Audemars Piguet he wore to Netflix's "The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady."

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I work at Spirit Halloween. Here are 9 mistakes I see customers make when shopping for costumes and decor.

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After working at Spirit Halloween for three years, I've identified common mistakes customers make.

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I tried all of Dutch Bros Coffee's fan-favorite drinks and ranked them from worst to best

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Dutch Bros is one of my favorite coffee chains, so I taste-tested all the fan-favorite drinks.

Meredith Schneider

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