What an ancient poem says about China’s fearful tech tycoons
A thousand-year-old poem just cost Chinese delivery giant Meituan tens of billions of dollars in market value, further rattling a tech industry that…
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IBM CEO: America needs a NASA-like agency to prevent future pipeline attacks
IBM is on a tear under the leadership of new CEO Arvind Krishna: It created the world’s smallest microchip and Tuesday it announced new AI…
Continue Reading More than 40% of expats in a new survey are thinking of leaving Hong Kong
More than 40% of expats surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong say they’re considering moving away from the former British…
Continue Reading Time is running out for Beijing to prepare its economy for a ‘great demographic unknown’
China is growing fast — but the workforce powering its economic rise is shrinking. Census data released Tuesday showed that China’s total…
Continue Reading ‘You breathe differently when you aren’t the only one:’ Women are leading America’s key news outlets
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Sally Buzbee will be…
Continue Reading Chipotle says employees can make $100,000 after just 3 years on the job
Restaurants are struggling to hire workers, so some, including Chipotle, are trying to sweeten the pot with higher pay and bigger career…
Continue Reading American Airlines has to add fuel stops after pipeline shutdown
American Airlines is adding stops on two long-range flights out of Charlotte, North Carolina, in response to fuel supply chain disruptions caused by…
Continue Reading Sally Buzbee will be first woman to lead Washington Post as new executive editor
The Washington Post has selected Sally Buzbee, executive editor and senior vice president at the Associated Press, as its new top editor. Buzbee…
Continue Reading Target is launching a line of plant-based food
Target is launching its own line of plant-based foods as demand continues to grow for meat and dairy alternatives. The new assortment includes more…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is changing its coffee cups to promote the Covid-19 vaccine
McDonald’s is partnering with the White House to promote vaccination information on its coffee cups as hesitancy grows about taking the…
Continue Reading Here’s where Melinda Gates will focus her multi-billion-dollar fortune after her divorce
Together, Bill and Melinda Gates were one of the richest and most philanthropic couples in the world. After splitting, they will be two of the…
Continue Reading Starbucks has a new Frappuccino for the summer
Starbucks is ringing in summer with a Strawberry Funnel Cake Frappuccino, its first new limited time flavor in more than three years. The new menu…
Continue Reading Arrest of journalists a litmus test for how Thailand treats those fleeing persecution in Myanmar
Three senior reporters who fled Myanmar for Thailand after the brutal military coup “face certain arrest and persecution” if they are…
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New Mexico reinstates requirement for jobless to seek work
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico has joined several other states that have reinstated the work search requirement for people who receive…
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NRA’s bankruptcy tossed out by judge in blow to gun group’s planned Texas move
DALLAS, Texas — A federal judge has dismissed the National Rifle Association’s petition for bankruptcy, saying it was filed in “bad…
Continue Reading Cannabis company growing weed in Colombia goes public in US
Most cannabis companies that list their stocks in the United States grow their products in indoor greenhouses, often in Canada. But a company named…
Continue Reading One reason there’s a chicken shortage? Disappointing roosters
Chickens are in short supply. Part of the blame goes to Tyson’s roosters. The meat processor, which sells poultry along with beef and pork,…
Continue Reading Stocks tumble as surging prices rattle the market
US stocks sold off Tuesday and the Dow briefly tumbled more than 600 points, as investors grow increasingly concerned about raw material price…
Continue Reading Amazon destroyed more than 2 million counterfeit products last year
Amazon destroyed more than 2 million suspected counterfeit products that third-party sellers sent to its fulfillment centers last year as part of a…
Continue Reading Dogecoin is still in the dog house after Elon Musk’s ‘SNL’ appearance
Dogecoin prices rebounded Tuesday morning after Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked his nearly 54 million Twitter followers if they want his car company to…
Continue Reading She was tired of seeing Black stereotypes on TV. So she started her own streaming service
When DeShuna Spencer sat in front of her TV to scroll through her options, she noticed a glaring problem: Nobody looked like or was representative of…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond has a plan to stop losing bargain hunters to Amazon and Target
Bed Bath & Beyond has decided it’s too expensive for some shoppers. It’s trying to change that. The chain has launched a new…
Continue Reading Dow briefly tumbles more than 600 points as surging prices rattle the market
US stocks sold off Tuesday and the Dow briefly tumbled more than 600 points around mid-morning, as investors grow increasingly concerned about raw…
Continue Reading Dow tumbles more than 600 points as surging prices rattle the market
US stocks tumbled Tuesday and the Dow sold off more than 600 points around mid-morning, as investors grow increasingly concerned about raw material…
Continue Reading Victoria’s Secret is becoming a publicly traded company
L Brands has officially given up on seeking a buyer for Victoria’s Secret and is spinning off the struggling underwear brand to become its own…
Continue Reading Surging prices are spooking the stock market
US stocks tumbled out of the gate Tuesday as investors grow increasingly concerned about raw material price spikes, shortages and inflation. Prices…
Continue Reading NBC will not air the next Golden Globes after diversity controversy
The Golden Globes will not be airing on NBC next year, temporarily ending a decades-long relationship between the network and the Hollywood Foreign…
Continue Reading Some big risks to investors have been hiding in plain sight
What do stretched supply chains, rising prices and the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline have in common? They all stem from risks that…
Continue Reading China has recorded its slowest population growth in decades, new census reveals
China’s population grew at its slowest rate in decades in the 10 years prior to 2020, according to census data released on Tuesday — a trend…
Continue Reading India’s Covid-19 catastrophe could make global shortages even worse
A terrifying and record-breaking wave of Covid-19 in India threatens to stall the country’s economic recovery and send shockwaves through…
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