HSBC’s CEO is swapping his office for a hot desk
HSBC is scrapping the executive floor at its Canary Wharf headquarters in London, as one of the world’s biggest banks slashes office space and…
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Bitcoin suffers flash crash following week of crypto hype
After a hype-filled week for cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin experienced a flash crash over the weekend, plunging nearly 14% in less than an hour, from…
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Oil company ads should carry a climate health warning, say activists
A group of lawyers want oil companies banned from advertising on television and social media unless they include “tobacco-style health…
Continue Reading A Black woman is hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time
Country music singer Mickey Guyton will make history Sunday when she hosts the Academy of Country Music Awards with Keith Urban. The 37-year-old…
Continue Reading Remote workers can get paid $12,000 to move to West Virginia
During the pandemic, cities such as Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Natchez, Mississippi, have offered remote workers cash to relocate there, while exotic…
Continue Reading America’s newsrooms are reckoning with their mass shooting coverage
At least 45 mass shootings have occurred in the United States over the past month, and America’s journalists are covering the stories as they…
Continue Reading The realities of climate change are pushing big businesses to focus on sustainability
A consensus appears to be taking root in Corporate America: What’s good for the environment can also be good for business. As President Joe…
Continue Reading What Seth Meyers learned from doing a year of late night TV during a pandemic
It’s been a weird year for Seth Meyers. In fact, it’s been a weird year for all of late night TV, not to mention the rest of us. Like…
Continue Reading Wall Street just showed the Reddit crowd how to really make money
In the early weeks of 2021, amateur traders backing meme stocks like GameStop, AMC Entertainment and BlackBerry captured the world’s attention.…
Continue Reading Jaleel White is launching his own cannabis brand, and yes it includes ‘Purple Urkle’
Actor Jaleel White is joining the growing list of celebrities who have launched a cannabis brand. White, known for playing Steve Urkel on the 1990s…
Continue Reading Jaleel White is launching his own cannabis brand
Actor Jaleel White is joining the growing list of celebrities who have launched a cannabis brand. White, known for playing Steve Urkel on the 1990s…
Continue Reading Peloton Tread+ owners told to stop using the treadmill in ‘urgent warning’
A US government agency issued an “urgent warning” for users of Peloton’s Tread+ following multiple dangerous incidents with the…
Continue Reading SpaceX wins $2.9 billion NASA contract for lunar lander
SpaceX secured a $2.89 billion NASA contract to build spacecraft that will land astronauts on the moon for the first time in five decades. The…
Continue Reading Hershey has a strange idea about where you should put your Reese’s
Pieces of Reese’s for your face. Beer going to the dogs. A sharper White Claw. Pizza that delivers itself. That’s just a sampling of some…
Continue Reading Dogecoin briefly broke Robinhood’s crypto trading systems
Robinhood is again having to explain why users faced issues trading a popular asset on its platform this week. This time, the asset in question is…
Continue Reading GM and LG announce another $2.3 billion EV battery plant
General Motors and LG plan to build a new $2.3 billion plant to build batteries for electric vehicles, a key step toward the US automaker’s…
Continue Reading J&J reportedly sought help from rivals after blood clot concerns emerged
Johnson & Johnson sought help from its three rival Covid-19 vaccine makers to look into reports of blood clots, but Pfizer and Moderna both…
Continue Reading Inflation is coming, the question is when
The stock market is soaring and bond yields have pulled back after a big spike earlier this year. But make no mistake: Investors still have plenty to…
Continue Reading SpaceX tops Blue Origin for NASA contract to fly astronauts to moon
WASHINGTON, DC — SpaceX has beaten out Blue Origin, in a battle between two space companies with Texas ties, to win a $2.9 billion NASA contract to…
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Leader of New Mexico’s state unemployment agency steps down amid surge in jobless claims
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Workforce Solutions secretary announced Friday that he is stepping down from his position effective…
Continue Reading Bank of America CEO calls for bipartisan push to study restrictive voting laws
Bank of America’s chief executive is the latest business leader to speak out about restrictive voting legislation in states such as Georgia and…
Continue Reading The threat of inflation may be diminished, but investors are still on high alert
The stock market is soaring and bond yields have pulled back after a big spike earlier this year. But make no mistake: Investors still have plenty to…
Continue Reading This $800 million whistleblower program is losing its top cop
The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s highly-successful whistleblower program is stepping down at a delicate moment for the…
Continue Reading Are you leaving your restaurant job for good? Share your story
The restaurant sector suffered millions of job losses during the pandemic. Many restaurant workers and bartenders were let go when restaurants closed…
Continue Reading How to watch Prince Philip’s funeral
Millions of people around the world are expected to tune into Prince Philip’s funeral service on Saturday, which will be broadcast by major…
Continue Reading Mobile gaming company AppLovin raises $2 billion in IPO
Mobile apps and games platform AppLovin raised $2 billion in an initial public offering Thursday that valued the company at $28.6 billion. The Palo…
Continue Reading The stock market is throwing a global party
Spurred on by renewed optimism about the post-pandemic recovery and a strong fear of missing out, investors keep pushing stocks higher. What’s…
Continue Reading Dogecoin price soars more than 100% to new record after Elon Musk tweets
For the second time this week, Dogecoin has hit a milestone. And this time around, it may be thanks to the world’s richest man. The virtual…
Continue Reading China’s economy grows by a record 18.3% in the first quarter
China just posted its strongest quarterly growth on record as the world’s second largest economy continued its robust recovery from the…
Continue Reading Apple’s $200 million fund aims to fight climate change and boost business
Apple has announced a $200 million investment fund designed to remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere and support sustainable forestry — and…
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