Uber’s UK drivers to get paid vacation, pensions following Supreme Court ruling
Uber is reclassifying its 70,000 drivers in the United Kingdom after the UK Supreme Court upheld a ruling last month that they should be classified…
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First GameStop, now gorillas. Redditors are pouring money into saving apes
The WallStreetBets community is moving beyond GameStop and AMC. But its latest investment target isn’t a stock, bitcoin or even NFTs.…
Continue Reading Post-pandemic primping: Lashes, waxes and blowouts are coming back
After months of sporting the “casual look” — in some cases surrendering fully to our inner shaggy and shabby — consumers are…
Continue Reading Online trading firm eToro going public in more than $10 billion SPAC deal
Robinhood is widely expected to go public later this year despite the public relations black eye it received during the Reddit-induced GameStop…
Continue Reading This chain wants to take on Lululemon with a new men’s line
Dick’s Sporting Goods knows Lululemon’s ABC pants are a hit. So it wants to create its own version. On Tuesday the sporting goods chain…
Continue Reading Wall Street’s biggest fear isn’t Covid. It’s inflation
Coronavirus fears shook Wall Street to its core last March. The Dow crashed nearly 3,000 points — a stunning 13% — a year ago today. Flash…
Continue Reading Flood risk growing for U.S. homeowners due to climate change; report finds insurance rates greatly underestimate threat
Wildfires and hurricane-force winds produce stunning videos and headlines, but flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United…
Continue Reading What it’s like to live in the robocall capital of America
Melinda Walsh, a former marketing consultant, gets up to eight robocalls on her cell phone on any given day — not counting the few that come…
Continue Reading Sackler family agrees to pay $4.2 billion as part of plan to dissolve OxyContin maker Purdue
Purdue Pharma has filed a restructuring plan to dissolve itself and establish a new company dedicated to programs designed to combat the opioid…
Continue Reading This town powered America for decades. What do we owe them?
This Wyoming coal town is a place of contradictions. At dawn, the land looks heavenly: Winds rattle the sagebrush; cotton-candy skies make a dusting…
Continue Reading America wasn’t ready for Covid-19. These newsrooms helped guide the way
When life came to a grinding halt a year ago, two national publications excelled at guiding readers through an unprecedented and scary pandemic,…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods is returning to golf video games
It is not yet clear when (or if) Tiger Woods will play professional golf again after he injured his leg in a car accident late last month. But that…
Continue Reading Biden’s stimulus will keep America’s economy humming for years, Goldman Sachs predicts
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue is so massive that economists are marking up their growth forecasts for not just this year,…
Continue Reading AstraZeneca woes are bad news for the global recovery
Experts have made clear that they don’t expect economies around the world to bounce back from the Covid-19 shock at the same speed. But…
Continue Reading Tinder’s new giveaway could make Covid dating safer … for one day, at least
After more than a year of health restrictions putting a crimp on in-person dating, Tinder says it’s gearing up for one of the “flirtiest…
Continue Reading Investing’s newest superstar is having a rough month
Cathie Wood of ARK Invest has become one of the top investment voices on Wall Street over the past few years, thanks to big bets on Tesla, Square,…
Continue Reading Retail sales slid in February as people shopped less
Americans shopped less in February, leading retail sales to fall 3% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. It was a much…
Continue Reading The global economy needed a smooth vaccine rollout. That’s not happening
Experts have made clear that they don’t expect economies around the world to bounce back from the Covid-19 shock at the same speed. But…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping renews call for crackdown on Chinese tech companies
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the country’s regulators this week to step up their crackdown on tech companies and extend scrutiny to…
Continue Reading Nokia is cutting up to 10,000 jobs
Nokia will slash the size of its workforce over the next two years to free up money to invest in its 5G networks business. The Finnish…
Continue Reading Facebook will pay Murdoch for news in Australia
Facebook is teaming up with News Corp Australia just weeks after the country passed a groundbreaking law requiring tech companies to pay for news…
Continue Reading Geely is spending $4.6 billion on a battery plant as its electric car ambitions grow
Geely will pour nearly $5 billion into building an electric battery plant in China, as the country’s top privately-owned carmaker moves more…
Continue Reading Facebook signs deal with Murdoch’s News Corp in Australia
Facebook is teaming up with News Corp Australia just weeks after the country passed a groundbreaking law requiring tech companies to pay for news…
Continue Reading The most valuable startup in America is worth more than SpaceX
Move over, SpaceX and Instacart: Payments processing company Stripe is now the most valuable startup in America. Stripe announced Sunday a new $600…
Continue Reading The pandemic has changed TV viewing patterns, and awards shows are suffering
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. How the pandemic has…
Continue Reading Texas’ 1st weekend without Covid-19 limits just passed: Here’s how it went for business owners
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — For about a year, Texas businesses have done whatever they could to stay afloat. As Covid-19 ravaged the state and the…
Continue Reading Dude, where’s my stimulus check?
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here.…
Continue Reading Elon Musk is now ‘Technoking’ of Tesla. Seriously
Elon Musk is not your typical CEO. Now he has a new title to prove it. In a filing with his least favorite regulator, the Securities and Exchange…
Continue Reading Microsoft says Teams and other services are returning to normal after earlier outage
Microsoft says its workplace communication platform, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services should be returning to normal after an earlier software…
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Texas energy company that charged huge electric bills during storm files for bankruptcy
HOUSTON, Texas — Griddy Energy, the Texas company that sent sky-high electricity bills to customers during the life-threatening winter storm…
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