Biz/Tech Archives

MGM makes $11 billion bid for UK gambling group

January 4, 2021 9:07 AM CNN

MGM Resorts International is attempting to buy the owner of British gambling brand Ladbrokes, making it the latest US casino operator to place a…

Chipotle’s slimming down for the new year too, adding cauliflower rice to its menu

January 4, 2021 7:14 AM CNN

Chipotle is adding cauliflower rice to its menu as customers’ tastes shift toward healthier options. Beginning Monday, the cilantro-lime…

Bitcoin’s rally could be a sign of what’s in store for markets in 2021

January 4, 2021 6:19 AM CNN

Investors are gearing up for a turbocharged 2021. Want evidence? Look at the price of Bitcoin. What’s happening: Just a few weeks ago, Wall…

She was promoted just in time to lead TikTok through a ‘Category 5 storm’

January 4, 2021 5:21 AM CNN

Years before Vanessa Pappas became the public face of TikTok, she interviewed for a job hosting a car show at a buzzy video production company that…

Herbalife is buying back more than half of Carl Icahn’s stake

January 4, 2021 3:29 AM CNN

The legendary activist investor Carl Icahn is dumping a massive chunk of his stake in Herbalife Nutrition and giving up his firm’s seats on the…

Wall Street will kick out three big Chinese telecom companies

January 4, 2021 2:05 AM CNN

Washington’s battle with Beijing is escalating once more on Wall Street. The New York Stock Exchange will end trading in the shares of three of…

Britain inoculates 1st patient in the world with the Oxford-AstraZeneca virus vaccine

January 4, 2021 1:05 AM Associated Press

LONDON, ENGLAND — The U.K. has became the first country in the world to start using the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and…

Pay attention to the propaganda, and other ways to cover an attempted coup in America

January 3, 2021 9:36 PM CNN

A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Sunday showed how.…

A ring with 12,638 diamonds sets a Guinness World Record

January 3, 2021 5:49 PM CNN

How many diamonds can fit in a single ring? The answer, according to the new Guinness World Records book, is 12,638. Harshit Bansal, founder of…

Here’s how El Paso renters can get up to 6 months of relief if hurt by the pandemic

January 3, 2021 2:18 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – Tenants in El Paso can receive up to six months of future rent relief, thanks to the Texas Home Program and the nonprofit…

Fanduel suffers widespread outage on last day of NFL’s regular season

January 3, 2021 1:12 PM CNN

Fanduel, the fantasy sports and online sports betting company, experienced outages on Sunday — the last day of regular season NFL games —…

Media should call GOP election fight an attempted coup, historian says

January 3, 2021 12:14 PM CNN

The Republican effort to contest the presidential election results on the Senate floor this week is raising questions about how media outlets should…

Golf is booming because of the pandemic

January 3, 2021 7:14 AM CNN

The pandemic has popularized a lot of unexpected activities. Remember when everyone was doing puzzles and baking bread? Thanks to social distancing,…

Saying goodbye to a wild year for stocks

January 3, 2021 6:41 AM CNN

We’re hoping to shelve the word ‘unprecedented’ for a while as 2021 gets underway — but first, one final look at a 2020. The Dow…

El Paso lifts virus order that mandated 10 p.m. restaurant closing time after Texas high court ruling

January 2, 2021 3:33 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court has struck down rules banning Austin-area restaurants from offering late-night dine-in service,…

Larry King has been hospitalized with Covid-19

January 2, 2021 4:30 PM CNN

Legendary talk show host and former CNN interviewer Larry King has Covid-19, according to a source close to the family. King, 87, has been…

Miami cafe starts the new year with a shock after a customer left a $2,021 tip

January 2, 2021 3:23 PM CNN

A cafe and juice bar in North Miami Beach started out the new year in shock after a customer left a $2,021 tip. Kelly Amar told CNN that her family…

Tesla hit half-million car target in 2020

January 2, 2021 2:16 PM CNN

Tesla hit its goal of building a half-million cars in 2020, a first for the company, it reported Saturday. The completed deliveries to customers,…

Bitcoin soars past $33,000, its highest ever

January 2, 2021 2:13 PM CNN

Bitcoin has been flirting with the $30,000 mark for weeks, and finally passed that record-setting level Saturday. The virtual currency is now valued…

New Year brings New Mexico minimum wage hike, raises age to 21 to buy tobacco

January 1, 2021 1:51 PM Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — State authorities are increasing oversight of tobacco and e-cigarette businesses to prevent child access with the start of…

Gov. Abbott tells restaurants to defy virus orders in El Paso & Austin banning late night dine-in services

December 31, 2020 8:14 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press, Texas Tribune

EL PASO, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed restaurants to ignore local curfews — specifically in El Paso and Travis counties —…

Dow and S&P 500 end 2020 at record highs

December 31, 2020 2:13 PM CNN

The Dow and the S&P 500 started and ended this unprecedented year at all-time highs — with a lot of volatility along the way. All three major…

FDA issues pet food alert after 28 dogs are reported dead from toxin

December 31, 2020 1:52 PM CNN

The Food and Drug Administration is alerting pet owners about high levels of aflatoxin in some pet foods after 28 dogs reportedly died and eight…

Microsoft says hackers viewed its source code

December 31, 2020 1:34 PM CNN

Microsoft said Thursday that the suspected Russian hackers behind a massive US government security breach also viewed some of the company’s…

Markets started 2020 riding high, and they’ll end it even higher

December 31, 2020 1:05 PM CNN

The stock market’s wild 2020 ride is finally coming to an end. Stocks are at record highs once again, just like they were at the start of this…

Reflecting on the essential role of the news media in 2020, and looking ahead to 2021

December 31, 2020 12:28 PM CNN

A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The year 2021 is…

Hedge fund Alden Global seeks to buy Tribune Publishing

December 31, 2020 11:16 AM CNN

Alden Global Capital, the largest shareholder of Tribune Publishing, said Thursday it offered to take full control of the newspaper chain in a deal…

Target recalls infant and toddler clothes because of a possible choking hazard

December 31, 2020 10:48 AM CNN

Target is recalling some infant and toddler clothes because of snaps that could be a choking hazard. The snaps on the Cloud Island infant rompers and…

What Times Square will look like after the pandemic

December 31, 2020 10:17 AM CNN

New York City tourism and real estate officials are hoping Thursday night’s New Year’s Eve celebration will mark a turning point for…

US gas prices end the year near a pandemic-era high

December 31, 2020 9:47 AM CNN

This is normally the time of the year that gas prices fall to their low point. Not this year. Gas prices are now close to their highest point since…