Biz/Tech Archives

India’s economic growth rate has halved in just three years

November 29, 2019 6:37 AM CNN

Three years ago, India was enjoying economic growth of about 9%. Now the rate of expansion has slumped to just half that. The country’s gross…

For the next 26 days, retailers will be after your wallet

November 29, 2019 5:10 AM CNN

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Twitter boss Jack Dorsey says he’s going to live in Africa

November 29, 2019 3:01 AM CNN

Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has capped a whirlwind tour of Africa by pledging to move to the continent for several months in 2020. Dorsey…

Alibaba spiked nearly 13% in its debut week in Hong Kong

November 29, 2019 2:09 AM CNN

Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares stumbled past the finish line Friday as they wrapped their first week of trading in the Asian financial hub. But the…

Gold cards for everyone. How a bank for the forgotten made its investors very rich

November 29, 2019 1:41 AM CNN

How do you get a stock to increase 144,000% in less than two decades? For one South African bank, the answer is a relentless focus on customers…

South Korea didn’t buy any beer from Japan last month

November 28, 2019 11:54 PM CNN

Beer guzzlers are feeling the impact of the South Korea-Japan trade war. Japanese trade data released on Thursday showed beer exports to South Korea…

Facebook and Instagram service restored after Thanksgiving Day outage

November 28, 2019 1:37 PM CNN

Facebook says it has fixed an issue that left some users in the United States unable to post photos or answer messages on Facebook or Instagram…

Apple slammed by Ukraine for marking Crimea as part of Russia

November 28, 2019 10:03 AM CNN

Apple is facing a backlash from Ukraine after marking the disputed territory of Crimea as a part of Russia in its apps for Russian users. CNN…

Why Millennials are buying more Christmas trees than ever

November 28, 2019 9:19 AM CNN

Christmas tree sellers across the country are expecting an influx of new and returning customers this holiday season after experiencing a surge in…

Brexit could cut UK car production in half

November 28, 2019 7:35 AM CNN

UK auto production is already plummeting and Brexit could make things even worse, limiting annual output to just 1 million cars, about half what the…

China’s pork crisis may be easing but price rises are still in the cards

November 28, 2019 3:23 AM CNN

China says the worst of its pork crisis might be over, but some analysts say it’s still too soon to give the all-clear. The number of breeding…

‘Just Dunzo it.’ How Google’s favorite Indian startup is making city life easier

November 28, 2019 3:13 AM CNN

Life in India’s crowded and chaotic cities can be tough. An app backed by Google is promising to help with everyday tasks by asking “what…

Asian markets retreat after Trump signs Hong Kong bill

November 28, 2019 1:15 AM CNN

Asian markets retreated after US President Donald Trump signed a bill supporting Hong Kong protesters, a move that could potentially infuriate…

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, holiday shopping

What time will stores open on Thanksgiving Day & Black Friday for Borderland shoppers?

November 25, 2019 5:07 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — While there’s lots of focus on Black Friday as a major holiday shopping day, more and more retailers are opening up on Thanksgiving…

Texas plant rocked by multiple explosions, ongoing fire was declared high priority violator by EPA

November 27, 2019 8:43 PM Texas Tribune, Associated Press

PORT NECHES, Texas — Officials said at a news conference Wednesday night they had no estimate for how much time would be needed to bring under…

Korean Go master quits the game because AI ‘cannot be defeated’

November 27, 2019 8:59 PM CNN

A South Korean master of the ancient strategy game Go has announced his retirement from professional competition due to the rise of what he says is…

A TikTok beauty video with a hidden anti-China message has gone viral

November 27, 2019 8:20 PM CNN

The video starts with a teenager offering eyelash curling advice to her followers. But this is no ordinary beauty tip. Just seconds into Feroza…

Borderland welcomes Budweiser’s ‘Gentle Giants’ Clydesdales

November 27, 2019 6:12 PM Brittany Carlock

EL PASO, Texas– The World-Famous Budweiser Clydesdales are visiting El Paso ahead of the Oscar Leeser’s Hyundai of El Paso Sun Bowl Parade on…

This third grader’s question from the Clinton impeachment still applies today

November 27, 2019 5:41 PM CNN

The last time Washington was in the grip of an impeachment inquiry, there was a leading Republican lawmaker who wanted us all to view the news…

Twitter rethinks plan to delete inactive accounts amid concerns about dead users

November 27, 2019 1:54 PM CNN

Twitter is rethinking part of its plan to remove inactive accounts from the service starting next month after receiving feedback that it would be…

Here’s how malls with dead stores are finding new tenants

November 27, 2019 1:31 PM CNN

Many retailers that populated the nation’s malls have run into severe financial stress or gone out of business in recent years. But the…

Alexa will soon be able to sound excited or disappointed

November 27, 2019 1:13 PM CNN

Alexa, you get me. The voice-commanded AI bot that turns on lights and delivers the morning headlines in the same monotone, transactional fashion may…

Tensions between Google and its employees are reaching a breaking point

November 27, 2019 1:04 PM CNN

For years, Google was seen as the gold standard of office life. The company pushed workplace culture to new frontiers with enviable benefits such as…

Toys ‘R’ Us is back with its first new store in the US. Here’s what you need to know

November 27, 2019 12:13 PM CNN

Toys “R” Us marked its triumphant return to the US on Wednesday by opening its first new store at a location in Paramus, New Jersey. Kids…

A private equity firm is buying all of the .org domains. Here’s what that means

November 27, 2019 12:11 PM CNN

In a move that could shake up the internet, private equity firm Ethos Capital is buying the company that owns every .org domain on the web. Ethos,…

Retailers face a Thanksgiving Day decision: Open or closed?

November 27, 2019 12:08 PM CNN

As retailers and malls battle for shoppers during the holiday season, they face a tricky decision: do they keep their doors open on Thanksgiving Day,…