Memorial honoring victims of El Paso Walmart shooting to be unveiled on Saturday
EL PASO, Texas — Walmart will unveil its “Grand Candela” memorial on Saturday outside its newly reopened Cielo Vista store. The memorial will honor…
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Here comes Taco Bell’s answer to the chicken sandwich wars
Have we reached crispy chicken sandwich fatigue yet? Because Taco Bell wants in, even though its entry into the fast food wars isn’t really a…
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Factcheck fiasco shows Twitter is still being abused by politicians
What happens when a major political party campaigning in a hugely significant election misrepresents itself on social media? Not much, apparently.…
Continue Reading These are the creepiest holiday gifts of 2019
Holiday gifts are meant to be fun, but security researchers say some presents can be downright creepy. Researchers at Mozilla, the nonprofit internet…
Continue Reading Hackers could be using your Android camera to spy on you
Researchers have discovered an alarming security flaw that could let some Android apps spy on users without their knowledge. Discovered by security…
Continue Reading Apple breaks ground on new Austin campus
Ahead of today’s visit from President Trump, Apple announced it has begun construction on its new $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas. The…
Continue Reading White Claw projects $1.5 billion in sales this year
This was the summer of White Claw. The hard seltzer brand’s sales projections prove it. Sales of White Claw, owned by alcoholic beverage…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Why Millennials and GenZers love going to the bank
America’s banks have rapidly shut down branches over the past decade to slash costs and adapt to a world in which deposits can be made on…
Continue Reading America’s largest grocer is revamping its produce section
Produce is the first thing customers see when they enter Walmart and a key part of the retailer’s defense against Amazon. So Walmart is giving…
Continue Reading More companies are ditching Prince Andrew
More companies are abandoning causes championed by Prince Andrew after the British royal’s car crash interview about his relationship with…
Continue Reading The two biggest pieces of disinformation in the UK election have come from the government
These days, everyone is concerned about foreign actors spreading disinformation in the run-up to elections. Until now, in the United Kingdom at…
Continue Reading Target is one of the hottest stocks of 2019
Target’s CEO Brian Cornell talks often about the split in retail between winners and losers. Target is clearly in the winners’ camp right…
Continue Reading Citi’s new checking account pays interest and reimburses ATM fees. But there’s a catch
Citibank is beefing up its checking account offering with free ATM withdrawals and higher yields. It’s battling online-only banks that have…
Continue Reading It’s a big week for retail. The stakes just got higher
Happy Wednesday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right…
Continue Reading Companies pull support for Prince Andrew’s networking event
Accounting firm KPMG has dropped its support of Prince Andrew’s Pitch@Palace networking event, severing ties with the Duke of York before his…
Continue Reading Alibaba on track to raise $12.9 billion in Hong Kong listing
Alibaba put a price on its highly anticipated Hong Kong stock market debut on Wednesday, the world’s biggest share sale of the year so far.…
Continue Reading China is ratcheting up its battle to rescue a slumping economy
China’s central bank is further loosening its purse strings as the country grapples with a slumping economy and a prolonged trade war with the…
Continue Reading Seven C-SPAN cameras give us all the angles of the impeachment inquiry
Tuesday’s marathon hearing in the Trump impeachment inquiry began at 9 a.m. Eastern and ended around 8:25 p.m. On Fox News, Tucker Carlson was…
Continue Reading Why this week is a ‘major turning point’ for America’s daily newspapers
Let’s take a close look at what’s happening at three of the biggest newspaper owners in the United States. Because, after all, changes at…
Continue Reading North America’s economy is the most resilient against climate change
Climate change will have an impact on economic growth over the next decade — and not for the better. North America is no exception, but it is…
Continue Reading Feds blame distracted test driver in Uber self-driving car death
A federal investigation into a fatal crash involving an Uber self-driving car concluded the probable cause was a safety driver distracted by their…
Continue Reading Boeing to fix engines on 7,000 jets after fatal accident probe
Investigators of a fatal accident on a Southwest Airlines plane last year recommend that Boeing retrofit the engines of nearly 7,000 jets to prevent…
Continue Reading Allbirds co-founder: Amazon’s lookalike shoe undermines our sustainability efforts
Allbirds co-founder Joey Zwillinger called out Amazon for releasing a private-label shoe that looks nearly identical to his company’s iconic…
Continue Reading DoorDash sued by DC Attorney General over allegedly misusing worker tips
DoorDash is being sued by DC Attorney General Karl Racine over allegedly deceiving customers with a controversial tipping policy. The complaint is…
Continue Reading Gannett CEO: ‘Protecting journalism is the right thing to do’
New Gannett is here. The merger between US newspaper giants Gannett and GateHouse closed on Tuesday, ushering in an era of cost-cutting, including…
Continue Reading Boeing recorded its first 737 Max orders since the grounding
Boeing finally has found buyers for its troubled 737 Max jets, the first firm orders for its bestselling plane since it was grounded in March. At the…
Continue Reading So, your Disney+ account was hacked. Here’s what to do
Some Disney+ customers are having trouble logging into their accounts, complaining on social media that their accounts have been compromised. Hackers…
Continue Reading Google Stadia is here, but there are still huge issues
Just days before Google launched its long-awaited video game service, the company announced it would nearly double the number of titles available to…
Continue Reading California won’t buy cars from GM, Chrysler or Toyota because they sided with Trump over emissions
The state of California is taking aim at GM, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan and other automakers that are aligning with the Trump administration in its…
Continue Reading ‘Shark Tank’s’ Mr. Wonderful is bullish on dividend stocks and tech giants
Mr. Wonderful is coming to Wall Street. Kevin O’Leary, who is best known for being one of the entrepreneurs fielding investment pitches on the…
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