AB InBev accuses rival of obtaining the secret recipe for Bud Light
Anheuser-Busch InBev has accused rival brewer Miller Coors of obtaining the secret recipes for Bud Light and Michelob Ultra, the latest shot in a…
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Dave & Buster’s replaces Impossible Burger with competitor
Dave & Buster’s is taking the Impossible Burger off its menu, and swapping it out for a competitor. “We’ve upgraded to…
Continue Reading The Aramco IPO will help destroy the planet, environmental groups warn
Saudi Aramco is trying to pull off a monster IPO that will be a major rainmaker for Wall Street. But environmental groups are urging big banks to…
Continue Reading Samsung warning: Galaxy S10 and Note 10 owners should remove their screen protectors now
Samsung’s new high-tech fingerprint reader on the latest Galaxy smartphones has a major flaw: It can be fooled by the residue left by your…
Continue Reading China’s economic growth drops to lowest level since 1992
China’s growth dropped last quarter to its lowest level in nearly three decades, as the world’s second largest economy continues to feel…
Continue Reading With China’s latest GDP data, it’s hard to ignore fears about global growth
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Continue Reading China says Apple CEO met top regulator in Beijing for a ‘deep discussion’
Apple CEO Tim Cook met with China’s top regulator this week for a “deep discussion” about a range of issues, according to the…
Continue Reading Some minority workers are up to 20% more likely than white workers to report canceled shifts at work
Retail and fast food work is notorious for erratic schedules. But new research finds hourly workers of color in the industries have more…
Continue Reading Intel will release data on how much it pays women and employees of color
Intel plans to release data on how much its employees are paid, broken down by gender, race and ethnicity, by the end of this year, the company…
Continue Reading Renault’s problems are piling up. Now its sales are slumping
Renault has told investors to expect weaker sales in 2019, a warning that raises new concerns about the health of the French carmaker after it ousted…
Continue Reading India is trying to build the world’s biggest facial recognition system
In July, Bhuwan Ribhu received some very good news. The child labor activist, who works for Indian NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan, had launched a pilot…
Continue Reading New Brexit deal is still bad for business and the UK economy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has secured a “great new deal” on Brexit. But the agreement he’s struck with the…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs spends less on employee pay as it focuses on tech products
Goldman Sachs is spending less on employee compensation and more on ramping up tech ventures. The bank’s chief financial officer, Stephen…
Continue Reading Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: Private companies should not censor politicians
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t believe Twitter should take away President Donald Trump’s digital megaphone. “My belief is…
Continue Reading 50,000 striking GM workers will now vote on tentative agreement
Striking General Motors workers will remain on the picket lines for at least another week, even as the United Auto Workers national council voted to…
Continue Reading Saudi Aramco delays IPO to give clarity on impact of attacks
Saudi Aramco’s long-awaited IPO has been delayed–again. The timing for the blockbuster listing was pushed back to allow the state-run…
Continue Reading Democrats need to sharpen their attacks on the Trump economy
If Democrats want to win in 2020, they have to sharpen their attacks on the Donald J. Trump economy. Moody’s Analytics 2020 Presidential…
Continue Reading Stephen Colbert signs new ‘Late Show’ deal through 2023
Stephen Colbert has signed a new contract that keeps him as host of CBS’ “The Late Show” through 2023, the network announced…
Continue Reading New privacy bill threatens years of jail time for companies that misuse consumer data
A privacy-focused US senator is introducing sweeping legislation on Thursday that imposes sharp penalties on companies and executives who fail to…
Continue Reading Why investors can’t get too excited about the new Brexit deal
The British pound and UK stocks shot up on news that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had clinched a new Brexit agreement with the European Union.…
Continue Reading Canada’s Cannabis 2.0: Edibles, beverages, vapes on deck
It’s time for Cannabis 2.0 in Canada. Canada’s foray into legal cannabis last year was intentionally slow, methodical and tempered. The…
Continue Reading Domino’s pulls the plug on 4 European markets
Domino’s has run into trouble in Europe. The company that operates the pizza chain’s UK franchise has abandoned an expansion into…
Continue Reading Deal to end GM strike won’t save Lordstown plant
The deal to end the month-long strike at General Motors will not save an assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and two other transmission plants,…
Continue Reading How Elizabeth Warren could ‘vaporize’ America’s oil boom
Elizabeth Warren doesn’t just pose a threat to Wall Street. Her rising 2020 polling numbers are also striking fear in the heart of Big Oil.…
Continue Reading iOS 13 is now on more than half of all iPhones
Apple’s call to action to get people to use iOS 13 is working: More than half of all iPhone models introduced in the past four years now use…
Continue Reading Christian Dior apologizes to China for not including Taiwan in a map
Add Christian Dior to the growing list of Western brands tangling with China. The French fashion house issued an apology Thursday over a map of China…
Continue Reading Xbox and Taco Bell are giving away free consoles. Here’s how to win
In the spirit of Halloween, Xbox is handing out new consoles like candy. All you’ve got to do is eat a couple chalupas. The gaming giant has…
Continue Reading This startup is saving crops by making ‘super bees’
One company wants to help farmers adapt to a world of rapidly declining bee populations. Argentina-based startup Beeflow has developed a special…
Continue Reading Nestlé has $20 billion to spend on deals or buying back shares
Nestlé shareholders could be in for another $20 billion windfall if the maker of Nespresso and KitKat fails to find businesses worth buying.…
Continue Reading A Q&A with Beth Moses, the first passenger ever on Virgin Galactic’s space plane
Beth Moses is the first person to fly into space as a passenger aboard a commercial spacecraft. Moses, an aerospace engineer who is Chief Astronaut…
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