McDonald’s is bringing back retro Happy Meal toys
McDonald’s Happy Meal might be for kids, but officially it’s over the hill. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the company’s…
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Wall Street is no fan of Elizabeth Warren
Wall Street is no fan of Elizabeth Warren. For months, it has been a behind closed-doors, off-the-record conversation. Bankers and money managers…
Continue Reading US stocks get a lift from talk of tariff rollback
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Continue Reading Midland, Texas: America’s ultimate boomtown
For years, Midland, Texas, was a quiet corner of the oil patch, in the middle of the desert, hours away from the state’s population centers. It…
Continue Reading Visitors to China can now use Alipay and WeChat Pay instead of cash or cards
Visitors to China can now access the country’s massive cashless economy. Alibaba-affiliated Ant Financial launched a new international version…
Continue Reading Baidu’s bets on mobile and streaming are paying off
Chinese search giant Baidu is still trying to prove it can turn its business around. Its plan might be working. The company reported revenue of 28…
Continue Reading SoftBank stock falls after terrible earnings report
Shares in SoftBank fell as much as 4% in Tokyo on Thursday after the company reported worse than expected losses for the third quarter. Japan’s…
Continue Reading Thirty media and tech companies join new ‘Protect Press Freedom’ campaign
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Coming Thursday: Some…
Continue Reading Two former Twitter employees accused of spying for Saudi Arabia
Federal prosecutors accused two former Twitter employees of spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Ali Alzabarah, a Saudi national, and Ahmad…
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Las Cruces Public Schools computers still offline over a week after hacking attack
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The computer network for the Las Cruces Public Schools remained offline more than a week after a ransomware attack by…
Continue Reading Facebook is being investigated by California for privacy violations
The state of California revealed Wednesday it is investigating Facebook over the technology giant’s privacy practices, complaining in a court…
Continue Reading Bill Gates: The problem with political ads is targeting, not fact-checking
Bill Gates waded into the debate over political ads on social media platforms during an interview Wednesday, calling for some limitations while also…
Continue Reading Fox News brass to network hosts and personalities: Do not identify the whistleblower
Fox News hosts and personalities have been instructed over the last several days not to identify the whistleblower whose complaint sparked an…
Continue Reading Billionaires are bashing Elizabeth Warren’s plan to fix America’s inequality problem
Elizabeth Warren’s aggressive plans to level the playing field for the American economy are drawing heavy fire from billionaires, even ones who…
Continue Reading Aldi’s Advent calendars are full of wine, cheese and chocolate. Apparently it’s never too early to gear up for Christmas
Is it too early to consider Christmas when Halloween is still weeks away? Aldi doesn’t think so. The discount grocer has already announced its…
Continue Reading Airbnb CEO says all listings and hosts will be verified by December 2020
Amid growing concerns about its rental listing platform, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company will start verifying all hosts and listings on its…
Continue Reading Why Apple and other blue-chip companies are starting to spend their cash
Corporate America has been giving more and more cash back to investors through dividends and stock buybacks. Companies are also using some of their…
Continue Reading Starbucks’ holiday cups will be back this week
Christmas time has arrived at Starbucks once again. The coffee chain said on Wednesday that its holiday drinks, foods and its signature red and green…
Continue Reading Bud Light is coming out with hard seltzer
Bud Light Seltzer is joining the battle for spiked seltzer supremacy. Anheuser-Busch InBev’s newest addition to its spiked seltzer lineup is…
Continue Reading Facebook is a hotbed of impeachment disinformation, researchers say
Facebook has become a fertile breeding ground for disinformation about Congress’s impeachment inquiry, according to a new report by the civil…
Continue Reading The rapid rise of electric vehicles could lead to a mountain of battery waste
In 2017, more than 1 million electric vehicles were sold for the first time. That number doubled to 2 million in 2018 and by 2040 electric cars could…
Continue Reading Uber stock hits a new low as lockup period ends
Uber shares fell to an all-time low Wednesday as its stock lockup period ends. The end of the lockup period, which is 180 days after the…
Continue Reading Alaska Airlines will give you priority boarding if you’re holding a Starbucks holiday cup
The excitement over Starbucks’ holiday cups has reached 35,000 feet. Alaska Airlines is offering priority boarding to passengers who are…
Continue Reading Xerox is said to consider buying HP
Xerox is reportedly considering buying Hewlett-Packard Inc. in what would be a merger of two former American technology giants that have both seen…
Continue Reading SoftBank takes $9 billion hit from Uber, WeWork and other tech investments
Some of Masayoshi Son’s biggest tech bets are leading to multibillion dollar losses. SoftBank on Wednesday reported an operating loss for the…
Continue Reading Papa John’s turnaround efforts are finally working
For the first time in two years, Papa John’s is growing in the United States. Sales at North American stores open at least a year ticked up 1%…
Continue Reading SoftBank’s Masa Son has been humbled but he’s not beaten yet
SoftBank just reported its first loss in more than a decade — all because of its big bets on splashy, money-losing tech startups such as WeWork and…
Continue Reading Ryanair is the latest airline to find cracks in Boeing 737s
Ryanair is the latest major Boeing customer to find cracks in some of its 737s. The Irish airline said in a statement Wednesday that inspections…
Continue Reading Recession fears are receding — but not everyone’s convinced
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 Kroger debuts a new logo and slogan
Kroger is rolling out a new logo in a major modernization effort. The grocery chain said in press release Wednesday that the redesigned logo and new…
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