Why you won’t fly on a 737 Max again for quite some time
Nobody knows for sure when Boeing will be able to secure approval to return the 737 Max to the skies. What’s certain is no passengers will fly…
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Suspected Russian hand in UK election serves as warning to US for 2020
Leaked documents, provenance unknown, that seem to cast a political party in a negative light, appear online at a critical moment in an election…
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CVS faces a $3.6 million penalty for failing to redeem recyclable containers in California
California is slapping CVS with a $3.6 million fine for not following state recycling laws. The action penalizes CVS Health Corp. for failing to…
Continue Reading Magic Leap is pitching its AR headset to businesses — just like Microsoft
More than a year since releasing its first augmented reality headset to developers, Magic Leap is now wooing companies with new enterprise-geared…
Continue Reading Facebook clashes with Justice Department over encryption
Facebook is resisting calls by Attorney General William Barr to delay the company’s rollout of encryption technology across its platforms,…
Continue Reading Why the Washington Post’s Afghanistan investigation is such a big deal
The Washington Post’s publication of US government papers about the 18-year-long Afghan war is being compared to the Vietnam-era Pentagon…
Continue Reading Ted Baker CEO Lindsay Page resigns as profits slump
Ted Baker’s nightmare year just got much worse. Shares in the fashion retailer plunged as much as 35% on Tuesday after the company slashed its…
Continue Reading The UK economy is at a standstill. Here’s how Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson want to change that
The UK economy ground to a halt in the three months leading up to the end of October, official data show. The political parties competing in…
Continue Reading Why top investors think it’s time to dump US stocks
Happy Tuesday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right…
Continue Reading A new Nike swimwear line includes a swim hijab
Nike’s Victory Swim Collection will include a full-coverage swimsuit and a swim hijab. The line, announced Tuesday, will be available globally…
Continue Reading Asian markets mixed after soaring pork prices push China’s inflation rate to eight-year high
Hong Kong and Chinese stocks slipped on Tuesday after official statistics indicated China’s consumer inflation rose by the quickest pace in…
Continue Reading Google under investigation for recent firing of four employees
Google is under investigation by the US government over its labor practices and the firing of several employees. The National Labor Relations Board…
Continue Reading Christmas sweater with Santa and cocaine forces Walmart to apologize
Walmart Canada is saying sorry for making available a Christmas sweater with an apparent drug reference. The sweater featured an image of Santa Claus…
Continue Reading SoftBank gives up on dog-walking startup Wag after investing $300 million
SoftBank raised eyebrows nearly two years ago when it pumped a staggering $300 million into a dog-walking startup called Wag. Now, after a series of…
Continue Reading Morgan Stanley is cutting about 1,500 jobs
Morgan Stanley is cutting approximately 1,500 jobs because of concerns about economic uncertainty around the world, a person familiar with the matter…
Continue Reading SpaceX wants to beam internet from space. This could be its biggest hurdle
SpaceX wants to be your next Wi-Fi provider. It’s hoping to build a constellation of satellites to deliver cheap, lightning-quick broadband…
Continue Reading Amazon claims Trump interfered with Pentagon contract in order to hurt Jeff Bezos
Amazon alleged on Monday that President Donald Trump abused his position to apply “improper pressure” on Pentagon decision-makers to stop…
Continue Reading NASA says moon rocket could cost as much as $1.6 billion per launch
After nearly a decade of funneling money into a project to build a gargantuan rocket that NASA hopes will return astronauts to the moon, the launch…
Continue Reading LinkedIn is getting serious about eco-friendly buildings
Many Silicon Valley companies want to reduce their carbon footprint, but some are doing so from the ground up. LinkedIn is using a more…
Continue Reading T-Mobile and Sprint head to court to defend their merger
Attorneys general from more than a dozen states are flexing their legal muscles in a landmark trial that could block T-Mobile’s $26 billion…
Continue Reading Climate change could wipe $2.3 trillion off global stocks
Policies designed to combat climate change could permanently slash the value of companies around the world by up to $2.3 trillion. That’s…
Continue Reading Bill Hemmer to succeed Shep Smith as Fox’s afternoon news anchor
Bill Hemmer will succeed Shepard Smith as the anchor of Fox News Channel’s 3 p.m. news program, the network said on Monday. The show will be…
Continue Reading Paul Volcker, former Fed chairman who fought inflation, dies at 92
Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve known for his battles against inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died. He was…
Continue Reading Apple is the best Dow stock this year. Will there be an encore in 2020?
Apple CEO Tim Cook shocked investors on January 2 by warning of slowing iPhone sales in China. Apple’s stock plunged 10% the next day, dragging…
Continue Reading Pot company Canopy chooses CFO of top investor to be new CEO
The legal cannabis industry in Canada and several states in America has been going through some growing pains. That’s a key reason why industry…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic’s stock could soar 726%, Morgan Stanley says
Virgin Galactic’s stock is soaring after an analyst said its space planes could one day disrupt the air travel industry, potentially raking in…
Continue Reading The year that tech went dark
The team at Pinterest felt it had to go dark to do right by its users. At a time when social networks are plagued by toxic content, misinformation…
Continue Reading SoftBank’s Masa Son still trusts his gut and isn’t done splashing billions on ‘crazy’ entrepreneurs
Just a few weeks ago Masayoshi Son was smarting from having to bail out one of his big investments. Now he’s reminding his critics of another…
Continue Reading A new theory on what shocked the overnight lending market
When turmoil erupted in the US overnight lending market in September, it came as a big surprise. The spike in overnight borrowing rates forced the…
Continue Reading The takeover battle for food delivery startup Just Eat is escalating
South African tech investor Naspers has sweetened its hostile bid for Just Eat, valuing the UK online food delivery company at $6.7 billion and…
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