Ireland is investigating Google’s use of location data
Ireland has launched an inquiry into Google’s processing of location data, adding to pressure on the search giant from regulators in Europe.…
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Reporters are being shut out in London as well as Washington
An attempt to exclude select UK political reporters from an official briefing has led some journalists to accuse the British government of resorting…
Continue Reading Ikea is closing a UK store but it hasn’t given up on city centers
Ikea is closing its only major downtown store in the United Kingdom after years of losses. But it’s not abandoning city centers yet. The…
Continue Reading Nvidia launches its cloud gaming service, GeForce Now
American chipmaker Nvidia is entering the cloud gaming fray by launching its service GeForce Now on Tuesday. Nvidia began testing the service in…
Continue Reading Is anyone really surprised Iowa’s caucus app failed?
A badly designed app is causing chaos in Iowa. That shouldn’t shock anyone. If you think everyone who designs software is a genius, remember…
Continue Reading Sephora is opening 100 new stores in its largest expansion ever
The future of a successful mall retailer is apparently outside of the mall: Just look at Sephora. The makeup chain announced that it’s opening…
Continue Reading Tesla’s stock is out of this world — up 114% this year
Tesla’s stock soared on Tuesday, continuing a remarkable rally in which the stock has soared for days, weeks and months. The company’s…
Continue Reading The UK just gave the car industry 15 years to ditch fossil fuels
Britain will ban sales of new gasoline and diesel cars from 2035 — five years earlier than planned — heaping pressure on an auto industry that is…
Continue Reading PF Chang’s newest restaurant is only for takeout
Ordering Chinese takeout isn’t anything new, but PF Chang’s is putting its own spin on it. The chain opened PF Chang’s To Go in…
Continue Reading Tesla’s stock continues its meteoric rise with $129 jump
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. More bad news…
Continue Reading Macao will close its casinos for two weeks over the coronavirus outbreak
Macao, one of the world’s top gambling hubs, is planning to close its casinos as the deadly coronavirus outbreak continues to surge. The…
Continue Reading China could spend billions buying stocks if the coronavirus panic continues. It’s done it before
Monday’s market sell-off in China was the worst in many years and wiped nearly half a trillion dollars off the value of the country’s…
Continue Reading Six months of protests wrecked Hong Kong’s economy. A virus scare is the last thing this city needs
Months of increasingly violent protests and a bruising US-China trade war pushed Hong Kong into a recession last year for the first time in a decade.…
Continue Reading Asian markets improve a day after the coronavirus shocked Chinese stocks
Stocks in Asia mostly improved Tuesday, one day after Chinese markets experienced their worst session in years. The Shanghai Composite ended up 1.3%.…
Continue Reading White House excludes CNN from annual pre-SOTU lunch with news anchors
President Donald Trump’s targeting of CNN is moving to yet another arena: The annual presidential lunch with television network anchors. CNN…
Continue Reading Nearly five years after Sheryl Sandberg lost her husband, the Facebook COO is engaged
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is engaged and where else to make the big announcement but on Facebook? With a black-and-white photo…
Continue Reading How much money does YouTube make? We just learned for the first time
Alphabet for the first time disclosed the size of various business units within Google, including YouTube advertising, which in 2019 brought in $15…
Continue Reading Super Bowl commercials: Who scored and who fumbled on the ad industry’s biggest stage
As if collectively responding to a moment of partisan politics and unsettling news, the bulk of this year’s Super Bowl LIV commercials leaned…
Continue Reading Another Whole Foods competitor just bit the dust
Organic grocery chain Earth Fare is going out of business, making it the latest chain to unravel from pressure squeezing small supermarkets. Earth…
Continue Reading Rush Limbaugh says he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
Rush Limbaugh, the most prominent political radio host in the United States, said Monday that he is beginning treatment for lung cancer. Limbaugh,…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos sued for defamation by girlfriend’s brother
The brother of the woman that Jeff Bezos is dating is suing the Amazon founder for defamation. In a suit filed in state court in California on Friday…
Continue Reading Super Bowl LIV averaged 102 million viewers
Super Bowl LIV averaged 102 million viewers across several channels and streaming outlets, according to Fox. That number was up from last…
Continue Reading The coronavirus is clobbering oil prices
Crude oil has crashed into yet another bear market on fears that the coronavirus outbreak will destroy demand in China, the world’s largest…
Continue Reading Bracing for Bernie: Why Sanders could be a nightmare for Wall Street
Bernie Sanders winning the White House would be Wall Street’s worst political nightmare. Investors famously hate uncertainty. And it’s…
Continue Reading Stocks rebound from coronavirus selloff
The Dow and the broader US stock market rallied Monday, as stocks rebounded from last week’s sharp selloff over potential fallout from the…
Continue Reading Things are finally looking up for America’s factories
There’s finally light at the end of the tunnel for the US manufacturing sector, which fell into a recession in the second half of 2019. Data…
Continue Reading Google’s Super Bowl ad: People shed tears for ‘Loretta’
Emotions were running high during the Super Bowl, but perhaps it was the Google commercial that triggered the most tears. The company’s ad,…
Continue Reading This could be America’s smallest restaurant
It occupies just 12 square feet of space and is stocked with pasta bowls, wrap sandwiches, Greek yogurt with fruit, and salads packaged in recyclable…
Continue Reading January’s over. What’s next for stocks? Probably more volatility
Will stocks go up this year? It all depends on which market indicator you choose to follow. January was a choppy month on Wall Street. Stocks did…
Continue Reading Gilead Sciences testing antiviral drug to treat coronavirus
There is no cure for the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, but several big biotech companies are hoping they can treat the symptoms with existing antiviral…
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