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…
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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…
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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…
Continue Reading The UK will never get the US trade deal it wants
Long before the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, British Euroskeptics were fond of claiming that Brexit would turn the country into…
Continue Reading Didi brings back its controversial carpooling service for limited trial
Didi Chuxing, China’s biggest ride-hailing provider, is restarting a carpool service it temporarily shut down last year after two female…
Continue Reading FCC formally greenlights merger between T-Mobile and Sprint
The Federal Communications Commission formally approved T-Mobile‘s acquisition of Sprint on Tuesday, handing the two companies another victory…
Continue Reading Journalists at ground zero on 9/11 have been getting sick. But there is help
They covered the 9/11 attacks at ground zero. They breathed in the dust and debris. Now they have cancer. And they want other journalists to know…
Continue Reading SoftBank stock shaky ahead of earnings report
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday, with SoftBank investors jittery ahead of the company’s quarterly earnings report. Hong Kong’s Hang…
Continue Reading Elon Musk speaks at Air Force ‘Pitch Day’ as military seeks to deepen ties to commercial space
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was in San Francisco Tuesday to speak at an Air Force Pitch Day, a new type of event in which small-budget investments are made…
Continue Reading AT&T to pay $60 million over claims about misleading ‘unlimited’ data plans
AT&T agreed to a $60 million settlement over allegations it misled more than 3.5 million customers by charging them for “unlimited”…
Continue Reading Facebook says 100 app developers could have improperly accessed user data for months
Dozens of third-party apps may have had access to certain Facebook user data for months after the company moved to place limits on that information,…
Continue Reading The presidential election is a year from now. Here’s what that means for stocks
The next US presidential election is a year away. Although we don’t know which Democrat will face President Trump next year, it’s not too…
Continue Reading It was another record-breaking day for stocks
The Dow and Nasdaq hit new records for a second straight day on Tuesday, as hopes over a pause for the trade war boosted investor sentiment. Since…
Continue Reading Walgreens, one of the worst stocks in the Dow this year, pops on report it may go private
Drug store giant Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the worst stocks in the Dow this year. But shares shot up Tuesday after Reuters reported that the…
Continue Reading Fracking pioneer Chesapeake Energy is drowning in debt
Chesapeake Energy helped pioneer America’s shale natural gas revolution. Now, the company is warning that it may not survive the era of cheap…
Continue Reading Researchers used a laser to hack Alexa and other voice assistants
Usually you have to talk to voice assistants to get them to do what you want. But a group of researchers determined they can also command them by…
Continue Reading G/O Media’s editorial director resigns after fall of Deadspin
Last week, Deadspin’s editorial staff resigned in the wake of a “stick to sports” mandate handed down to them in a memo. On…
Continue Reading Boeing CEO Muilenburg won’t get most of his 2019 pay
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg will take a significant cut in pay for 2019 and 2020, according to the company’s new chairman. In an interview on…
Continue Reading From A to Z: How the Trump era has upended the art of the interview
In the Trump age we often talk about “alternative universes” of information — about the administration, about impeachment, about…
Continue Reading Adidas is partnering with the International Space Station to test products in space
Adidas is going above and beyond the confines of Earth and looking to the stars to push the boundaries of innovation. The apparel company is…
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