Target raised wages. But some workers say their hours were cut, leaving them struggling
Two years ago, Target said it would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by the end of 2020. The move won praise from labor advocates and put…
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Netflix is this year’s worst FAANG stock. But could it soon rebound?
Netflix has a lot to prove when it reports its third quarter results after the closing bell Wednesday. Concerns about increased competition have…
Continue Reading Nobel Prize in economics awarded to trio for work on poverty. One is the youngest winner ever
A trio of economists were awarded the Nobel Prize on Monday for their work to alleviate global poverty. Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael…
Continue Reading How GQ has redefined itself in an era of a new masculinity
I am sitting in a conference room in the Lower Manhattan headquarters of GQ magazine, staring at an image of Pharrell Williams. The Grammy-winner is…
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Canadian Snowbird plane crashes at Atlanta Air Show
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — One pilot ejected from a Canadian Snowbird plane that later…
Continue Reading Five things to know about Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chickens
Costco is willing to go to extreme lengths to keep its prized rotisserie chickens at $4.99. For the past few years, it’s been recruiting…
Continue Reading CNN and White House reporters say Trump should denounce vile anti-media video
Call someone an “enemy” over and over again, and you have some responsibility for what happens to them. President Trump is responsible…
Continue Reading Investors cheered US-China talks and Brexit. Now they’re not so sure
Happy Monday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here.…
Continue Reading Trump’s ‘love fest’ with China won’t end the trade war
A tentative truce between the United States and China has raised hopes — yet again — that the two economic superpowers are inching toward a…
Continue Reading China suspended ties with the NBA last week. Now it’s starting to restore them
Tencent has quietly resumed online broadcasts in China of National Basketball Association preseason games after a dispute last week prompted all of…
Continue Reading Fortnite leaves players staring at a black hole for hours ahead of Season 11 launch
A special event to mark the end the tenth season of Fortnite has plunged legions of players into a black hole. Players logged in Sunday to…
Continue Reading Asian markets move higher after Trump announces initial trade agreement with China
Asian markets traded in the green Monday as investors cheered progress on US-China trade talks. China’s Shanghai Composite Index improved 1.4%,…
Continue Reading NBC needs a ‘full accounting’ for Matt Lauer’s alleged misconduct, analysts say
NBC executives need to reckon with the network’s culture after a new book draws into question its handling of an investigation into Harvey…
Continue Reading UAW ups strike benefits for GM workers
As the United Auto Workers union strike against General Motors reached the end of its fourth week Sunday, the union moved to raise the level of…
Continue Reading ‘Joker’ has huge second weekend at the box office
A psychotic clown beat out the Addams Family and two Will Smiths at the box office this weekend. “Joker,” the gruesome R-rated film about…
Continue Reading Google’s Pixel 4 phone launch: What to expect
For months, gadget blogs and even Google itself have teased so many photos and videos and details about the Pixel 4 that one prominent tech…
Continue Reading America’s factories are in trouble. The trade war is only part of the problem
The trade war is hurting America’s factories, but it’s not the only culprit. The strike at General Motors and Boeing’s 737 Max…
Continue Reading The big bank winning streak might be about to end
Happy Sunday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here.…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ gets help from Billy Porter, Woody Harrelson and Lin-Manuel Miranda in send-up presidential town hall
“Saturday Night Live” opened its show this week by commenting on CNN’s Equality Town Hall, and it brought in some special guests to…
Continue Reading Fox News staffers worry Shepard Smith’s departure will further push out facts
As soon as Shep Smith signed off Fox News on Friday, he rode down a freight elevator to the underground garage where a car and driver were waiting.…
Continue Reading Online trolls have hijacked the national conversation. Here’s what newsrooms should do about it
The mainstream media and online trolls are waging an information war and competing for our attention. One way that newsrooms can counter the efforts…
Continue Reading Vegan bacon cheeseburgers, paper beer bottles and this week’s other food news
From paper beer bottles to the vegan bacon cheeseburgers (yep, those exist), here are three food stories you might have missed: 1. Nestlé is selling…
Continue Reading Blizzard said it will return prize money to Hong Kong esports player
Video game company Blizzard Entertainment walked back some penalties on an esports player who aired support for the Hong Kong protests after gamers…
Continue Reading Why Shep Smith finally walked out of Fox News for good
Last month Shep Smith decided that he had simply had enough. With President Trump actively distorting the truth and many of his own colleagues…
Continue Reading American companies are taking enormous risks to do business in China
American companies doing business in China are navigating an unprecedented array of risks, from slowing growth to the trade war and pro-democracy…
Continue Reading Boeing’s board strips CEO of chairman role
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has been stripped of his role as chairman as the company struggles to get its grounded 737 Max jets cleared to fly…
Continue Reading Shepard Smith makes shocking announcement that he is leaving Fox News
Shepard Smith, the chief Fox News anchor who was despised by President Trump, said on his Friday program that after more than two decades at the…
Continue Reading Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project in crisis as Visa, Mastercard pull out
Facebook is now facing an exodus of companies from its Libra cryptocurrency effort. Mastercard, eBay, Visa and Stripe, a payments platform, all…
Continue Reading Dow spikes as Trump says US and China reach initial trade agreement
The Dow and broader stock market rallied again on Friday after US President Donald Trump said the United States and China reached a preliminary trade…
Continue Reading The Coal King is racing to avoid bankruptcy
Robert Murray, the king of the coal industry and a forceful supporter of President Donald Trump, is fighting to save his mining empire from financial…
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