The trade war is destroying American profit
This is what a trade war looks like. An industrial giant in Illinois, a motorcycle icon in Wisconsin, a Minnesota snowmobile maker and the parent of…
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Cannabis firms are hopping on the non-alcoholic beer wagon
The rise of the “sober-curious” consumer and movements such as Sober October and Dry January have alcohol companies weighing the benefits…
Continue Reading Kelly Clarkson’s new talk show is a hit. Here’s why that’s a big deal
Kelly Clarkson kicks off each episode of her new daytime show with something she calls “Kellyoke,” a cover of a recent or classic pop…
Continue Reading WWE gets smacked down by Wall Street
Shares of World Wrestling Entertainment, aka the WWE, have been sent crashing into Wall Street’s turnbuckle this year and are in danger of…
Continue Reading How the dirtiest power station in western Europe switched to renewable energy
A power station that used to be the biggest polluter in western Europe has made a near-complete switch to renewable energy. The Drax Power Station in…
Continue Reading Boeing is profitable again, but the 737 Max is still a crisis
Boeing is profitable again. But the 737 Max crisis is still a major problem for the company’s financial results. The aircraft maker earned $895…
Continue Reading Tinder created an interactive show. Gen Z loves it
Would you save a person or a puppy during an apocalypse? To some, that’s an obvious choice. To Tinder users, it’s a great conversation…
Continue Reading The trade war is stinging Caterpillar, and its outlook is dimming
Caterpillar, stung by the trade war and global economic slowdown, posted a surprise drop in third-quarter profit as sales slumped in nearly every…
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Better Business Bureau launches campaign to help Borderland residents avoid scams
EL PASO, Texas — The Better Business Bureau Paso del Norte chapter is working with law enforcement and community partners to dedicate the week of…
Continue Reading Apple’s Tim Cook is now top adviser to the business school at ‘China’s Harvard’
China and the United States are locked in a struggle for tech supremacy but you wouldn’t know it from the list of luminaries on the advisory…
Continue Reading TD Ameritrade CEO: We’re ready for battle in the zero commission wars
Online brokers are beginning to adjust to life without commissions. TD Ameritrade is the latest broker to report solid earnings and revenue, even…
Continue Reading Lion Air crash investigation faults Boeing 737 Max design and oversight
The families of victims in last year’s Lion Air crash have been told by Indonesian investigators that poor regulatory oversight and the design…
Continue Reading LinkedIn now has a newsroom of 65 journalists. It’s hiring more
In Dan Roth’s dream world, members of LinkedIn, where he has served as editor in chief since 2011, would habitually read the LinkedIn Daily…
Continue Reading Google claims its quantum computer can do the impossible in 200 seconds
Google claims it has designed a machine that needs only 200 seconds to solve a problem that would take the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000…
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SoftBank’s massive WeWork bailout hands ousted founder $1.7 billion golden parachute
SoftBank is bailing out WeWork in a deal that will give the Japanese tech company almost total ownership of the troubled office space startup. It…
Continue Reading Early UAW votes on ending the GM strike a mixed bag
Nearly 50,000 General Motors employees are in the process of voting on a tentative labor deal that could end their five-week strike. The early…
Continue Reading Investors react to a flood of CEO departures
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 Chinese report counts 206 unicorns. That’s more than America
China has surpassed the United States to become the world’s biggest hub for unicorns, according to a new report from a Shanghai-based research…
Continue Reading SoftBank shares slide after massive WeWork bailout
Shares in SoftBank fell 2.5% on Wednesday after the Japanese conglomerate confirmed a massive deal to bail out WeWork, the embattled office space…
Continue Reading Chipotle’s supply of carne asada is running low
Chipotle is expecting to run out of its popular new meat dish, carne asada, late next month or in early December — but it’s not worried, the…
Continue Reading McDonald’s shares fall 5% as competition heats up
Growth at McDonald’s missed some expectations in the third quarter, suggesting that the chain is feeling the heat from competitors who are…
Continue Reading How bad are things for Boeing? Investors are about to find out
A top Boeing executive left the company Tuesday, the first to do so in the wake of the 737 Max crisis. What the mounting crisis is costing the rest…
Continue Reading Hasbro plunges 17% after getting hit hard by tariffs
The Force and Frozen couldn’t save toy maker Hasbro from the US-China trade war. Hasbro shares plunged nearly 17% Tuesday after the company…
Continue Reading WeWork takeover by SoftBank includes a big payout for former CEO: reports
WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann will reportedly get a significant payout under a deal in which SoftBank will take control of the troubled company.…
Continue Reading Mark Zuckerberg heads back to Capitol Hill with Facebook under more scrutiny than ever
A slew of policy changes this week at Facebook show how the social media giant can act decisively on pressing public policy matters — when it…
Continue Reading Will the housing market continue to prop up the US economy?
Despite a recent drop in retail sales, softer business spending and a slowdown in job growth, the housing market keeps humming along. That’s…
Continue Reading Facebook’s antitrust headache gets worse: 47 attorneys general now investigating
Facebook’s antitrust headache is only getting worse. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday that 47 state attorneys…
Continue Reading Under Armour founder Kevin Plank is stepping down as CEO
Under Armour is making changes at the top as it continues to struggle against its rivals. CEO and founder Kevin Plank is stepping back from the…
Continue Reading Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s will stop selling fur in 2021
Fur is on its way out at Macy’s Inc. The retail giant announced Tuesday that it would stop selling mink, fox, sable and other real fur products…
Continue Reading Spotify is giving away Google Home Mini speakers to Premium subscribers
Spotify is rewarding its Premium subscribers with a free gift: a Google Home Mini. The mini speaker from Google, powered by Google Assistant, is…
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