Chef Jamie Oliver launches new restaurants six months after UK chain collapsed
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has launched a new mid-range restaurant chain just six months after his UK dining empire collapsed. Two of his…
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Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough
A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates has achieved a solar breakthrough aimed at saving the planet. Heliogen, a clean energy company that emerged…
Continue Reading Google requested a trove of documents from the Texas attorney general’s antitrust probe
Google is calling on Texas’s attorney general to hand over a vast trove of internal documents and communications related to a multi-state…
Continue Reading The US economy is losing billions of dollars because foreign students aren’t enrolling
Fewer international students are coming to the United States. That’s hurting American universities and the economy. The continued decline in…
Continue Reading Jimmy Finkelstein, the owner of The Hill, has flown under the radar. But he’s played a key role in the Ukraine scandal
James “Jimmy” Finkelstein, the owner of The Hill newspaper, is not a widely known media executive, but he is one of the era’s most…
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EasyJet flights are now carbon neutral
One of Europe’s biggest airlines is going carbon neutral. EasyJet announced Tuesday that it will begin offsetting emissions from its fleet of…
Continue Reading Even an unusual Trump-Powell meeting can’t spook investors right now
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 Alibaba finds strong demand for its Hong Kong shares despite turmoil in the city
Investors are falling over themselves to buy into Alibaba’s debut on the Hong Kong stock market. China’s biggest e-commerce company will…
Continue Reading McDonald’s could return $29 million to New Zealand workers after holiday pay error
McDonald’s has agreed to pay what could be tens of millions of dollars to New Zealand employees after becoming embroiled in a nationwide…
Continue Reading A vegan man claims Burger King cooked Impossible Whopper alongside meat
A man is suing Burger King because the meatless Impossible Whopper is cooked on the same grill as meat products, the lawsuit alleges. The class…
Continue Reading Chick-fil-A will no longer donate to anti-LGBTQ organizations
Chick-fil-A is making major changes to its charitable foundation, ending donations to two organizations that have been criticized for being…
Continue Reading Investors don’t seem to know what to make of the US-China trade war
A muddled view of US-China trade talks once again seems to be weighing on investors. The major Asian market indexes were mixed in early trading…
Continue Reading WeWork braces for mass layoffs this week
One month after WeWork’s former CEO, Adam Neumann, received a massive payout despite all but running the company into the ground, more than…
Continue Reading China’s shoppers are still going strong
With China’s economy slowing, many market and economic experts believe that the United States has more leverage to negotiate favorable terms to…
Continue Reading Lyft is pulling its scooters from cities across the US
Electric scooter enthusiasts in Nashville, San Antonio and Columbus, Ohio, will have one less brand to ride starting next week. Lyft is ending its…
Continue Reading The viral ‘Secret Sister’ gift exchange is a scam, the Better Business Bureau warns
If a stranger on the internet promises you a Christmas gift for a $10 buy-in and some personal information, it probably isn’t legit, the Better…
Continue Reading The United States once again kicks the Huawei can down the road
The Department of Commerce has again extended the temporary general license allowing American companies to sell to Huawei, the embattled Chinese tech…
Continue Reading Microsoft tried a 4-day workweek in Japan. Productivity jumped 40%
A growing number of smaller companies are adopting a four-day workweek. Now the results of a recent trial at Microsoft suggest it could work even for…
Continue Reading Lindsey Graham faces heat from right-wing media for failure to probe supposed Democratic corruption
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, whose stock has risen in conservative circles since he became a close ally of President Trump, has come under fire in…
Continue Reading FedEx CEO challenges the New York Times to a debate after critical story
FedEx CEO Fred Smith attacked the New York Times for its story about his company’s taxes, and he challenged the newspaper’s publisher.…
Continue Reading Recession is not right around the corner, Fed official says
The American economy is experiencing turbulence. The trade war and global weakness are slowing growth. But Mary Daly, the president of the San…
Continue Reading Airbus lands $30 billion in new orders for planes
Airbus has secured two major orders from airlines based in the United Arab Emirates, jumping out to an early lead over rival Boeing in the race for…
Continue Reading T-Mobile CEO John Legere will step down
T-Mobile announced Monday that CEO John Legere will be stepping down at the end of next April after his contract expires. The surprise move comes as…
Continue Reading Google Stadia launches this week. Here’s what you should know about the gaming service
Google is about to take a big step into the video game market with a service that some have likened to a Netflix for games. On Tuesday, Google will…
Continue Reading Kylie Jenner sells a $600 million stake in her cosmetics company
Kylie Jenner is selling a majority stake of her popular cosmetics line for $600 million, but she’s staying on as its creative leader. The…
Continue Reading TikTok could be getting into the streaming music business
The Chinese company behind the social media phenomenon TikTok might try to conquer the competitive world of music streaming services next. ByteDance…
Continue Reading Airbnb wants to replace hotels at the Olympics
Airbnb and the International Olympic Committee announced a new partnership Monday that will expand the availability of housing in host cities and…
Continue Reading Conservative radio host says his show was pulled because he criticized Trump. The station says that’s untrue
Conservative radio host Craig Silverman says that for three hours every Saturday, he wanted to talk about the facts of the Trump impeachment case.…
Continue Reading Marie Kondo cleared your homes of clutter. Now she wants to sell you stuff
Marie Kondo rose to fame by urging people to rid their homes of items that don’t “spark joy.” Now, she’s recommending…
Continue Reading Health care jobs will keep the US labor market going — even if there’s a recession
America’s health care sector is an employment powerhouse that is keeping the US labor market strong. Health care hiring is so robust, the…
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