Spanx, the shapewear brand, valued at $1.2 billion in Blackstone deal
By Rob McLean and Jill Disis, CNN Business Spanx, one of America’s most prominent shapewear companies, is now worth $1.2 billion after inking a…
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The company behind Dove and Ben & Jerry’s is hiking prices
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Unilever is hiking prices to cope with soaring supply chain costs and expects inflation to accelerate into next year.…
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33 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs
Stacker looks at more than 30 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs, including missions such as Apollo 11, the Space Shuttle Program, and the…
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Space discoveries that will blow your mind
In honor of World Space Week, Stacker is sharing space discoveries that will blow your…
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20 starter houseplants anyone can keep alive
From pretty flowering plants to succulents and unusual-looking cacti, Stacker compiled a list of indoor plants anyone can grow at home without any…
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What to know about getting the flu vaccine this year
Flu shots are especially important in fall 2021, public health experts say. Stacker compiled a list of 10 key flu shot facts from the CDC and other…
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States with the most power outages in the last year
An aging power grid and a growing climate crisis have left U.S. residents in the dark. Stacker analyzed Department of Energy data to find the 15…
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Asian shares mixed after S&P 500 squeaks to new record high
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a late-in-the-day wave of buying pushed the S&P 500 to a fresh record high.…
Continue Reading China boots Caixin financial news from approved media list
BEIJING (AP) — China’s leading financial magazine has been dropped from an official list of outlets websites can republish, reducing the exposure…
Continue Reading At least 3 dead in apparent gas explosion in north China
BEIJING (AP) — At least three people have been killed and 30 injured in an apparent gas explosion at a hotel in the northern Chinese city of…
Continue Reading UK, New Zealand approve trade deal; hope it opens more doors
By DANICA KIRKA and NICK PERRY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain and New Zealand have agreed to a trade deal that eliminates tariffs on a wide…
Continue Reading Evergrande says a $2.6 billion deal has collapsed as payment deadline looms
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business A fire-sale deal that would have eased a punishing cash crunch at Chinese real estate giant Evergrande has collapsed,…
Continue Reading Evergrande has made a key bond payment that keeps it out of default, Chinese state media reports
CNN By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Evergrande has made a crucial payment that allows it to stay out of default, at least for now, according to Chinese…
Continue Reading Trump plan for new media venture gets investors’ thumbs up
By JILL COLVIN and ALEX VEIGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some investors aren’t waiting to see if former President Donald Trump’s plans…
Continue Reading India delivers 1 billion Covid vaccines, but millions are yet to receive a single dose
By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN India has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, a remarkable feat just months after a second…
Continue Reading Struggling Chinese developer calls off $2.6B asset sale
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A major Chinese real estate developer whose struggle to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars…
Continue Reading India celebrates 1B vaccine doses, hopes to speed 2nd shots
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is celebrating giving its billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose. It’s a hopeful milestone…
Continue Reading Harbor patrol searched, couldn’t find California oil spill
By AMY TAXIN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Southern California harbor patrol boats picked up reports of a…
Continue Reading For sleepy Hong Kong residents, 5-hour bus tour is a snooze
By ALICE FUNG and MATTHEW CHENG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Travel-starved, sleep-deprived residents might find a new Hong Kong bus tour to…
Continue Reading New Zealand and the United Kingdom reach free trade deal
Robert Iddiols and Charles Riley, CNN Business The United Kingdom and New Zealand have struck a free trade agreement that will reduce tariffs on…
Continue Reading Cargo backlog creates traffic headaches on sea and land
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bottlenecks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have spilled over into a…
Continue Reading Trump announces launch of media company, social media site
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he’s launching a new media company with its own social media…
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Bay Area county fines burger chain over vaccine verification
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s popular In-N-Out hamburger chain is in trouble with yet another San Francisco Bay Area county over vaccine…
Continue Reading Auditor: Iowa’s privatized Medicaid illegally denies care
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state audit has found that Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system has illegally denied…
Continue Reading Parents of unrestrained girl killed on ride sue theme park
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The parents of a 6-year-old Colorado girl who fell 110 feet to her death on a theme park ride…
Continue Reading Judge limits strikers’ conduct at Deere plant in Iowa
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A judge has issued a temporary restraining order limiting how striking workers at the Deere & Co. plant in Davenport…
Continue Reading NTSB recovers black boxes from plane that burned in Texas
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Federal investigators are interviewing people who were on a jet that ran off a Texas runway during takeoff and burst…
Continue Reading UK, New Zealand approve trade deal; hope it opens more doors
By DANICA KIRKA and NICK PERRY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain has agreed to a trade deal with New Zealand, eliminating tariffs on a wide…
Continue Reading CSX 3Q railroad profit jumps 32% as volume grows 3%
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX delivered a 32% jump in third-quarter profit as the volume of goods it hauled rose even…
Continue Reading Tesla hits record profit despite parts shortage, ship delays
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Record electric vehicle sales last summer amid a shortage of computer chips and other materials…
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