Facebook kept its own oversight board in the dark on program for VIP users
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Facebook failed to provide crucial details about its “Cross-Check” program that reportedly shielded millions…
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Warmer welcome for WeWork 2 years later on Wall Street
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WeWork will become a publicly traded company Thursday after a spectacular collapse during its first attempt to…
Continue Reading American Airlines posts $169 million profit on taxpayer help
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines earned $169 million in the third quarter, but the delta variant of COVID-19 slowed down its recovery…
Continue Reading WeWork is finally going public. A lot has changed
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When WeWork’s plans for a blockbuster initial public offering imploded in 2019, the company became a poster…
Continue Reading Southwest’s service meltdown cost it $75 million
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Southwest Airlines says that its recent service problems, which prompted it to cancel more than 2,000 flights over a…
Continue Reading Passenger revenue soars at Southwest despite hit from virus
The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Passenger revenue almost tripled and Southwest Airlines posted a smaller loss that most had expected in the…
Continue Reading PPP is gone, but government help for small businesses isn’t
By RANDA KRISS of NerdWallet The Paycheck Protection Program provided small-business owners with just under $800 billion in COVID-19 relief. That…
Continue Reading EU leaders seek to safeguard energy supplies as prices soar
By MIKE CORDER, RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are meeting to discuss ways to ease the…
Continue Reading EU summit loads pressure on Poland over rule of law
By RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are pressuring a defiant Polish Prime Minister Mateusz…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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 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 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 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…
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