Turkish private jet company says rogue employee helped Carlos Ghosn flee Japan
A Turkish company that charters private jets says a rogue employee helped fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan to Lebanon. MNG Jet…
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US oil workers are leaving Iraq. Exxon Mobil has operations there
Oil workers from the United States are leaving Iraq after Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US airstrike in Baghdad. The Iraqi…
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Delta employees sue Lands’ End alleging uniforms made them sick
More than 500 Delta Air Lines employees are suing Lands’ End, alleging that the uniforms it provided to the airline are causing some workers to…
Continue Reading Dow set to tumble more than 300 points on US-Iran clash
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Continue Reading Iran could disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s why that matters
Could conflict in the Middle East disrupt global oil supplies? That risk is back in focus after a US strike in Baghdad killed Qasem Soleimani, a top…
Continue Reading Tesla just cut the price of Model 3 cars made in China
Tesla is already cutting the price of its China-built cars just days after starting deliveries. The electric car company just slashed the starting…
Continue Reading The stock market is on fire. History shows that won’t last
The melt-up on Wall Street has reached historic proportions. Last year wasn’t just the S&P 500’s strongest since 2013. Markets wowed…
Continue Reading Samsung sold 6.7 million 5G smartphones in 2019
The world’s biggest smartphone maker is widening its lead over rivals in the race to put 5G devices in customers’ hands. Samsung sold 6.7…
Continue Reading Diet soda doesn’t have to lead to weight loss, court rules
There’s nothing deceptive or dishonest about soda makers using the word “diet” to describe the reduced calorie alternatives to…
Continue Reading Testing drivers for cannabis is hard. Here’s why
As a growing number of states legalize cannabis, health officials are increasingly sounding the alarm for technology that can quickly determine when…
Continue Reading Former HBO chief Richard Plepler signs production deal with Apple
Richard Plepler, the executive who launched “Game of Thrones” and other hit series at HBO, has signed an exclusive production deal with…
Continue Reading Illinois cannabis sales bring in $3.2 million on day one
Illinois’ first day of legal recreational cannabis translated to a good chunk of green — nearly $3.2 million in sales. The state’s…
Continue Reading Hong Kong protest fallout hits HSBC and the London Stock Exchange
Two of the United Kingdom’s leading financial institutions are being caught up in the political fallout from months of pro-democracy protests…
Continue Reading The Dow kicks off the new year with a record high
US stocks kicked the new decade off with fresh all-time highs. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all reached record highs on Thursday. Happy…
Continue Reading A fake Twitter account stirred tensions between Jews and African Americans. Trolls celebrated.
Trolls on the online forum 4chan celebrated on New Year’s Day as a fake Twitter account seeking to stoke tensions between Jewish and black…
Continue Reading Watch what SpaceX’s first-ever astronaut launch will look like
NASA has spent nearly a decade without a US-made spacecraft capable of carrying astronauts to space. SpaceX wants to make it clear that’s about…
Continue Reading Apple patents surround sound-like technology for a MacBook
Apple won a patent for making the acoustics coming from a MacBook sound far away. It’s an idea that could make watching movies, TV shows or…
Continue Reading iMessage from a PC? Yup. If you have a Dell
A new Dell feature means iPhone users won’t have to look away from their computer screens in the middle of work (or of a heated solitaire game)…
Continue Reading Japan tries to solve the mystery of Carlos Ghosn’s audacious escape
Japanese authorities have raided the house where fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn was staying before he arranged his escape to Lebanon earlier…
Continue Reading Google’s AI system can beat doctors at detecting breast cancer
Google says it has developed an artificial intelligence system that can detect the presence of breast cancer more accurately than doctors. A study…
Continue Reading China flexes its economic and political muscle
Happy Thursday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right…
Continue Reading 2020: The year human spaceflight returns to the United States (maybe)
It’s an often-lamented fact in the space community: Since NASA retired its Space Shuttle program nine years ago, the public lost some of its…
Continue Reading American Girl releases its first doll with hearing loss
American Girl is ringing in the new year by unveiling its first doll with hearing loss. The doll is the American Girl of the Year. The popular doll…
Continue Reading Greggs beefs up its vegan range with launch of meat-free steak bake
Last year, a vegan sausage roll brought Britain to a standstill. Now it’s time for the encore. In what is quickly emerging as something of a…
Continue Reading Months after failed lunar landing, India reveals plan for third moon mission
India has announced it will make another attempt to land on the moon, following a mission that ended in failure last year. At a news conference…
Continue Reading ‘Tune out the noise,’ plus other New Year’s resolutions from media and tech executives
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. I asked titans of…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos is still the richest person in the world
Jeff Bezos is still the richest person in the world, even after losing $10 billion in one year. The Amazon founder held onto the top spot in the…
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