Beyond Meat launches plant-based minced pork in China
Beyond Meat is launching a plant-based version of China’s favorite meat. The California-based company unveiled its latest product on Wednesday:…
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SoftBank billionaire Masa Son is stockpiling cash for a ‘worst-case scenario’
Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son says the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to wreak havoc on companies in the short term, and that he is stockpiling…
Continue Reading Who will Trump grant his first post-election interview to? Here are some possibilities
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Election Day was…
Continue Reading We’re never going back to the old economy, Fed Chairman says
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell doubled down on his remarks that the economy as we know it is over during a virtual appearance Tuesday at the…
Continue Reading Stocks reverse course after hitting new record highs
Wall Street reversed course on Tuesday, with stocks pulling back one day after reaching new record highs. Stocks soared Monday after early results…
Continue Reading Company debunks conspiracy theory that its server showed a landslide for Trump
An elections security company has had to pour cold water on conspiracy theories about it and the 2020 Presidential election that have been circulated…
Continue Reading Home Depot is boosting hourly wages as housing market booms
The housing market is booming. That’s great news for Home Depot — and its workers. Home Depot reported better-than-expected sales and…
Continue Reading Americans’ mortgage debt soars to a record $10 trillion
Low interest rates have helped fuel a boom in the US housing market: Last quarter Americans’ mortgage debt climbed to a record high of nearly…
Continue Reading George Soros has stake in Palantir but already plans to sell it
Two heavy hitters of the investment world recently disclosed that they own stakes in Palantir, the secretive and controversial big data firm backed…
Continue Reading Conan O’Brien ends his long run in late night for a new show on HBO Max
One era ends, and another begins for late-night TV’s longest-serving host. “Conan,” Conan O’Brien’s late-night show on…
Continue Reading Pepsi made a limited apple pie-flavored cola and there’s just one way to get it
With Thanksgiving fast approaching and Christmas right around the corner, Pepsi unveiled a limited edition apple pie-flavored cola on Tuesday.…
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Packers’ Aaron Jones to see his breakfast cereal on grocery store shelves in native El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones’ breakfast cereal will soon be available on grocery store shelves here in El Paso.…
Continue Reading Boeing’s 737 Max debacle could be the most expensive corporate blunder ever
The 20-month grounding of the 737 Max could end as soon as this week, but Boeing’s mounting costs have soared to tens of billions of dollars.…
Continue Reading Walmart reports shortages of toilet paper and cleaning supplies at some stores
Shoppers are once again loading up on paper goods and cleaning supplies in areas of the United States hard hit by rising coronavirus infections,…
Continue Reading SpaceX-NASA mission: Four astronauts arrive at International Space Station
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that launched from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts on board Sunday night safely docked…
Continue Reading Roger Ferguson, a top Black Wall Street exec who manages $1 trillion, steps down
Roger Ferguson, one of the most powerful Black executives on Wall Street and in corporate America, is retiring as the CEO of TIAA. The 69-year-old…
Continue Reading Retail sales grew less than expected in October, as economists worry about a ‘difficult winter’
US retail sales grew at a slower pace than economists had predicted last month — prompting worries about a “difficult winter” with…
Continue Reading For Thanksgiving Day, Zoom will lift its 40-minute time limit for free meetings
The holidays are upon us and one tech company is already in the giving spirit. Zoom announced it will lift its timed meeting limit on Thanksgiving so…
Continue Reading The global economic bailout is running at $19.5 trillion. It will go higher
Governments and central banks have promised to shell out $19.5 trillion since the coronavirus erupted to “put a floor under the world…
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Twitter, Facebook CEOs testify in U.S. Senate hearing on 2020 election disinformation
WASHINGTON, DC — The CEO of Twitter says the social media site flagged some 300,000 tweets as part of efforts to combat disinformation in the…
Continue Reading Amazon is now a drug store. It will ship prescriptions to Prime members
Amazon is making its biggest leap into the multi-billion-dollar health care industry with the launch of Amazon Pharmacy, a new digital drugstore. The…
Continue Reading Twitter is evolving beyond tweets
Twitter wants to be more than just 280-character blocks of text. On Tuesday, the social network announced disappearing tweets and previewed a few…
Continue Reading Elon Musk is now an A-lister on Wall Street
Tesla has no shortage of doubters. But on Monday, the company got a stamp of approval from Wall Street that sends a clear message: It’s time…
Continue Reading Huawei is shrinking its smartphone business in a fight to save the brand
Huawei has been battered by a long US campaign against the company. Now it is hunkering down for survival by selling off its budget smartphone…
Continue Reading China signs huge Asia Pacific trade deal with 14 countries
China has just joined forces with more than a dozen countries across the Asia Pacific region to sign a huge free trade deal nearly a decade in the…
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Jeep unveils high-horsepower V8 Wrangler
The new Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 has a 470-horsepower 6.4-liter V8 engine and can go from zero to 60 miles an hour in 4.5 seconds. That makes it the…
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SpaceX capsule docks at Int’l Space Station for 1st time
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts has arrived at the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule…
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Walmart again limits number of customers in stores nationwide, City of El Paso implies credit for it
EL PASO, Texas – Walmart has resumed monitoring and counting the number of customers entering its stores in El Paso and across the nation as…
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Walmart using drones to deliver Covid-19 test kits to El Paso homes
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso is getting a pilot program where Walmart and several partners are teaming up to use drones to deliver Covid-19 test kits…
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