California wins $3.5M payoff in illegal gambling lawsuit
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A company that made and operated casino-style games used for illegal gambling will pay $3.5 million and permanently stop its…
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Starbucks workers will vote on union at 3 Buffalo stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Workers at three Starbucks stores in Buffalo, New York, will hold union elections next month after winning a…
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Woman who stormed US Capitol was ‘played by Laura Ingraham’ to downplay Jan. 6 attack in Fox News interview, lawyer says
By Marshall Cohen A January 6 rioter who downplayed the insurrection in a Fox News interview one day after she was sentenced to probation for…
Continue Reading Amazon slaps a $9.95 fee on Whole Foods deliveries. And Walmart pounces
By Moira Ritter, CNN Business Whole Foods shoppers may have received a shock this week if they noticed a new $9.95 delivery fee on orders placed…
Continue Reading Amazon and Apple warn of supply chain issues
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Clare Duffy and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Even Amazon and Apple are grappling with the global supply chain crunch. Both…
Continue Reading Amazon and Apple warn of supply chain issues
By Clare Duffy and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Even Amazon and Apple are grappling with the global supply chain crunch. Both companies reported…
Continue Reading Facebook changed its company name to Meta. Here’s how the internet reacted
By Amir Vera, CNN News of Facebook’s new company name, Meta, quickly attracted the scorn of the internet. “The only meta we…
Continue Reading US cites ‘crisis’ as road deaths rise 18% in first-half 2021
By TOM KRISHER and HOPE YEN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The government has reported that the number of U.S. traffic deaths in the first half of…
Continue Reading Facebook changed its company name to Meta. Here’s how the internet reacted
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Amir Vera, CNN News of Facebook’s new company name, Meta, quickly attracted the scorn of the internet. “The only meta…
Continue Reading Judge won’t validate water deal for California farm supplier
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has declined to validate a contract granting permanent access to…
Continue Reading Patagonia CEO: Companies should join us in boycotting Facebook
By Matt Egan, CNN In the wake of the revelations in the Facebook Papers, Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert on Thursday called for companies to join the…
Continue Reading Apple’s strong quarter suffers $6B blow from supply shortage
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s iPhone sales soared yet again in the past quarter, but didn’t grow as…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is the metaverse and how will it work?
By MATT O’BRIEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination _…
Continue Reading Barbara Corcoran: Home buyers can’t afford to wait
CNN By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Waiting for the wild housing market to calm down before buying a place? Don’t bother, said Barbara Corcoran,…
Continue Reading Barbara Corcoran: Home buyers can’t afford to wait
CNN By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Waiting for the wild housing market to calm down before buying a place? Don’t bother, said Barbara Corcoran,…
Continue Reading Barbara Corcoran: Home buyers can’t afford to wait
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Waiting for the wild housing market to calm down before buying a place? Don’t bother, said Barbara Corcoran, the…
Continue Reading Starbucks posts record quarterly sales thanks to US business
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Strong U.S. sales helped make up for weakness in other markets in Starbucks’ fiscal fourth quarter. The…
Continue Reading Amazon stumbles on slower sales growth, higher labor costs
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon isn’t just grappling with the easing of pandemic-induced splurges. The online…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, marking more record highs for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The Dow…
Continue Reading Ford, KLA rise; Twilio, eBay fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Ford, KLA rise; Twilio, eBay…
Continue Reading Activision Blizzard’s CEO looks to slash his pay by millions as the company’s harassment scandal continues
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has asked the company’s board to slash his pay to the “lowest amount…
Continue Reading S.D. high court: Warrants in Sanford probe will be unsealed
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that search warrants will be unsealed in an…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Facebook Inc.: A look at other corporate rebranding efforts
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Inc. says it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of…
Continue Reading Facebook rebrands itself as Meta after intense criticism
MENLO PARK, California — Facebook is changing its company name to reflect its future ambitions and confronts wide-ranging scrutiny of the…
Continue Reading In the middle of a crisis, Facebook Inc. renames itself Meta
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta, an…
Continue Reading Citigroup to US staff: Get vaccinated, or you’re fired
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Citigroup told staff Thursday that US-based employees will be required to get fully vaccinated if they want to stay…
Continue Reading Rupert Murdoch is letting his media empire spread January 6 and election conspiracy theories
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Is Rupert Murdoch a 1/6 or election truther? The conservative media mogul hasn’t weighed in directly on the…
Continue Reading ‘Stupid’ and ‘insane’: Some billionaires vent over tax plan
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Elon Musk isn’t happy. With a personal fortune that is flirting with $300 billion, the Tesla CEO — the…
Continue Reading UK eases travel, takes all countries off virus ‘red list’
LONDON (AP) — Britain has removed the seven remaining countries on its travel “red list.” The change means that travelers who have been…
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