Caesars Entertainment, Spiegelworld ink $75M theaters deal
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Caesars Entertainment and the company that produces the show “Absinthe” in Las Vegas…
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McDonald’s is testing out its McPlant burger in these cities
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A year after announcing plans to introduce the McPlant burger, McDonald’s is ready to test it out in…
Continue Reading Family says toddler molested on ship, Disney denies claim
Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Vermont family has filed a lawsuit against Disney Cruise Lines, saying their 3-year-old daughter was…
Continue Reading United Airlines will add new international routes next year
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines is betting that international travel will rebound in a big way by next summer. The airline said Thursday that it…
Continue Reading Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn app in China amid scrutiny
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft says it is shutting down its main LinkedIn app in China later this year following tighter…
Continue Reading Russian minister visits Belarus, discusses media conditions
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says he has discussed the Russian media situation in Belarus…
Continue Reading Stocks soar as America’s biggest banks are booming
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Several of America’s largest financial firms reported strong earnings and revenue Thursday thanks to solid…
Continue Reading FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster shots for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.…
Continue Reading Foundations back new effort to ignite Americans’ generosity
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The Generosity Commission, funded by more than $2 million in grants from…
Continue Reading Business leaders expect supply chain turmoil to last well into 2022
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The ongoing supply chain crisis isn’t going to end anytime soon, according to a new survey of chief financial…
Continue Reading ‘Make-or-break quarter’ on Wall Street as earnings roll in
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Big corporations’ eye-popping profit growth is starting to slow, eroding the support…
Continue Reading Wells Fargo profit soars nearly 60%
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Wells Fargo’s third-quarter earnings were up 59% after it freed up money it had set aside to cover loan losses.…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Kerry says world short of climate goal
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry concedes upcoming climate talks are likely to fall short of…
Continue Reading Efforts to track diversity in journalism are lagging
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite renewed attention on efforts to diversify hiring in journalism since George Floyd’s…
Continue Reading William Shatner says Prince William is ‘missing the point’ of space tourism
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business William Shatner is firing a rhetorical rocket back at Prince William after the future king criticized space…
Continue Reading Prince William slams space tourism and says billionaires should focus on saving Earth
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Business Prince William has criticized billionaires who are focused on space tourism, saying they should instead be investing…
Continue Reading Prince William slams space tourism and says billionaires should focus on saving Earth
CNN By Hannah Ryan, CNN Business Prince William has criticized billionaires who are focused on space tourism, saying they should instead be investing…
Continue Reading Wells Fargo profit soars nearly 60%
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Wells Fargo’s third-quarter earnings were up 59% after it freed up money it had set aside to…
Continue Reading Nicholas Kristof leaves The New York Times as he explores run for governor of Oregon
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Nicholas Kristof, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, announced Thursday that he is departing The New York Times as…
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Facebook isn’t the only problem
CNN, MWD MYANMAR, FACEBOOK, GETTY IMAGES, TWITTER, GUY ROSEN, BUZZFEED NEWS, Twitter/Guy Rosen Opinion by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M.…
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Opinion by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M. Weinstein for CNN Business Perspectives Frances Haugen’s spellbinding testimony before…
Continue Reading Shredded Banksy artwork sells for $25.4 million at auction
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for $1.4…
Continue Reading US wholesale prices rose record 8.6% over 12 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% in September compared to a year ago, the…
Continue Reading This world-famous restaurant ditched meat, but it’s still charging $335 a person. Will people pay?
CNN, CNN BUSINESS Story by Leah Asmelash, CNN Video by Sean Clark, CNN Business There was a moment last year, as Covid-19 brought the entire planet…
Continue Reading This world-famous restaurant ditched meat, but it’s still charging $335 a person. Will people pay?
By Leah Asmelash, CNN There was a moment last year, as Covid-19 brought the entire planet to a standstill, when the chef and owner of one of the…
Continue Reading US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since pandemic
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level…
Continue Reading Norway’s prime minister presents his new government
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s new prime minister has presented his center-left minority government a day after a man killed five in a…
Continue Reading The ‘swear word’ at the heart of the great inflation debate
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Inflation is high. It could stay that way. The US consumer price index rose 5.4% over the previous year in September,…
Continue Reading Bank profits soar, helped by merger frenzy, fewer bad loans
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Four of the largest U.S. banks said their profits grew by double-digits last quarter, as a healthier U.S.…
Continue Reading Stellantis is the latest automaker planning an expensive EV battery factory
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rob McLean and Chris Isidore, CNN Business The auto industry continues its rush to build factories for production of the massive…
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