Ford expects 40% of global sales to be electric vehicles by 2030
Ford is doubling down on electric vehicle development, announcing Wednesday it will invest $30 billion in electrification efforts by 2025. The…
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Resort-living community set to break ground in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Franklin Mountain Communities announced the plans for Campo del Sol, a master-planned community, in northeast El Paso that lies…
Continue Reading Why Amazon just spent more than $8 billion on MGM
MGM, a classic Hollywood brand synonymous with “The Wizard of Oz” and Leo the roaring lion, was purchased for $8.45 billion on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Walgreens and CVS shares sink on report that Amazon is mulling physical drug stores
Shares of Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid dropped Wednesday following a report that Amazon is considering opening brick-and-mortar pharmacies in the…
Continue Reading WhatsApp sues Indian government in bid to block ‘mass surveillance’ rules
WhatsApp has sued the Indian government in a bid to block new rules it says would lead to “mass surveillance” by forcing social media…
Continue Reading McDonald’s BTS deal is here, and it’s more than we expected
Fans eager for the “BTS Meal” at McDonald’s will be excited to hear that collaboration goes beyond nuggets. McDonald’s is…
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She made her career working in restaurants. Then the pandemic happened
After about four years at The Sports Bar, a neighborhood restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mandi Steed put in her two weeks notice this past spring.…
Continue Reading Google urged to abandon Saudi cloud project
Dozens of campaign groups are urging Google to abandon a cloud computing project in Saudi Arabia, saying the company is at risk of being…
Continue Reading Ford plans $30 billion electric vehicle investment by 2025
Ford is doubling down on electric vehicle development, announcing Wednesday it will invest $30 billion in electrification efforts by 2025. The…
Continue Reading As masks fall out of fashion, Etsy sellers ask themselves, ‘now what?’
A recent easing of mask-wearing guidelines from the US government was a welcome change for many Americans. That wasn’t entirely the case for…
Continue Reading This Japanese newspaper is sponsoring the Olympics. Its editors want the event canceled
A leading newspaper in Japan that is sponsoring the Olympic Games in July has published an editorial calling for the event to be canceled as the…
Continue Reading Exxon is facing a climate rebellion it may be unable to put down
ExxonMobil’s response to the climate crisis could very well be decided on Wednesday. For the first time in modern history, America’s…
Continue Reading Big Oil’s day of reckoning on the climate is here
The future of Big Oil could look very different following a critical shareholder meeting in the United States and a legal decision in Europe.…
Continue Reading Tesla sets up data center in China amid spying concerns
Tesla says it has set up a new facility in China to store local user data as the company faces heightened scrutiny over whether its cars there could…
Continue Reading ‘F9’ star John Cena says he loves China after Taiwan remark stokes anger
“F9” star John Cena has professed his love for China after calling Taiwan a “country” during an interview that generated a…
Continue Reading News anchors say Marjorie Taylor Greene’s offenses are ‘part of something bigger’
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. This moment on…
Continue Reading American journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to fly out of country
An American journalist working in Myanmar was detained by local authorities Monday, his family and his news organization told CNN. Danny Fenster, 37,…
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‘Signs of change’ El Pasoans notice changes to mask signs outside businesses
EL PASO, Texas — Some local businesses are changing the mask signs placed on their business entrance, while others are taking them down altogether.…
Continue Reading Planes are filling up and tickets are very expensive
Americans making summer vacation plans are about to find airfare costs are near or even above pre-pandemic levels, according to the nation’s…
Continue Reading Planes are filling up and tickets are ridiculously expensive
Americans making summer vacation plans are about to find airfare costs are near or even above pre-pandemic levels, according to the nation’s…
Continue Reading Associated Press employees want answers after reporter’s firing
More than 100 employees at the Associated Press have signed an open letter calling for more information about the recent firing of 22-year-old…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s death was a wake-up call for Corporate America. Here’s what has — and hasn’t — changed
One year ago today, the world watched George Floyd’s life slowly slip away under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. The outpouring of…
Continue Reading Walmart apologizes to people who received racist emails
Walmart has apologized to people who received emails containing the n-word in an earlier message from the retailer. On Monday, Walmart said someone…
Continue Reading This company wants to deliver your groceries in 10 minutes
A German e-commerce startup wants to disrupt the New York City grocery market with deliveries to customers’ apartments in 10 minutes or less.…
Continue Reading Former NASA astronaut plans private trip back to space: ‘It’s a little bit like an addiction’
Record-holding NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has spent more time in outer space than almost any other human on the planet, but even in retirement…
Continue Reading Exxon uses Big Tobacco’s playbook to downplay the climate crisis, Harvard study finds
For decades, ExxonMobil has deployed Big Tobacco-like propaganda to downplay the gravity of the climate crisis, shift blame onto consumers and…
Continue Reading Airbnb CEO: Business travel won’t ever go back to what it was pre-pandemic
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said travel demand is rebounding, but he doesn’t expect business travel to ever return to the way it was before the…
Continue Reading In 2008, he was CEO of the biggest bank to ever fail. He’s worried about another crisis
The banking world nearly caved in 13 years ago. The former CEO of Washington Mutual is worried that another bubble is brewing. Kerry Killinger was…
Continue Reading One year after George Floyd’s murder, Minneapolis’ businesses are still reeling
It’s been 365 days since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer on a Minneapolis street. Many of the city’s residents and small…
Continue Reading HSBC doesn’t want in on bitcoin mania
HSBC CEO Noel Quinn isn’t buying into the bitcoin craze. The chief executive told Reuters in an interview this week that his bank has no plans…
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