Why giant companies are suddenly splitting into pieces
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Breaking up is the newest craze for ginormous global companies. Johnson & Johnson, Toshiba…
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AstraZeneca to book modest profit from coronavirus vaccine
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca says it will start to book a modest profit from its…
Continue Reading You can now order Taylor Swift’s favorite Starbucks drink
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Starbucks lovers can now order Taylor Swift’s favorite drink by saying two simple words. Customers who ask for…
Continue Reading Pacific leaders agree on vaccines but not on US hosting APEC
By NICK PERRY and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Pacific Rim leaders have agreed to do all they can to improve access to…
Continue Reading UK, EU keep talking but stay far apart in Brexit trade feud
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union have inched away from a diplomatic cliff edge but remain miles apart…
Continue Reading Japan’s Toshiba spins off energy, computer device units
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Embattled Japanese technology conglomerate Toshiba is restructuring to improve its…
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What hurricane season was like the year you were born
Using NOAA data, Stacker summarized the last 100 hurricane seasons in the Atlantic Basin. See which years and storms broke records over the last…
Continue Reading Thailand delays reopening of entertainment venues to Jan. 15
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand says it would delay the reopening of nightlife entertainment venues to Jan. 15 despite pleas from the industry to make it…
Continue Reading India’s newest billionaire Falguni Nayar built a beauty empire
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s latest billionaire is a 58-year-old former investment banker whose beauty startup made its blockbuster…
Continue Reading China’s top chipmaker just lost a quarter of its board overnight
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business China’s leading chipmaker is going through another massive leadership shake-up. Semiconductor Manufacturing…
Continue Reading Japan adding more hospital beds in plan for next virus surge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s preparations for the next coronavirus surge include adding thousands more hospital beds…
Continue Reading Out of time: Climate talks go past deadline over coal, cash
By FRANK JORDANS, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Going into overtime, negotiators at U.N. climate…
Continue Reading American journalist Danny Fenster sentenced to 11 years in prison in Myanmar
By Helen Regan and Cape Diamond, CNN Business A military court in Myanmar has sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison, his…
Continue Reading American journalist Danny Fenster denied bail and hit with new charge in Myanmar
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN Business American journalist Danny Fenster, who has been detained in Myanmar for five months, was denied bail and hit with a…
Continue Reading American journalist Danny Fenster sentenced to 11 years in prison in Myanmar
CNN By Helen Regan and Cape Diamond, CNN Business A military court in Myanmar has sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison,…
Continue Reading Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that…
Continue Reading Stocks close higher, but indexes still end week in the red
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks closed higher on Wall Street on Friday, but still marked their first weekly loss in six weeks.…
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Former west El Paso bowling alley reopens as rec center with bowling & much more
EL PASO, Texas — After being out of business for four and a half years, a former west El Paso bowling alley is getting new life as a recreation…
Continue Reading The Acura Integra smashes the nostalgia button
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Another one of the auto industry’s greatest hits is coming back. Toyota brought back the Supra; Ford…
Continue Reading The Acura Integra smashes the nostalgia button
CNN By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Another one of the auto industry’s greatest hits is coming back. Toyota brought back the Supra; Ford…
Continue Reading McDonald’s CEO faces growing criticism after gun victim text
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The CEO of McDonald’s is facing increasing criticism, including calls for resignation, following…
Continue Reading German leader Merkel says people have duty to get vaccinated
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people have a duty to get vaccinated against the…
Continue Reading Venezuela judge grants appeal hearing to jailed US oil execs
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six U.S. oil executives detained in Venezuela for four years on corruption charges have…
Continue Reading SpaceX delivers new crew of 4 to station, ‘glorious sight’
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has pulled up at the International Space…
Continue Reading SpaceX capsule, carrying four astronauts, docks with the International Space Station
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts approached the International Space Station, which orbits more…
Continue Reading US judge won’t reconsider tribes’ bid to block Nevada mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two Native American tribes have failed again in their bid to persuade a federal judge in Nevada…
Continue Reading SoFi CEO: It’s time for employers to take a stake in veterans’ financial well-being
Opinion by Anthony Noto for CNN Business Perspectives There’s something not many people know about me: Financial stress was a very real, and…
Continue Reading Kellogg’s files lawsuit against its striking cereal workers
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Kellogg Co. has filed a lawsuit against its local union in Omaha. It’s complaining…
Continue Reading Twitter permanently bans Newsmax White House correspondent
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter says it’s permanently banned Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson for repeated violations of its…
Continue Reading Company to pay $34M in chemical contamination lawsuit
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A chemical company has agreed to pay $34 million to compensate residents of a Vermont town for chemical contamination in…
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