Pledging to go green doesn’t just help corporate brands. It boosts stocks
Net zero pledges have become all the rage in Corporate America. Big banks, steel companies and even (mostly European) oil companies are pledging to…
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Here’s how to buy bitcoin without all the risk of buying bitcoin
Bitcoin is up more than 600% over the past 12 months — a stellar ride — yet owning the asset is fraught with risks including wild swings in…
Continue Reading Whole Foods and an iconic NYC bakery team up to sell decadent cookies
Dessert-loving New Yorkers know all about Levain, a bakery famous for its large, decadent cookies with gooey centers. Before the pandemic, passers-by…
Continue Reading Taco Bell is testing a new meat alternative
Taco Bell is testing a new meat alternative taco ahead of an expected launch of new offerings featuring Beyond Meat. It’s called the…
Continue Reading Everything you need to know about bitcoin
After years of skepticism, bitcoin is finally gaining mainstream credibility. Tesla is now accepting bitcoin as payment, and disclosed it had…
Continue Reading Bitcoin? Ethereum? Dogecoin? Your guide to the biggest names in crypto
Bitcoin and its many peers have surged to new levels of popularity over the past year, but they’re still a mystery to many investors. With new…
Continue Reading Quesadillas are taking off at Chipotle
It took a while for Chipotle to roll out its quesadilla. But the cheesy item hit menus last month, and customers are into it. About 10% of all orders…
Continue Reading The New York Post spent weeks fearmongering about vaccines. Now it’s telling people to ‘GET VAXXED’
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post tabloid newspaper makes a very clear statement on Thursday: “GET…
Continue Reading Airline losses mount but the worst appears to be over
The red ink continued to flow at US airlines in the first quarter. But after a year of massive losses, airlines are showing signs that better times…
Continue Reading Is the US recovery approaching its peak?
Bolstered by strong data, investors are expressing plenty of faith in the power of the global economic recovery. But what if this spring is as good…
Continue Reading This Hong Kong journalist won awards for her investigation. Now she’s been convicted for her work
By Eric Cheung, CNN Business An award-winning Hong Kong journalist has been convicted of providing false statements to access a database as part of…
Continue Reading Australian government tears up Victoria’s Belt and Road agreement with China, angering Beijing
By Ben Westcott, CNN Business The Australian government has canceled a Belt and Road agreement signed by China and the state government of Victoria,…
Continue Reading Companies are crucial to solving the climate crisis. 75% are falling short
Less than a quarter of the world’s big public companies are doing their part to address the climate crisis, according to new research…
Continue Reading Going from unicorn to Wall Street may become more of a challenge
It’s been a good time to go public for high profile unicorns lately. Coinbase, Roblox and Airbnb are just a few of the major private companies…
Continue Reading ‘A perfect storm’: These restaurants survived the pandemic. Now they can’t find workers
A few weeks ago, Philippe Massoud posted online ads looking for a cook to hire at ilili, his New York City restaurant. Typically, he said, 60 or 80…
Continue Reading Target, Google and others are under pressure to dump the Chamber of Commerce over voting rights
Progressive activists are calling on Ford, Target, Google, Bank of America and other major companies that have pledged to support voting rights to…
Continue Reading Restaurants have a new challenge: Finding workers
A few weeks ago, Philippe Massoud posted online ads looking for a cook to hire at ilili, his New York City restaurant. Typically, he said, 60 or 80…
Continue Reading Alexa, should I get bangs? Amazon is opening a hair salon in London
Good news for people looking to get a post-pandemic chop: Amazon is opening a hair salon in London. Yes, you read that right. The world’s…
Continue Reading Nearly 10% of American families struggled with unemployment last year
The pandemic devastated the once strong US labor market — that much we already knew from various economic data. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor…
Continue Reading How JPMorgan Chase got European football so wrong
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When JPMorgan Chase agreed to finance a breakaway competition of some of the world’s richest soccer clubs, it…
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