High oil prices are unlikely to last, Chevron CFO tells CNN
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Oil prices are unlikely to stay elevated for long, Chevron’s chief financial officer told CNN. “This feels…
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Cannabis is one industry that’s actually coming out of Covid even stronger
CNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business When members of the cannabis industry descended upon Las Vegas last week for the biggest trade show in the…
Continue Reading‘We are struggling every day’: Supply chain crunch threatens to leave some of the neediest Americans without enough to eat
By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain.…
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Facebook changes its company name to Meta
Facebook is changing its company name to Meta as it confronts wide-ranging scrutiny of the real-world harms from its various platforms after a…
Continue ReadingChristmas is going to be great for stores, if their names are Walmart or Target
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business It’ll be a very merry Christmas for America’s biggest retailers. Retail sales in November and…
Continue ReadingNew dads are ‘losers’ if they take 6 months paternity leave, prominent venture capitalist says
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business A prominent venture capitalist is under fire for calling new dads “losers” if they take months of…
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No one seems worried about a housing bubble. Just like last time the bubble burst
Housing prices are surging to new records with no end in sight. They’re being fueled by historically low interest rates — but also investors and…
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Facebook is having a tougher time managing vaccine misinformation than it is letting on, leaks suggest
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Donie O’Sullivan, Clare Duffy, Tara Subramaniam and Sarah Boxer, CNN Business In public, Facebook has touted the resources…
Continue ReadingLikes, anger emojis and RSVPs: the math behind Facebook’s News Feed — and how it backfired
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In late 2017, Facebook had a big problem: users were commenting on, “liking” and resharing posts less than…
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Career Specialist Lea Soto-Graham says when one door closes, another will open.
It happens every day someone walks off of a job and, regardless if you were laid off, you quit or they fired you, the reality is, you’ll need a new…
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Supply chain issue potentially causing alcohol shortage
Here’s some news that might re-ignite panic buying: supply chain issues are impacting the supply of alcohol in the…
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US budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit totaled $2.77 trillion for 2021, the second highest on record…
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Business group warns of mass layoffs and ‘catastrophic’ supply chain disruptions from Biden’s vaccine mandate
President Joe Biden’s vaccine order will force employers to lay off thousands of workers, making the supply-chain crisis much worse, a major business…
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Soaring meat prices a tough sell for barbecue pitmasters
For about twenty minutes, Alex Barbosa had his full menu on display — written in permanent marker on peach-colored butcher paper — before he had to…
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Skyrocketing propane prices could mean trouble for some Canadians this winter
Although plenty of attention has been given to the rising price of gasoline and natural gas, Canadian propane prices are also skyrocketing – a…
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Trump is going public by taking advantage of Wall Street’s blank-check boom
Former President Donald Trump is planning a return to Wall Street.
Trump, whose companies have a long history of filing for bankruptcy, announced a…
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How Verizon became the Dow’s worst stock
Verizon reported earnings that topped forecasts Wednesday morning and issued a more upbeat outlook for 2022. That’s some much-needed good news for…
Continue Reading Facebook kept its own oversight board in the dark on program for VIP users
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Facebook failed to provide crucial details about its “Cross-Check” program that reportedly…
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Southwest: We won’t put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is backing away from a plan to put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave. A…
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Yuma County sees 182% increase in six-figure jobs
Researchers with Stessa calculated the percentage change in employment with six-figure jobs from 2015 to 2020, using data from the U.S. Bureau of…
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