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Monday, November 25, 2019

Don't eat romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California: FDA warning

https://abc13.com/health/dont-eat-romaine-lettuce-grown-in-salinas-california-fda-warning/5713768/?ex_cid=SND_KTRK_FB&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&fbclid=IwAR0FqtH9PNqAE_ekH-1vQiZkGNxd2VmO3Hy5E8qoaG4nZSPmbqIXVPkNCig

Five Below is raising its prices but keeping its name

https://abc13.com/business/five-below-is-raising-its-prices-but-keeping-its-name/5704689/?ex_cid=SND_KTRK_FB&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&fbclid=IwAR2BnNt_KB6pCF4GZpJLOjZnFYrU30ajVrxvemSzvdye8Z0KrDC4mcrrBes

Bitcoin Isn't Down Because of China

https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverrenick/2019/11/22/bitcoin-isnt-down-because-of-china-its-down-because-you-dont-need-it/#1dc3aec17d46

Inside Home Depot’s efforts to stop a growing theft problem at its stores

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/22/inside-home-depots-efforts-to-stop-a-growing-theft-problem.html

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Coldplay to put touring on hold for environmental reasons

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/21/entertainment/coldplay-stop-touring-environment-scli-intl-gbr/index.html?utm_content=2019-11-21T13%3A00%3A14&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR0W0qm43KXGMpsILSv6aPuBbbDpJUUhtHi3i8ovQYv6IML9o09xX_X3vRE

Adidas is closing hi-tech sneaker factories in Germany and the US

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/12/business/adidas-speedfactory-plants-closing/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2019-11-16T09%3A03%3A04&utm_source=fbbusiness&fbclid=IwAR2CfBiPIMdFmTxf4nxq8sm6x4QZCjCxjCjQarctnEcUOb5onouDA0RE3Ds

The US economy is losing billions of dollars because foreign students aren't enrolling

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/business/international-students-decline/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2019-11-20T12%3A30%3A20&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR38vnPsuvrJTKHH1wW1wGpsxiZUbKvIhAku2c5gAeLCG4nvxPf-NIJgqQY

Cheese Nips recalled over plastic pieces

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Cheese-Nips-recalled-over-plastic-pieces-565243322.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KWTX_News_10&fbclid=IwAR1sEofwQtC3v8nOe_Svpr7etfglSZ5Ctalpp_dgqGq7d2jcX-ixqTZUJsw

Household debt has Australians living in house of cards

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-18/household-debt-australia-world-champions/11682628?sf223884962=1&fbclid=IwAR3m92dFohNIAKclxGBjWRKr_s454yoIO81_gtAPFExpdbMooUGrBPpVb6Y

Salad product recall over E. coli bacteria impacts 22 states

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Salad-product-recall-over-E-coli-bacteria-impacts-22-states-565315082.html

Friday, November 8, 2019

America is now the world's top oil producer, but cracks are emerging

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/business/america-number-one-oil-producer-now/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_source=fbbusiness&utm_content=2019-11-07T22%3A00%3A22&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3Eth3pauyvlMqDZSMzt6PAr7ffAF6zufkWx7EDL15UY_tfnHfXBS1lUsU

Vegetables sold at HEB stores recalled over Listeria concerns

https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/main-news/consumer-news/vegetables-sold-at-heb-stores-recalled-over-listeria-concerns/

Nestlé Toll House cookie dough recalled nationwide due to rubber pieces found in dough

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/01/nestle-toll-house-cookie-dough-recalled-nationwide-rubber-pieces/4124081002/

Scented laundry products release carcinogens, study finds

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scented-laundry-products-release-carcinogens-study-finds/?fbclid=IwAR2D9w6Z3krkDo1AAHLxBfqcZvBnas31aJpacE8lu1xLe3cl4hSVcAhTnDM

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Amazon is delivering your packages faster, and that's tanking its profits

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/24/tech/amazon-q3-earnings/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold

FCC formally greenlights merger between T-Mobile and Sprint

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/05/tech/fcc-t-mobile-sprint-merger/index.html

Inflation expectations hit record low, suggesting Fed may have more to do

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/inflation-expectations-hit-record-low-suggesting-fed-may-have-more-to-do-2019-11-05

September unemployment rate falls to 3.5%, a 50-year low, as payrolls rise by 136,000

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/04/jobs-report---september-2019.html

Is 1.9 percent growth ‘the greatest’ or ‘deep trouble’? Trump has called it both.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/11/05/is-percent-growth-greatest-or-deep-trouble-trump-has-called-it-both/

Google is buying Fitbit for $2.1 billion

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-is-buying-fitbit-for-2-1-billion/

AT&T "baited" customers with unlimited data plans, FTC says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/at-t-settlement-60-million-for-slowing-down-data-speeds/

Immigrant kids more likely to attain American Dream than U.S.-born peers

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigrant-kids-are-more-likely-to-attain-the-american-dream-than-us-born-peers/

Lead in Canada's drinking water worse than Flint crisis, investigation says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lead-canada-drinking-water-worse-than-flint-crisis-investigation-2019-11-04/

After uproar, Krispy Kreme will let Minnesota college student resell its doughnuts

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/krispy-kreme-donuts-company-says-minnesota-student-can-resell-doughnuts-2019-11-05/

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates for Third Time in 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/business/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html

GameStop to close up to 200 stores by year’s end

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/gamestop-to-close-up-to-200-stores-by-years-end.html

Amazon has to 'figure out how to compete with Target and Walmart'

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-has-to-figure-out-how-to-compete-with-target-and-walmart-203156987.html

Cities ban new drive-thrus to fight climate change

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cities-put-brakes-on-drive-thrus-to-curb-carbon-emissions/

Pumpkin panic: Central Texans have trouble finding Halloween pumpkins

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Pumpkin-shortage---564146341.html

Monday, June 24, 2019

Fighting Ebola is hard but in the Congo mistrust and fear is making it harder

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/22/health/ebola-outbreak-congo-intl/

Boeing reports no orders for second straight month

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/11/business/boeing-orders/

Bitcoin surges past $10,000 for the first time in a year

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/22/business/bitcoin-value/index.html

What Happens After Amazon’s Domination Is Complete? Its Bookstore Offers Clues

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/technology/amazon-domination-bookstore-books.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

KFC unleashes a Cheetos chicken sandwich and honestly, it looks delicious

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/21/us/kfc-cheetos-mashup-trnd/index.html

McDonald's started using fresh meat. Here's what happened to sales

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/24/business/mcdonalds-fresh-beef/index.html

Changing your meat-eating habits could mean a longer life, study suggests

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/12/health/red-meat-mortality-risk-study/

After deaths, more tourists to Dominican Republic say they were stricken with illness

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/24/health/dominican-republic-sickness-deaths-invs/index.html

GM’s race to outflank Tesla may be stalling out

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/17/gms-race-to-outflank-tesla-may-be-stalling-out.html

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are in a fast-food alternative-meat arms race as demand swells

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/24/beyond-meat-and-impossible-foods-in-an-alternative-meat-arms-race.html

‘Medicare for All’ and Big Tech breakup: Here are the business issues to watch in the first 2020 Democratic primary debates this week

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/23/business-issues-to-watch-in-2020-democratic-primary-debates-in-miami.html

Oil markets are underestimating the impact of another flare-up in US-Iran tensions, analysts warn

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/24/oil-prices-us-iran-tensions-keep-energy-markets-on-edge.html

Iran is already in a ‘very dangerous’ economic position as US prepares major new sanctions

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/24/iran-is-in-a-dangerous-economic-position-as-us-prepares-new-sanctions.html

An environmental watchdog found traces of weed-killer in Cheerios and Nature Valley products. Here's how worried you should be.

https://www.businessinsider.com/glyphosate-herbicide-in-cheerios-cereal-2019-6

Apple recalls some MacBook Pro laptops because they pose a ‘fire safety risk’

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/20/apple-recalls-some-macbook-pro-models-due-to-fire-safety-risk.html

E-Cigarette Explodes in Teen's Mouth, Breaks Jaw, Blows Out Teeth

https://www.livescience.com/65747-e-cigarette-explosion-breaks-jaw.html

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Hong Kong Protest Updates: Leader Condemns Violence as City Remains on Edge

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/world/asia/hong-kong-protest-extradition.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Women's World Cup: US breaks scoring record against Thailand

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/11/football/usa-thailand-womens-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html

Missile hits arrivals hall of Saudi Arabia airport, injuring 26, official says

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/12/middleeast/saudi-airport-houthi-missile-intl/index.html

Tyson Foods recalls more than 190,000 pounds of chicken fritters shipped nationwide

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/10/health/tyson-recall-chicken-fritters-bn-trnd/index.html

Ford recalling 1.2 million Explorers over suspension issue

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/12/business/ford-explorer-recall/index.html

Ten U.S. states sue to stop Sprint-T-Mobile deal, saying consumers will be hurt

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sprint-m-a-t-mobile-exclusive/ten-u-s-states-sue-to-stop-sprint-t-mobile-deal-saying-consumers-will-be-hurt-idUSKCN1TC1OW

U.S. consumer prices barely rise; underlying inflation muted

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-inflation/u-s-consumer-prices-barely-rise-underlying-inflation-muted-idUSKCN1TD1I8

Walmart is going after high school students in war for talent

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/03/walmart-is-going-after-high-school-students-in-war-for-talent.html

Americans accidentally eat 200 tiny pieces of towels, beads, and plastic foams every day. Here's how worried you should be.

https://www.businessinsider.com/eating-microplastic-potential-health-effects-2019-6

ALDI recalls flour after 17 people sickened by E. coli

https://www.wpri.com/recalls-and-warnings/aldi-recalls-flour-after-17-people-sickened-by-e-coli/

Perdue Recalls Nearly 16 Tons of Ready-to-Eat Chicken Products

https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/perdue-recalls-chicken-products/

Amazon Still Needs Regulatory Approval for Drone Deliveries

https://www.adweek.com/digital/amazon-still-needs-regulatory-approval-for-drone-deliveries/

Claire's recalls JoJo Siwa's makeup kit for tweens after finding asbestos in it

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2019/06/09/jojo-siwa-claires-makeup-kit-recalled-after-fda-finds-asbestos/1402366001/

White meat is just as bad as red meat when it comes to cholesterol: Study

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/white-meat-bad-red-meat-cholesterol-study/story?id=63566275

Target expands childcare and paid family leave benefits as retailers battle for talent

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/10/business/target-child-care-benefit-family-leave/index.html

4 Questions Hovering Over the Raytheon-United Technologies Deal to Create a Defense Giant

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/business/economy/raytheon-united-technologies-merger.html

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

CVS Plans National Rollout Of 1,500 ‘HealthHub’ Stores

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2019/06/04/cvs-plans-national-rollout-of-1500-healthhub-stores/#41c6b4c459c8

Stocks Jump as Fed’s Powell Suggests Rates Could Come Down

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/business/economy/powell-fed-trade-wars.html

Chipotle could raise burrito prices by 5¢ if Mexico tariffs become permanent

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/03/business/chipotle-tariffs/index.html

World's biggest Nutella factory blocked by French workers

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/worlds-biggest-nutella-factory-blocked-by-french-workers/

Toronto Raptors' Kawhi Leonard sues Nike in battle over a logo

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kawhi-leonard-logo-lawsuit-toronto-raptors-star-sues-nike-over-logo/

Amazon halves price of bestselling Instant Pot DUO Plus pressure cooker

https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/amazon-shatters-price-for-best-selling-instant-pot-duo-plus-pressure-cooker/

Sunday, June 2, 2019

US oil falls 5.5% to $53.50 per barrel on fresh trade worries

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/oil-market-us-tariffs-on-mexico-iranian-oil-sanctions-in-focus.html

Regulators hungry for evidence as FDA weighs allowing CBD in food, dietary supplements

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/fda-cbd-hearing-highlights-lack-of-science-around-cbd-in-food-dietary-supplements.html

Fed officials and Trump’s latest trade threat could decide whether June starts with a market swoon

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/fed-officials-and-trumps-latest-trade-threat-could-decide-whether-june-starts-with-a-market-swoon.html

US inflation picks up in April as spending slows

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/personal-income-and-spending-april-2019.html

Apparel retail earnings haven’t been this bad since the Great Recession

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/apparel-retail-earnings-havent-been-this-bad-since-the-recession.html

Study finds e-cig flavors can damage cardiovascular cells

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/27/health/vaping-heart-cells-study/index.html

Mexican avocado growers expect US consumers to bear tariffs

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Mexican-avocado-growers-expect-US-consumers-to-bear-tariffs-510728981.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KWTX_News_10&fbclid=IwAR1PRd4llfpp8oZHcATcc4_AQx8pwvloeaRjWUUGPTg-zLenfZM61NA1yg4

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Lego releases new bricks to help visually impaired children learn Braille

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lego-is-releasing-new-bricks-to-help-visually-impaired-children-learn-braille-2019-04-24/

Boeing takes $1 billion hit from 737 Max woes

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-earnings-first-quarter-results-1-billion-hit-from-737-max-woes/

Stocks at new records: "Should I buy, or should I sell?"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stock-market-new-record-high-should-i-buy-or-should-i-sell/

Adult children are costing many parents their retirement savings

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adult-children-are-costing-many-parents-their-retirements/

Kohl's will soon accept Amazon returns at all its stores

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-returns-kohls-will-soon-accept-amazon-returns-at-all-its-stores/

The Affluent Homeless: A Sleeping Pod, A Hired Desk And A Handful Of Clothes

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/23/715107132/the-affluent-homeless-a-sleeping-pod-a-hired-desk-and-a-handful-of-clothes?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Ford invests $500 million into Tesla competitor Rivian

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ford-electric-car-ford-invests-500-million-into-tesla-competitor-rivian/

Facebook is spending at least $3 billion to deal with FTC privacy probe

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-is-spending-3-billion-to-deal-with-ftc-data-investigation/

Fake meat maker plans real IPO that values company at $1.2 billion

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyond-meat-ipo-maker-of-vegan-burgers-plans-initial-public-offering-that-values-company-at-1-2-billion/

Sri Lanka’s Muslims fear retaliation after Easter attacks on Christians

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/sri-lankas-muslims-fear-retaliation-after-easter-attacks-on-christians/2019/04/24/9fffdfc8-6611-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html?utm_term=.6a6a9fef8840

America is borrowing from the future. It’s decadent.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/america-is-borrowing-from-the-future-its-decadent/2019/04/24/c898798a-65ef-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html?utm_term=.c8b15152030e

Bad air days on the rise: The nation's most polluted city is ...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/24/air-pollution-smog-soot-worst-california/3551734002/

Avengers set to assemble in 'Fortnite' in 'Endgame' movie-video game crossover event

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/04/23/avengers-fortnite-mash-up-bring-endgame-into-video-game/3548367002/

Mortgage applications fall as higher rates chill buyers

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/24/mortgage-interest-rates-mortgage-applications-fall-7-3-rates-rise/3562694002/

McDonald's commits to hiring older Americans to fill jobs

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/24/mcdonalds-wants-hire-older-americans-new-partnership-aarp/3543170002/

Elizabeth Warren's plan for student loan forgiveness: Don't bank on it

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/04/24/elizabeth-warren-college-debt-plan/3562278002/

'The Office' could leave Netflix in streaming battle and fans are freaking out

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2019/04/24/office-friends-netflix-streaming-service-wars/3568050002/

Tesla lost $702 million last quarter, snapping its profit streak

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/investing/tesla-earnings-loss/index.html

Chadians feel 'anger, revolt' as they struggle without internet for one year

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/africa/chad-internet-shutdown-intl/index.html

Chipotle beats profit, revenue estimates as online sales surge

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chipotle-results/chipotle-same-store-sales-beat-estimates-on-higher-online-ordering-idUSKCN1S02N9

Pier 1 Imports could close up to 145 more stores

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/18/pier-1-imports-store-closings-retailer-close-up-145-locations/3507053002/

E. coli outbreak spreads across 10 states, infects 156 people

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/24/e-coli-outbreak-spreads-across-10-states-infects-156-people.html

Monday, April 15, 2019

'Like a war zone': Tornadoes, ferocious storms stun South, East; death toll hits 8

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/15/deadly-storms-tornadoes-strike-south/3470561002/

Struggling to stay alive: Rising insulin prices cause diabetics to go to extremes

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/50-states/2019/03/21/diabetes-insulin-costs-diabetics-drug-prices-increase/3196757002/

Senator decries "poisons" as unregulated chemicals in cosmetics draw scrutiny

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cosmetics-unregulated-chemicals-lead-to-a-clean-beauty-movement/

One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/technology/china-surveillance-artificial-intelligence-racial-profiling.html

He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012. He Makes About $40,000 a Year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/technology/uber-driver-ipo.html

Big Companies Thought Insurance Covered a Cyberattack. They May Be Wrong.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/technology/cyberinsurance-notpetya-attack.html

Face It: You (Probably) Got a Tax Cut

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/business/economy/income-tax-cut.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Trump’s Fury vs. Shaky Markets: Jerome Powell’s Balancing Act as Fed Chief

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/business/jerome-powell-fed-trump.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

After "serious doubts," Tiger Woods completes long road back to glory at Masters

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2019-masters-tigers-woods-return-to-glory/

Pre-cut melon recalled over link to salmonella outbreak

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pre-cut-melon-recall-salmonella-outbreak-link-fruit-sold-at-walmart-whole-foods-target-kroger-2019-04-13/

Ultra-processed foods linked to increased cancer risk

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/14/health/ultra-processed-foods-cancer-study/index.html

Measles accelerates to second-highest level in US in 25 years and over 100,000 global cases

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/15/health/measles-2019-us-global-cdc-who-bn/index.html

Disney unveils new streaming service to debut late this year

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Disney-unveils-new-streaming-service-to-debut-late-this-year-508495461.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KWTX_News_10&fbclid=IwAR1xBeEHANVzBZEw5sH60UlhQfT7PWk2nzVQBTiggzCXvb7MyV0RLIXLPWI

Disney's stock has its best day in nearly a decade

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/12/investing/disney-stock/index.html

Bed Bath & Beyond to close 40 stores

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/13/business/bed-bath-and-beyond-stores-closing/index.html

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Friday's jobs report could eliminate market's recession fears

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/fridays-jobs-report-could-eliminate-markets-recession-fears/ar-BBVCPqv?li=BBnbfcL

Southwest blasted for poor Max 8 customer service

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/southwest-blasted-for-poor-max-8-customer-service-theyre-kind-of-just-saying-too-bad/ar-BBVCMKq?li=BBnbfcL

Texas removing hemp from controlled substance list

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/texas-removing-hemp-from-controlled-substance-list/2019/04/01/93ff83d4-54b6-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html?utm_term=.80c932c11b80

After surviving bankruptcy, Sears is opening smaller stores

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/04/business/sears-small-format-stores/index.html

Trump steps up criticism of Fed's Powell

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-steps-up-criticism-of-feds-powell-i-guess-im-stuck-with-you

Job layoffs surge 35% to highest level to start a year in a decade

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/04/job-layoffs-surge-35percent-to-highest-level-to-start-a-year-in-a-decade.html

Ford sales fall 1.6% due to unpopular cars, but truck, vans and SUVs gain

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/04/ford-sales-fall-1point6percent-due-to-unpopular-cars-but-truck-vans-suvs-gain.html

Robot food delivery service expands at George Mason University — and may be coming to a college near you

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/04/robot-food-delivery-service-expands-at-george-mason-university.html

Key OPEC oil producer Libya is on the brink of war as general orders forces into Tripoli

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/04/libyan-forces-move-on-tripoli-threaten-to-tip-oil-producer-into-war.html

Target to raise its minimum wage to $11 per hour, promising $15 by 2020

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/25/target-to-raise-its-hourly-minimum-wage.html

If Trump closes Mexican border, avocados could cost more and auto factories could shut

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/02/trump-mexican-border-threatened-shutdown-would-raise-avocado-prices/3344041002/

Snapchat is betting big on social gaming

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/04/tech/snapchat-games/index.html

Trump plans to nominate Herman Cain to Fed board, aiming to add supporter to independent central bank

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-plans-to-nominate-herman-cain-to-fed-board-aiming-to-add-loyalist-to-independent-central-bank/2019/04/04/8a9bb7a8-56f6-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html?utm_term=.38f8efe2670d

Beyonce, Adidas Agree to Signature Sneaker, Apparel Contract

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2829495-beyonce-adidas-agree-to-signature-sneaker-apparel-contract?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

Papa John's lost a year. Now it's ready to stage a comeback

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/04/business/papa-johns-lost-year/index.html

What we aren't eating is killing us, global study finds

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/03/health/diet-global-deaths-study/index.html

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Avocados Were Recalled Over Listeria But Millennials Are Still Eating Them

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a26963442/millennialls-ignore-avocado-recall/

Avocado recall in 6 states over listeria concerns

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/24/health/henry-avocado-recall-listeria-trnd/index.html

Tyson recalls 69,000 pounds of chicken strips

https://abcnews.go.com/US/tyson-recalls-69000-pounds-chicken-strips/story?id=61857023

Victoria’s Secret is still trying to sell sexy. And it isn’t working

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/08/victorias-secret-is-retails-latest-fallen-angel.html?recirc=taboolainternal

Bed Bath & Beyond lays off nearly 150 of its 65,000 employees

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/bed-bath-beyond-lays-off-nearly-150-of-its-65000-employees.html

Friday, March 29, 2019

Fed’s Quarles says more rate hikes could be ahead ‘at some point’ as economy improves

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/29/feds-quarles-says-rate-hikes-could-be-ahead-at-some-point.html?recirc=taboolainternal

GDP Q4 final reading up 2.2%, as expected, but leaves full year short of Trump’s goal

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/gdp-q4-2018-final-reading.html

The Farm Belt faces an expensive cleanup after already-costly record flooding

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/29/farm-belt-faces-an-expensive-cleanup-after-already-costly-record-flooding.html

Southwest flight cancellations to drag into May due to Boeing Max 8 grounding

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2019/03/29/southwest-airlines-removes-boeing-max-8-s-from-flight-schedule-through-may-cancellations-continue/3316922002/

Apple cancels plans for AirPower charging mat

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/29/tech/apple-cancels-airpower-charging/index.html

Walgreens to sell CBD products in 1,500 stores

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/27/walgreens-to-sell-cbd-products-in-some-stores.html

Russia confirms its military personnel are in Venezuela

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/europe/russia-venezuela-military-personnel-intl/index.html

Yellen Sees No U.S. Recession, Says Fed Won't Cut in 2019

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-29/yellen-sees-no-u-s-recession-says-fed-won-t-cut-rates-in-2019

McDonald's will no longer lobby against minimum wage hikes

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/27/business/mcdonalds-minimum-wage/index.html

Thursday, March 14, 2019

AT&T to raise DirecTV Now prices, drop several channels

https://abc13.com/entertainment/at-t-to-raise-directtv-now-prices-drop-several-channels/5191862/?fbclid=IwAR0kjI4IAtTGWfZSKrDMCwWBPbnUswUl5rzBi0AGvpWaMQhbbvdoPW3inok https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/03/13/directv-now-price-increases-at-t-revamps-hbo-fewer-channels/3150546002/

Facebook outage

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2019/03/14/facebook-outage-what-did-you-miss-when-social-network-went-down/3161799002/

Boeing Planes Are Grounded in U.S. After Days of Pressure

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/business/canada-737-max.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-737-max-planes-grounded-effective-immediately-faa-order-live-updates-2019-03-13/

2 Stanford students file first class-action suit in largest college admissions scam

https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-stanford-students-file-first-133534312.html

People in open-concept homes want walls again

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/03/06/miss-walls-cry-for-help-from-woman-living-home-with-open-floor-plan/qLl9QX8REvsQ5gKmaeCvFL/story.html?p1=Article_Recommended_ReadMore_Pos1

Butterball, Kroger, and Food Lion are recalling 39 tons of ground turkey that might be infected with Salmonella

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/03/14/butterball-kroger-and-food-lion-are-recalling-39-tons-of-ground-turkey-that-might-be-infected-with-salmonella/23692590/

Brands distance themselves from Lori Loughlin and daughter Olivia Jade

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/entertainment/olivia-jade-cheating-scandal/index.html

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Some of America's Biggest Companies Pay Little to No Federal Income Tax

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2018-taxes-some-of-americas-biggest-companies-paid-little-to-no-federal-income-tax-last-year/

HIV patient cured

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hiv-patient-seemingly-cured-remarkable-133424808.html

Chipotle Adds New Ingredients

https://amp.businessinsider.com/chipotle-adds-vegan-vegetarian-options-2019-3

Kohl's is shrinking stores and leasing out the extra space to Planet Fitness

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/05/business/kohls-planet-fitness/index.html

Ariana Grande, Starbucks share love of clouds

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cloud-macchiatos-added-starbucks-permanent-100006175.html

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Setting an Instagram stage — in the restroom

https://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/design/setting-instagram-stage-restroom

Gap to separate Old Navy brand, close stores; shares surge 25 percent

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/gap-to-separate-old-navy-brand-close-stores-shares-surge-25-percent/ar-BBUdG75?li=BBnbfcL

FedEx turns to Segway inventor to build delivery robot

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/27/tech/fedex-delivery-robot/index.html?utm_term=video&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2019-03-01T01%3A07%3A07

Why Nintendo keeps returning to classics like Pokémon

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/27/tech/nintendo-pokemon-switch-games/index.html?utm_content=2019-03-01T01%3A11%3A02&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN&utm_term=video

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Tesla shares fall after Consumer Reports says it will no longer recommend Model 3

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/21/tesla-tanks-subaru-soars-in-consumer-reports-new-reliability-survey.html

Domino's shares skid 9% after same-store sales growth disappoints

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/21/dominos-q4-2018-earnings.html

Neighborhood Goods raises $14.5 million and is opening a store in New York

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/21/neighborhood-goods-raises-14point5-million-to-open-a-store-in-new-york.html

Netflix can compete as Disney, Warner Bros. enter the streaming space, but it won't be cheap

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/21/hurdles-netflix-faces-as-disney-warner-bros-enter-the-streaming-space.html

Consumer debt hits $4 trillion

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/21/consumer-debt-hits-4-trillion.html

Nike's Colin Kaepernick 'Icon Jersey' Sells Out After NFL Settlement Is Reached

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2821702-nike-reveals-colin-kaepernick-icon-jersey-days-after-nfl-settlement-is-reached?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

Nike's stock falls after Duke star is hurt as his sneaker comes apart

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/21/business/nike-zion-williamson-shoe-duke/index.html

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Headquarters

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/nyregion/amazon-hq2-queens.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Trump’s Trade War Leaves American Whiskey on the Rocks

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/china-tariffs-american-spirits.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

A Bargain Store Has Britons Asking: Can You Really Pop the Question With Plastic?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/world/europe/britain-poundland-ring.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage

Trump Plans National Emergency to Build Border Wall as Senate Passes Spending Bill

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/us/politics/trump-national-emergency-border.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Fortnite’s free-to-play model threatens major game makers

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/02/14/fortnites-free-to-play-model-threatens-major-game-makers/?utm_term=.732b408387f4

Romance scams cost Americans $143 million last year, FTC says

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/14/romance-scams-cost-americans-million-last-year-ftc-says/?utm_term=.db0b71bc5324

Banks want a hit of the marijuana business. Will they get to partake?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/13/banks-want-hit-marijuana-business-will-they-get-partake/?utm_term=.039f043158e3

1 in 3 middle-class families struggle with financial insecurity

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/middle-class-families-struggling-with-financial-insecurity/

Swine fever threatens pork industry as China prepares for Year of the Pig

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/china/china-african-swine-flu-in-year-of-the-pig-intl/

A Shortage of Labor is Squeezing Hotel Sector Profits

https://www.nreionline.com/hotel/shortage-labor-squeezing-hotel-sector-profits

A GOP proposal could snatch your student loan payment right from your paycheck

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/a-gop-proposal-would-snatch-your-student-loan-payment-right-from-your-paycheck.html

Young People Are Doomed by Student Loans, Not the National Debt

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evep4w/young-people-are-doomed-by-student-loans-not-the-national-debt

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Many popular iPhone apps record your screen without asking

https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/06/iphone-session-replay-screenshots/

This typewriter repairman was told computers were king. Twenty years later, he’s still in business

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-typewriter-repairman-20190206-story.html

Pregnant women are risking their lives to bring people tea

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/06/health/india-assam-tea-asequals-intl/index.html

FDA reports additional cases of cancer linked to breast implants

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/07/health/fda-lymphoma-linked-to-breast-implants/index.html

Texas Man Dies After E-Cigarette Explodes in Face, Severing Artery

https://people.com/human-interest/texas-man-dies-e-cigarette-explodes-in-face-severing-artery/?obref=obnetwork

Vaccine demand surges amid measles outbreak

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/vaccine-demand-surges-amid-measles-outbreak/ar-BBTic0F?li=BBnbfcL

Trump lays out agenda to divided Congress in second State of the Union

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/2019-state-of-the-union-live-stream-donald-trump-democratic-rebuttal-live-updates/

Juul ramped up nicotine levels, and competitors followed, study says

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/07/health/juul-nicotine-arms-race-study/index.html