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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