Business News https://companiesbio.com/lib/images/banner.png https://companiesbio.com Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:25:08 +0700 CompaniesBIO.Com http://companiesbio.com/feed/category/slug/business-newsA tough market for homebuyers keeps getting tougher as the combination of rising prices and climbing mortgage rates makes it even harder to afford a home, new data shows.In spite of these challenges, people are still buying homes. About 4 million are on track to sell this year. But to a shocking extent,...Tue, 24 Oct 2023 21:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/saving-money-to-buy-a-house-your-dollar-goes-half-as-far-as-it-did-at-the-end-of-2020-new-data-shows-CBIO3095.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/saving-money-to-buy-a-house-your-dollar-goes-half-as-far-as-it-did-at-the-end-of-2020-new-data-shows-CBIO3095.html804Federal agents found more than two dozen minors illegally working inside a poultry plant in Kidron, Ohio, earlier this month, according to local immigration advocates who spoke to NBC News on the condition of anonymity.The children, mainly from Guatemala, according to the advocates, were working in meat...Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/federal-agents-found-more-than-two-dozen-minors-working-in-ohio-poultry-plant-CBIO3094.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/federal-agents-found-more-than-two-dozen-minors-working-in-ohio-poultry-plant-CBIO3094.html759Spirit Airlines said it is canceling flights so it can inspect 25 of its planes, which will be out of service for several days.In a statement, the budget airline said it was going to "perform a necessary inspection of a small section of 25 of our aircraft." Spirit said it was taking that step "out of...Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:00:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/spirit-airlines-cancels-flights-due-to-required-inspections-of-some-of-its-planes-CBIO3093.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/spirit-airlines-cancels-flights-due-to-required-inspections-of-some-of-its-planes-CBIO3093.html934Prosecutors in the criminal trial against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried compared one of the defense’s arguments to a scene in the 1994 film “Dumb and Dumber,” in which actor Jim Carrey says IOUs are “as good as money.”In a written brief on Thursday to Judge Lewis Kaplan, who’s presiding...Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/prosecutors-in-sam-bankman-fried-trial-compare-defense-argument-to-dumb-and-dumber-CBIO3092.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/prosecutors-in-sam-bankman-fried-trial-compare-defense-argument-to-dumb-and-dumber-CBIO3092.html197AUSTIN — Logan Sargeant is the only American driver in Formula One. He’s also the only one of the 20 drivers who hasn’t inked a contract extension beyond the current season.As a rookie season of highs and lows enters its final stretch, the 22-year-old Williams Racing driver said he knows “exactly”...Mon, 23 Oct 2023 19:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/america-s-only-formula-one-driver-is-fighting-for-his-future-he-says-he-knows-exactly-what-he-needs-to-do-CBIO3091.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/america-s-only-formula-one-driver-is-fighting-for-his-future-he-says-he-knows-exactly-what-he-needs-to-do-CBIO3091.html653U.S. pharmacy chain CVS Health said on Thursday it is pulling some of the most common decongestants with phenylephrine as the only active ingredient from its shelves and will no longer sell them.The move comes after a panel of advisers to U.S. health regulators raised doubts over the efficacy of the...Sun, 22 Oct 2023 18:19:20 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cvs-health-to-no-longer-sell-decongestants-with-phenylephrine-CBIO3090.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cvs-health-to-no-longer-sell-decongestants-with-phenylephrine-CBIO3090.html424A bipartisan bill introduced late Wednesday would increase penalties for child labor violations, create new criminal penalties and allow victims who are harmed by child labor violations to file civil lawsuits. The new legislative effort from Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind.,...Sat, 21 Oct 2023 20:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bipartisan-senate-bill-would-increase-penalties-for-child-labor-violations-and-create-new-criminal-penalties-CBIO3089.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bipartisan-senate-bill-would-increase-penalties-for-child-labor-violations-and-create-new-criminal-penalties-CBIO3089.html484From Palm Beach to Miami Beach, luxury home prices in Florida’s richest enclaves are reaching new records as billionaires and millionaires continue to buy up property.The average sale price of a home in Palm Beach topped $20 million in the third quarter, making it far and away the most expensive market...Sat, 21 Oct 2023 05:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/billionaires-are-driving-south-florida-home-prices-to-new-records-CBIO3088.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/billionaires-are-driving-south-florida-home-prices-to-new-records-CBIO3088.html688Delta Air Lines is trying to appease flyers who were angry about changes to its loyalty programs.But the company isn't undoing the changes it announced last month. Starting next year, rewards will depend on how much money flyers spend on Delta flights instead of how many flights they take or the number...Sat, 21 Oct 2023 04:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/delta-makes-more-tweaks-to-frequent-flyer-program-after-backlash-CBIO3087.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/delta-makes-more-tweaks-to-frequent-flyer-program-after-backlash-CBIO3087.html366Crypto firms Digital Currency Group and Gemini defrauded more than 230,000 investors out of a collective $1.1 billion, New York state prosecutors said in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Thursday. They cited a series of missteps, including failure to adequately manage the risk associated with exposure...Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/new-york-sues-crypto-firms-for-alleged-1-billion-fraud-cites-sbf-hedge-fund-bet-CBIO3086.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/new-york-sues-crypto-firms-for-alleged-1-billion-fraud-cites-sbf-hedge-fund-bet-CBIO3086.html192Those most at risk of facing eviction proceedings and having to move out of their rental homes are infants and young children, according to a new analysis by The Eviction Lab and the U.S. Census Bureau that, for the first time, tallies the number of people threatened.“What we realized is that children...Fri, 20 Oct 2023 03:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/rental-evictions-impact-kids-black-women-latinos-study-finds-CBIO3085.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/rental-evictions-impact-kids-black-women-latinos-study-finds-CBIO3085.html195Rite Aid has announced it will close at least 154 stores as part of its bankruptcy process.The chain had 2,253 stores as of Sept. 3, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey also approved additional closings at a later date. The company has not disclosed how many more stores it may shut down.Rite...Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/rite-aid-is-closing-more-than-150-stores-here-s-where-they-are-CBIO3084.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/rite-aid-is-closing-more-than-150-stores-here-s-where-they-are-CBIO3084.html58BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Joran van der Sloot bludgeoned Natalee Holloway to death on an Aruban beach and pushed her body into the water, in a stunning admission that solved this nearly two-decade mystery, court records showed Wednesday.Holloway’s 2005 disappearance had long been linked to van der Sloot,...Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/joran-van-der-sloot-confesses-to-crimes-in-natalee-holloway-s-death-as-part-of-plea-deal-CBIO3083.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/joran-van-der-sloot-confesses-to-crimes-in-natalee-holloway-s-death-as-part-of-plea-deal-CBIO3083.html883Mortgage rates last week rose for the sixth straight week, causing demand for home loans to drop to the lowest level since 1995.Total application volume fell 6.9% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.A for sale sign in San Mateo...Thu, 19 Oct 2023 23:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-falls-to-the-lowest-level-since-1995-as-interest-rates-near-8-CBIO3082.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-falls-to-the-lowest-level-since-1995-as-interest-rates-near-8-CBIO3082.html138The city of Topeka, Kansas, wants people to move there — and it has been offering economic incentives to attract new residents and workers, including Latino and immigrant families. Under the incentives program, known as Choose Topeka, people like Erick Bovell can receive up to $15,000 if they rent...Thu, 19 Oct 2023 21:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/topeka-kansas-urges-latinos-to-move-there-through-financial-incentives-CBIO3081.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/topeka-kansas-urges-latinos-to-move-there-through-financial-incentives-CBIO3081.html0Top U.S. law firm Davis Polk announced in an internal email that it had rescinded letters of employment for three law students at Harvard and Columbia universities who it believed were tied to organizational statements about Israel, one of the latest responses to open letters from university groups about...Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/law-firm-rescinds-job-offers-over-harvard-student-israel-letter-CBIO3080.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/law-firm-rescinds-job-offers-over-harvard-student-israel-letter-CBIO3080.html820Just months after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education, conservatives have set their sights on a new target: initiatives meant to close racial disparities in business. Companies, governments and venture capitalists have been hit with complaints and in some cases federal...Thu, 19 Oct 2023 02:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/black-entrepreneurs-and-dei-efforts-face-complaints-and-lawsuits-for-racial-discrimination-CBIO3079.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/black-entrepreneurs-and-dei-efforts-face-complaints-and-lawsuits-for-racial-discrimination-CBIO3079.html603Rite Aid, the third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday, and it's likely the company will close a big chunk of its 2,000 stores.One result is that people will have fewer options for where they fill their prescriptions. That has been the trend in drugstores...Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/what-rite-aid-s-bankruptcy-means-for-local-retail-pharmacies-CBIO3077.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/what-rite-aid-s-bankruptcy-means-for-local-retail-pharmacies-CBIO3077.html860Researchers sifting through social media content about the Israel-Hamas conflict say it’s getting harder to verify information and track the spread of misleading material, adding to the digital fog of war.As misinformation and violent content surrounding the war proliferate online, social media companies’...Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/israel-hamas-war-misinformation-on-social-media-is-harder-to-track-CBIO3076.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/israel-hamas-war-misinformation-on-social-media-is-harder-to-track-CBIO3076.html360Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey on Sunday and said it would begin restructuring to significantly reduce its debt.The company appointed Jeffrey Stein as its new chief executive officer and chief restructuring officer as well as a member of its board. Elizabeth Burr had...Wed, 18 Oct 2023 05:38:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/rite-aid-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-amid-slowing-sales-opioid-litigation-CBIO3075.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/rite-aid-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-amid-slowing-sales-opioid-litigation-CBIO3075.html613For nearly three years, Tonya Jones went on one job interview after another, only to be passed over for positions and have offers rescinded when background checks revealed a misdemeanor food stamp fraud conviction on her record. She was removed as a driver for Lyft when the company’s background check...Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/finding-a-job-with-a-criminal-record-proves-to-be-a-major-struggle-despite-millions-of-openings-CBIO3073.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/finding-a-job-with-a-criminal-record-proves-to-be-a-major-struggle-despite-millions-of-openings-CBIO3073.html343Two of the people closest to Sam Bankman-Fried were asked the same question as they began their testimony this week: Did they commit financial crimes while they were working at FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that crumbled last fall?Both Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison answered "Yes."While the finer...Wed, 18 Oct 2023 03:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sam-bankman-fried-trial-timeline-of-the-biggest-moments-so-far-CBIO3072.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sam-bankman-fried-trial-timeline-of-the-biggest-moments-so-far-CBIO3072.html650Many of the historic Art Deco buildings that give Miami Beach its distinctive character may be vulnerable to demolition under proposals from three Florida legislators who critics say are using concerns about building safety and the need for affordable housing to help developers.The Resiliency and Safe...Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/are-miami-beach-s-art-deco-buildings-in-danger-from-developers-CBIO3071.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/are-miami-beach-s-art-deco-buildings-in-danger-from-developers-CBIO3071.html668Kaiser Permanente and labor unions reached a tentative deal Friday morning, a little more than a week after workers at the nation’s largest health care nonprofit organization went on strike. The three-day walkout was the largest work stoppage of health care workers in U.S. history, according to the...Mon, 16 Oct 2023 20:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/kaiser-permanente-and-labor-unions-reach-tentative-deal-after-strike-CBIO3068.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/kaiser-permanente-and-labor-unions-reach-tentative-deal-after-strike-CBIO3068.html817BERLIN — Germany’s Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency said it would close its account on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, because of increasing intolerance of minorities expressed by users on the site, and urged other bodies to follow suit.The rapid spread of misleading claims and doctored...Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/germany-s-anti-discrimination-agency-quits-x-over-anti-minority-posts-CBIO3067.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/germany-s-anti-discrimination-agency-quits-x-over-anti-minority-posts-CBIO3067.html432DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union isn’t adding any factories to those that are now on strike, but its president says more walkouts could begin at any moment.Until this week the union had been announcing additional factories on Fridays. But UAW President Shawn Fain told workers in a live video...Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-president-warns-new-walkouts-could-happen-at-any-time-amid-ongoing-strike-CBIO3066.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-president-warns-new-walkouts-could-happen-at-any-time-amid-ongoing-strike-CBIO3066.html258Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday morning.That adds about $50 monthly to the average retirement benefit consumers will receive beginning in January. The annual increases are called cost of living adjustments, or COLAs.The agency...Sat, 14 Oct 2023 21:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/social-security-cola-increase-2024-payments-will-rise-3-2-for-retirees-ssi-recipients-CBIO3065.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/social-security-cola-increase-2024-payments-will-rise-3-2-for-retirees-ssi-recipients-CBIO3065.html186Inflation leveled off to 3.7% in September compared to a year ago, extending a gradual slowdown in consumer prices, even as it slowed to 0.4% from 0.6% in August.The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest round of price data Thursday morning. Experts had expected it to show that overall prices...Sat, 14 Oct 2023 03:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inflation-rate-leveled-off-at-3-7-in-september-2023-how-the-economy-is-looking-now-CBIO3064.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inflation-rate-leveled-off-at-3-7-in-september-2023-how-the-economy-is-looking-now-CBIO3064.html175DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday by going on strike against a major Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky.In a surprise move, the 8,700 members left their jobs at about 6:30 p.m. at the plant, which makes profitable...Fri, 13 Oct 2023 23:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-says-it-s-expanding-strike-to-include-major-ford-truck-plant-in-kentucky-CBIO3062.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-says-it-s-expanding-strike-to-include-major-ford-truck-plant-in-kentucky-CBIO3062.html331Caroline Ellison, who led the digital currency hedge fund connected with Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX, is continuing her testimony in his criminal trial Wednesday.Ellison, who is also Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend, is considered the star witness in the prosecution's case. Bankman-Fried faces seven federal...Fri, 13 Oct 2023 22:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/caroline-ellison-star-witness-in-bankman-fried-trial-recounts-living-in-a-constant-state-of-dread-CBIO3061.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/caroline-ellison-star-witness-in-bankman-fried-trial-recounts-living-in-a-constant-state-of-dread-CBIO3061.html320Prices at the pump remain on track to keep falling in the United States despite the Israel-Hamas war, according to energy industry analysts.After Hamas’ surprise attack over the weekend, global crude oil jumped to more than $87 a barrel by Monday, from below $83 late last week — roughly a 5% increase....Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/war-in-israel-looks-unlikely-to-drive-up-u-s-energy-prices-CBIO3059.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/war-in-israel-looks-unlikely-to-drive-up-u-s-energy-prices-CBIO3059.html118Walgreens Boots Alliance has chosen veteran health care executive Tim Wentworth as the company’s new chief executive.Wentworth is the former CEO of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits management company, Express Scripts, which was acquired by Cigna in 2018. He stayed on and served as chief...Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/walgreens-names-veteran-health-care-executive-tim-wentworth-as-next-ceo-CBIO3058.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/walgreens-names-veteran-health-care-executive-tim-wentworth-as-next-ceo-CBIO3058.html735Caroline Ellison testified that FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried told her to steal money from FTX's customers and use it to repay firms that had lent money to Alameda Research, the crypto trading firm Ellison was leading."Sam directed me to commit these crimes," Ellison said in court Tuesday after she...Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/caroline-ellison-says-ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-told-her-to-commit-crimes-mislead-lenders-CBIO3057.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/caroline-ellison-says-ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-told-her-to-commit-crimes-mislead-lenders-CBIO3057.html677The Federal Trade Commission rolled out a proposed rule Wednesday that would ban what it calls hidden and bogus fees that can cost consumers an extra $80 billion every year, officials said.“This is real money. It really adds up for people,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said in an interview that aired Wednesday...Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ftc-announces-proposed-rule-to-ban-junk-fees-CBIO3056.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ftc-announces-proposed-rule-to-ban-junk-fees-CBIO3056.html85Utah sued TikTok on Tuesday, saying it knowingly uses technology to keep children engaged with material that is often harmful."The harms to children need to stop," Gov. Spencer Cox said as he announced the suit at a news conference.The consumer protection lawsuit, filed in Salt Lake City state court,...Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/utah-lawsuit-accuses-tiktok-of-knowingly-getting-children-hooked-on-harmful-content-CBIO3055.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/utah-lawsuit-accuses-tiktok-of-knowingly-getting-children-hooked-on-harmful-content-CBIO3055.html301If you've noticed an empty store shelf where Clorox bleach, Glad trash bags or Burt's Bees skin products should be, you're not alone.Clorox, the consumer products giant that makes those and many other items, is still picking up the pieces after a devastating cyberattack two months ago. The company said...Thu, 12 Oct 2023 01:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/clorox-warns-cyberattack-and-product-shortages-will-drag-sales-downward-CBIO3054.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/clorox-warns-cyberattack-and-product-shortages-will-drag-sales-downward-CBIO3054.html616This story was reported in collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism and The Guardian.Momtaj Mansur flew to Saudi Arabia in September 2021, excited to work at one of the world’s biggest companies, Amazon. He was promised...Thu, 12 Oct 2023 01:00:28 +0700https://companiesbio.com/kill-us-or-send-us-home-amazon-workers-in-saudi-arabia-say-they-were-exploited-by-labor-supply-and-recruiting-firms-CBIO3053.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/kill-us-or-send-us-home-amazon-workers-in-saudi-arabia-say-they-were-exploited-by-labor-supply-and-recruiting-firms-CBIO3053.html131Workers at Mack Trucks have gone on strike Monday after rejecting a proposed contract between the company and the United Auto Workers union.The union released a letter on X, formerly known as Twitter, that said 73% of UAW members voted against the contract and would walk off the job at 7 a.m. ET. About...Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mack-trucks-employees-go-on-strike-after-rejecting-contract-CBIO3052.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mack-trucks-employees-go-on-strike-after-rejecting-contract-CBIO3052.html685Walk past any bank and you’ll likely see savings rates advertised in the window.That’s because, for the first time in many years, rates have climbed to 5% on some high-yield savings accounts. Much the same goes for other common financial products, like certificates of deposits (CDs) and money market...Wed, 11 Oct 2023 07:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/savings-simulator-is-your-money-beating-inflation-CBIO3051.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/savings-simulator-is-your-money-beating-inflation-CBIO3051.html459In the housing market today, it feels like what goes up doesn't have to come down.It looked like home prices were finally cooling off late last year after price spikes that began during the pandemic. Nationwide, prices dipped gradually in the second half of 2022 as mortgage rates climbed in response...Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/as-home-prices-soar-and-mortgage-rates-hit-new-highs-buyers-feel-locked-out-CBIO3049.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/as-home-prices-soar-and-mortgage-rates-hit-new-highs-buyers-feel-locked-out-CBIO3049.html65The United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three U.S. automakers continues, but union President Shawn Fain said Friday that the labor stoppage isn't expanding as the walkout closes out its third week.In a 2 p.m. Facebook Live event, Fain said General Motors agreed in writing that electric battery...Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:38:21 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-leadership-holds-off-on-new-strikes-as-big-three-talks-continue-CBIO3048.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-leadership-holds-off-on-new-strikes-as-big-three-talks-continue-CBIO3048.html663WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday touted the unexpectedly high employment gains in September's jobs report in remarks at the White House.The U.S. added about 336,000 jobs in September, nearly twice the Dow Jones prediction of 170,000 jobs and above the monthly average of 267,000 jobs over...Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:57:27 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-touts-better-than-expected-job-growth-in-september-CBIO3047.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-touts-better-than-expected-job-growth-in-september-CBIO3047.html398President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted his administration’s efforts to address student debt, including an additional $9 billion in relief that the White House announced.The additional relief, set to help about 125,000 Americans, brings the Biden administration’s total approved debt cancellation...Sun, 08 Oct 2023 01:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-touts-efforts-to-ease-student-debt-including-9b-more-in-loan-forgiveness-CBIO3046.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-touts-efforts-to-ease-student-debt-including-9b-more-in-loan-forgiveness-CBIO3046.html608AURORA, Colorado — From coast to coast Wednesday, more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers picketed outside of health care facilities, arguing that staffing shortages have reached crisis levels for employees and patients alike.The strike, which the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions has said is...Sun, 08 Oct 2023 01:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/kaiser-permanente-strike-why-workers-walk-out-across-the-u-s-calling-for-respect-and-value-CBIO3045.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/kaiser-permanente-strike-why-workers-walk-out-across-the-u-s-calling-for-respect-and-value-CBIO3045.html646Workers at Kaiser Permanente — the nation’s largest health care nonprofit organization — began a strike Wednesday morning that is set to within hours see more than 75,000 union members walk out of hospitals and medical offices after the company and labor negotiators failed to resolve a dispute...Sun, 08 Oct 2023 01:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/more-than-75-000-workers-to-strike-at-hundreds-of-kaiser-permanente-health-facilities-across-u-s-CBIO3044.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/more-than-75-000-workers-to-strike-at-hundreds-of-kaiser-permanente-health-facilities-across-u-s-CBIO3044.html954The National Basketball Association’s upcoming decision on which companies will acquire the TV and streaming rights for its live games could transform the entire media industry.Based on preliminary discussions between media executives and league officials, Comcast’s NBCUniversal, Google’s YouTube...Sat, 07 Oct 2023 20:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/nba-can-shift-the-balance-of-power-in-media-with-its-next-rights-deal-CBIO3043.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/nba-can-shift-the-balance-of-power-in-media-with-its-next-rights-deal-CBIO3043.html328KYIV, Ukraine — Britain says it has intelligence that Russia is trying to target civilian cargo ships carrying grain in the Black Sea by laying sea mines and planning to blame any attacks on Ukraine.The U.K. did not provide any evidence for the allegation, which comes as Ukraine appears to be gaining...Sat, 07 Oct 2023 03:19:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/russia-planning-to-mine-the-black-sea-target-ukraine-grain-ships-u-k-CBIO3042.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/russia-planning-to-mine-the-black-sea-target-ukraine-grain-ships-u-k-CBIO3042.html32The criminal cyberattack on MGM Resorts in Las Vegas last month resulted in the company’s losing around $100 million, it said in a filing Thursday evening with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The admission is a rare insight into the giant sums that major companies can lose when they fall victim...Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:00:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cyberattack-cost-mgm-resorts-about-100-million-las-vegas-company-says-CBIO3041.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cyberattack-cost-mgm-resorts-about-100-million-las-vegas-company-says-CBIO3041.html450MIAMI — On a recent morning, dozens of entrepreneurs from communist-run Cuba attended a conference in Miami to learn more about how to improve their businesses and work within the confines of the U.S. embargo. It was a rare moment. Never before had a large group of Cuban entrepreneurs traveled to the...Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:00:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cuba-private-sector-entrepreneurs-attend-miami-conference-CBIO3040.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cuba-private-sector-entrepreneurs-attend-miami-conference-CBIO3040.html665Walmart says people who get weight loss drugs like Wegovy at its pharmacies are buying a bit less food at its stores.Walmart's U.S. CEO, John Furner, told Bloomberg News that the company is seeing signs that people taking GLP-1 agonist appetite suppressant medications are buying "less units, slightly...Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/users-of-weight-loss-drugs-like-ozempic-are-buying-less-food-walmart-says-CBIO3039.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/users-of-weight-loss-drugs-like-ozempic-are-buying-less-food-walmart-says-CBIO3039.html451Marc-Antoine Julliard typically trades cocoa beans. But in the spring of 2021, the London-based commodities broker decided to diversify into cryptocurrency trading. His platform of choice was FTX.Two years later, Julliard stood as the prosecution’s first witness in the criminal fraud trial against...Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sam-bankman-fried-trial-cocoa-bean-trader-who-lost-100-000-to-ftx-was-first-witness-CBIO3038.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sam-bankman-fried-trial-cocoa-bean-trader-who-lost-100-000-to-ftx-was-first-witness-CBIO3038.html711The Kaiser Permanente health care workers strike will affect more than 40 hospitals and medical clinics across the country.While most of the locations affected by the strike are in California, workers are also taking to the picket line in four other states: Colorado, Oregon, Virginia and Washington.The...Fri, 06 Oct 2023 07:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/see-where-the-kaiser-permanente-strikes-are-happening-in-the-u-s-CBIO3037.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/see-where-the-kaiser-permanente-strikes-are-happening-in-the-u-s-CBIO3037.html204Operations were rescheduled, chemotherapy treatments were canceled and other procedures deemed “non-urgent” were postponed as tens of thousands of health care workers nationwide began to strike Wednesday.In what union leaders call the largest health care worker strike in U.S. history, more than 75,000...Thu, 05 Oct 2023 23:57:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/surgery-and-other-medical-procedures-are-delayed-by-the-kaiser-strike-patients-say-CBIO3036.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/surgery-and-other-medical-procedures-are-delayed-by-the-kaiser-strike-patients-say-CBIO3036.html80It isn’t just card-carrying United Auto Workers members who are closely watching the expanding strikes at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis plants — nonunion autoworkers at rival companies are paying attention, too.Some like what they see; others aren’t so sure.James Bryant, a vehicle inspector...Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:38:22 +0700https://companiesbio.com/nonunion-autoworkers-are-watching-the-uaw-and-deciding-whether-they-want-in-CBIO3035.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/nonunion-autoworkers-are-watching-the-uaw-and-deciding-whether-they-want-in-CBIO3035.html353Like many parents of small children, Amber van Moessner has caught Covid-19 from her two kids twice.Last December, van Moessner's younger son was the first to get sick. At 4 months old, he was too young to get vaccinated. Eventually, the rest of the family got Covid as well.So she was excited when the...Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:19:20 +0700https://companiesbio.com/parents-say-covid-boosters-for-young-kids-are-still-scarce-weeks-after-approval-CBIO3034.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/parents-say-covid-boosters-for-young-kids-are-still-scarce-weeks-after-approval-CBIO3034.html963WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared unlikely Tuesday to scuttle a federal agency set up to protect consumers from predatory lenders and other unlawful financial services practices as the justices considered a constitutional challenge backed by business groups.Both conservative and liberal justices...Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:38:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/challenge-to-consumer-watchdog-gets-a-frosty-reception-at-the-supreme-court-CBIO3032.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/challenge-to-consumer-watchdog-gets-a-frosty-reception-at-the-supreme-court-CBIO3032.html715A grant program for businesses run by Black women was temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court in a case epitomizing the escalating battle over corporate diversity policies.The 2-1 decision by the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily prevents the Fearless Fund from running...Wed, 04 Oct 2023 22:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/grant-program-for-black-female-entrepreneurs-blocked-by-federal-appeals-court-CBIO3031.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/grant-program-for-black-female-entrepreneurs-blocked-by-federal-appeals-court-CBIO3031.html457Hundreds of thousands of Onewheel electric skateboards are being recalled after four people have died using them since 2019, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Friday. The self-balancing skateboards, manufactured by the brand Future Motion, have also led to injuries, including "traumatic...Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/onewheel-electric-skateboards-recalled-after-4-reported-deaths-since-2019-CBIO3030.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/onewheel-electric-skateboards-recalled-after-4-reported-deaths-since-2019-CBIO3030.html240The next chapter in the fall of one-time crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is set to begin Tuesday as the former FTX head goes on trial in New York City.Jury selection in Bankman-Fried's trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 3, while the trial itself is expected to last about six weeks.Bankman-Fried, who...Wed, 04 Oct 2023 05:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/what-to-know-as-ftx-head-sam-bankman-fried-s-trial-begins-tuesday-for-alleged-fraud-and-money-laundering-CBIO3029.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/what-to-know-as-ftx-head-sam-bankman-fried-s-trial-begins-tuesday-for-alleged-fraud-and-money-laundering-CBIO3029.html683Tens of millions of Americans with federal student loan debt have had a financial reprieve for more than three years as a pandemic-era repayment pause was extended multiple times since March 2020.Now many face a new reality on Sunday, Oct. 1, when they are due to resume making payments, all while struggling...Wed, 04 Oct 2023 04:57:23 +0700https://companiesbio.com/as-student-loan-repayments-resume-millions-face-a-terrifying-trade-off-CBIO3028.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/as-student-loan-repayments-resume-millions-face-a-terrifying-trade-off-CBIO3028.html534WASHINGTON — With just hours to spare, House Republicans and Democrats on Saturday struck a surprise deal to fund the government and avert a shutdown that would have inflicted economic pain on millions of American families.The House voted on an overwhelming, bipartisan basis, 335-91, for a short-term...Wed, 04 Oct 2023 04:57:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/house-passes-45-day-funding-bill-likely-avoiding-a-government-shutdown-CBIO3027.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/house-passes-45-day-funding-bill-likely-avoiding-a-government-shutdown-CBIO3027.html83Labor strikes and contract negotiations have recently been in the news more than they have been in years.The United Auto Workers went on strike Sept. 14 after the UAW and Detroit's Big Three, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, couldn't agree with the union on the terms of a new contract.And over the...Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:19:20 +0700https://companiesbio.com/labor-movements-are-gaining-momentum-in-the-u-s-what-happens-when-the-dust-settles-CBIO3026.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/labor-movements-are-gaining-momentum-in-the-u-s-what-happens-when-the-dust-settles-CBIO3026.html256Government funding runs out at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, and, if Congress can’t hammer out a deal, a broad range of federal functions will halt.The most immediate impact will be furloughs and paused paychecks for hundreds of thousands of government employees and contractors. Analysts don’t expect to see...Mon, 02 Oct 2023 21:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/a-short-government-shutdown-wouldn-t-crash-the-economy-but-a-long-one-holds-risks-CBIO3024.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/a-short-government-shutdown-wouldn-t-crash-the-economy-but-a-long-one-holds-risks-CBIO3024.html443United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called for 7,000 more employees of Ford and General Motors to go on strike at noon ET Friday.He said union members at Ford’s Chicago assembly plant and GM's Lansing Delta Township assembly plant will walk off the job."Sadly, despite our willingness to bargain,...Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-new-strike-locations-announced-union-president-reveals-progress-in-contract-talks-CBIO3023.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-new-strike-locations-announced-union-president-reveals-progress-in-contract-talks-CBIO3023.html687The U.S. air travel system is huge and complicated, and it could show significant signs of stress in the event of a federal government shutdown.As the hours tick by without any indication of progress on a new funding bill, it looks more and more likely that the government will shut down at 12:01 ET on...Sun, 01 Oct 2023 20:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-a-government-shutdown-could-affect-air-travel-and-flights-CBIO3022.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-a-government-shutdown-could-affect-air-travel-and-flights-CBIO3022.html732The popular delivery apps Uber, DoorDash and GrubHub on Thursday lost their bid to block New York City’s minimum wage mandate for app-based delivery workers. Acting state Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Moyne ruled against the companies after they sued the city in July, when the rule was to go into...Sun, 01 Oct 2023 17:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uber-doordash-and-grubhub-lose-attempt-to-block-nyc-delivery-worker-wage-mandate-CBIO3021.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uber-doordash-and-grubhub-lose-attempt-to-block-nyc-delivery-worker-wage-mandate-CBIO3021.html831CVS found the right prescription Wednesday to keep its stores open in the Kansas City area and avoid a repeat of a work stoppage last week by pharmacists: It promised to boost hiring to ease workloads that sometimes make it hard to take a bathroom break.But it won’t be easy to resolve the problems...Sat, 30 Sep 2023 20:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cvs-responds-quickly-after-pharmacists-frustrated-with-their-workload-don-t-show-up-CBIO3020.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cvs-responds-quickly-after-pharmacists-frustrated-with-their-workload-don-t-show-up-CBIO3020.html691Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the airline will make “modifications” in the next few weeks to its loyalty program after a recently announced overhaul that would make it more expensive for many travelers to earn elite status and get into airport lounges was met with a backlash from customers.“No...Sat, 30 Sep 2023 20:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/delta-ceo-says-carrier-went-too-far-in-skymiles-changes-promises-modifications-after-frequent-flyer-backlash-CBIO3019.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/delta-ceo-says-carrier-went-too-far-in-skymiles-changes-promises-modifications-after-frequent-flyer-backlash-CBIO3019.html242While government subsidies allowed Jordyn Rossignol to keep her child care center in northern Maine afloat during the pandemic, she finally made the wrenching decision in August to shutter because of rising operational costs.That federal aid, which may not have fixed the industry but served as a critical...Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-end-of-federal-child-care-funding-means-parents-leaving-work-and-day-cares-shuttering-CBIO3018.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-end-of-federal-child-care-funding-means-parents-leaving-work-and-day-cares-shuttering-CBIO3018.html565Hyundai and Kia are recalling a combined 3.37 million vehicles in the United States due to the risk of engine fires, telling owners to park outside and away from structures until repairs are complete.The automakers say internal brake fluid leaks can cause an electrical short that could lead to a fire....Fri, 29 Sep 2023 21:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/kia-hyundai-recall-3-37-million-vehicles-in-the-u-s-over-fire-risks-CBIO3014.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/kia-hyundai-recall-3-37-million-vehicles-in-the-u-s-over-fire-risks-CBIO3014.html904WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee took a historic step Wednesday by advancing marijuana-related legislation to the floor for the first time. The legislation, known as the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act, would allow legal marijuana businesses to use major financial and banking...Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:19:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/senate-panel-advances-weed-bill-in-historic-step-CBIO3005.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/senate-panel-advances-weed-bill-in-historic-step-CBIO3005.html148United Auto Workers chief Shawn Fain is making clear that he doesn't plan to meet with Donald Trump when the former president visits a manufacturing plant in Michigan on Wednesday as autoworkers maintain their strike."I find a pathetic irony that the former president is going to hold a rally for union...Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/united-auto-workers-chief-blasts-trump-ahead-of-michigan-visit-CBIO3004.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/united-auto-workers-chief-blasts-trump-ahead-of-michigan-visit-CBIO3004.html593Mortgage interest rates just hit a level not seen since the year 2000. As a result, mortgage demand is now sitting near a 27-year low.Total mortgage application volume fell 1.3% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Volume...Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-shrinks-as-interest-rates-hit-the-highest-level-in-nearly-23-years-CBIO3000.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-shrinks-as-interest-rates-hit-the-highest-level-in-nearly-23-years-CBIO3000.html246The Federal Trade Commission's major swing at Amazon on Tuesday is part of a larger offensive targeting the company.The agency's antitrust lawsuit against the e-commerce giant, filed with the support of 17 state attorneys general, is just the latest in a string of legal complaints against the company...Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/what-are-the-four-cases-the-ftc-has-recently-brought-against-amazon-CBIO2999.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/what-are-the-four-cases-the-ftc-has-recently-brought-against-amazon-CBIO2999.html926WASHINGTON — The U.S. is headed toward a government shutdown this weekend unless Congress takes action soon. Government funding expires when the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. Sunday, and lawmakers are still divided over spending levels and whether to give more aid to Ukraine.As Congress debates a plan,...Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/everything-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-a-government-shutdown-CBIO2996.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/everything-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-a-government-shutdown-CBIO2996.html184If the federal government shuts down Sunday, numerous publicly funded agencies will stop work and their employees won't be paid, but Social Security checks will still go out.Social Security is considered a mandatory program, and it isn't funded by the shorter-term appropriations bills passed by Congress...Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/what-happens-to-social-security-payments-in-a-government-shutdown-CBIO2995.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/what-happens-to-social-security-payments-in-a-government-shutdown-CBIO2995.html110Rite Aid, the third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, is reportedly preparing to seek bankruptcy protection and could close 400 to 500 stores.The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Rite Aid was negotiating with creditors about a plan that would have it file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and...Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/rite-aid-chain-reportedly-could-sell-up-to-500-stores-in-bankruptcy-plan-CBIO2994.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/rite-aid-chain-reportedly-could-sell-up-to-500-stores-in-bankruptcy-plan-CBIO2994.html973BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6.7 million euros ($7.1 million) in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer.Shakira is alleged to have used an offshore company based...Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/shakira-charged-with-7-million-tax-evasion-by-spanish-prosecutors-CBIO2992.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/shakira-charged-with-7-million-tax-evasion-by-spanish-prosecutors-CBIO2992.html553LOS ANGELES — Video game voice actors and motion capture performers have voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a new labor contract fail, setting the stage for another possible work stoppage in Hollywood.After voting closed on Monday, the SAG-AFTRA union said 98.32% of those who cast ballots...Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hollywood-video-game-performers-authorize-strike-if-labor-talks-fail-CBIO2990.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hollywood-video-game-performers-authorize-strike-if-labor-talks-fail-CBIO2990.html424The Securities and Exchange Commission charged podcaster Matthew Motil on Monday in connection with an $11 million Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded more than 50 people.The agency said in a news release that Motil, the host of "The Cash Flow King" podcast, encouraged investors to buy promissory notes...Wed, 27 Sep 2023 02:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sec-charges-cash-flow-king-podcaster-in-11-million-ponzi-scheme-CBIO2988.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sec-charges-cash-flow-king-podcaster-in-11-million-ponzi-scheme-CBIO2988.html828Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the artificial intelligence startup, the two companies said Monday.The investment underscores how Big Tech companies are pouring money into AI as they race to capitalize on the opportunities that the latest generation of...Tue, 26 Sep 2023 23:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/amazon-is-investing-up-to-4-billion-in-ai-startup-anthropic-in-growing-tech-battle-CBIO2987.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/amazon-is-investing-up-to-4-billion-in-ai-startup-anthropic-in-growing-tech-battle-CBIO2987.html538With six kids under the age of 15 to support, Stephen Booth, a police officer for the Air Force in Kansas, doesn’t have room in his budget for a missed paycheck.But like millions of other government employees across the country, Booth is bracing for his pay to stop indefinitely at the end of the month...Tue, 26 Sep 2023 23:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pay-for-millions-of-federal-workers-is-at-risk-with-a-looming-government-shutdown-CBIO2986.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pay-for-millions-of-federal-workers-is-at-risk-with-a-looming-government-shutdown-CBIO2986.html854State and local agencies that distributed federal aid to renters facing eviction during the pandemic are now scrambling to claw back millions of dollars in overpayments.Officials in at least five states have been sending tenants and landlords a flurry of letters, typically citing clerical errors or other...Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pandemic-aid-officials-who-overpaid-renters-are-demanding-money-back-CBIO2984.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pandemic-aid-officials-who-overpaid-renters-are-demanding-money-back-CBIO2984.html360When Tiffanie Simmons joined her father for Bring Your Daughter to Work Day, she left knowing that one day she’d return to the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant as an employee.She was 12. Sure, the self-proclaimed “Daddy’s girl” wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps, but more crucially, she...Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/black-uaw-workers-say-they-re-striking-to-keep-the-promise-of-a-middle-class-life-CBIO2983.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/black-uaw-workers-say-they-re-striking-to-keep-the-promise-of-a-middle-class-life-CBIO2983.html182WASHINGTON — Democratic officials in Michigan came up with what they thought was an inspired plan: They invited President Joe Biden to a rally in Detroit on Labor Day, hoping he would lend support to autoworkers ahead of a looming strike, people familiar with the matter said.Biden turned them down,...Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-s-union-bonafides-are-tested-with-the-autoworkers-strike-CBIO2981.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-s-union-bonafides-are-tested-with-the-autoworkers-strike-CBIO2981.html543California will let insurance companies consider climate change when setting their prices, the state’s chief regulator announced Thursday, a move aimed at preventing insurers from fleeing the state over fears of massive losses from wildfires and other natural disasters.Unlike other states, California...Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/california-will-allow-property-insurers-to-factor-climate-risks-into-pricing-CBIO2980.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/california-will-allow-property-insurers-to-factor-climate-risks-into-pricing-CBIO2980.html58The ongoing United Auto Workers strike is expanding.UAW President Shawn Fain called for union members to strike at noon ET Friday at 38 General Motors and Stellantis facilities across 20 states. He said the strike call covers all of GM and Stellantis' parts distribution facilities.The strike call notably...Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-announces-new-strike-locations-at-gm-stellantis-as-walkout-stretches-into-second-week-CBIO2977.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-announces-new-strike-locations-at-gm-stellantis-as-walkout-stretches-into-second-week-CBIO2977.html906Novaform ComfortGrande and DreamAway mattresses sold exclusively at Costco are being recalled, with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission saying they may have been exposed to mold during manufacturing.The CPSC said that around 48,000 mattresses are being recalled by their manufacturer, FXI. The...Sun, 24 Sep 2023 17:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/novaform-mattresses-sold-at-costco-recalled-due-to-possible-mold-exposure-CBIO2975.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/novaform-mattresses-sold-at-costco-recalled-due-to-possible-mold-exposure-CBIO2975.html694Amazon says it will start showing ads on Prime Video in early 2024, and that it is introducing a new, pricier ad-free option.In a post on its site, Amazon said it will begin showing ads in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Canada early in the year, and in France, Italy, Spain, Mexico and Australia later in...Sun, 24 Sep 2023 01:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/amazon-is-bringing-ads-to-prime-video-announces-higher-priced-ad-free-option-CBIO2974.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/amazon-is-bringing-ads-to-prime-video-announces-higher-priced-ad-free-option-CBIO2974.html541The Federal Trade Commission sued U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc., one of the country’s top anesthesia staffing companies, and its private-equity backer, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, on Thursday, accusing both entities of scheming over a decade to acquire anesthesia practices in Texas, monopolize...Sat, 23 Sep 2023 18:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ftc-sues-private-equity-backed-anesthesia-staffing-firm-saying-it-tried-to-corner-the-market-drive-up-prices-CBIO2973.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ftc-sues-private-equity-backed-anesthesia-staffing-firm-saying-it-tried-to-corner-the-market-drive-up-prices-CBIO2973.html559Starbucks has been ordered by a federal judge to face a lawsuit claiming that some of its Refresher fruit drinks lack, well, fruit.U.S. District Judge John Cronan rejected Starbucks’ request to dismiss nine of the 11 claims in the class-action complaint because “a significant portion of reasonable...Sat, 23 Sep 2023 04:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/starbucks-to-face-lawsuit-alleging-its-refresher-fruit-drinks-are-missing-fruit-CBIO2972.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/starbucks-to-face-lawsuit-alleging-its-refresher-fruit-drinks-are-missing-fruit-CBIO2972.html300The largest U.S. autoworkers union said Wednesday that 190 workers with a local union in Alabama are now on strike.The United Auto Workers says a group of employees at ZF Chassis Systems, which supplies front axles to a nearby Mercedes-Benz factory, is now on strike, seeking better pay and benefits.Axles...Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:38:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-workers-at-mercedes-benz-supplier-go-on-strike-potentially-affecting-popular-mercedes-models-CBIO2971.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-workers-at-mercedes-benz-supplier-go-on-strike-potentially-affecting-popular-mercedes-models-CBIO2971.html836A watchdog group representing federal whistleblowers raised new concerns to Congress on Wednesday about the performance of the Health and Human Services Department, the agency tasked with sheltering unaccompanied migrant children after they cross the border, saying poor oversight may have led to children...Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/whistleblowers-say-u-s-government-s-poor-oversight-may-have-led-to-migrant-kids-working-in-unsafe-and-illegal-jobs-CBIO2970.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/whistleblowers-say-u-s-government-s-poor-oversight-may-have-led-to-migrant-kids-working-in-unsafe-and-illegal-jobs-CBIO2970.html964WWE’s “Friday Night SmackDown” will return to USA Network in October 2024 as part of a five-year domestic media rights partnership between TKO Group Holdings and NBCUniversal, the company said Thursday.The deal comes out to an average of $287 million per year, a total value of over $1.4 billion,...Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wwe-s-smackdown-to-return-to-nbcuniversal-s-usa-network-in-more-than-1-4-billion-deal-CBIO2969.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wwe-s-smackdown-to-return-to-nbcuniversal-s-usa-network-in-more-than-1-4-billion-deal-CBIO2969.html440Cisco is acquiring cybersecurity software company Splunk for $157 a share in a cash deal worth about $28 billion, the company said Thursday.The acquisition is one of Cisco’s largest, and continues an acquisition streak which has built out the company’s cybersecurity offerings.Splunk shares rose...Fri, 22 Sep 2023 05:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cisco-acquiring-cybersecurity-company-splunk-in-cash-deal-worth-28-billion-CBIO2965.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cisco-acquiring-cybersecurity-company-splunk-in-cash-deal-worth-28-billion-CBIO2965.html314The Federal Reserve left the main U.S. interest rate unchanged Wednesday, waiting to see if its historic series of rate hikes over the last 18 months gets inflation under control.The central bank kept its main policy rate in the range of 5.25% to 5.50%, citing an easing of economic conditions while also...Fri, 22 Sep 2023 04:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-pauses-rate-hikes-as-inflation-slows-down-CBIO2964.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-pauses-rate-hikes-as-inflation-slows-down-CBIO2964.html406General Motors said Wednesday it idled a manufacturing plant in Kansas, and laid off almost all of the approximately 2,000 people working there.The automaker said in its announcement that there is no work available for most of the people at the Fairfax assembly plant because workers at another GM facility...Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/general-motors-stellantis-announce-new-layoffs-as-uaw-strike-deepens-CBIO2962.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/general-motors-stellantis-announce-new-layoffs-as-uaw-strike-deepens-CBIO2962.html701Kraft Heinz says it is recalling 83,800 cases of individually wrapped Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices because of a manufacturing problem that could cause plastic film to stick to the cheese, creating a choking hazard.The company said Tuesday that it started the recall after it received...Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/kraft-singles-american-cheese-slices-recall-cites-potential-choking-hazard-CBIO2961.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/kraft-singles-american-cheese-slices-recall-cites-potential-choking-hazard-CBIO2961.html357A former Republican lawmaker who served in Congress for nearly two decades was sentenced Tuesday to almost two years in prison over insider trading charges.Former Rep. Stephen Buyer was sentenced to 22 months in prison stemming from four counts of securities fraud related to a pair of insider trading...Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/former-rep-stephen-buyer-sentenced-to-22-months-for-insider-trading-CBIO2960.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/former-rep-stephen-buyer-sentenced-to-22-months-for-insider-trading-CBIO2960.html340Shoppers are seeing shortages of some familiar household products, from cleaners like Clorox and Tilex to Burt's Bees balms and Glad trash bags, as The Clorox Company tries to recover from a cyberattack it disclosed in August.The company reported on Monday that, because of the damage the cyberattack...Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/clorox-product-shortage-what-it-means-for-you-CBIO2959.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/clorox-product-shortage-what-it-means-for-you-CBIO2959.html165WASHINGTON — The White House team that President Joe Biden said Friday he was “dispatching” to Detroit to help resolve the auto workers' strike will no longer travel there this week, a White House official told NBC News.The official said the United Auto Workers union and the White House mutually...Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/white-house-team-won-t-travel-to-detroit-to-join-uaw-strike-talks-CBIO2958.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/white-house-team-won-t-travel-to-detroit-to-join-uaw-strike-talks-CBIO2958.html892Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX on Monday sued the parents of founder Sam Bankman-Fried, saying that Stanford professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried used the company to enrich themselves at the expense of FTX’s customers.FTX, now being led by turnaround specialist John Ray, said that company founder...Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ftx-sues-founder-sam-bankman-fried-s-parents-CBIO2956.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ftx-sues-founder-sam-bankman-fried-s-parents-CBIO2956.html897Olive oil prices spiked to fresh records as severe droughts in major producing countries crimp supplies — and drive up thefts in cooking oil.Global prices for olive oil surged to $8,900 per ton in September, driven by “extremely dry weather” in the Mediterranean, according to a recent report...Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/olive-oil-prices-surge-over-100-to-record-highs-and-spark-cooking-oil-thefts-CBIO2955.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/olive-oil-prices-surge-over-100-to-record-highs-and-spark-cooking-oil-thefts-CBIO2955.html946DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union will announce additional strikes at General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis plants if the sides don’t make “serious progress” in negotiations by noon ET Friday, UAW President Shawn Fain announced Monday night.The timing of the additional plants would...Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-will-strike-more-plants-if-serious-progress-isn-t-made-by-noon-friday-CBIO2953.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-will-strike-more-plants-if-serious-progress-isn-t-made-by-noon-friday-CBIO2953.html940A team that President Joe Biden dispatched to help resolve the strike between the U.S.’ largest autoworkers union and the Big Three auto companies plans to be in Detroit to support talks “early in the week,” an administration official said Sunday.  Biden named White House adviser Gene Sperling...Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/white-house-team-to-go-to-detroit-to-help-resolve-uaw-strike-CBIO2952.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/white-house-team-to-go-to-detroit-to-help-resolve-uaw-strike-CBIO2952.html827Striking autoworkers want to be paid more. They also want to be paid more equally.One of the top goals of the United Auto Workers, which began striking at three plants early Friday, is to eliminate “tiered” compensation at the Big Three U.S. carmakers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler-maker Stellantis....Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/striking-autoworkers-want-to-end-a-system-that-pays-different-wages-for-the-same-job-CBIO2950.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/striking-autoworkers-want-to-end-a-system-that-pays-different-wages-for-the-same-job-CBIO2950.html720The United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers entered its third day on Sunday with no immediate resolution on the horizon.Union negotiators and representatives of General Motors, Ford and Stellantis were set to resume talks starting Sunday, following the start of the most ambitious...Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-strike-against-automakers-enters-third-day-with-no-resolution-in-sight-CBIO2946.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-strike-against-automakers-enters-third-day-with-no-resolution-in-sight-CBIO2946.html946Former President Donald Trump complained that interest rates are too high and indicated that if he gets another term in office, he might pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to loosen monetary policy.In an interview set to air Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump also hinted that he...Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trump-bemoans-high-interest-rates-and-indicates-he-might-pressure-fed-to-lower-CBIO2945.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trump-bemoans-high-interest-rates-and-indicates-he-might-pressure-fed-to-lower-CBIO2945.html160Room reservations and sportsbooks were still dark across swaths of Las Vegas on Friday as the community trudged through its fifth day of a battle against hackers who struck the city’s biggest hotel chain.As of 1 p.m. PDT, visitors to the "book a room" tab on the MGM Resorts website were greeted with...Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/las-vegas-still-struggling-against-hackers-as-the-weekend-arrives-CBIO2943.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/las-vegas-still-struggling-against-hackers-as-the-weekend-arrives-CBIO2943.html469In a move that stunned investors and employees alike, Planet Fitness ousted company veteran Chris Rondeau from his post as CEO, the workout chain said Friday in a press release.The stock dropped 15% in the wake of the announcement, hitting a 52-week low.Planet Fitness said it is searching for its...Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/planet-fitness-shares-sink-after-board-ousts-ceo-chris-rondeau-in-shocking-move-CBIO2941.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/planet-fitness-shares-sink-after-board-ousts-ceo-chris-rondeau-in-shocking-move-CBIO2941.html438WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that he hopes the United Auto Workers union and the Big Three auto companies return to the negotiating table to forge "a win-win agreement." "Let’s be clear, no one wants a strike," Biden said in remarks from the White House after talks between both parties...Sun, 17 Sep 2023 20:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/joe-biden-says-he-respects-uaw-strike-after-talks-collapse-CBIO2940.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/joe-biden-says-he-respects-uaw-strike-after-talks-collapse-CBIO2940.html880WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump warned that U.S. auto workers’ jobs will move to China and accused the United Auto Workers’ leadership of failing its members, thousands of whom went on strike Friday against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.“The auto workers will not have any...Sun, 17 Sep 2023 01:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trump-criticizes-uaw-leadership-amid-strike-warns-auto-workers-jobs-are-moving-to-china-CBIO2939.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trump-criticizes-uaw-leadership-amid-strike-warns-auto-workers-jobs-are-moving-to-china-CBIO2939.html49The United Auto Workers strike has the potential to become one of the largest work stoppages in the past three decades.With 146,000 workers authorized to strike, it would rival the size of the 1998 UAW/General Motors strike, when 152,200 workers walked off the job for almost two months. Steve Romero...Sat, 16 Sep 2023 18:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/graphics-how-the-uaw-strike-compares-to-history-CBIO2938.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/graphics-how-the-uaw-strike-compares-to-history-CBIO2938.html623Many of the core issues in the labor dispute between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three U.S. automakers are familiar: salary increases, sick days and pay grades.While much of the attention has gone to those key issues, a major undercurrent of the dispute is the transition to electric vehicles...Sat, 16 Sep 2023 09:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-strike-why-detroit-s-big-3-is-fighting-to-dominate-a-changing-car-industry-CBIO2937.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-strike-why-detroit-s-big-3-is-fighting-to-dominate-a-changing-car-industry-CBIO2937.html530A first-of-its-kind bill that would require large companies operating in California to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions passed the state Senate this week despite strong opposition from some business interests.The proposed legislation, SB 253, passed Tuesday and is on its way to Gov. Gavin...Sat, 16 Sep 2023 05:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/california-bill-would-force-large-companies-to-disclose-greenhouse-gas-emissions-CBIO2936.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/california-bill-would-force-large-companies-to-disclose-greenhouse-gas-emissions-CBIO2936.html252Delta Air Lines is changing how customers can earn elite frequent flyer status and is making it harder for many American Express cardholders to get into the carrier’s airport lounges, the latest reality check for air travel’s era of mass luxury.Starting Jan. 1, customers will earn Delta Medallion...Fri, 15 Sep 2023 05:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/delta-will-make-it-harder-to-get-into-airport-lounges-changes-rules-to-earn-elite-status-CBIO2934.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/delta-will-make-it-harder-to-get-into-airport-lounges-changes-rules-to-earn-elite-status-CBIO2934.html53Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is stepping down from the coffee chain’s board, the company said Wednesday.“I look forward to supporting this next generation of leaders to steward Starbucks into the future as a customer, supporter and advocate in my role as chairman emeritus,” Schultz said...Fri, 15 Sep 2023 01:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/howard-schultz-former-starbucks-ceo-steps-down-from-company-s-board-CBIO2932.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/howard-schultz-former-starbucks-ceo-steps-down-from-company-s-board-CBIO2932.html414A famous surf town in western Puerto Rico seriously battered by Hurricane Maria in 2017 has become a hot spot for crypto traders. Along the coast, Puerto Ricans who have lived their entire lives in tight-knit communities near the beach or with breathtaking mountain views allege they are being...Thu, 14 Sep 2023 22:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/do-puerto-rico-tax-breaks-displace-locals-to-benefit-the-wealthy-CBIO2931.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/do-puerto-rico-tax-breaks-displace-locals-to-benefit-the-wealthy-CBIO2931.html869Payments to Social Security recipients may increase a bit more than expected in 2024, but an advocacy group says they'll still fall short of what retirees need.The Senior Citizens League said Wednesday that the Social Security cost of living adjustment, or COLA, will likely be 3.2% for 2024. That would...Thu, 14 Sep 2023 21:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/expected-social-security-cola-increases-for-2024-what-that-means-and-what-to-expect-CBIO2930.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/expected-social-security-cola-increases-for-2024-what-that-means-and-what-to-expect-CBIO2930.html841The creator of the Stoner Cats animated web series will pay a $1 million civil fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges it conducted an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities by selling non-fungible tokens, the regulator said on Wednesday.Stoner Cats 2 LLC did not admit...Thu, 14 Sep 2023 21:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sec-fines-stoner-cats-creator-for-offering-nfts-CBIO2929.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sec-fines-stoner-cats-creator-for-offering-nfts-CBIO2929.html3Prices for U.S. consumers grew 3.7% in August compared to a year ago as gasoline prices spiked, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Inflation was about equal to expert projections, and prices rose at a faster pace than the previous month. On a month-over-month basis, the inflation rate rose by...Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inflation-ticks-upward-to-3-7-for-august-2023-here-s-how-it-could-affect-interest-rates-CBIO2928.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inflation-ticks-upward-to-3-7-for-august-2023-here-s-how-it-could-affect-interest-rates-CBIO2928.html105The United Auto Workers’ standoff with the “Big Three” U.S. automakers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler maker Stellantis — isn’t all about money, but much of it is.With up to 146,000 workers threatening to strike as soon as Friday if contract agreements can’t be reached, late-stage negotiations...Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/why-the-uaw-wants-big-raises-from-the-big-three-automakers-CBIO2927.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/why-the-uaw-wants-big-raises-from-the-big-three-automakers-CBIO2927.html608Say goodbye to refilling that Coke. McDonald’s is getting rid of self-served soda.The Chicago-based fast food chain plans to eliminate self-service soda machines at its U.S. restaurants by 2032, McDonald’s confirmed this week. It’s unclear if locations outside the U.S. will follow suit.In an email...Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mcdonald-s-plans-to-eliminate-self-service-soda-stations-at-all-its-restaurants-CBIO2926.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mcdonald-s-plans-to-eliminate-self-service-soda-stations-at-all-its-restaurants-CBIO2926.html572The United Auto Workers are getting down to the wire in negotiations with the “Big Three” U.S. automakers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler maker Stellantis — over a new labor contract for around 146,000 workers.Talks have been rocky, and some industry watchers foresee a fairly high likelihood...Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-potential-uaw-strike-CBIO2924.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-potential-uaw-strike-CBIO2924.html68A combination of inflation and climbing interest rates seems to be stretching consumers' balance sheets, but it's not clear yet whether they're getting to a breaking point.Newly released data from WalletHub says U.S. consumers took on $43 billion in additional credit card debt during the second quarter...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/credit-card-debt-is-rising-by-billions-of-dollars-at-the-worst-possible-time-CBIO2921.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/credit-card-debt-is-rising-by-billions-of-dollars-at-the-worst-possible-time-CBIO2921.html144JPMorgan Chase allegedly informed the government of over $1 billion in transactions related to “human trafficking” by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein dating to 2003, a lawyer for the U.S. Virgin Islands said. The Wall Street giant reported the financial activity — which took place over 16 years...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jpmorgan-allegedly-notified-the-government-of-1-billion-in-suspicious-transactions-by-epstein-CBIO2920.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jpmorgan-allegedly-notified-the-government-of-1-billion-in-suspicious-transactions-by-epstein-CBIO2920.html547The summer movie rush is over, the fall television season is underway — and the fierce labor disputes that have upended Hollywood are dragging on with no end in sight.Here’s where things stand.The negotiationsThe unions representing Hollywood’s striking screenwriters and actors remain miles apart...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/there-s-still-no-end-in-sight-for-the-hollywood-strikes-CBIO2919.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/there-s-still-no-end-in-sight-for-the-hollywood-strikes-CBIO2919.html972The biggest tech monopoly trial since the Department of Justice challenged Microsoft more than 20 years ago is set to begin on Tuesday, kicking off a new chapter of anti-monopoly enforcement in the U.S.Over the next few months, the DOJ and a collection of state attorneys general will make their case...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:00:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/what-to-expect-when-google-faces-the-doj-in-the-first-major-tech-monopoly-trial-in-decades-CBIO2917.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/what-to-expect-when-google-faces-the-doj-in-the-first-major-tech-monopoly-trial-in-decades-CBIO2917.html92Jelly maker J.M. Smucker is buying Twinkie owner Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion, or $34.25 a share.Hostess shareholders will receive $30 in cash and .03002 shares of Smucker’s stock for each share of Hostess that they owned. Smucker has also agreed to assume Hostess’s debt. The deal is expected...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:00:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jelly-giant-j-m-smucker-agrees-to-buy-twinkie-maker-hostess-brands-for-5-6-billion-CBIO2916.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jelly-giant-j-m-smucker-agrees-to-buy-twinkie-maker-hostess-brands-for-5-6-billion-CBIO2916.html889Members of the United Auto Workers may be out on strike in less than a week if the union doesn’t reach an agreement on a new contract with Ford, General Motors and Chrysler-maker Stellantis by end of day Sept. 14. The consulting firm Anderson Economic Group, which specializes in the automotive industry,...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:00:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-strike-how-ford-f-150-production-and-prices-could-be-affected-CBIO2915.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-strike-how-ford-f-150-production-and-prices-could-be-affected-CBIO2915.html535It was around 2 p.m. Thursday when Adam Blackbill realized he wasn't getting sales reports from his three ice cream shops.Blackbill has used Square to accept payments for his central Pennsylvania business, Urban Churn, since 2014. He's used to occasional outages. But as the hours dragged on, he got concerned,...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:00:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/square-outage-costs-small-business-owners-thousands-in-lost-revenue-CBIO2914.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/square-outage-costs-small-business-owners-thousands-in-lost-revenue-CBIO2914.html715The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said Elon Musk’s SpaceX must keep its Starship Super Heavy rocket grounded, saying the company needs to take 63 corrective actions before it is cleared for another test flight.The FAA has now wrapped its probe into the April launch, which saw the rocket...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:00:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/faa-orders-spacex-to-take-63-corrective-actions-on-starship-and-keeps-rocket-grounded-CBIO2913.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/faa-orders-spacex-to-take-63-corrective-actions-on-starship-and-keeps-rocket-grounded-CBIO2913.html408The Senate on Thursday confirmed Colombian American economist Adriana Kugler as a Federal Reserve governor, making her the first Latina to join the Fed Board in its 109-year history. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., a senior member of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, said in a speech advocating...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/adriana-kugler-confirmed-as-first-latina-on-federal-reserve-board-CBIO2912.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/adriana-kugler-confirmed-as-first-latina-on-federal-reserve-board-CBIO2912.html957Disney on Thursday amended its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to focus solely on its First Amendment claim that the governor politically retaliated against the company.Disney last week had asked to drop its other claims in the case, which concern a dispute over Walt Disney World’s...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/disney-drops-all-but-free-speech-claim-in-political-retaliation-suit-against-desantis-CBIO2911.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/disney-drops-all-but-free-speech-claim-in-political-retaliation-suit-against-desantis-CBIO2911.html609The leader of the United Auto Workers union pushed back against President Joe Biden’s remarks this week dismissing the possibility of a strike against Detroit automakers as contract negotiations remain at a stalemate.In an interview Thursday on MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” UAW President Shawn Fain was...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-leader-warns-of-strike-after-biden-suggested-he-wasn-t-worried-about-talks-failing-it-s-looking-that-way-CBIO2910.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-leader-warns-of-strike-after-biden-suggested-he-wasn-t-worried-about-talks-failing-it-s-looking-that-way-CBIO2910.html757The family of a New York man claims he was killed by his Peloton bike just six months after buying it, but the company insists that his own negligence caused his death, according to a lawsuit filed in state court. Ryan Furtado, 32, was doing a “core” workout on the pricey exercise bike on Jan....Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:57:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/peloton-bike-instantly-kills-new-york-man-after-severing-an-artery-family-says-in-lawsuit-CBIO2909.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/peloton-bike-instantly-kills-new-york-man-after-severing-an-artery-family-says-in-lawsuit-CBIO2909.html209A strike by the United Auto Workers union against the Detroit automakers would help President Joe Biden and other politicians pick a side when it comes to organized labor, UAW President Shawn Fain said Wednesday night.“I think our strike can reaffirm to [Biden] of where the working-class people in...Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:57:05 +0700https://companiesbio.com/uaw-strike-would-show-biden-other-leaders-it-s-time-to-pick-a-side-union-boss-says-CBIO2908.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/uaw-strike-would-show-biden-other-leaders-it-s-time-to-pick-a-side-union-boss-says-CBIO2908.html76The European Union is targeting Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance under new digital rules aimed at reining in the market power of online companies.The six companies were classified Wednesday as online “gatekeepers” that must face the...Fri, 08 Sep 2023 06:19:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/e-u-targets-apple-amazon-alphabet-bytedance-meta-microsoft-in-next-phase-of-digital-crackdown-CBIO2903.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/e-u-targets-apple-amazon-alphabet-bytedance-meta-microsoft-in-next-phase-of-digital-crackdown-CBIO2903.html901After rising sharply for several weeks, mortgage interest rates pulled back slightly last week, but not enough to revive mortgage demand.Total mortgage application volume fell 2.9% last week, compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.The...Fri, 08 Sep 2023 04:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-falls-to-27-year-low-despite-drop-in-interest-rates-CBIO2901.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-falls-to-27-year-low-despite-drop-in-interest-rates-CBIO2901.html516United Airlines briefly grounded its fleet nationwide, the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday.In a statement Tuesday afternoon, the airline blamed the ground stop, which lasted about an hour, on a software update. "Earlier today a software update caused a widespread slowdown...Thu, 07 Sep 2023 23:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/united-airlines-issued-nationwide-ground-stop-due-to-systemwide-technology-issue-CBIO2900.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/united-airlines-issued-nationwide-ground-stop-due-to-systemwide-technology-issue-CBIO2900.html75After rising steadily since January, home prices may now be turning lower again.The latest read on home prices shows they hit another all-time high in July, rising 2.3% from the same month last year, according to Black Knight. That’s a bigger annual gain than the roughly 1% recorded in June, and August’s...Thu, 07 Sep 2023 09:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/home-prices-may-be-on-the-verge-of-cooling-off-CBIO2899.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/home-prices-may-be-on-the-verge-of-cooling-off-CBIO2899.html161A second delivery driver has died in Texas amid record-high temperatures, just as the regulation of workplace heat safety enters a new legal limbo across the state.A law eliminating several cities’ mandated water breaks for construction workers during heat waves took effect Friday, after the state...Thu, 07 Sep 2023 08:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/another-delivery-driver-dies-as-a-battle-rages-over-heat-safety-in-texas-CBIO2898.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/another-delivery-driver-dies-as-a-battle-rages-over-heat-safety-in-texas-CBIO2898.html134WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden touted the jobs report released Friday that showed employment growth in August, saying that the U.S. was in one of "the strongest job creating periods in our history."The Bureau of Labor Statistics report said the economy added 187,000 jobs last month, up from an increase...Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:00:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-says-u-s-is-in-one-of-the-strongest-job-creating-periods-after-jobs-report-CBIO2895.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-says-u-s-is-in-one-of-the-strongest-job-creating-periods-after-jobs-report-CBIO2895.html528Labor Day is right around the corner, along with the big sales and barbecues that come with it. But the activist roots of the holiday are especially visible this year as unions challenge how workers are treated — from Hollywood to the auto production lines of Detroit.The early-September tribute...Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:38:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/from-strikes-to-new-union-contracts-labor-day-s-organizing-roots-are-especially-strong-this-year-CBIO2894.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/from-strikes-to-new-union-contracts-labor-day-s-organizing-roots-are-especially-strong-this-year-CBIO2894.html107Tesla on Friday unveiled a restyled, made-in-China Model 3 with a longer driving range, the first time the automaker has launched a new model in China ahead of the United States.The new model, which is being built at Tesla’s Shanghai plant, comes with a starting price 12% higher than the previous,...Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tesla-releases-refreshed-model-3-with-longer-driving-range-in-china-CBIO2893.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tesla-releases-refreshed-model-3-with-longer-driving-range-in-china-CBIO2893.html3The U.S. added more jobs than expected in August, a sign of resilience for a labor market under pressure from Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.Nonfarm payrolls grew by a seasonally adjusted 187,000 for the month, above the estimate for 170,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.However,...Tue, 05 Sep 2023 22:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-economy-added-187-000-jobs-in-august-more-than-was-expected-CBIO2891.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-economy-added-187-000-jobs-in-august-more-than-was-expected-CBIO2891.html439ESPN is among a number of Disney Entertainment channels that have gone dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems.The channels went off the air Thursday night due to a carriage dispute between the nation’s second-largest cable TV provider — which is the major carrier in New York and Los Angeles, among...Sat, 02 Sep 2023 01:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/espn-networks-go-dark-on-charter-spectrum-cable-systems-amid-u-s-open-match-CBIO2889.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/espn-networks-go-dark-on-charter-spectrum-cable-systems-amid-u-s-open-match-CBIO2889.html561CEDAR KEY, Fla. — As cleanup begins in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, the storm has served as a stark reminder that Florida’s insurance industry remains in flux.Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend just before 8 a.m. Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane. It killed at least three people...Sat, 02 Sep 2023 00:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hurricane-idalia-and-florida-homeowners-insurance-survivors-weigh-the-damage-and-the-future-CBIO2888.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hurricane-idalia-and-florida-homeowners-insurance-survivors-weigh-the-damage-and-the-future-CBIO2888.html697Workers at a major Tokyo department store went on strike on Thursday after talks with management over the planned sale of their company broke down, marking the first major walk-out the country has seen in decades.Some 900 workers at the flagship Seibu store in the bustling district of Ikebukuro are protesting...Sat, 02 Sep 2023 00:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/workers-stage-japan-s-first-strike-in-decades-to-protest-department-store-sale-to-u-s-fund-CBIO2887.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/workers-stage-japan-s-first-strike-in-decades-to-protest-department-store-sale-to-u-s-fund-CBIO2887.html480The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.1% annual pace from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, the government said Wednesday in a downgrade from its initial estimate.The government had previously estimated that the economy expanded...Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-economic-growth-for-2nd-quarter-revised-down-to-2-1-annual-rate-CBIO2885.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-economic-growth-for-2nd-quarter-revised-down-to-2-1-annual-rate-CBIO2885.html896A federal judge has rejected Burger King’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it cheated hungry customers by making its Whopper sandwich appear larger than it actually is.U.S. District Judge Roy Altman in Miami said Burger King must defend against a claim that its depiction of Whoppers on in-store...Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/burger-king-must-face-lawsuit-claiming-its-whoppers-are-too-small-CBIO2884.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/burger-king-must-face-lawsuit-claiming-its-whoppers-are-too-small-CBIO2884.html671Tesla has received a special order from federal automotive safety regulators requiring the company to provide extensive data about its driver assistance and driver monitoring systems, and a once secret configuration for these known as “Elon mode.”Typically, when a Tesla driver uses the company’s...Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tesla-ordered-by-auto-regulators-to-provide-data-on-elon-mode-autopilot-configuration-CBIO2883.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tesla-ordered-by-auto-regulators-to-provide-data-on-elon-mode-autopilot-configuration-CBIO2883.html347At least 11 people were taken to the hospital after a Delta Air Lines flight hit severe turbulence as it approached Atlanta, the airline said. Both passengers and crew members were injured after Delta Flight 175 from Milan, Italy, "experienced severe turbulence" before landing safely in Atlanta on Tuesday,...Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/delta-flight-hits-severe-turbulence-near-atlanta-11-people-taken-to-hospital-CBIO2882.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/delta-flight-hits-severe-turbulence-near-atlanta-11-people-taken-to-hospital-CBIO2882.html253Two days after Florida officials warned of “potentially widespread fuel contamination,” nearly 20 Gulf Coast gas stations remain under a stop-sale order as locals brace, and even evacuate, for fast-approaching Hurricane Idalia. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Sunday...Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/nearly-20-tampa-bay-area-gas-stations-grappling-with-potential-contamination-as-idalia-approaches-CBIO2881.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/nearly-20-tampa-bay-area-gas-stations-grappling-with-potential-contamination-as-idalia-approaches-CBIO2881.html744U.S. job openings dropped to the lowest level in nearly 2-1/2 years in July as the labor market gradually slowed, bolstering expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged next month.The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, from the Labor Department on Tuesday...Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-labor-market-loses-steam-as-job-openings-resignations-decline-CBIO2880.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-labor-market-loses-steam-as-job-openings-resignations-decline-CBIO2880.html42Earlier this month in Noel, Missouri — population 2,124 — Tyson Foods hosted a job fair for the 1,500 chicken plant workers it plans to lay off in two months.David Handy, a union steward and pallet jack operator at the site, said he pushed through his Covid-19 symptoms to make the 4 p.m. start time....Thu, 31 Aug 2023 02:38:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/rural-town-braces-for-tyson-plant-closure-as-manufacturing-booms-elsewhere-CBIO2879.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/rural-town-braces-for-tyson-plant-closure-as-manufacturing-booms-elsewhere-CBIO2879.html239Amazon has been quietly raising the amount some customers must spend on its site to get free shipping.To qualify for no-cost deliveries, some Amazon customers who don’t have Prime memberships now need to spend $35, up from $25 previously.Amazon spokesperson Kristina Pressentin confirmed the company...Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/amazon-is-raising-free-shipping-minimums-for-some-customers-who-don-t-have-prime-memberships-CBIO2878.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/amazon-is-raising-free-shipping-minimums-for-some-customers-who-don-t-have-prime-memberships-CBIO2878.html144After multiple combat tours in Iraq as a U.S. Marine officer, Sarah Feinberg was proud to join the ranks of Booz Allen Hamilton, a prestigious firm headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., that holds annual contracts valued at $6.5 billion with nearly every U.S. government agency.Touting itself as...Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/doing-the-right-thing-was-worth-40-million-to-this-marine-veteran-and-mother-of-three-CBIO2877.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/doing-the-right-thing-was-worth-40-million-to-this-marine-veteran-and-mother-of-three-CBIO2877.html634The federal government is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for dozens of instances in which passengers were kept on board planes without a chance to exit during long ground delays.The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is the largest such fine against an airline since rules covering...Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/american-airlines-fined-4-1-million-for-dozens-of-long-tarmac-delays-that-trapped-passengers-CBIO2876.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/american-airlines-fined-4-1-million-for-dozens-of-long-tarmac-delays-that-trapped-passengers-CBIO2876.html788Tesla is set to defend itself for the first time at trial against allegations that failure of its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to death, in what will likely be a major test of Chief Executive Elon Musk’s assertions about the technology.Self-driving capability is central to Tesla’s financial...Wed, 30 Aug 2023 02:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tesla-braces-for-its-first-trial-involving-autopilot-fatality-CBIO2874.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tesla-braces-for-its-first-trial-involving-autopilot-fatality-CBIO2874.html593LONDON — Britain's air traffic control system said it was hit by a technical issue Monday that threatened delays and cancellations of flights in and out of the country on a busy national holiday."We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain...Wed, 30 Aug 2023 02:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-k-flights-delayed-canceled-after-air-traffic-control-technical-issue-CBIO2873.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-k-flights-delayed-canceled-after-air-traffic-control-technical-issue-CBIO2873.html671Like many customers of Green Dot Bank, Texas resident Sheldon Ransom first encountered the online banking company through TurboTax, in the form of a stimulus check. Though perhaps not a household name, Green Dot, headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a Utah-based bank regulated by the Federal Reserve,...Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/more-green-dot-bank-customers-say-they-can-t-access-their-funds-causing-financial-distress-CBIO2872.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/more-green-dot-bank-customers-say-they-can-t-access-their-funds-causing-financial-distress-CBIO2872.html982Spirit Airlines has agreed to pay up to $8.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit by passengers who said the low-cost carrier blindsided them with surprise carry-on bag fees on tickets bought through third-party travel services.Lawyers for the passengers disclosed the deal in a motion late Wednesday...Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/spirit-airlines-to-pay-up-to-8-25-million-in-class-action-over-gotcha-carry-on-bag-fees-CBIO2870.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/spirit-airlines-to-pay-up-to-8-25-million-in-class-action-over-gotcha-carry-on-bag-fees-CBIO2870.html777State and federal lawmakers are pushing to regulate foreign ownership of U.S. real estate because of fears that Chinese entities are creating a national security risk by amassing swaths of U.S. farmland, some of it near sensitive sites.A review by NBC News of thousands of documents filed with the U.S....Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/is-china-really-buying-up-u-s-farmland-here-s-what-we-found-CBIO2868.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/is-china-really-buying-up-u-s-farmland-here-s-what-we-found-CBIO2868.html739The U.S. Department of Justice sued SpaceX on Thursday, alleging Elon Musk’s space company discriminated in its hiring practices against refugees and people granted asylum in the U.S.The lawsuit says between 2018 and 2022, SpaceX “wrongly claimed” that export control laws limited its hiring to...Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:00:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/doj-sues-spacex-alleging-hiring-discrimination-against-refugees-and-asylum-recipients-CBIO2867.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/doj-sues-spacex-alleging-hiring-discrimination-against-refugees-and-asylum-recipients-CBIO2867.html318Southwest Airlines is changing its unusual boarding system by limiting the opportunity to pay an extra fee and jump ahead of other passengers in the race for the best seats.The airline said Wednesday that it has not dropped “EarlyBird” entirely from any flights, but it is “limiting the number of...Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/southwest-airlines-is-now-limiting-a-service-that-lets-passengers-buy-a-better-spot-in-the-boarding-line-CBIO2866.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/southwest-airlines-is-now-limiting-a-service-that-lets-passengers-buy-a-better-spot-in-the-boarding-line-CBIO2866.html991This “Barbie” is officially the highest-grossing movie of the year in North America.Greta Gerwig’s fantasy-comedy, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has generated $575.4 million at the domestic box office, overtaking the previous champion, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which has collected...Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/barbie-beats-mario-barbie-tops-the-super-mario-bros-movie-as-biggest-film-in-north-america-CBIO2865.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/barbie-beats-mario-barbie-tops-the-super-mario-bros-movie-as-biggest-film-in-north-america-CBIO2865.html413Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., is calling on five major U.S. banks to provide updates on the racial equity pledges they announced after the surge in Black Lives Matter activism in 2020.In letters sent Wednesday to the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America, U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo, Pressley...Fri, 25 Aug 2023 22:00:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/rep-ayanna-pressley-presses-big-banks-on-the-status-of-over-32-billion-in-racial-equity-pledges-CBIO2862.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/rep-ayanna-pressley-presses-big-banks-on-the-status-of-over-32-billion-in-racial-equity-pledges-CBIO2862.html740Peloton on Wednesday reported a wider-than-expected loss and a quarterly drop in new subscribers that it blamed on its recall of its Bike seat post and seasonality, sending shares plunging about 20%.The company fell short of analysts’ earnings estimates but beat sales expectations.Here’s how the...Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/peloton-shares-fall-after-it-posts-wider-than-expected-loss-falling-sales-due-to-bike-recall-seasonality-CBIO2861.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/peloton-shares-fall-after-it-posts-wider-than-expected-loss-falling-sales-due-to-bike-recall-seasonality-CBIO2861.html758UPS workers ratified the Teamsters-negotiated labor deal reached nearly a month ago, allowing the next five-year contract covering 340,000 employees to take effect.“This contract will improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers,” Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said in a statement Tuesday....Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:38:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ups-workers-approve-new-contract-with-hard-fought-gains-ending-strike-threat-CBIO2858.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ups-workers-approve-new-contract-with-hard-fought-gains-ending-strike-threat-CBIO2858.html377An attorney for FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said in federal court Tuesday his client has to subsist on bread, water and peanut butter because the jail he's in isn't accommodating his vegan diet.Bankman-Fried, 31, the former billionaire and a co-founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, appeared...Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sam-bankman-fried-living-on-bread-and-water-because-jail-won-t-abide-by-vegan-diet-lawyer-says-CBIO2857.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sam-bankman-fried-living-on-bread-and-water-because-jail-won-t-abide-by-vegan-diet-lawyer-says-CBIO2857.html367S&P Global followed Moody’s in cutting its credit ratings and outlook on multiple U.S. regional banks, saying higher funding costs and troubles in the commercial real estate sector will likely test the credit strength of lenders.A relentless rate-hike campaign by the U.S. Federal Reserve has raised...Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/s-p-downgrades-multiple-u-s-banks-on-growing-liquidity-worries-CBIO2856.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/s-p-downgrades-multiple-u-s-banks-on-growing-liquidity-worries-CBIO2856.html417Recalled baby products linked to more than 100 infant deaths are still widely sold on Facebook Marketplace despite thousands of requests from federal regulators to take down the items, four members of Congress said.In a letter sent Friday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the lawmakers said the Boppy...Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/recalled-products-linked-to-more-than-100-infant-deaths-are-still-for-sale-on-facebook-lawmakers-say-CBIO2855.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/recalled-products-linked-to-more-than-100-infant-deaths-are-still-for-sale-on-facebook-lawmakers-say-CBIO2855.html441Mortgage interest rates continue to climb, putting homeownership further out of reach for many potential buyers.On Monday, the average interest rate on 30-year mortgages rose to 7.48%, according to Mortgage News Daily — the highest level since November 2000. Other measures show slightly lower, if...Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/30-year-mortgage-interest-rate-rises-to-7-48-the-highest-level-since-2000-CBIO2853.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/30-year-mortgage-interest-rate-rises-to-7-48-the-highest-level-since-2000-CBIO2853.html975An increasing number of climate-driven extreme weather events is taking its toll on the world’s major shipping routes — and El Niño could make matters worse.El Niño — or “the little boy” in Spanish — marks the unusual warming of the surface waters in the tropical central and eastern...Wed, 23 Aug 2023 23:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/major-shipping-routes-are-struggling-with-water-shortages-el-ni-o-could-make-it-worse-CBIO2849.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/major-shipping-routes-are-struggling-with-water-shortages-el-ni-o-could-make-it-worse-CBIO2849.html541A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who was earlier awarded more than $25 million after alleging she and other white employees were unfairly punished following the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a store...Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/starbucks-told-to-pay-2-7-million-in-lost-wages-to-manager-fired-after-arrest-of-2-black-men-CBIO2847.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/starbucks-told-to-pay-2-7-million-in-lost-wages-to-manager-fired-after-arrest-of-2-black-men-CBIO2847.html358Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein referred former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler to JPMorgan Chase as a client in 2019, months before he was arrested on charges related to federal sex trafficking, court documents showed. Epstein’s assistant emailed JPMorgan Chase executive Mary Erdoes...Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/epstein-referred-former-obama-white-house-counsel-to-jpmorgan-as-client-CBIO2846.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/epstein-referred-former-obama-white-house-counsel-to-jpmorgan-as-client-CBIO2846.html298Authorities are investigating the former president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation over allegations of fraud and human trafficking following an altercation that left one of his farmworkers in need of medical care, the Utah Department of Public Safety confirmed to NBC News.The probe comes as Ron Bennett...Wed, 23 Aug 2023 01:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/dispute-between-a-utah-farmer-and-farmworkers-triggers-probe-into-fraud-and-human-trafficking-CBIO2845.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/dispute-between-a-utah-farmer-and-farmworkers-triggers-probe-into-fraud-and-human-trafficking-CBIO2845.html437Target and Walmart are both catering to thriftier shoppers, but the two big-box retailers have seen very different outcomes when it comes to winning their dollars.Target missed Wall Street’s sales expectations for the fiscal second-quarter. Walmart beat Wall Street’s revenue estimates for...Tue, 22 Aug 2023 23:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/walmart-and-target-face-similar-problems-but-only-one-is-thriving-CBIO2844.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/walmart-and-target-face-similar-problems-but-only-one-is-thriving-CBIO2844.html77China’s heavily indebted property developer Evergrande on Thursday filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court.In a filing to the Manhattan bankruptcy court, the firm sought recognition of restructuring talks underway in Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands.CNBC...Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/china-s-property-giant-evergrande-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-in-manhattan-court-CBIO2843.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/china-s-property-giant-evergrande-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-in-manhattan-court-CBIO2843.html718For decades, Spam has been a staple in Hawaiian cooking, a phenomenon dating to its introduction during World War II.Now, Spam and its parent company, Hormel Foods, are stepping up to aid victims of the Maui wildfire disaster.The companies announced Thursday they would donate 264,000 cans of Spam, valued...Tue, 22 Aug 2023 03:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/spam-donates-264-000-cans-of-meat-product-valued-at-1-million-to-maui-wildfire-victims-CBIO2842.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/spam-donates-264-000-cans-of-meat-product-valued-at-1-million-to-maui-wildfire-victims-CBIO2842.html428Gree Electric Appliances, Inc., is recalling 1.56 million dehumidifiers sold between 2011 and 2014 under brand names like Kenmore and GE due to fire and burn hazards, according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission.Gree, based in Zhuhai, China, has received reports of at least 23 fires, 688 incidents...Sat, 19 Aug 2023 08:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/over-1-5-million-dehumidifiers-recalled-due-to-fire-and-burn-hazards-CBIO2840.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/over-1-5-million-dehumidifiers-recalled-due-to-fire-and-burn-hazards-CBIO2840.html994VinFast’s shares jumped after its U.S. trading debut, vaulting its total market value past some of the world’s largest automakers such as Ford, GM, BMW and Volkswagen.On Tuesday, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker listed on Nasdaq following the completion of its merger with the U.S.-listed...Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/vietnamese-ev-maker-vinfast-is-now-worth-more-than-ford-and-gm-after-nasdaq-debut-CBIO2839.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/vietnamese-ev-maker-vinfast-is-now-worth-more-than-ford-and-gm-after-nasdaq-debut-CBIO2839.html93For an economy heavily dependent on tourism, Maui has come to rely on platforms like Airbnb to generate revenue.But as the island looks to recover from the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history, the booking site has fallen short in consistent communication, guests and hosts say, potentially costing...Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/as-tourists-seek-refunds-for-upcoming-maui-trips-airbnb-offers-muddled-response-CBIO2838.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/as-tourists-seek-refunds-for-upcoming-maui-trips-airbnb-offers-muddled-response-CBIO2838.html222There is going to be a new way to get around downtown Orlando, Florida, and it’s not going to require any human drivers.Starting later this month, an electric, self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile (1.6 km) loop in the downtown area for no charge, Orlando officials said Wednesday.The...Fri, 18 Aug 2023 01:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/orlando-florida-debuts-self-driving-shuttle-that-will-whisk-passengers-around-downtown-CBIO2837.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/orlando-florida-debuts-self-driving-shuttle-that-will-whisk-passengers-around-downtown-CBIO2837.html665Marta, an agricultural worker in Bakersfield, California, and a mother of six, is desperately trying to hold on to the apartment where she's been living with her family but, like a growing number of Americans, she's facing eviction.“They have given me several notices that they are going to evict me,...Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/evictions-are-on-the-rise-impacting-many-undocumented-latinos-CBIO2836.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/evictions-are-on-the-rise-impacting-many-undocumented-latinos-CBIO2836.html547This Barbie is a box office queen. He’s just Batman.On Tuesday “Barbie” topped $537 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic movie in Warner Bros. Discovery’s 100-year history. The film surpassed Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight,” which generated $536 million in 2008, for the...Thu, 17 Aug 2023 22:19:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/barbie-beats-batman-to-become-warner-bros-highest-grossing-domestic-release-CBIO2835.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/barbie-beats-batman-to-become-warner-bros-highest-grossing-domestic-release-CBIO2835.html94When Jeff Foose welcomed Lucy, a Boston terrier, into his family in 2014, protecting her health was a big concern. His veterinarian recommended pet health insurance from a company called Trupanion, and Foose bought in. He appreciated that the company’s policy promised it would never raise his premiums...Thu, 17 Aug 2023 20:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/as-pet-insurance-becomes-more-popular-pet-owners-fret-about-rising-prices-denied-claims-and-long-waits-for-reimbursement-CBIO2834.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/as-pet-insurance-becomes-more-popular-pet-owners-fret-about-rising-prices-denied-claims-and-long-waits-for-reimbursement-CBIO2834.html835Target’s second quarter sales were hit by inflation and a negative reaction by some customers, widely publicized on social media, to its Pride merchandise.The Minneapolis retailer expects high interest rates, which makes credit cards more expensive to use, and higher prices on food to continue to...Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/target-sales-ebb-after-pride-month-shopper-backlash-company-cuts-profit-outlook-for-2023-CBIO2833.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/target-sales-ebb-after-pride-month-shopper-backlash-company-cuts-profit-outlook-for-2023-CBIO2833.html454Burger King has scrapped tomatoes from its wraps and burgers in many Indian outlets after prices more than quadrupled, the latest symptom of surging food inflation that is hitting consumers hard across the world’s most populous nation.“Even tomatoes need a vacation ... we are unable to add tomatoes...Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/burger-king-says-tomatoes-on-vacation-as-india-battles-food-inflation-CBIO2832.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/burger-king-says-tomatoes-on-vacation-as-india-battles-food-inflation-CBIO2832.html385Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make more than $100 million in political campaign contributions before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, federal prosecutors said on Monday.An amended indictment accused the 31-year-old former billionaire of directing...Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sam-bankman-fried-charged-with-using-stolen-funds-for-over-100-million-in-political-donations-CBIO2831.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sam-bankman-fried-charged-with-using-stolen-funds-for-over-100-million-in-political-donations-CBIO2831.html356Russia’s central bank on Tuesday hiked interest rates by 350 basis points to 12% at an emergency meeting, as Moscow looks to halt a rapid depreciation of the country’s ruble currency.The ruble slumped to near 102 to the dollar on Monday, as President Vladimir Putin’s economic advisor, Maxim...Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/russian-central-bank-jacks-up-interest-rates-after-ruble-plunge-CBIO2830.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/russian-central-bank-jacks-up-interest-rates-after-ruble-plunge-CBIO2830.html906Kraft Heinz’s North American president will become CEO of the food giant next year, the company announced Monday.Carlos Abrams-Rivera will take the reins Jan. 1 from Miguel Patricio, who has led Kraft Heinz since 2019. Patricio took over as chief executive as Kraft Heinz struggled with slumping sales,...Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:00:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/kraft-heinz-picks-new-ceo-as-sales-slump-in-the-face-of-higher-prices-CBIO2829.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/kraft-heinz-picks-new-ceo-as-sales-slump-in-the-face-of-higher-prices-CBIO2829.html661The six biggest companies in AI had a peculiar challenge for hackers last week: make their chatbots say the most terrible things.Hackers lined up outside the Caesars Forum conference center just off the Las Vegas Strip for their chance to trick some of the newest and most widely used chatbots. Held as...Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-biggest-companies-in-ai-gave-hackers-a-chance-to-do-their-worst-CBIO2828.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-biggest-companies-in-ai-gave-hackers-a-chance-to-do-their-worst-CBIO2828.html267About a week ago, an unknown number of Wells Fargo customers were suddenly unable to withdraw money from their bank accounts.Even as it sought to address the issue, which customers first began noticing on Aug. 3, Wells Fargo acknowledged a "limited" number of customers were still having difficulty 24...Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/online-banking-issues-financial-scams-leave-some-customers-in-the-dark-when-things-go-wrong-CBIO2827.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/online-banking-issues-financial-scams-leave-some-customers-in-the-dark-when-things-go-wrong-CBIO2827.html577From a spate of bank failures to rising interest rates, this year’s headwinds for smaller lenders have hurt but not halted Black-run banks’ progress.Since Signature and Silicon Valley banks collapsed in March, followed by First Republic in May, many regional and midsize lenders have been on shaky...Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/black-lenders-look-to-tap-hidden-strengths-in-a-tough-year-for-small-banks-CBIO2826.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/black-lenders-look-to-tap-hidden-strengths-in-a-tough-year-for-small-banks-CBIO2826.html585Tyrese Gibson accused The Home Depot of discriminatory mistreatment in a lawsuit filed this week.On Aug. 9, the singer and “Fast & Furious” actor filed a lawsuit alongside two other plaintiffs against the home improvement store over an incident they say occurred in February. NBC News obtained the...Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tyrese-gibson-accuses-the-home-depot-of-racial-discrimination-in-lawsuit-CBIO2825.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tyrese-gibson-accuses-the-home-depot-of-racial-discrimination-in-lawsuit-CBIO2825.html673Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is buying an estate on an exclusive man-made barrier island in Miami known as “Billionaire Bunker,” where he will be neighbors with a growing list of celebrities including Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.Bezos, 59, is paying $68 million for...Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-buys-home-in-miami-s-billionaire-bunker-tom-brady-will-be-his-neighbor-CBIO2824.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-buys-home-in-miami-s-billionaire-bunker-tom-brady-will-be-his-neighbor-CBIO2824.html808Customers of a bank linked to Walmart are reporting they are still blocked from accessing their funds, leaving them in desperate financial straits. Green Dot banking group customers say they have gone days, and in some cases weeks, with holds on their accounts. Green Dot also operates under the name...Tue, 15 Aug 2023 02:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/walmart-linked-green-dot-bank-go2bank-customers-say-they-can-t-access-their-money-CBIO2823.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/walmart-linked-green-dot-bank-go2bank-customers-say-they-can-t-access-their-money-CBIO2823.html71Attorneys for an Atlanta-based venture capital firm being sued over a grant program for Black women vowed Thursday to fight back against the lawsuit, calling it misguided and frivolous.At a New York news conference, the attorneys also announced that prominent civil rights lawyers, including Ben Crump,...Tue, 15 Aug 2023 01:00:20 +0700https://companiesbio.com/fund-sued-over-grant-program-for-black-women-enlists-prominent-civil-rights-attorneys-CBIO2822.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/fund-sued-over-grant-program-for-black-women-enlists-prominent-civil-rights-attorneys-CBIO2822.html347SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators on Thursday approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours, despite safety worries spurred by recurring problems with unexpected stops and other erratic behavior that resulted in unmanned vehicles...Sat, 12 Aug 2023 20:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cruise-waymo-approved-to-operate-robotaxi-services-in-san-francisco-despite-safety-concerns-CBIO2820.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cruise-waymo-approved-to-operate-robotaxi-services-in-san-francisco-despite-safety-concerns-CBIO2820.html481WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court put the bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma on hold Thursday, granting an emergency request from the Biden administration that raised objections about a provision that protects the Sackler family from liability for lawsuits.The justices, in a brief...Sat, 12 Aug 2023 17:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/supreme-court-puts-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-deal-on-hold-over-sackler-provision-CBIO2819.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/supreme-court-puts-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-deal-on-hold-over-sackler-provision-CBIO2819.html378The first CEO of Twitter, now known as X, under Elon Musk said she has operational autonomy to run the business, while the tech titan can focus on the company's products and long-term vision.In an exclusive interview with CNBC on Thursday, CEO Linda Yaccarino said their respective roles are "very clear.""Elon...Sat, 12 Aug 2023 08:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/linda-yaccarino-ceo-of-x-says-she-has-autonomy-from-elon-musk-to-run-the-business-CBIO2818.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/linda-yaccarino-ceo-of-x-says-she-has-autonomy-from-elon-musk-to-run-the-business-CBIO2818.html964With the help of technology, scammers are tricking Americans out of more money than ever before. But there are steps you can take to keep your money and information safe.In 2022, reported consumer losses to fraud totaled $8.8 billion — a 30 percent increase from 2021, according to the most recent data...Sat, 12 Aug 2023 01:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/people-are-losing-more-money-to-scammers-than-ever-before-here-s-how-to-keep-yourself-safe-CBIO2817.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/people-are-losing-more-money-to-scammers-than-ever-before-here-s-how-to-keep-yourself-safe-CBIO2817.html61The Consumer Price Index hit 3.2% in July, compared with 3% in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.Once again, food prices were among the largest contributors to last month's increase. Food at home prices increased 3.6% over the past 12 months, while food away from home, like at restaurants,...Fri, 11 Aug 2023 23:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inflation-rate-hit-3-2-in-july-here-s-why-a-return-to-normal-prices-is-a-long-way-off-CBIO2816.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inflation-rate-hit-3-2-in-july-here-s-why-a-return-to-normal-prices-is-a-long-way-off-CBIO2816.html690President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that would restrict U.S. investment in some high-tech industries in China.The narrow and targeted order focuses on sectors such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and advanced semiconductors and comes amid growing tensions with China.The...Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-orders-u-s-investment-restrictions-on-some-chinese-industries-CBIO2815.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-orders-u-s-investment-restrictions-on-some-chinese-industries-CBIO2815.html32Disney posted mixed results for the fiscal third-quarter despite ongoing streaming woes and massive restructuring costs from pulling content from its platforms.Subscriber losses continued over the last three months, with the company reporting 146.1 million Disney+ subscribers during the most recent...Fri, 11 Aug 2023 03:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/disney-posts-mixed-results-for-quarter-plagued-by-streaming-woes-restructuring-costs-CBIO2812.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/disney-posts-mixed-results-for-quarter-plagued-by-streaming-woes-restructuring-costs-CBIO2812.html736Southwest Airlines on Tuesday said it will appeal a Texas federal judge’s unusual order requiring three of its senior lawyers to attend “religious liberty training” by a prominent conservative Christian legal group.The airline in a statement confirmed that it would file an appeal one day after...Thu, 10 Aug 2023 21:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/southwest-airlines-appeals-order-requiring-its-lawyers-to-take-religious-liberty-training-CBIO2811.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/southwest-airlines-appeals-order-requiring-its-lawyers-to-take-religious-liberty-training-CBIO2811.html167U.S. auto safety investigators have opened a probe into reports that some older Ram 1500 pickup trucks can lose power-steering assistance with little or no warning.The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers over 1.1 million pickups from the 2013 through 2016 model...Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-investigating-power-assisted-steering-failure-complaints-in-more-than-1-1-million-older-ram-pickup-trucks-CBIO2810.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-investigating-power-assisted-steering-failure-complaints-in-more-than-1-1-million-older-ram-pickup-trucks-CBIO2810.html110Four years ago, WeWork was preparing for a blockbuster IPO. Now the company is warning of possible bankruptcy.“Our losses and negative cash flows from operating activities raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern,” WeWork said in a filing with the SEC on Tuesday.The...Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:00:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wework-once-valued-at-40-billion-warns-of-possible-bankruptcy-as-it-submits-going-concern-notice-CBIO2809.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wework-once-valued-at-40-billion-warns-of-possible-bankruptcy-as-it-submits-going-concern-notice-CBIO2809.html968A conservative legal organization sued Target on Tuesday on behalf of an investor, saying the retailer misrepresented the adequacy of its risk monitoring when customer backlash over LGBTQ-themed merchandise caught it by surprise.America First Legal filed the lawsuit in Florida federal court on behalf...Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/target-sued-by-investor-over-backlash-to-lgbtq-merchandise-CBIO2808.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/target-sued-by-investor-over-backlash-to-lgbtq-merchandise-CBIO2808.html540BEIJING — China reported inflation data for July that pointed to a modest improvement from June.The consumer price index fell by 0.3% in July from a year ago, but was up by 0.2% when compared with June, according to the National Bureau of Statistics Wednesday.The year-on-year CPI print for July was...Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/china-deflation-fears-consumer-prices-fall-for-1st-time-in-2-years-CBIO2807.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/china-deflation-fears-consumer-prices-fall-for-1st-time-in-2-years-CBIO2807.html733LOS ANGELES — Thousands of Los Angeles city employees began striking early Tuesday, accusing their employer of subjecting them to exploitative working conditions and engaging in "bad faith" contract negotiations.Service Employees International Union Local 721, which represents over 11,000 city employees,...Thu, 10 Aug 2023 05:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/los-angeles-city-employees-go-on-strike-alleging-exploitative-conditions-CBIO2806.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/los-angeles-city-employees-go-on-strike-alleging-exploitative-conditions-CBIO2806.html164ESPN is launching an online sportsbook, putting its brand on a gambling platform for the first time. In a release Tuesday afternoon, the Disney-owned property said it would partner with the sports betting group Penn Entertainment to rebrand Barstool Sportsbook as ESPN Bet. It will launch this fall.ESPN...Thu, 10 Aug 2023 03:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/espn-is-launching-a-sportsbook-for-online-gambling-CBIO2805.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/espn-is-launching-a-sportsbook-for-online-gambling-CBIO2805.html155The U.S. just lost as much as 15% of its small-batch trucking capacity — and consumers are likely to feel the effects in higher prices as the holiday season rolls around.On Monday, Yellow, a 100-year-old carrier that built its business on combining multiple smaller shipments into single truckloads,...Wed, 09 Aug 2023 22:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/price-hikes-loom-for-consumers-with-the-loss-of-yellow-trucking-CBIO2804.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/price-hikes-loom-for-consumers-with-the-loss-of-yellow-trucking-CBIO2804.html220Americans increasingly turned to their credit cards to make ends meet heading into the summer, sending aggregate balances over $1 trillion for the first time ever, the New York Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.Total credit card indebtedness increased by $45 billion in the April-through-June period, an...Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/credit-card-balances-jump-and-are-above-1-trillion-for-the-first-time-CBIO2803.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/credit-card-balances-jump-and-are-above-1-trillion-for-the-first-time-CBIO2803.html862U.S. regulators on Tuesday announced a combined $549 million in penalties against Wells Fargo and a raft of smaller or non-U.S. firms that failed to maintain electronic records of employee communications.The Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed charges and $289 million in fines against 11...Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/banks-hit-with-549-million-in-fines-for-using-signal-and-whatsapp-to-evade-regulators-CBIO2802.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/banks-hit-with-549-million-in-fines-for-using-signal-and-whatsapp-to-evade-regulators-CBIO2802.html945Campbell Soup is set to buy Sovos Brands, the maker of Rao’s pasta sauces.In a Monday announcement, the two companies said they had entered an agreement for Campbell’s to acquire Sovos for $23 per share in cash — reflecting a total value of about $2.7 billion.The transaction will help diversify...Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/campbell-soup-buying-makers-of-rao-s-pasta-sauce-for-2-7-billion-CBIO2801.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/campbell-soup-buying-makers-of-rao-s-pasta-sauce-for-2-7-billion-CBIO2801.html108The hunger is real.Subway announced Tuesday that nearly 10,000 individuals said they would legally change their name to "Subway" to receive free sandwiches for life from the quick-serve chain — and did so within 96 hours of the original offer being unveiled last month.Now, one winner will be selected...Wed, 09 Aug 2023 06:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/subway-10-000-people-offered-to-legally-change-their-name-to-subway-to-get-free-sandwiches-for-life-CBIO2800.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/subway-10-000-people-offered-to-legally-change-their-name-to-subway-to-get-free-sandwiches-for-life-CBIO2800.html980Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast to his 172 million subscribers on YouTube, is being sued by his food delivery service partner, Virtual Dining Concepts (VDC), over their MrBeast Burger agreement.Donaldson filed a lawsuit against VDC last week, alleging the Florida-based “virtual dining” brand damaged...Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/youtuber-mr-beast-sued-by-mr-beast-burger-food-delivery-service-partner-CBIO2799.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/youtuber-mr-beast-sued-by-mr-beast-burger-food-delivery-service-partner-CBIO2799.html587The U.S. Federal Reserve will likely need to raise interest rates further to bring down inflation, Governor Michelle Bowman said on Saturday.Bowman said she supported the Fed’s quarter-point increase in interest rates last month, given still-high inflation, strong consumer spending, a rebound in the...Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-official-says-more-u-s-rate-hikes-likely-will-be-needed-to-bring-down-inflation-CBIO2798.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-official-says-more-u-s-rate-hikes-likely-will-be-needed-to-bring-down-inflation-CBIO2798.html144PayPal on Monday launched a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin to help facilitate payments as its latest addition to its suite of crypto services. It’s the first such move from a major U.S. financial institution.The new asset, called PayPal USD (PYUSD), was designed to address the “emerging potential”...Wed, 09 Aug 2023 02:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/paypal-launches-first-dollar-backed-stablecoin-from-a-major-u-s-financial-institution-CBIO2797.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/paypal-launches-first-dollar-backed-stablecoin-from-a-major-u-s-financial-institution-CBIO2797.html637BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how a bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an Iraqi aircraft as it was due to depart from Dubai airport, leaving passengers disgruntled over the delay and causing a stir on social media.Iraqi Airways said it wasn’t to...Tue, 08 Aug 2023 22:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bear-escapes-from-crate-in-plane-s-cargo-hold-causing-unbearable-delay-CBIO2796.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bear-escapes-from-crate-in-plane-s-cargo-hold-causing-unbearable-delay-CBIO2796.html949Trucking company Yellow Corp. has declared bankruptcy after years of financial struggles and growing debt, marking a significant shift for the U.S. transportation industry and shippers nationwide.The Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which was filed Sunday, comes just three years after Yellow received $700 million...Tue, 08 Aug 2023 21:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trucking-giant-yellow-declares-bankruptcy-after-years-of-financial-struggles-CBIO2795.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trucking-giant-yellow-declares-bankruptcy-after-years-of-financial-struggles-CBIO2795.html641At least three people were killed and others were injured when a passenger vehicle and a bus carrying as many as 50 people crashed on a Pennsylvania freeway late Sunday, authorities said. The collision unfolded just before 11:50 p.m. ET Sunday in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 in Lower Paxton...Tue, 08 Aug 2023 21:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bus-and-vehicle-collide-on-pennsylvania-interstate-at-least-3-dead-CBIO2794.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bus-and-vehicle-collide-on-pennsylvania-interstate-at-least-3-dead-CBIO2794.html673It has long been a sore spot for the Western alliance: Italy, a key partner of the United States, cozying up to China.But now Rome is trying to back away — without angering the Asian giant 10 times its economic size — and Washington will be watching the balancing act closely as it pushes allies to...Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:57:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/italy-suggests-exit-of-china-s-belt-and-road-in-shift-toward-u-s-CBIO2792.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/italy-suggests-exit-of-china-s-belt-and-road-in-shift-toward-u-s-CBIO2792.html965Daniel Rivera was soaked in sweat when he got into his car in San Bernardino, California, one evening last month. The outside temperature was finally dropping below 100 degrees as he turned on the air conditioning. At first, it didn’t feel much different than standing near the fans by the loading docks...Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/warehouses-are-booming-as-summers-heat-up-and-safety-rules-lag-CBIO2791.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/warehouses-are-booming-as-summers-heat-up-and-safety-rules-lag-CBIO2791.html167Social network Twitter, recently rebranded as X, has commandeered the handle @music from an open-source software developer who told CNBC he created the account in 2007, and had built a community of around half a million followers there.While Elon Musk-led X gave Jeremy Vaught no choice but to surrender...Mon, 07 Aug 2023 22:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/twitter-commandeers-music-handle-from-user-with-half-a-million-followers-CBIO2790.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/twitter-commandeers-music-handle-from-user-with-half-a-million-followers-CBIO2790.html53Student borrowers are floating a range of ideas online for lightening their burdens when loan repayments resume on Oct. 1: Pay a little, pay nothing, cite Scripture.In a recent viral TikTok with over 50,000 likes, Dawn Cowle discusses a letter she sent to Nelnet, her student loan issuer, featuring a...Mon, 07 Aug 2023 22:00:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/borrowers-take-to-tiktok-to-weigh-options-after-biden-s-student-loan-forgiveness-was-blocked-CBIO2789.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/borrowers-take-to-tiktok-to-weigh-options-after-biden-s-student-loan-forgiveness-was-blocked-CBIO2789.html900Amber Matherly had planned to move into her new apartment Thursday.To do so, Matherly, a Dallas resident, had deposited a check into her Wells Fargo account the previous evening; she also expected a direct deposit to hit by the time she awoke.But when the morning rolled around and she went to check her...Mon, 07 Aug 2023 21:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wells-fargo-customers-see-deposits-disappear-from-accounts-CBIO2788.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wells-fargo-customers-see-deposits-disappear-from-accounts-CBIO2788.html357SAN FRANCISCO — A California state board is set to vote Aug. 10 on whether to allow tech companies Waymo and Cruise to launch a massive expansion of driverless taxi fleets in San Francisco, but the stakes are far bigger than local politics. The scheduled vote by the California Public Utilities Commission...Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:00:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ai-s-future-could-hinge-on-a-california-self-driving-car-vote-CBIO2786.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ai-s-future-could-hinge-on-a-california-self-driving-car-vote-CBIO2786.html897The entire staff of a Cinnabon store in Los Angeles walked off the job Friday after filing a civil rights complaint against their employer over a recent policy that they say bans all Pride decor.The 14 employees from the Northridge store allege in their complaint that Greg Reheis, the vice president...Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/workers-at-a-los-angeles-cinnabon-strike-to-protest-pride-policy-CBIO2785.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/workers-at-a-los-angeles-cinnabon-strike-to-protest-pride-policy-CBIO2785.html474As the world prepares for a new era of artificial intelligence, a recently released study says that two groups stand to be uniquely affected: Asian Americans and women. They are already among the most exposed to AI in the workplace, and could see parts of their jobs replaced by the new technology, the...Sun, 06 Aug 2023 21:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/asian-american-workers-could-be-the-most-heavily-affected-by-ai-CBIO2784.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/asian-american-workers-could-be-the-most-heavily-affected-by-ai-CBIO2784.html537Rudy Tomarchio has been looking for a job for three months — and says time is running out before he'll deplete his savings. The 37-year-old Miami resident is looking for a management-level role, and recognizes that it is likely limiting his results. While Tomarchio is optimistic that his search is...Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/job-market-slows-as-number-of-job-hunters-accelerates-CBIO2783.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/job-market-slows-as-number-of-job-hunters-accelerates-CBIO2783.html300Job growth in July was less than expected, pointing to slower growth in the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Friday.Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 187,000 for the month, slightly below the Dow Jones estimate for 200,000. Though the headline number was a miss, it actually represented a modest...Sun, 06 Aug 2023 09:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-u-s-economy-added-187-000-jobs-in-july-fewer-than-expected-CBIO2782.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-u-s-economy-added-187-000-jobs-in-july-fewer-than-expected-CBIO2782.html73As a longtime forensic accountant who helps consumer lawyers investigate big financial institutions, Jay Patterson has made a point to do business with a smallish local bank in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. So he was startled in June 2022 when he received a bank statement from Wells Fargo showing...Sun, 06 Aug 2023 02:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/phony-bank-accounts-resurface-at-wells-fargo-with-a-twist-CBIO2781.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/phony-bank-accounts-resurface-at-wells-fargo-with-a-twist-CBIO2781.html743Hyundai Motor and Kia said on Thursday they are recalling more than 91,000 newer vehicles in the United States because of fire risks and urged owners to park outside and away from structures pending repairs.The recall covers Hyundai 2023-2024 Palisade, 2023 Tucson, Sonata, Elantra, and Kona vehicles...Sat, 05 Aug 2023 20:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hyundai-kia-recall-91-000-us-vehicles-over-fire-risks-owners-urged-to-park-outside-CBIO2780.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hyundai-kia-recall-91-000-us-vehicles-over-fire-risks-owners-urged-to-park-outside-CBIO2780.html496Amazon-owned Twitch said Wednesday it’s expanding the ban on livestreams of gambling content on the platform.The company said it will now prohibit streams of online casinos Blaze and Gamdom, adding to the four sites it banned last October when its new gambling policy went into effect.Twitch announced...Sat, 05 Aug 2023 07:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/twitch-expands-its-ban-on-gambling-livestreams-CBIO2779.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/twitch-expands-its-ban-on-gambling-livestreams-CBIO2779.html887Anheuser-Busch Inbev reported a drop in U.S. revenue in the second quarter as Bud Light sales plunged amid a conservative backlash over a campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.The world’s largest brewer said Thursday that revenue in the United States declined by 10.5% in the April-to-June...Sat, 05 Aug 2023 05:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bud-light-sales-plunged-after-boycott-over-campaign-with-transgender-influencer-company-reveals-CBIO2778.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bud-light-sales-plunged-after-boycott-over-campaign-with-transgender-influencer-company-reveals-CBIO2778.html941LONDON — Legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady is trading one football for another, taking on a new role with a struggling soccer team that will see the former New England star head to England's second city.Birmingham City Football Club announced early Thursday that Brady, 46, would be joining the club...Sat, 05 Aug 2023 04:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tom-brady-becomes-minority-owner-of-birmingham-city-football-club-CBIO2777.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tom-brady-becomes-minority-owner-of-birmingham-city-football-club-CBIO2777.html814The U.S. had its credit rating downgraded by ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday.What does that mean for the average taxpayer and consumer? In the immediate term, not much will change for them, economists say.“For most consumers, it’s a nonevent,” said Gus Faucher, senior vice president and chief economist...Fri, 04 Aug 2023 21:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/what-a-u-s-credit-downgrade-means-for-taxpayers-and-consumers-CBIO2775.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/what-a-u-s-credit-downgrade-means-for-taxpayers-and-consumers-CBIO2775.html320With 33.2 million small businesses accounting for almost 63% of net new job creation in the nation, the head of the Small Business Administration, who is the highest-ranking Latina in the U.S. government, says the agency's focus has been on ensuring that newly created businesses can stay open.Isabella...Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/small-business-administrator-isabella-guzman-touts-agency-s-focus-on-entrepreneurs-CBIO2774.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/small-business-administrator-isabella-guzman-touts-agency-s-focus-on-entrepreneurs-CBIO2774.html605As the Hollywood writers strike nears its 100th day and pressure from striking actors mounts, producers are asking for a meeting.The Writers Guild of America told screenwriters that Carol Lombardini, the studio negotiator, requested to talk Friday about the possibility of resuming negotiations with the...Fri, 04 Aug 2023 17:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hollywood-producers-seek-sit-down-with-striking-writers-the-first-sign-of-stalemate-break-CBIO2773.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hollywood-producers-seek-sit-down-with-striking-writers-the-first-sign-of-stalemate-break-CBIO2773.html198Federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant on World Wrestling Entertainment boss Vince McMahon last month and served him with a federal grand jury subpoena, the company disclosed Wednesday.The actions represent an escalation of an ongoing investigation into allegations that McMahon...Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wwe-boss-vince-mcmahon-hit-with-federal-grand-jury-subpoena-and-search-warrant-company-reveals-CBIO2772.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wwe-boss-vince-mcmahon-hit-with-federal-grand-jury-subpoena-and-search-warrant-company-reveals-CBIO2772.html207LOS ANGELES — Dozens of California elected officials had a message for Taylor Swift on Tuesday amid a hotel workers strike in Southern California: Postpone your Los Angeles shows.The officials signed an open letter to Swift backing Unite Here Local 11, a union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers...Thu, 03 Aug 2023 23:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/california-officials-urge-taylor-swift-to-speak-now-and-postpone-l-a-concerts-over-hotels-strike-CBIO2771.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/california-officials-urge-taylor-swift-to-speak-now-and-postpone-l-a-concerts-over-hotels-strike-CBIO2771.html820Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame — new federal energy efficiency regulations that went into full effect Tuesday. Quite possibly without you even noticing.The Energy Department rules,...Thu, 03 Aug 2023 22:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/prepare-to-flick-off-your-incandescent-bulbs-for-good-under-new-us-rules-that-kicked-in-this-week-CBIO2770.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/prepare-to-flick-off-your-incandescent-bulbs-for-good-under-new-us-rules-that-kicked-in-this-week-CBIO2770.html637Anti-LGBTQ social media users are threatening to boycott the world’s second-largest coffee chain after a photo of one of its mobile cafe vans, which bore an illustration of a transgender person, began to circulate online Monday.The hashtag #BoycottCostaCoffee garnered traction after outspoken critics...Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/costa-coffee-faces-boycott-calls-over-transgender-illustration-CBIO2768.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/costa-coffee-faces-boycott-calls-over-transgender-illustration-CBIO2768.html105ORLANDO, Fla. — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were abolished Tuesday from Walt Disney World’s governing district, now controlled by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere.The...Thu, 03 Aug 2023 06:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/desantis-controlled-disney-world-district-gets-rid-of-all-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-programs-and-staffers-CBIO2767.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/desantis-controlled-disney-world-district-gets-rid-of-all-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-programs-and-staffers-CBIO2767.html914Fitch downgraded its credit rating for the U.S. government, from AAA to AA+, two months after the debt-ceiling crisis was resolved.“In Fitch’s view, there has been a steady deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years, including on fiscal and debt matters," the rating agency said...Thu, 03 Aug 2023 03:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/fitch-downgrades-u-s-credit-rating-CBIO2766.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/fitch-downgrades-u-s-credit-rating-CBIO2766.html986The spectacular box office success of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” has been a boon for brick-and-mortar movie theaters. The two films have grossed a combined $525 million at the North American box office as of Tuesday, shattering records, crowding multiplexes and inspiring a seemingly endless parade...Thu, 03 Aug 2023 02:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/barbenheimer-boom-might-be-followed-by-fallout-at-theater-box-offices-CBIO2765.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/barbenheimer-boom-might-be-followed-by-fallout-at-theater-box-offices-CBIO2765.html705A lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday accuses Taco Bell of falsely advertising how much beef it offers in its popular Crunchwrap and Mexican Pizza menu items. The class action suit, filed in the Eastern District of New York, alleges that the fast food chain "materially overstates the amount of beef...Thu, 03 Aug 2023 02:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/taco-bell-accused-of-skimping-on-beef-for-crunchwraps-and-mexican-pizzas-in-lawsuit-CBIO2764.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/taco-bell-accused-of-skimping-on-beef-for-crunchwraps-and-mexican-pizzas-in-lawsuit-CBIO2764.html777“Lazy girl jobs” — a viral term that refers to well-paying, flexible jobs that allow for leisure time — are anything but lazy. Just ask the employees who occupy these types of roles, who tout on social media that they have time to relax on the job and still get their work done.As antiwork discourse...Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/antiwork-trends-like-lazy-girl-jobs-show-how-young-people-are-rallying-against-burnout-culture-CBIO2763.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/antiwork-trends-like-lazy-girl-jobs-show-how-young-people-are-rallying-against-burnout-culture-CBIO2763.html963The chief executive of HCA Florida Bayonet Point, the Hudson, Florida, hospital whose physicians characterized it as unsafe and unclean in a February NBC News report, has departed after less than four years, according to a memo delivered to the staff Friday.Regina Temple is leaving “to pursue other...Wed, 02 Aug 2023 23:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ceo-of-hca-hospital-in-florida-that-allegedly-had-roaches-in-the-operating-room-leaves-job-CBIO2762.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ceo-of-hca-hospital-in-florida-that-allegedly-had-roaches-in-the-operating-room-leaves-job-CBIO2762.html688Bed Bath & Beyond's website relaunched Tuesday under its new owner, Overstock.com, breathing new life to the iconic home goods retailer declared bankrupt earlier this year.The goal, said Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson, is to combine Bed Bath's brand name with Overstock's business model "to create a business...Wed, 02 Aug 2023 23:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bed-bath-beyond-comes-back-as-an-online-retailer-CBIO2761.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bed-bath-beyond-comes-back-as-an-online-retailer-CBIO2761.html318YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, known to his 172 million subscribers as MrBeast, filed a lawsuit on Monday against his food delivery service partner, Virtual Dining Concepts, claiming the company damaged his reputation by serving customers “low quality” and, at times, “inedible” food.Donaldson, famous...Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mrbeast-sues-his-food-delivery-partner-over-low-quality-food-CBIO2759.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mrbeast-sues-his-food-delivery-partner-over-low-quality-food-CBIO2759.html22A U.S. judge has ruled that former Bed Bath & Beyond investor Ryan Cohen can be sued by investors over a tweet he posted featuring an emoji that seemed to indicate an endorsement of the home goods retailer before it declared bankruptcy earlier this year.The decision, issued Thursday by District Judge...Wed, 02 Aug 2023 06:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/former-bed-bath-beyond-investor-ryan-cohen-must-face-emoji-inspired-shareholder-suit-CBIO2758.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/former-bed-bath-beyond-investor-ryan-cohen-must-face-emoji-inspired-shareholder-suit-CBIO2758.html460ROCHESTER, N.H. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his economic agenda on Monday, interspersing a mix of traditional conservative talking points with pledges to use government power to go after large corporations that promote socially conscious investing or diversity initiatives.Speaking before...Wed, 02 Aug 2023 05:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ron-desantis-economic-platform-goes-after-china-corporations-and-the-elites-CBIO2757.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ron-desantis-economic-platform-goes-after-china-corporations-and-the-elites-CBIO2757.html385Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single-digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers.But they point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jobs have changed...Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/customers-want-instant-gratification-workers-say-it-s-pushing-them-to-the-brink-CBIO2756.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/customers-want-instant-gratification-workers-say-it-s-pushing-them-to-the-brink-CBIO2756.html286Heineken’s chief executive says the company has learned lessons from the social media controversy around a campaign for rival beer Bud Light — but still believes businesses should stand up for their “values.”“Particularly in the Western world, we do see a lot of polarization in society. And...Wed, 02 Aug 2023 03:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/heineken-ceo-on-bud-light-campaign-fallout-you-need-to-stand-for-your-values-CBIO2755.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/heineken-ceo-on-bud-light-campaign-fallout-you-need-to-stand-for-your-values-CBIO2755.html814Trudi Shertzer can’t wait to bring her 8-month-old to work every day.An operations duty manager at Pittsburgh International Airport, she is counting the days until she can drop off her son at a 61-slot child care center opening there next month — the only such facility housed in a U.S. airport terminal.“I’m...Wed, 02 Aug 2023 01:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/airports-compete-to-offer-best-daycare-benefits-in-race-to-hire-workers-CBIO2754.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/airports-compete-to-offer-best-daycare-benefits-in-race-to-hire-workers-CBIO2754.html195It seems like a contradiction: How would increasing the cost of monthly credit payments help to bring down the price of goods and services in the economy?But that is the logic Federal Reserve officials are following as they raise interest rates to 5.5%, their highest point in more than 22 years, to combat...Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/why-the-federal-reserve-is-making-everything-more-expensive-in-order-to-make-things-less-expensive-CBIO2752.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/why-the-federal-reserve-is-making-everything-more-expensive-in-order-to-make-things-less-expensive-CBIO2752.html521President Joe Biden traveled to Maine on Friday for the latest in a series of speeches touting "Bidenomics," a term he has embraced for his economic agenda, this time focusing on manufacturing jobs.He also signed an executive order aiming to prioritize American innovation and manufacturing, which the...Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-travels-to-maine-to-highlight-manufacturing-jobs-CBIO2751.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-travels-to-maine-to-highlight-manufacturing-jobs-CBIO2751.html642As Taylor Swift looks to make her tour stops in California, starting this weekend in the Bay Area, state Attorney General Rob Bonta warns concert-goers to "speak now" if they suspect they've fallen victim to ticket scamming. “Whether you attend a Taylor Swift concert or another event, avoid enduring...Tue, 01 Aug 2023 06:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/taylor-swift-concertgoers-should-speak-now-on-ticket-scams-and-not-shake-it-off-california-ag-says-CBIO2750.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/taylor-swift-concertgoers-should-speak-now-on-ticket-scams-and-not-shake-it-off-california-ag-says-CBIO2750.html333For the third time in a week, a product at Trader Joe's is being recalled — this time it’s the Fully Cooked Falafel because it “may contain rocks."Last Friday, the popular grocery store chain announced it was recalling two cookie products after it discovered they might also contain rocks. And on...Tue, 01 Aug 2023 03:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trader-joe-s-issues-third-product-recall-in-a-week-says-falafel-may-contain-rocks-CBIO2749.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trader-joe-s-issues-third-product-recall-in-a-week-says-falafel-may-contain-rocks-CBIO2749.html700Ford is recalling more than 870,000 newer F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the electric parking brakes can turn on unexpectedly.The recall covers certain pickups from the 2021 through 2023 model years with single exhaust systems. Ford’s F-Series pickups are the top-selling vehicles in the U.S.The...Tue, 01 Aug 2023 02:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ford-is-recalling-870-000-f-150-pickups-due-to-potentially-faulty-parking-brakes-CBIO2748.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ford-is-recalling-870-000-f-150-pickups-due-to-potentially-faulty-parking-brakes-CBIO2748.html550Facebook users have less than one month left to apply for their share of a $725 million settlement over the social network’s privacy violations, part of the lengthy fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal that rocked the U.S. electoral process and Silicon Valley.The settlement, signed...Mon, 31 Jul 2023 22:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/you-have-a-month-left-to-get-your-share-of-facebook-s-725-million-settlement-here-s-how-CBIO2747.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/you-have-a-month-left-to-get-your-share-of-facebook-s-725-million-settlement-here-s-how-CBIO2747.html257U.S. gas prices hit an eight-month high Thursday amid rising oil prices.The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded climbed to $3.71 Thursday, data from AAA showed. That's more than 13 cents higher than the week before and the highest since November.In 16 states, gas prices are up by...Sun, 30 Jul 2023 19:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/gas-prices-are-going-up-highest-cost-per-gallon-since-november-CBIO2745.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/gas-prices-are-going-up-highest-cost-per-gallon-since-november-CBIO2745.html388Congressional Democrats are taking new steps to boost protections for workers toiling in record-high temperatures.A bill introduced in the House and Senate late Wednesday would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to adopt an interim heat standard for workplace safety. The measure,...Sat, 29 Jul 2023 20:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/democrats-move-to-ramp-up-heat-safety-protections-for-workers-CBIO2744.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/democrats-move-to-ramp-up-heat-safety-protections-for-workers-CBIO2744.html668Trader Joe’s Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup is being recalled in seven states “because the product has insects in the frozen broccoli florets,” according to a report from the Food and Drug Administration.The recall affects the 20-ounce product in Florida, Illinois, California, Texas, Washington,...Sat, 29 Jul 2023 04:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trader-joe-s-issues-recall-in-7-states-over-bugs-in-broccoli-cheddar-soup-CBIO2743.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trader-joe-s-issues-recall-in-7-states-over-bugs-in-broccoli-cheddar-soup-CBIO2743.html652Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of Bud Light, announced it will lay off 350 employees, many of them in corporate positions, as it seeks to recover from the fallout over a campaign involving a trans influencer.In a statement, the company said the layoffs would affect less than 2% of its approximately...Sat, 29 Jul 2023 03:00:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bud-light-maker-anheuser-busch-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-employees-company-says-CBIO2742.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bud-light-maker-anheuser-busch-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-employees-company-says-CBIO2742.html860A judge in New York is weighing whether to revoke Sam Bankman-Fried's bail after prosecutors said Wednesday that the FTX co-founder used the news media to harass a key witness against him and should be locked up until trial.Judge Lewis A. Kaplan didn’t immediately decide whether to put the cryptocurrency...Sat, 29 Jul 2023 02:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ftx-co-founder-sam-bankman-fried-should-be-jailed-until-trial-prosecutor-argues-CBIO2741.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ftx-co-founder-sam-bankman-fried-should-be-jailed-until-trial-prosecutor-argues-CBIO2741.html602The California attorney general’s office is investigating Tesla, seeking information from customers and former employees about Autopilot safety issues and false advertising complaints, CNBC has learned.Greg Wester, the owner of a 2018 Tesla Model 3, filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission...Fri, 28 Jul 2023 22:00:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tesla-under-investigation-by-california-attorney-general-over-autopilot-safety-marketing-CBIO2740.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tesla-under-investigation-by-california-attorney-general-over-autopilot-safety-marketing-CBIO2740.html714Joe Lewis, a British billionaire and recent owner of the Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, has been charged in the U.S. with involvement in insider trading, a federal prosecutor announced Tuesday.The Southern District of New York indicted Lewis, alleging the 86-year-old businessman schemed for years to...Fri, 28 Jul 2023 07:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/british-billionaire-joe-lewis-charged-over-insider-trading-scheme-CBIO2739.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/british-billionaire-joe-lewis-charged-over-insider-trading-scheme-CBIO2739.html375The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it had raised its key interest rate by 0.25% to as much as 5.5%, the highest level in 22 years, as it continues to fight persistent inflation in the U.S. economy. Though consumer prices have declined for 12 straight months, in June, consumer prices increased 3%...Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-raises-interest-rates-to-highest-point-in-more-than-20-years-CBIO2738.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-raises-interest-rates-to-highest-point-in-more-than-20-years-CBIO2738.html518DETROIT — Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle charging network that would rival Tesla’s and nearly double the number of fast-charging plugs in the U.S. and Canada.General Motors, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes and Stellantis said Wednesday...Fri, 28 Jul 2023 01:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/major-automakers-unite-to-build-electric-vehicle-charging-network-they-say-will-rival-tesla-s-CBIO2737.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/major-automakers-unite-to-build-electric-vehicle-charging-network-they-say-will-rival-tesla-s-CBIO2737.html497Gap announced Wednesday it’s poached a top Mattel executive to be its new CEO as the apparel giant seeks to reverse an ongoing sales slump and regain its relevancy in the fashion industry.Richard Dickson, the president and chief operating officer at Mattel, was chosen as Gap’s top boss after a...Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/gap-taps-top-mattel-executive-to-be-its-new-ceo-CBIO2736.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/gap-taps-top-mattel-executive-to-be-its-new-ceo-CBIO2736.html959WASHINGTON — With the summer travel season in full swing, a bipartisan duo in the Senate is introducing a bill that would crack down on hidden resort fees for hotel stays.The bill, called the Hotel Fees Transparency Act, would establish federal guidelines for pricing transparency that have, up until...Thu, 27 Jul 2023 23:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bipartisan-senate-bill-aims-to-crack-down-on-hotel-resort-fees-CBIO2734.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bipartisan-senate-bill-aims-to-crack-down-on-hotel-resort-fees-CBIO2734.html988U.S. consumer confidence increased to a two-year high in July amid a persistently tight labor market and receding inflation, bolstering the economy’s prospects in the near term.But the economy is not out of the woods, with the survey from the Conference Board on Tuesday offering mixed signals. Consumers...Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:00:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-consumer-confidence-hits-2-year-high-but-recession-fears-linger-CBIO2733.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-consumer-confidence-hits-2-year-high-but-recession-fears-linger-CBIO2733.html582MIAMI — At the height of the Covid pandemic, Miami — the new home of soccer superstar Lionel Messi — emerged as an unlikely destination for individuals seeking an escape from lockdowns and a return to normal life — to the extent that was possible.Long known as a "fun in the sun" hot spot whose...Thu, 27 Jul 2023 08:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/miami-once-a-haven-for-crypto-fans-and-a-second-home-for-the-tech-elite-now-it-s-lionel-messi-s-playground-CBIO2732.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/miami-once-a-haven-for-crypto-fans-and-a-second-home-for-the-tech-elite-now-it-s-lionel-messi-s-playground-CBIO2732.html716UPS and the Teamsters union reached a tentative agreement for a new five-year contract covering 340,000 workers at the country’s largest package carrier Tuesday, six days before a threatened strike that risked snarling deliveries across the country.Union leaders announced the deal at midday, hours...Thu, 27 Jul 2023 04:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ups-workers-reach-a-tentative-contract-deal-with-management-days-ahead-of-strike-deadline-CBIO2731.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ups-workers-reach-a-tentative-contract-deal-with-management-days-ahead-of-strike-deadline-CBIO2731.html167Trader Joe’s has recalled two of its cookie products after discovering they might contain rocks, the grocery chain announced Friday.Almond Windmill Cookies and Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies.Trader Joe'sThe affected products are Trader Joe’s Almond Windmill Cookies with a sell-by date...Wed, 26 Jul 2023 23:00:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trader-joe-s-recalls-cookies-because-they-may-contain-rocks-CBIO2728.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trader-joe-s-recalls-cookies-because-they-may-contain-rocks-CBIO2728.html206The Internal Revenue Service will end most unannounced in-person visits to taxpayers in order to "reduce public confusion" and improve safety for taxpayers and employees alike, the agency said Monday. The change reverses a decades-long practice by workers at the Internal Revenue Service who routinely...Wed, 26 Jul 2023 22:00:20 +0700https://companiesbio.com/irs-will-stop-making-unannounced-in-person-visits-citing-safety-for-taxpayers-and-employees-CBIO2726.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/irs-will-stop-making-unannounced-in-person-visits-citing-safety-for-taxpayers-and-employees-CBIO2726.html829FRANKFORT, Ky. — On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar panels onto the roof of a roomy, two-story house near the banks of the Kentucky River, a few miles upstream from the state capitol where lawmakers have promoted coal for more than a century.The U.S. climate law that passed...Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/one-year-in-u-s-climate-law-is-already-turbocharging-clean-energy-technology-CBIO2724.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/one-year-in-u-s-climate-law-is-already-turbocharging-clean-energy-technology-CBIO2724.html924“Barbenheimer” burst through the box office on opening weekend, showcasing how the might of internet memes and movie buzz can bring people together.Both “Barbie,” released by Warner Bros. Pictures, and “Oppenheimer,” released by Universal Pictures, blew away box office projections. “Barbie”...Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/barbenheimer-weekend-energizes-the-box-office-brings-moviegoers-back-to-theaters-CBIO2723.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/barbenheimer-weekend-energizes-the-box-office-brings-moviegoers-back-to-theaters-CBIO2723.html278Spotify announced Monday it will increase the price of its premium service by $1, to $10.99.The music streaming giant said existing premium plan subscribers would be notified via email of when the increase would kick in, and they would be given a one-month grace period before it becomes effective unless...Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/spotify-and-youtube-raise-their-premium-service-pricing-CBIO2722.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/spotify-and-youtube-raise-their-premium-service-pricing-CBIO2722.html636MEXICO CITY — Deep in the Panamanian jungle, Venezuelan migrant Franca Ramirez was scrambling to reach higher ground as a rushing river broke its banks, he said, when something caught his eye: a group of young men, snapping photos of the landscape.The former police officer, who says he fled imprisonment...Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-place-for-migrants-appeals-to-tourists-CBIO2721.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-place-for-migrants-appeals-to-tourists-CBIO2721.html639Twitter has officially rebranded to "X" after owner Elon Musk changed its iconic bird logo Monday, marking the latest major shift since his takeover of the social media platform.The website Twitter.com remained live and branding on the app version of the platform did not appear to change as of early...Tue, 25 Jul 2023 23:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/twitter-rebrands-to-x-as-elon-musk-loses-iconic-bird-logo-CBIO2720.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/twitter-rebrands-to-x-as-elon-musk-loses-iconic-bird-logo-CBIO2720.html472Natural gas prices are down, but temperatures are up and so are many households’ utility bills. Across the country, programs for helping low-income residents cover their energy costs — designed decades ago with winter heating in mind — are struggling to meet higher summertime demand.In Texas, which...Tue, 25 Jul 2023 02:00:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/extreme-heat-wave-drives-up-air-conditioning-use-and-energy-bills-CBIO2718.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/extreme-heat-wave-drives-up-air-conditioning-use-and-energy-bills-CBIO2718.html562With Lionel Messi slated to make his American soccer debut Friday, South Florida businesses are bracing for Messi Mania — and the possibility that the immediate economic impact of his arrival is more muted than they had hoped for.On the face of it, Miami has rolled out the welcome mat for the Argentinian...Tue, 25 Jul 2023 02:00:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/messi-mania-south-florida-braces-for-splashy-inter-miami-game-with-soccer-legend-lionel-messi-CBIO2717.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/messi-mania-south-florida-braces-for-splashy-inter-miami-game-with-soccer-legend-lionel-messi-CBIO2717.html948U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he is willing to take a hard line with airlines when necessary as the Biden administration vows a sweeping upgrade in passenger consumer protections.“We’re continuing to work to make sure that airlines live up to their obligations, which we will enforce,”...Tue, 25 Jul 2023 01:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-to-beat-up-airlines-when-necessary-for-passengers-transportation-secretary-says-CBIO2716.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-to-beat-up-airlines-when-necessary-for-passengers-transportation-secretary-says-CBIO2716.html666More than 345,000 children’s cups are being recalled due to lead levels that exceed the federal content ban, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.Soojimus is recalling 8-ounce and 12-ounce models of its Cupkin Double-Walled Stainless Steel Children’s Cups — sold in various...Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cupkin-children-s-cups-sold-on-amazon-recalled-over-lead-levels-CBIO2715.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cupkin-children-s-cups-sold-on-amazon-recalled-over-lead-levels-CBIO2715.html363The U.S. Federal Reserve has launched a long-awaited service which will aim to modernize the country’s payment system by eventually allowing everyday Americans to send and receive funds in seconds, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the central bank announced on Thursday.The “FedNow” service, which...Mon, 24 Jul 2023 22:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-launches-fednow-instant-payment-service-that-could-bypass-venmo-and-paypal-CBIO2714.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-launches-fednow-instant-payment-service-that-could-bypass-venmo-and-paypal-CBIO2714.html103Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, was sued in Delaware bankruptcy court on Thursday by his ex-company’s lawyers, who accuse him and members of his leadership team of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars.The lawyers are seeking to recover funds from Bankman-Fried and...Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ftx-lawyers-accuse-sam-bankman-fried-of-financing-his-criminal-defense-with-10-million-in-misappropriated-funds-CBIO2713.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ftx-lawyers-accuse-sam-bankman-fried-of-financing-his-criminal-defense-with-10-million-in-misappropriated-funds-CBIO2713.html97PHILADELPHIA — The White House is navigating several labor disputes that could undermine key factors in President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, most notably an increasingly strong economy and his political support from unions.Hollywood is already on strike. UPS workers may go on strike at month’s...Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-biden-plans-to-handle-a-series-of-possible-labor-strikes-across-the-country-CBIO2712.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-biden-plans-to-handle-a-series-of-possible-labor-strikes-across-the-country-CBIO2712.html24Streaming services now command a greater share of viewers than cable, data published by Nielsen show. That means apps like Netflix and other streaming platforms capture 38% of all television viewing, compared with 31% for traditional cable, the data show. In a sign of streaming's rapid rise, as recently...Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/streaming-has-surpassed-cable-as-america-s-most-watched-viewing-platform-CBIO2711.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/streaming-has-surpassed-cable-as-america-s-most-watched-viewing-platform-CBIO2711.html29WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to pass legislation that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency that oversees commercial airlines and airports, for the next five years.Lawmakers approved the bill, called the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation...Sat, 22 Jul 2023 04:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/house-passes-bill-that-would-raise-retirement-age-for-pilots-to-67-CBIO2710.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/house-passes-bill-that-would-raise-retirement-age-for-pilots-to-67-CBIO2710.html423A former Morgan Stanley financial adviser has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after admitting he ran a $7 million Ponzi scheme at the firm for more than a decade.But even though the scam targeted Morgan Stanley clients and the adviser admitted using a Morgan Stanley product to carry...Sat, 22 Jul 2023 04:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/victims-want-morgan-stanley-to-answer-for-ex-financial-adviser-s-ponzi-scheme-CBIO2709.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/victims-want-morgan-stanley-to-answer-for-ex-financial-adviser-s-ponzi-scheme-CBIO2709.html529Even as U.S. inflation broadly cools, frozen vegetable prices are hot.The average shelf price for frozen veggies rose by 18% in the past year — the largest increase among all grocery items, according to the consumer price index for June 2023.Among all consumer goods and services, only a few —...Sat, 22 Jul 2023 02:00:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/why-are-frozen-vegetable-prices-so-high-blame-war-immigration-and-california-weather-say-economists-CBIO2708.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/why-are-frozen-vegetable-prices-so-high-blame-war-immigration-and-california-weather-say-economists-CBIO2708.html14The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent letters to four separate U.S. venture capital firms, including Qualcomm’s venture arm, expressing “serious concern” about their investments in Chinese tech startups.The letters, which were made public on Wednesday, were sent to GGV...Sat, 22 Jul 2023 00:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/house-committee-takes-aim-at-u-s-venture-capital-firms-for-investments-in-chinese-a-i-CBIO2707.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/house-committee-takes-aim-at-u-s-venture-capital-firms-for-investments-in-chinese-a-i-CBIO2707.html407WASHINGTON — Following a tumultuous year for crypto, a bipartisan duo in Congress is seeking to direct the U.S. government to regulate the industry with a bill that, they say, could prevent another FTX-style disaster.Last week, Sens. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced...Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sen-lummis-says-crypto-bill-could-prevent-another-ftx-style-crisis-CBIO2705.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sen-lummis-says-crypto-bill-could-prevent-another-ftx-style-crisis-CBIO2705.html850Johnson & Johnson must pay $18.8 million to a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to its baby powder, a jury decided on Tuesday, a setback for the company as it seeks to settle thousands of similar cases over its talc-based products in U.S. bankruptcy court.The jury ruled in favor...Fri, 21 Jul 2023 07:00:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/j-j-must-pay-18-8-million-to-cancer-patient-in-baby-powder-lawsuit-CBIO2704.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/j-j-must-pay-18-8-million-to-cancer-patient-in-baby-powder-lawsuit-CBIO2704.html185Netflix is no longer offering its cheapest streaming plan without ads in the U.S. and the U.K., with the company aiming to push value-conscious consumers to sign up for its advertising-supported package.The Basic plan, which provided a single stream for $9.99/month in the U.S. and £6.99/month in the...Fri, 21 Jul 2023 06:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/netflix-kills-off-cheapest-no-ads-plan-in-the-u-s-and-u-k-CBIO2703.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/netflix-kills-off-cheapest-no-ads-plan-in-the-u-s-and-u-k-CBIO2703.html739The Australian sailor who spent months drifting aimlessly in the Pacific Ocean thanked rescuers on Tuesday and vowed he'll be back on the water, despite his terrifying adventure.While 51-year-old Tim Shaddock doesn’t have any high-seas adventures planned now, the fortunate sailor insisted that he'll...Fri, 21 Jul 2023 03:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/australian-man-vows-to-sail-again-after-he-was-stranded-in-the-pacific-for-3-months-CBIO2701.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/australian-man-vows-to-sail-again-after-he-was-stranded-in-the-pacific-for-3-months-CBIO2701.html925A Delta Air Lines flight out of Las Vegas was canceled Monday after several passengers and at least one crew member fell ill amid "uncomfortable temperatures" on the plane as they waited for it to take off during an unrelenting heat wave, the airline said. Multiple customers on Flight 555, which had...Fri, 21 Jul 2023 02:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/delta-passengers-fall-ill-while-stuck-on-tarmac-for-hours-in-blistering-las-vegas-heat-wave-CBIO2700.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/delta-passengers-fall-ill-while-stuck-on-tarmac-for-hours-in-blistering-las-vegas-heat-wave-CBIO2700.html868U.S. regulators on Tuesday announced a nationwide crackdown to stop companies from inundating people with billions of unwanted and illegal robocalls and telemarketing calls.The crackdown, known as Operation Stop Scam Calls, involves the Federal Trade Commission and 101 other federal and state law enforcement...Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/feds-announce-nationwide-crackdown-on-robocalls-and-telemarketing-scams-CBIO2699.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/feds-announce-nationwide-crackdown-on-robocalls-and-telemarketing-scams-CBIO2699.html964SHANGHAI — When Shanghai held its international auto show this spring, the world’s biggest names were there: Toyota, Ford, BMW and more. But Chinese brands such as BYD and NIO stood out with electric vehicles that are cutting-edge — and affordable.China’s electric vehicle companies have grown...Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/chinese-electric-vehicle-makers-lead-the-world-rivaling-u-s-pioneers-CBIO2698.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/chinese-electric-vehicle-makers-lead-the-world-rivaling-u-s-pioneers-CBIO2698.html964In-N-Out Burger is prohibiting employees in five Western U.S. states from wearing masks unless they receive a medical note from a doctor.The rules, which go into effect Aug. 14, apply to employees in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas and Utah.The quick-serve chain is also mandating that employees in two...Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/in-n-out-burger-bars-employees-in-5-states-from-wearing-masks-to-emphasize-their-smiles-and-other-facial-features-CBIO2697.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/in-n-out-burger-bars-employees-in-5-states-from-wearing-masks-to-emphasize-their-smiles-and-other-facial-features-CBIO2697.html515China Evergrande Group posted a combined loss of $81 billion in its long overdue earnings report late on Monday.The world’s most indebted property developer fell into default in 2021 and announced an offshore debt restructuring program in March, having struggled to finish projects and repay suppliers...Thu, 20 Jul 2023 02:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/chinese-property-developer-evergrande-posts-81-billion-loss-over-the-past-two-years-CBIO2696.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/chinese-property-developer-evergrande-posts-81-billion-loss-over-the-past-two-years-CBIO2696.html42Amid an unprecedented surge in demand for U.S. passport processing, the State Department is expanding its application-processing call-center hours on weekends, as at least one U.S. senator says the agency should take additional measures to staff up.In a statement to NBC News, a Department official said...Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/state-department-expands-passport-phone-center-hours-and-u-s-senator-calls-for-more-hiring-amid-flood-of-applications-CBIO2694.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/state-department-expands-passport-phone-center-hours-and-u-s-senator-calls-for-more-hiring-amid-flood-of-applications-CBIO2694.html616Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group has filed a lawsuit against the Malaysian government for confiscating rainbow-colored watches that celebrate LGBTQ rights, in an act the company says has damaged its reputation.Homosexuality is a crime in Muslim-majority Malaysia, and rights groups have warned of growing...Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:57:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/swiss-watchmaker-swatch-sues-malaysia-for-seizure-of-pride-watches-CBIO2693.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/swiss-watchmaker-swatch-sues-malaysia-for-seizure-of-pride-watches-CBIO2693.html487BEIJING — China said Monday that second-quarter gross domestic product grew by 6.3% from a year ago, missing expectations.The unemployment rate among young people ages 16 to 24 was 21.3% in June, a new record.The 6.3% GDP print for the second quarter marked a 0.8% pace of growth from the first quarter,...Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/china-reports-second-quarter-gdp-miss-another-record-high-in-youth-unemployment-CBIO2692.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/china-reports-second-quarter-gdp-miss-another-record-high-in-youth-unemployment-CBIO2692.html912Olivier Amar, a former executive at the college aid startup Frank, was indicted last week and accused of helping defraud JPMorgan Chase into buying the company for $175 million, according to court documents. The four federal counts filed against Amar, the start-up’s chief growth officer — wire fraud,...Wed, 19 Jul 2023 03:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/second-frank-financial-aid-executive-charged-in-jpmorgan-fraud-case-CBIO2691.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/second-frank-financial-aid-executive-charged-in-jpmorgan-fraud-case-CBIO2691.html52When Akorn Pharmaceuticals shut its doors in February, hospitals across the country felt it.The Lake Forest, Illinois-based drugmaker was responsible for producing 75 generic drugs, all of which were pulled from the market when the company closed down. In some cases, the company was the sole supplier...Wed, 19 Jul 2023 03:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-u-s-drugmaker-akorn-s-closure-contributed-to-the-escalating-drug-shortage-crisis-CBIO2690.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-u-s-drugmaker-akorn-s-closure-contributed-to-the-escalating-drug-shortage-crisis-CBIO2690.html558There's still a long way to go — but U.S. consumers are starting to feel better about the economy.The University of Michigan's monthly Consumer Sentiment Index hit 72.6 for July — the highest reading since September 2021. By comparison, the index, which polls individuals about overall business conditions...Wed, 19 Jul 2023 03:00:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/consumers-are-starting-to-feel-better-about-the-u-s-economy-CBIO2689.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/consumers-are-starting-to-feel-better-about-the-u-s-economy-CBIO2689.html8Latino members of President Joe Biden's Cabinet defended the administration's efforts on immigration and migration — particularly around the issue of unaccompanied minors — as they decried the impasse in Congress regarding any meaningful immigration reform. At a panel discussion in New York City...Tue, 18 Jul 2023 22:00:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/latino-cabinet-members-tout-biden-s-immigration-policies-amid-congressional-impasse-CBIO2688.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/latino-cabinet-members-tout-biden-s-immigration-policies-amid-congressional-impasse-CBIO2688.html864WASHINGTON — Price transparency on airline tickets could be a thing of the past, as House Republicans push to roll back Obama-era rules that prohibit airlines from advertising anything but their all-in prices, including all required taxes and fees.But Democrats and consumer watchdogs are sounding alarms,...Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/congress-may-make-it-harder-to-see-the-cost-of-airline-tickets-CBIO2687.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/congress-may-make-it-harder-to-see-the-cost-of-airline-tickets-CBIO2687.html529As someone who travels frequently, Denise Smith, a San Francisco Bay Area resident, was thrilled to learn this spring about Frontier Airlines' GoWild all-you-can-fly pass. For a flat fee of $699, the GoWild pass allowed her to fly anywhere — domestic or international — for three months at a time....Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:57:20 +0700https://companiesbio.com/passengers-complain-they-can-t-find-flights-with-frontier-s-all-you-can-fly-pass-here-s-how-it-actually-works-CBIO2686.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/passengers-complain-they-can-t-find-flights-with-frontier-s-all-you-can-fly-pass-here-s-how-it-actually-works-CBIO2686.html332Record-breaking heat and pockets of drought are baking farmland across the country, threatening crop yields and squeezing out any remaining wiggle room to cope with more extreme weather this summer.Throughout the Sun Belt, an extended heat wave is sending temperatures soaring into the triple digits and...Mon, 17 Jul 2023 22:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/drought-and-extreme-heat-burn-through-farmers-margin-for-error-and-it-s-only-july-CBIO2685.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/drought-and-extreme-heat-burn-through-farmers-margin-for-error-and-it-s-only-july-CBIO2685.html435Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky was arrested Thursday on federal securities fraud charges, a source told CNBC, as the bankrupt crypto exchange agreed to pay a $4.7 billion settlement with government regulators.The exchange was also charged by the SEC and CFTC with scheming to defraud investors out...Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/former-celsius-ceo-arrested-company-agrees-to-pay-4-7-billion-settlement-CBIO2684.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/former-celsius-ceo-arrested-company-agrees-to-pay-4-7-billion-settlement-CBIO2684.html952Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is boosting the U.S. economy.Ticket sales for Swift's concerts have been so explosive, one Federal Reserve office said, the pop superstar is helping fuel the national tourism industry.The central bank on Wednesday released its Beige Book, in which Philadelphia Federal Reserve...Sat, 15 Jul 2023 03:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-credits-taylor-swift-with-boosting-hotel-revenues-through-her-blockbuster-eras-tour-CBIO2683.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-credits-taylor-swift-with-boosting-hotel-revenues-through-her-blockbuster-eras-tour-CBIO2683.html469Disney CEO Bob Iger opened the door to selling the company’s linear TV assets as the business struggles during the media industry’s transition to streaming and digital offerings.Iger appeared on CNBC on Thursday, the morning after the company announced it would extend his contract by two years through...Fri, 14 Jul 2023 07:00:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/disney-ceo-bob-iger-opens-door-to-unloading-tv-assets-as-linear-business-struggles-CBIO2682.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/disney-ceo-bob-iger-opens-door-to-unloading-tv-assets-as-linear-business-struggles-CBIO2682.html180As inflation continues to slow, shoppers are finally getting some relief at the grocery store.Rising food prices have been among the biggest drivers of inflation since 2020, with a combination of labor shortages, supply chain snags and bird flu outbreaks sending grocery bills rapidly higher.An NBC News...Fri, 14 Jul 2023 05:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inflation-is-easing-what-does-that-mean-for-your-grocery-bill-CBIO2681.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inflation-is-easing-what-does-that-mean-for-your-grocery-bill-CBIO2681.html162San Francisco-based Anchor Brewing will turn off the taps and draw a close to the century-old brewery whose contribution to "American beer history cannot be overstated," it said Wednesday.The company — one of the country's oldest craft breweries, founded in 1896 — "will cease operations and liquidate...Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/makers-of-san-francisco-s-famed-anchor-steam-beer-are-going-out-of-business-CBIO2680.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/makers-of-san-francisco-s-famed-anchor-steam-beer-are-going-out-of-business-CBIO2680.html459For much of the post-pandemic period, U.S. consumers have experienced rapid price increases that touched nearly every aspect of the economy, from food and gas to hotels, airfares and cars.But finally, the price-growth fever appears to be breaking. And with it, Americans are getting an indirect raise....Fri, 14 Jul 2023 02:38:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/americans-are-finally-getting-a-raise-thanks-to-lower-inflation-CBIO2679.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/americans-are-finally-getting-a-raise-thanks-to-lower-inflation-CBIO2679.html22It took a while, but people are just about done catching up on experiences lost during the pandemic.While a minority of high-dollar travelers are still confronting — and paying — four-figure airfares to Paris and Tokyo, prices are finally falling across the leisure economy, the last several months...Fri, 14 Jul 2023 02:00:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/a-year-out-from-peak-inflation-travel-and-leisure-mostly-cost-less-CBIO2678.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/a-year-out-from-peak-inflation-travel-and-leisure-mostly-cost-less-CBIO2678.html146Inflation fell to 3% in June — the 12th-consecutive month of declines. Forecasts called for 12-month consumer price increases to slow from 4% in May to 3.1% in June — just about 1 percentage point above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target.The decline was led by gas prices, which have fallen...Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inflation-falls-to-3-in-june-will-the-federal-reserve-raise-interest-rates-again-CBIO2677.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inflation-falls-to-3-in-june-will-the-federal-reserve-raise-interest-rates-again-CBIO2677.html165ANAHEIM, Calif. — A second wave of hotel strikes is hitting Southern California this week. Hotel workers and labor organizers have been striking and demanding higher wages and other benefits as they argue their existing salaries are unsustainable amid the region's high cost of living and rent, making...Thu, 13 Jul 2023 21:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/california-hotel-workers-on-strike-demand-higher-wages-and-a-chance-to-live-closer-to-work-CBIO2675.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/california-hotel-workers-on-strike-demand-higher-wages-and-a-chance-to-live-closer-to-work-CBIO2675.html37A federal judge in San Francisco has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft from completing its acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard.The deal isn’t completely in the clear, though. The FTC can now file its appeal of the decision...Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/microsoft-activision-deal-moves-closer-as-judge-denies-ftc-injunction-request-CBIO2674.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/microsoft-activision-deal-moves-closer-as-judge-denies-ftc-injunction-request-CBIO2674.html61Taylor Swift’s French fans are in disarray after Ticketmaster abruptly halted sales for her Eras Tour in Paris and Lyon on Tuesday.Ticketmaster said on Twitter that “The Taylor Swift sale | The 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Eras Tour for Paris La Défense Arena has been put on hold.” The website added that...Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ticketmaster-halts-taylor-swift-eras-tour-sales-in-france-CBIO2673.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ticketmaster-halts-taylor-swift-eras-tour-sales-in-france-CBIO2673.html605Bank of America must pay more than $100 million to customers for doubling up on some fees, withholding reward bonuses and opening accounts without customer consent.Bank of America will pay $90 million in penalties to its organization and $60 million in penalties to the OCC, the Consumer Financial Protection...Thu, 13 Jul 2023 03:00:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bank-of-america-to-pay-more-than-100-million-for-doubling-fees-opening-accounts-without-customer-consent-CBIO2672.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bank-of-america-to-pay-more-than-100-million-for-doubling-fees-opening-accounts-without-customer-consent-CBIO2672.html182Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood-testing lab Theranos, appears to have had her prison sentence shortened by roughly two years, according to federal records. Holmes, 39, reported to a federal prison in Bryan, Texas, on May 30 to begin serving an 11-year, three-month sentence for her role in...Wed, 12 Jul 2023 21:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/disgraced-theranos-founder-elizabeth-holmes-prison-sentence-shortened-by-2-years-CBIO2667.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/disgraced-theranos-founder-elizabeth-holmes-prison-sentence-shortened-by-2-years-CBIO2667.html399Microsoft confirmed Monday that it’s eliminating additional jobs, a week after the start of its 2024 fiscal year.The cuts are in addition to the downsizing announced in January that resulted in 10,000 layoffs. The software maker also disclosed a small number of cuts this time last year. GeekWire reported...Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/microsoft-to-lay-off-more-employees-months-after-letting-10-000-workers-go-CBIO2666.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/microsoft-to-lay-off-more-employees-months-after-letting-10-000-workers-go-CBIO2666.html888User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive...Wed, 12 Jul 2023 06:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/twitter-traffic-is-tanking-as-meta-s-threads-hits-100-million-users-CBIO2665.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/twitter-traffic-is-tanking-as-meta-s-threads-hits-100-million-users-CBIO2665.html27Whether you're contemplating buying or selling a house these days, it's likely you're a baby boomer — or are financially supported by one. At $436,800, the median home sale price in the U.S. remains significantly higher than the $329,000 average price seen in the quarter just before the late winter...Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/baby-boomers-and-their-cash-are-driving-the-housing-market-right-now-CBIO2664.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/baby-boomers-and-their-cash-are-driving-the-housing-market-right-now-CBIO2664.html627With a little more than three weeks until UPS workers’ threatened strike date arrives, businesses that rely on the nation’s largest package carrier have been considering their plan Bs.Teamsters leaders representing 340,000 UPS employees have already announced tentative deals toward a new five-year...Tue, 11 Jul 2023 23:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ups-customers-weigh-backup-plans-as-threatened-strike-date-approaches-CBIO2663.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ups-customers-weigh-backup-plans-as-threatened-strike-date-approaches-CBIO2663.html726A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old operated hazardous meat processing equipment, in violation of child labor laws, at a Minnesota factory run by the national food manufacturer Monogram Food Solutions LLC, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.The Labor Department fined Monogram $30,276 for employing...Tue, 11 Jul 2023 22:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-fines-meat-company-that-used-two-minors-to-run-hazardous-machinery-at-minnesota-factory-CBIO2661.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-fines-meat-company-that-used-two-minors-to-run-hazardous-machinery-at-minnesota-factory-CBIO2661.html225People with disabilities have been among the greatest beneficiaries of the strong post-pandemic rebound in the labor market.And on Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics added another data point to this trend.Among that group, the number of employed individuals climbed by approximately 175,000 in June...Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/employment-among-people-with-disabilities-hits-new-post-pandemic-high-CBIO2660.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/employment-among-people-with-disabilities-hits-new-post-pandemic-high-CBIO2660.html948The fourth season of the Emmy-winning comedy series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” will be its last, Variety has learned exclusively.In a statement confirming the decision to end the show, HBO praised series creator and star Robin Thede as a “visionary comedic talent” and saluted the show’s historic...Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hbo-cancels-a-black-lady-sketch-show-after-four-seasons-CBIO2659.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hbo-cancels-a-black-lady-sketch-show-after-four-seasons-CBIO2659.html734A company has recalled 84,000 of their children’s bikes following dozens of reports that the handlebars could become detached or loosened during use, according to a news release from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.woom Bikes USA recalled all sizes of their original 2018 to 2021 model bikes...Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/more-than-80-000-children-s-bikes-recalled-following-dozens-of-reports-that-handlebars-could-detach-CBIO2658.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/more-than-80-000-children-s-bikes-recalled-following-dozens-of-reports-that-handlebars-could-detach-CBIO2658.html776Taylor Swift signed and agreed to a sponsorship deal with bankrupt crypto exchange FTX after months of discussion before executives at FTX decided not to go through with the deal, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.The nature of the agreement, previously reported by The New York Times on Thursday,...Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/taylor-swift-agreed-to-ftx-partnership-but-the-crypto-exchange-bailed-source-tells-cnbc-CBIO2657.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/taylor-swift-agreed-to-ftx-partnership-but-the-crypto-exchange-bailed-source-tells-cnbc-CBIO2657.html416President Joe Biden touted his economic agenda in a speech in South Carolina on Thursday afternoon, praising his administration's investments in the country through what he has termed "Bidenomics" and emphasizing the importance of infrastructure."How can you have the best economy in the world and not...Sat, 08 Jul 2023 21:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-touts-clean-energy-investments-in-s-c-amid-bidenomics-push-CBIO2656.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-touts-clean-energy-investments-in-s-c-amid-bidenomics-push-CBIO2656.html481JetBlue Airways said Wednesday that it will end its partnership in the northeastern U.S. with American Airlines after a federal judge ordered the carriers to end the agreement, as the New York airline focuses on its acquisition of Spirit Airlines instead.American said in June that it would challenge...Sat, 08 Jul 2023 05:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jetblue-says-it-will-end-passenger-sharing-agreement-with-american-airlines-to-focus-on-buying-spirit-CBIO2655.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jetblue-says-it-will-end-passenger-sharing-agreement-with-american-airlines-to-focus-on-buying-spirit-CBIO2655.html615Tesla must send extensive new records to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration as part of an Autopilot safety probe — or else face steep fines.If Tesla fails to supply the federal agency with information about its advanced driver assistance systems, which are marketed as Autopilot,...Sat, 08 Jul 2023 04:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/nhtsa-presses-tesla-for-more-records-in-autopilot-safety-probe-CBIO2654.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/nhtsa-presses-tesla-for-more-records-in-autopilot-safety-probe-CBIO2654.html962Mortgage rates last week hit their highest level since the end of May, which in turn weighed on mortgage demand.Total mortgage application volume dropped 4.4% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Demand is now at its...Sat, 08 Jul 2023 03:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-drops-to-lowest-level-in-a-month-as-interest-rates-rise-CBIO2653.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-drops-to-lowest-level-in-a-month-as-interest-rates-rise-CBIO2653.html127A sign on a franchise of America’s most popular sandwich chain was taken down after it made light of the Titan submersible tragedy.On Saturday, Timothy Mauck, of Brooklet, Georgia, posted a photo of the sign outside a Subway sandwich shop in nearby Rincon that reads, “Our subs don’t implode.”The...Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/subway-faces-backlash-over-distasteful-sign-referring-to-the-titan-implosion-CBIO2652.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/subway-faces-backlash-over-distasteful-sign-referring-to-the-titan-implosion-CBIO2652.html931An Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle was diverted to Spokane on Wednesday after a passenger made a "direct threat" to the aircraft's safety, prompting a temporary shutdown of the airport in Washington State, officials said.Spokane International Airport was closed for over an hour after the...Fri, 07 Jul 2023 22:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/alaska-airlines-flight-diverted-after-passenger-makes-direct-threat-to-plane-s-safety-officials-say-CBIO2651.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/alaska-airlines-flight-diverted-after-passenger-makes-direct-threat-to-plane-s-safety-officials-say-CBIO2651.html915The Biden administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling restricting some agencies and officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies to moderate their content, according to a court filing.The notice of appeal filed on Wednesday signals the government’s plan to...Fri, 07 Jul 2023 20:00:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-administration-appeals-ban-on-social-media-contacts-CBIO2649.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-administration-appeals-ban-on-social-media-contacts-CBIO2649.html867MINNEAPOLIS — A group of North Minneapolis tenants has won rent freezes, refunds and other concessions from their private-equity-backed landlord, showing that protests, pickets and organizing can gain results even against a powerful corporate giant.The group, United Renters for Justice, is battling...Fri, 07 Jul 2023 02:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/these-renters-fought-one-of-america-s-largest-corporate-landlords-and-scored-some-wins-CBIO2648.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/these-renters-fought-one-of-america-s-largest-corporate-landlords-and-scored-some-wins-CBIO2648.html794Amid continued unprecedented demand for international travel, the State Department is advising Americans to submit applications for passports at least six months before their scheduled departure dates. A State Department official said in an email that current processing times are 10 to 13 weeks for routine...Thu, 06 Jul 2023 23:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/need-a-new-passport-state-department-says-apply-at-least-6-months-before-your-departure-CBIO2647.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/need-a-new-passport-state-department-says-apply-at-least-6-months-before-your-departure-CBIO2647.html529Jenny Craig is being revived for e-commerce in the coming months by the maker of a rival weight-loss meal provider that bought the defunct company’s brand assets out of bankruptcy.Wellful Inc., a direct-to-consumer wellness business that also owns Nutrisystem, said it had acquired rights to Jenny Craig’s...Thu, 06 Jul 2023 20:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jenny-craig-is-being-revived-by-the-owner-of-diet-meal-maker-nutrisystem-CBIO2646.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jenny-craig-is-being-revived-by-the-owner-of-diet-meal-maker-nutrisystem-CBIO2646.html66The U.S. Navy prevented Iranian warships from seizing two oil tankers in international waters near Oman on Wednesday, according to an American military official.At about 1 a.m. local time, an Iranian navy vessel approached a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, the TRF Moss, that had just transited the Strait...Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-navy-says-iran-tried-to-seize-two-oil-tankers-fired-on-one-CBIO2645.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-navy-says-iran-tried-to-seize-two-oil-tankers-fired-on-one-CBIO2645.html559Subway is installing deli meat slicers in 20,000 of its U.S. locations to give customers freshly cut meat, an endeavor it is calling "one of the most complex changes the brand has ever made."Previously, Subway meats were delivered to its stores and served pre-sliced. The announcement is the latest in...Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/subway-adds-meat-slicers-in-store-will-give-away-up-to-1-million-free-6-inch-subs-to-celebrate-CBIO2644.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/subway-adds-meat-slicers-in-store-will-give-away-up-to-1-million-free-6-inch-subs-to-celebrate-CBIO2644.html238BelVita breakfast sandwiches were recalled due to possible peanut contamination, the company said, noting that there have been reports of allergic reactions to the biscuits. Mondelēz Global LLC became aware of the issue during an internal manufacturing inspection that found the potential presence of...Thu, 06 Jul 2023 09:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/belvita-breakfast-sandwiches-recalled-for-possible-peanut-contamination-CBIO2643.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/belvita-breakfast-sandwiches-recalled-for-possible-peanut-contamination-CBIO2643.html657HONOLULU — A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Sydney hit severe turbulence, injuring seven people on board.The plane was carrying 163 passengers and 12 crew members on Thursday when it “encountered unexpected severe turbulence approximately five hours into the flight,” said a statement...Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/7-injured-when-hawaiian-airlines-flight-hits-turbulent-skies-on-way-to-sydney-CBIO2642.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/7-injured-when-hawaiian-airlines-flight-hits-turbulent-skies-on-way-to-sydney-CBIO2642.html421A little-known baby retailer based in Piscataway, New Jersey, has tentatively won the auction for the intellectual property of Bed Bath & Beyond’s crown jewel Buy Buy Baby, according to court records. Dream on Me Industries, which sells cribs, strollers and other baby goods through a host of retail...Thu, 06 Jul 2023 06:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/little-known-n-j-baby-retailer-tentatively-wins-rights-to-buy-buy-baby-s-ip-for-15-5-million-CBIO2641.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/little-known-n-j-baby-retailer-tentatively-wins-rights-to-buy-buy-baby-s-ip-for-15-5-million-CBIO2641.html991Tesla reported record quarterly global auto sales after it cut prices on its autos and customers reap the benefits of renewed tax credits for purchasing its electric vehicles.The Elon Musk-led carmaker announced Sunday it had sold 466,000 vehicles worldwide — 4% higher than Wall Street estimates.The...Thu, 06 Jul 2023 04:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tesla-s-lower-prices-lead-to-record-global-deliveries-CBIO2640.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tesla-s-lower-prices-lead-to-record-global-deliveries-CBIO2640.html521Just as the July Fourth holiday weekend gets into high gear, thousands of hotel workers in Southern California began striking Sunday morning seeking to negotiate a contract with higher wages and other benefits, according to the union representing the workers. Members of UNITE HERE Local 11, which says...Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/thousands-of-southern-california-hotel-workers-begin-strike-CBIO2639.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/thousands-of-southern-california-hotel-workers-begin-strike-CBIO2639.html417United Airlines plans to make changes in flight operations to avoid weather-related disruptions ahead of the Fourth of July holiday travel, Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said on Saturday.Recent flight disruptions have raised new concerns about whether airlines are ready to handle the summer travel...Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/united-airlines-aims-to-avoid-disruptions-ahead-of-fourth-of-july-holiday-CBIO2638.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/united-airlines-aims-to-avoid-disruptions-ahead-of-fourth-of-july-holiday-CBIO2638.html857An Ohio man put a police officer in a chokehold — while also claiming the law enforcement agent "could've killed me" — after a wild confrontation at the Spirit Airlines counter at Orlando International Airport, officials said.Edward Hairston, 41, was arrested Tuesday night and accused of disorderly...Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ohio-man-accused-of-trying-to-kill-officer-after-airport-ticket-counter-chaos-CBIO2637.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ohio-man-accused-of-trying-to-kill-officer-after-airport-ticket-counter-chaos-CBIO2637.html406WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe out billions of dollars in student debt is expected to have a ripple effect on the economy as millions of households start making room in their budgets for their monthly loan payments. Since March 2020,...Tue, 04 Jul 2023 05:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/what-the-end-of-biden-s-student-debt-relief-plan-means-for-the-wider-economy-CBIO2636.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/what-the-end-of-biden-s-student-debt-relief-plan-means-for-the-wider-economy-CBIO2636.html453Here's the good news for July Fourth travelers: There is a somewhat lower chance that storms will disrupt travel heading into the holiday weekend.But the mishaps of the past week have shown that if severe storms do emerge again, the nation's air travel system will have a hard time getting people to their...Tue, 04 Jul 2023 02:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/holiday-weekend-july-4th-travel-what-to-expect-from-airlines-and-more-CBIO2635.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/holiday-weekend-july-4th-travel-what-to-expect-from-airlines-and-more-CBIO2635.html422Apple’s market cap topped $3 trillion on Friday, as shares climbed about 1% to a new high and passed the $190.73 price required to hit the milestone, according to CNBC’s most recent share count.Apple was the first company to hit a $3 trillion market cap during intraday trading in January 2022,...Tue, 04 Jul 2023 01:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/apple-becomes-first-company-to-have-a-market-cap-topping-3-trillion-CBIO2634.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/apple-becomes-first-company-to-have-a-market-cap-topping-3-trillion-CBIO2634.html303AMSTERDAM — The Dutch government on Friday announced new rules restricting exports of certain advanced semiconductor equipment, a move that comes amid U.S. pressure on its allies to curb sales of high-tech components to China.“We have taken this step in the interest of our national security” said...Mon, 03 Jul 2023 04:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/dutch-curb-chip-equipment-exports-amid-u-s-pressure-CBIO2632.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/dutch-curb-chip-equipment-exports-amid-u-s-pressure-CBIO2632.html589Anyone out shopping for a home on the resale market knows the pickings are slim. They’re about to get slimmer. The number of homes for sale this month was actually 7% higher than in June of last year, according to Realtor.com. But, in just the last week, that comparison went negative, with the number...Sun, 02 Jul 2023 14:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/house-hunting-is-already-tough-guess-what-it-s-about-to-get-harder-CBIO2631.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/house-hunting-is-already-tough-guess-what-it-s-about-to-get-harder-CBIO2631.html540HSINCHU, Taiwan — A military conflict over Taiwan would set the global economy back decades because of the crippling disruption to the supply chain of crucial semiconductors, according to the head of one of the island’s leading makers of microchips.Taiwan, a self-ruling democracy about 100 miles...Sat, 01 Jul 2023 06:57:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/taiwan-war-with-china-would-ruin-global-economy-a-semiconductor-firm-s-boss-warns-CBIO2630.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/taiwan-war-with-china-would-ruin-global-economy-a-semiconductor-firm-s-boss-warns-CBIO2630.html219Transgender TikToker Dylan Mulvaney said Bud Light failed to stand by her after their branded content partnership was met with massive right-wing backlash.“For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse, in my opinion, than not hiring a trans person at all,” she...Fri, 30 Jun 2023 23:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/dylan-mulvaney-says-bud-light-hasn-t-supported-her-amid-transphobic-backlash-CBIO2628.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/dylan-mulvaney-says-bud-light-hasn-t-supported-her-amid-transphobic-backlash-CBIO2628.html216Bed Bath & Beyond locations across America will soon be replaced by Burlington Stores outposts and a range of other businesses, after the failed home goods retailer auctioned off its leases as part of its bankruptcy proceedings, court records show. The doomed big-box store selected bidders for 109...Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/these-retailers-will-take-over-bed-bath-beyond-s-top-notch-store-leases-CBIO2627.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/these-retailers-will-take-over-bed-bath-beyond-s-top-notch-store-leases-CBIO2627.html527O say, can you Pepsi ...On Independence Day, the soft drink brand will unveil Pepsi Colachup, which is exactly what you’re thinking it is: ketchup infused with Pepsi.Pepsi teamed up with the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) Consulting to create the condiment that the beverage company says is ideal...Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pepsi-introduces-colachup-a-ketchup-infused-with-cola-CBIO2626.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pepsi-introduces-colachup-a-ketchup-infused-with-cola-CBIO2626.html138Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Thursday it is sending more workers from Taiwan to the U.S. state of Arizona to help build a massive $40 billion factory to ensure its “fast ramp up.”The first Arizona chip fabrication facility, or fab, is scheduled to be operational by 2024. A second facility nearby...Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/taiwanese-chipmaker-sending-more-workers-to-speed-up-building-of-arizona-plant-CBIO2625.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/taiwanese-chipmaker-sending-more-workers-to-speed-up-building-of-arizona-plant-CBIO2625.html476MOORPARK, Calif. — An Amtrak train carrying almost 200 passengers struck a county water truck and derailed on Wednesday in Southern California, critically injuring the truck’s driver, authorities said.Three of the train’s seven cars went off the tracks following the collision in Moorpark, said...Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:00:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/amtrak-train-with-almost-200-passengers-derails-after-hitting-water-truck-on-tracks-in-southern-california-CBIO2624.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/amtrak-train-with-almost-200-passengers-derails-after-hitting-water-truck-on-tracks-in-southern-california-CBIO2624.html775Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that if he is elected president he would seek to close four federal agencies as part of an effort to reduce the size of government."We would do Education, we would do Commerce, we'd do Energy, and we would do IRS," DeSantis said in an interview with Fox News’...Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/desantis-says-he-would-eliminate-four-federal-agencies-if-elected-president-CBIO2623.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/desantis-says-he-would-eliminate-four-federal-agencies-if-elected-president-CBIO2623.html579Overstock.com will relaunch Bed Bath & Beyond after buying the troubled home goods retailer's intellectual property in a bankruptcy proceeding for $21.5 million.In a press release Wednesday afternoon, Overstock said that within the next week it would debut a new Bed Bath & Beyond website in Canada,...Fri, 30 Jun 2023 04:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/overstock-com-will-relaunch-bed-bath-beyond-after-buying-its-ip-assets-for-21-5-million-CBIO2622.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/overstock-com-will-relaunch-bed-bath-beyond-after-buying-its-ip-assets-for-21-5-million-CBIO2622.html794President Joe Biden touted his economic agenda Wednesday amid low polling numbers on his job performance and the direction of the country.In remarks at Chicago's Old Post Office building, Biden railed against the economic approach of his predecessor, Donald Trump."The trickle-down approach failed the...Fri, 30 Jun 2023 01:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-pushes-vision-for-economic-growth-from-the-middle-out-and-bottom-up-CBIO2621.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-pushes-vision-for-economic-growth-from-the-middle-out-and-bottom-up-CBIO2621.html582Bed Bath & Beyond is splitting the bankruptcy-run auction of its Buy Buy Baby chain into two phases as the retailer struggles to nail down bids in a sale process now shrouded in doubt.An auction for all of Buy Buy Baby’s assets was originally scheduled for 10 a.m. ET Wednesday. Now, only bids for...Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/doubt-grows-over-buy-buy-baby-sale-process-as-parent-bed-bath-beyond-splits-auction-CBIO2616.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/doubt-grows-over-buy-buy-baby-sale-process-as-parent-bed-bath-beyond-splits-auction-CBIO2616.html130Anheuser-Busch InBev will continue to support the LGBTQ community despite backlash over a Bud Light advertising campaign featuring a transgender influencer that has simmered for nearly three months, CEO Brendan Whitworth said Wednesday.Bud Light should be "all about bringing people together," he told...Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:38:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/anheuser-busch-ceo-says-his-company-will-continue-to-support-the-lgbtq-community-CBIO2615.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/anheuser-busch-ceo-says-his-company-will-continue-to-support-the-lgbtq-community-CBIO2615.html120More Americans shut their wallets and purses last year after a brief run of unprecedented generosity, but they’re still giving at record levels.Charitable contributions fell in 2022 for the first time since the Great Recession as households adjusted their budgets to historically high inflation and...Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:00:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/americans-got-stingier-after-pandemic-surge-in-charitable-giving-but-donations-remain-high-CBIO2614.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/americans-got-stingier-after-pandemic-surge-in-charitable-giving-but-donations-remain-high-CBIO2614.html304The feared repeat of last year's summer travel woes began to materialize this week, with thousands of flights delayed or canceled amid inclement weather and staffing shortages.The troubles began last weekend, with nearly 2,000 U.S. flights canceled, according to FlightAware. Disruptions continued into...Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/summer-travel-season-off-to-rough-start-amid-widespread-flight-delays-CBIO2613.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/summer-travel-season-off-to-rough-start-amid-widespread-flight-delays-CBIO2613.html48TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis are asking a federal judge to wait more than two years to start a trial in the administration’s long-running legal fight with Disney, a time frame that would have them in court after the 2024 presidential election.The lawyers for DeSantis, who is...Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ron-desantis-pushes-for-disney-trial-to-start-after-2024-election-CBIO2612.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ron-desantis-pushes-for-disney-trial-to-start-after-2024-election-CBIO2612.html439Mortgage rates turned higher again last week. But the increase did not cut into mortgage demand, as buyers sought newly built homes.Total mortgage application volume rose 3% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. An additional adjustment...Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-grows-driven-by-sales-of-new-homes-CBIO2611.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-grows-driven-by-sales-of-new-homes-CBIO2611.html351Buyers will look to bid on the Buy Buy Baby brand Wednesday amid the bankruptcy of its parent company, Bed Bath & Beyond.Buy Buy Baby is seen by many analysts as the most valuable asset owned by Bed Bath & Beyond, hence the decision to hold a separate auction for the brand of infant products.But the...Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/buy-buy-baby-hits-auction-block-after-bed-bath-beyond-assets-get-sold-off-CBIO2610.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/buy-buy-baby-hits-auction-block-after-bed-bath-beyond-assets-get-sold-off-CBIO2610.html111Costco is taking a page from Netflix’s book.The retailer is cracking down on people sneaking into its clubs and trying to shop with other people’s membership cards, it said Tuesday.Costco said it has always asked shoppers for their membership cards at the cash registers when they check out. Now,...Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/costco-cracks-down-on-sharing-membership-cards-CBIO2609.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/costco-cracks-down-on-sharing-membership-cards-CBIO2609.html717More than $200 billion in Covid relief loans and grants were distributed to potentially fraudulent actors, nearly one-fifth of all Small Business Administration funds disbursed in the U.S., according to a new estimate by the inspector general for the SBA.The estimate is the highest yet for the $1.2 trillion...Thu, 29 Jun 2023 01:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/fraudsters-may-have-stolen-200-billion-in-federal-covid-relief-funds-new-report-says-CBIO2608.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/fraudsters-may-have-stolen-200-billion-in-federal-covid-relief-funds-new-report-says-CBIO2608.html150U.S. electric truck manufacturer Lordstown Motors filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after failing to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan’s Foxconn.Shares of Lordstown tumbled 35% in trading on the Nasdaq. The company’s bankruptcy is not the...Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/lordstown-motors-files-for-bankruptcy-sues-foxconn-CBIO2607.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/lordstown-motors-files-for-bankruptcy-sues-foxconn-CBIO2607.html725Millions across the country are waking up to more severe weather Tuesday, with more than 1,000 flights in and out of the East Coast canceled overnight after thunderstorms struck the region and a deadly heat wave smothered the South.More than 1,100 flights in, to and out of the United States were canceled...Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/over-1-000-flights-canceled-as-severe-weather-slams-east-coast-CBIO2606.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/over-1-000-flights-canceled-as-severe-weather-slams-east-coast-CBIO2606.html80Amid a nationwide wave of social media-linked thefts targeting Hyundais and Kias, which state officials say have caused at least eight deaths, federal regulators have declined to issue a recall of the vehicles.In a letter seen by NBC News that was addressed to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and...Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hyundai-and-kia-vehicle-thefts-feds-decline-to-issue-engine-immobilizer-recall-CBIO2605.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hyundai-and-kia-vehicle-thefts-feds-decline-to-issue-engine-immobilizer-recall-CBIO2605.html131Millions of pregnant and postpartum workers across the country could be legally entitled to longer breaks, shorter hours and time off for medical appointments and recovery from childbirth beginning Tuesday, when the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act takes effect. The new law mandates that employers with...Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pregnant-workers-may-get-more-accommodations-as-new-law-takes-effect-CBIO2604.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pregnant-workers-may-get-more-accommodations-as-new-law-takes-effect-CBIO2604.html616Influencers who went on a trip to fast-fashion giant Shein’s manufacturing facilities in China came away from the experience posting videos praising the company and throwing cold water on allegations of forced labor and other abuses.Viewers were more skeptical.Influencers including Dani Carbonari (@danidmc),...Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/influencers-praise-conditions-in-shein-factory-despite-abuse-allegations-CBIO2601.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/influencers-praise-conditions-in-shein-factory-despite-abuse-allegations-CBIO2601.html532Jesse Watters, a Fox News host who rose from production assistant to one of the conservative cable network’s biggest stars, will take over the 8 p.m. programming time slot vacated by Tucker Carlson, the company announced Monday.In a statement, Fox News confirmed other changes for the network's prime-time...Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/fox-news-taps-jesse-watters-to-succeed-ousted-host-tucker-carlson-in-key-primetime-hour-CBIO2600.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/fox-news-taps-jesse-watters-to-succeed-ousted-host-tucker-carlson-in-key-primetime-hour-CBIO2600.html884ASPEN, Colo. — James Crown, a businessman and trustee of The Aspen Institute, died Sunday in a crash at a race track in Colorado, officials said. Crown turned 70 on Sunday. Crown, who was chairman and CEO of Henry Crown and Company, an investment firm, was at the Aspen Motorsports Park when he hit...Wed, 28 Jun 2023 02:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/james-crown-businessman-and-aspen-institute-chair-dies-in-race-track-crash-CBIO2599.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/james-crown-businessman-and-aspen-institute-chair-dies-in-race-track-crash-CBIO2599.html185Flights to D.C.-area airports were able to resume normal operations after being hit with delays and redirections Sunday after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop due to issues with a communication system at an air traffic control facility in Virginia. "The FAA has paused departures...Tue, 27 Jun 2023 23:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/flights-to-d-c-area-briefly-grounded-due-to-communications-system-issues-faa-says-CBIO2598.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/flights-to-d-c-area-briefly-grounded-due-to-communications-system-issues-faa-says-CBIO2598.html127When David Guerra and his large family fled Florida in May, they left behind beds, mattresses, furniture and the construction tools they used to make a living. But it's when he thinks of his children's toys that his voice breaks. “That is what has hurt me the most, my girls, who no longer have toys,”...Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/florida-immigrants-leave-the-state-over-desantis-immigration-law-CBIO2597.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/florida-immigrants-leave-the-state-over-desantis-immigration-law-CBIO2597.html746The victims of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein formally asked a U.S. federal judge in New York late Thursday to approve a $290 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase over allegations that the bank turned a “blind eye” toward Epstein’s conduct and continued to finance him. Attorneys for the...Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:00:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/epstein-victims-ask-judge-to-approve-290-million-settlement-with-jpmorgan-CBIO2596.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/epstein-victims-ask-judge-to-approve-290-million-settlement-with-jpmorgan-CBIO2596.html341Honda Motor is recalling 1.2 million vehicles in the United States due to a potential issue with the rearview camera image, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday.The recall covers some 2018-2023 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Pilot, and 2019-2023 Passport vehicles. Due to a faulty...Tue, 27 Jun 2023 05:38:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/honda-recalls-1-2-million-u-s-vehicles-for-rear-camera-issue-CBIO2595.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/honda-recalls-1-2-million-u-s-vehicles-for-rear-camera-issue-CBIO2595.html167When federal pandemic aid that had boosted food-stamp benefits expired this year, analysts and advocates warned that gains in combating poverty and food insecurity would quickly erode. A recent report offers early evidence that their concerns are being realized.Consumer spending data released Friday...Mon, 26 Jun 2023 23:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/food-insecurity-worsened-after-pandemic-snap-aid-expired-report-finds-CBIO2593.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/food-insecurity-worsened-after-pandemic-snap-aid-expired-report-finds-CBIO2593.html359Some organized Starbucks stores will strike across the U.S. starting Friday in Seattle after the coffee giant and the union representing baristas publicly clashed over claims that the company was not allowing Pride month decor in cafes.The union, Starbucks Workers United, said more than 150 stores...Mon, 26 Jun 2023 22:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/starbucks-union-says-workers-at-over-150-stores-will-strike-over-pride-decor-CBIO2592.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/starbucks-union-says-workers-at-over-150-stores-will-strike-over-pride-decor-CBIO2592.html624Buy Buy Baby, the baby goods retailer owned by Bed Bath & Beyond, has been attracting interest ahead of its bankruptcy-run auction. But suitors are cooling on keeping its stores open.Earlier this week, Bed Bath & Beyond said in court papers there would be a bankruptcy-run auction Wednesday for Buy...Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/buy-buy-baby-suitors-lose-interest-in-keeping-stores-open-as-auction-nears-CBIO2591.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/buy-buy-baby-suitors-lose-interest-in-keeping-stores-open-as-auction-nears-CBIO2591.html649Zenia Mucha, who spent two decades as Disney’s top spokesperson before leaving the company in 2021, has been hired at TikTok. She’ll serve in the newly formed role of chief brand and communications officer and will be responsible for TikTok’s global marketing and communications strategies.Mucha’s...Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tiktok-coo-vanessa-pappas-steps-down-CBIO2590.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tiktok-coo-vanessa-pappas-steps-down-CBIO2590.html98The decision by five people to undertake a dangerous and ill-fated undersea voyage to visit the wreck of the Titanic is raising questions on many fronts.What prompted the travelers? A shared sense of adventure and a curiosity about the sunken Titanic wreckage — itself a 111-year-old deep-sea monument....Sat, 24 Jun 2023 11:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/titanic-submersible-lost-at-sea-raises-legal-questions-for-high-risk-businesses-CBIO2589.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/titanic-submersible-lost-at-sea-raises-legal-questions-for-high-risk-businesses-CBIO2589.html396Bed Bath & Beyond will live on in name only after Overstock.com won an auction for the failed home goods retailer’s intellectual property and digital assets, according to court records filed early Thursday. The e-commerce discounter, which was selected as the stalking horse bidder for Bed Bath’s...Sat, 24 Jun 2023 06:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/overstock-com-wins-auction-for-bed-bath-beyond-s-intellectual-property-digital-assets-CBIO2588.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/overstock-com-wins-auction-for-bed-bath-beyond-s-intellectual-property-digital-assets-CBIO2588.html709A Christian-owned wellness center is exempt from the federal law prohibiting employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.The unanimous three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that...Sat, 24 Jun 2023 03:57:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/christian-owned-texas-business-shielded-from-lgbtq-bias-claims-appeals-court-rules-CBIO2587.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/christian-owned-texas-business-shielded-from-lgbtq-bias-claims-appeals-court-rules-CBIO2587.html758The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued Amazon, alleging the nation’s dominant online retailer intentionally duped millions of consumers into signing up for its mainstay Prime program and “sabotaged” their attempts to cancel.The agency claims Amazon violated the FTC Act and the Restore...Sat, 24 Jun 2023 01:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ftc-sues-amazon-over-deceptive-prime-sign-up-and-cancellation-process-CBIO2585.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ftc-sues-amazon-over-deceptive-prime-sign-up-and-cancellation-process-CBIO2585.html110As Marisol Perez fought for her life in a Texas hospital in autumn 2021, her mother, Alma Salas, sat with her every day praying. Perez, then 42, had such a virulent case of Covid and pneumonia that doctors at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, an HCA Healthcare facility, had put her on a ventilator...Sat, 24 Jun 2023 01:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/doctors-say-hca-hospitals-push-patients-into-hospice-care-to-improve-mortality-stats-CBIO2584.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/doctors-say-hca-hospitals-push-patients-into-hospice-care-to-improve-mortality-stats-CBIO2584.html941Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he is “incredibly excited about the future of India,” adding that it has “more promise than any large country in the world.”“I am a fan of Modi,” Musk admitted Tuesday in a video interview published on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official YouTube page. “He...Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/i-am-a-fan-of-modi-elon-musk-on-his-friendship-with-indian-prime-minister-modi-CBIO2583.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/i-am-a-fan-of-modi-elon-musk-on-his-friendship-with-indian-prime-minister-modi-CBIO2583.html957Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced an investigation Tuesday into what he called Amazon's "abysmal safety record" amid broader scrutiny of the company's labor practices."Amazon is one of the most valuable companies in the world owned by Jeff Bezos, one of the richest men in the world," Sanders, a frequent...Fri, 23 Jun 2023 02:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bernie-sanders-announces-investigation-into-amazon-s-safety-record-CBIO2581.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bernie-sanders-announces-investigation-into-amazon-s-safety-record-CBIO2581.html225President Joe Biden met with artificial intelligence experts in San Francisco on Tuesday as part of his administration's efforts to manage the risks posed by AI.In brief remarks to reporters before the closed-door meeting, Biden said he wanted to hear from the world's leading experts on the technology,...Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-meets-with-ai-experts-in-effort-to-manage-its-risks-CBIO2580.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-meets-with-ai-experts-in-effort-to-manage-its-risks-CBIO2580.html3Connecticut's attorney general has announced an investigation into Hyundai and Kia concerning the companies' failure to equip millions of their vehicles with modern anti-theft technology.In a press release Tuesday, Attorney General William Tong accused the Korean automakers of ignoring repeated calls...Thu, 22 Jun 2023 05:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/stealing-hyundai-and-kia-vehicles-new-investigation-targets-company-executives-CBIO2579.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/stealing-hyundai-and-kia-vehicles-new-investigation-targets-company-executives-CBIO2579.html247Novo Nordisk said it has filed lawsuits Tuesday against multiple medical spas, weight loss clinics and compounding pharmacies for allegedly selling unauthorized versions of the drugmaker's popular medicines Ozempic and Wegovy.For months, the drugmaker has been threatening to take legal action against...Wed, 21 Jun 2023 23:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/novo-nordisk-sues-clinics-allegedly-selling-copycat-versions-of-ozempic-and-wegovy-CBIO2577.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/novo-nordisk-sues-clinics-allegedly-selling-copycat-versions-of-ozempic-and-wegovy-CBIO2577.html969A Delta Airlines pilot was arrested in Scotland after he showed up drunk for a New York City-bound flight and forced the trip's cancellation, officials alleged Tuesday.Flight 209 normally leaves Edinburgh Airport at 10:35 a.m. SCT on a 7½-hour journey to John F. Kennedy International Airport, but it...Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pilot-arrested-in-scotland-after-allegedly-showing-up-drunk-to-new-york-bound-flight-CBIO2575.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pilot-arrested-in-scotland-after-allegedly-showing-up-drunk-to-new-york-bound-flight-CBIO2575.html984A bipartisan pair of senators hopes to limit China’s ability to purchase farmland in the U.S. and force the U.S. government to consider stripping some Chinese and foreign landowners of their real estate. In a statement, Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said they “are taking...Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/democrat-republican-team-up-to-limit-chinese-purchase-of-u-s-farmland-CBIO2574.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/democrat-republican-team-up-to-limit-chinese-purchase-of-u-s-farmland-CBIO2574.html470Video from inside a United jet shows a slow-motion collision with a Delta plane on the ground at Boston Logan International Airport on Friday.Passengers in the 35-second video react in disbelief as they watch the two planes slowly get closer to each other, collide and then halt with no visible major...Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/video-shows-delta-and-united-planes-collide-slowly-at-boston-airport-CBIO2573.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/video-shows-delta-and-united-planes-collide-slowly-at-boston-airport-CBIO2573.html891Some corporate sponsors have kept lower profiles at Pride celebrations this year, but most have not tightened their purse strings or ditched LGBTQ causes in the face of conservative blowback, event organizers and advocates say.Many Pride organizers across the country say high-profile brand backlashes,...Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pride-organizers-see-timid-sponsors-and-tighter-security-but-no-mass-corporate-retreat-CBIO2570.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pride-organizers-see-timid-sponsors-and-tighter-security-but-no-mass-corporate-retreat-CBIO2570.html17Air travelers picked up some bad habits during the pandemic that they can’t seem to shake.Unruly passenger incidents rose 47% globally last year from 2021, even as pandemic-related restrictions faded, according to recent data released this month by the International Air Transport Association, an airline...Wed, 21 Jun 2023 02:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/unruly-passenger-behavior-on-airline-flights-is-still-rampant-CBIO2568.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/unruly-passenger-behavior-on-airline-flights-is-still-rampant-CBIO2568.html482Droughts and wildfires. Floods and hurricanes. As the losses from these natural disasters skyrocket, a growing number of insurance companies are declining to offer or renew coverage in California and Florida, leaving 60 million Americans with dwindling options to comprehensively and affordably protect...Wed, 21 Jun 2023 02:38:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/homeowners-in-california-and-florida-are-running-out-of-options-to-protect-their-homes-CBIO2567.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/homeowners-in-california-and-florida-are-running-out-of-options-to-protect-their-homes-CBIO2567.html275The widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist whose 2018 murder fueled international outrage and embroiled Saudi Arabia's crown prince in scandal, says her husband's killing should not prevent the country from cutting major deals in the United States or turn it into a pariah state.In an...Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jamal-khashoggi-s-widow-says-he-wouldn-t-want-saudi-arabia-penalized-amid-golf-deal-CBIO2566.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jamal-khashoggi-s-widow-says-he-wouldn-t-want-saudi-arabia-penalized-amid-golf-deal-CBIO2566.html738The Biden administration has delayed punitive economic measures against China and played down Beijing’s intensifying intelligence-gathering to avoid jeopardizing its efforts to revive diplomatic talks between the two governments, according to former U.S. officials, congressional aides, Western diplomats...Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:22 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-s-gamble-delaying-sanctions-and-playing-down-chinese-espionage-will-improve-relations-with-beijing-CBIO2565.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-s-gamble-delaying-sanctions-and-playing-down-chinese-espionage-will-improve-relations-with-beijing-CBIO2565.html561Unionized UPS employees voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike as contract negotiations continue, clearing the way for a potential work stoppage as soon as Aug. 1.Some 97% of workers who cast ballots voted in favor of the move, Teamsters leaders said Friday, after more than a week of voting that...Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ups-workers-vote-to-authorize-strike-while-cheering-unexpected-progress-on-heat-safety-CBIO2564.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ups-workers-vote-to-authorize-strike-while-cheering-unexpected-progress-on-heat-safety-CBIO2564.html766Chinese leader Xi Jinping said the United States and China can cooperate to “benefit our two countries” in a meeting Friday with Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a time of strained relations.The state broadcaster CCTV showed Xi saying...Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/chinese-president-xi-jinping-stresses-cooperation-in-meeting-with-bill-gates-CBIO2563.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/chinese-president-xi-jinping-stresses-cooperation-in-meeting-with-bill-gates-CBIO2563.html422President Joe Biden announced Thursday that ticket sales giants Ticketmaster and Live Nation have pledged to provide consumers with full pricing upfront, ending surprise fees at checkout during online purchases.Biden convened a roundtable at the White House with companies that have committed to disclose...Sun, 18 Jun 2023 19:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-touts-ticket-sales-giants-pledge-to-eliminate-hidden-fees-CBIO2562.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-touts-ticket-sales-giants-pledge-to-eliminate-hidden-fees-CBIO2562.html929MEXICO CITY — Farmers took over over the airport in the northern Mexico city of Culiacan for to protest low prices for their corn and wheat crops.While the blockade that began Tuesday in Sinaloa state caused the cancellation of dozens of flights before it ended Thursday, it didn’t draw much international...Sat, 17 Jun 2023 20:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mexican-farmers-take-over-airport-governor-tells-them-to-take-over-u-s-warehouses-instead-CBIO2561.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mexican-farmers-take-over-airport-governor-tells-them-to-take-over-u-s-warehouses-instead-CBIO2561.html225It's a fighter.Modelo Especial has officially become the bestselling beer in the U.S., surpassing Bud Light among brews purchased at supermarkets and convenience stores. The fact that the Mexican import beat the embattled Bud Light may have come as a surprise to some.But consumer experts say Bud Light's...Sat, 17 Jun 2023 19:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-modelo-especial-became-america-s-no-1-beer-amid-bud-light-s-rapid-decline-CBIO2559.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-modelo-especial-became-america-s-no-1-beer-amid-bud-light-s-rapid-decline-CBIO2559.html313Shares of Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava soared as much as 117% in its market debut Thursday.The company’s stock closed at $43.78 per share, up from its opening trade of $42 per share. Its closing price gives it a market value of $4.88 billion and makes it the top-performing IPO this year for...Sat, 17 Jun 2023 04:38:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mediterranean-restaurant-chain-cava-s-stock-soars-as-much-as-117-in-market-debut-CBIO2558.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mediterranean-restaurant-chain-cava-s-stock-soars-as-much-as-117-in-market-debut-CBIO2558.html853Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that he has opened an investigation into the PGA Tour’s planned merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf.Wyden’s announcement escalates his criticism of PGA Tour’s agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund regarding LIV Golf....Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wyden-launches-probe-into-pga-tour-merger-with-saudi-funded-liv-golf-CBIO2557.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wyden-launches-probe-into-pga-tour-merger-with-saudi-funded-liv-golf-CBIO2557.html217A new study published Thursday found that the number of women and people of color sitting on the nation’s largest companies’ corporate boards increased by 38% in 2022.Fortune 500 companies had 44.7% of women and people of color in board seats in 2022, up 38% from 2020, according to the seventh edition...Fri, 16 Jun 2023 23:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/women-people-of-color-see-gains-in-corporate-board-latinos-lag-CBIO2556.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/women-people-of-color-see-gains-in-corporate-board-latinos-lag-CBIO2556.html759SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police say a viral video that sparked condemnation of the city’s self-driving taxis may have been taken out of context and unfairly ignited a firestorm of controversy around the self-driving vehicles.The video shows a first responder yelling at a driverless car from...Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/a-viral-video-of-a-reckless-robotaxi-caused-an-uproar-in-san-francisco-police-say-the-internet-got-it-wrong-CBIO2554.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/a-viral-video-of-a-reckless-robotaxi-caused-an-uproar-in-san-francisco-police-say-the-internet-got-it-wrong-CBIO2554.html902Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia location in 2018.Shannon Phillips won $600,000 in compensatory damages and...Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ex-starbucks-manager-awarded-25-6-million-in-suit-over-firing-after-2018-arrests-of-2-black-men-CBIO2553.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ex-starbucks-manager-awarded-25-6-million-in-suit-over-firing-after-2018-arrests-of-2-black-men-CBIO2553.html994Bud Light lost its top spot in the U.S. beer market last month, as the brand’s sales sag following a conservative uproar over its partnership with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.Constellation Brands’ Modelo led the market as it nabbed 8.4% of beer sales from retail stores in...Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/modelo-tops-bud-light-as-the-top-selling-beer-in-the-u-s-in-may-CBIO2552.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/modelo-tops-bud-light-as-the-top-selling-beer-in-the-u-s-in-may-CBIO2552.html810The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it was keeping its key interest rate at about 5% — the first time it has kept the rate steady in more than a year.The reason for the hold: Inflation appears to be finally easing, and the Fed wants to assess whether it has already raised rates high enough to tame price...Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-pauses-interest-rate-hikes-for-june-as-central-bank-evaluates-the-economy-CBIO2551.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-pauses-interest-rate-hikes-for-june-as-central-bank-evaluates-the-economy-CBIO2551.html172Inflation is falling; that's the good news.But in a quirk of the calendar, Social Security beneficiaries are likely to miss out on another large improvement to their buying power in 2024, one year after seeing the largest annual cost-of-living adjustment in four decades. It’d be a blow to a group struggling...Fri, 16 Jun 2023 01:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/social-security-cola-for-2024-recipients-may-see-the-smallest-increase-in-years-CBIO2549.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/social-security-cola-for-2024-recipients-may-see-the-smallest-increase-in-years-CBIO2549.html273As consumer price growth continued its slowdown in May, some are asking whether it could mean the American economy is on the rebound. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday that the inflation rate fell to 4%, the lowest level it has reached since March 2021 when the inflationary spike began....Thu, 15 Jun 2023 21:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inflation-is-finally-slowing-down-but-consumers-are-still-feeling-the-sting-of-high-prices-CBIO2548.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inflation-is-finally-slowing-down-but-consumers-are-still-feeling-the-sting-of-high-prices-CBIO2548.html812PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is taking a leave of absence as he recuperates from a medical condition, the organization said in a statement late Tuesday.“Jay Monahan informed the PGA Tour Policy Board that he is recuperating from a medical situation,” the tour said in a statement. “The board...Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pga-tour-commissioner-jay-monahan-takes-medical-leave-days-after-liv-golf-deal-announcement-CBIO2547.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pga-tour-commissioner-jay-monahan-takes-medical-leave-days-after-liv-golf-deal-announcement-CBIO2547.html988Mortgage rates pulled back for the second straight week last week, and it was enough to get both current and potential homeowners on the phone with their lenders.Mortgage application volume rose 7.2% last week, compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally...Thu, 15 Jun 2023 06:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-surges-as-interest-rates-ease-off-recent-highs-CBIO2546.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mortgage-demand-surges-as-interest-rates-ease-off-recent-highs-CBIO2546.html504With a strike authorization vote underway, union leaders and UPS announced a tentative deal to add air conditioning to the package carrier’s iconic brown delivery vehicles for the first time.“The Teamsters and UPS agreed to tentative language to equip the delivery and logistics company’s fleet...Thu, 15 Jun 2023 03:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ups-drivers-on-track-to-get-air-conditioned-trucks-for-the-first-time-CBIO2545.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ups-drivers-on-track-to-get-air-conditioned-trucks-for-the-first-time-CBIO2545.html738The defense for disgraced biotech mogul Elizabeth Holmes, who once had an estimated net worth of $4.5 billion, is objecting to proposed changes in her case that include $250 monthly payments to victims.In a filing in federal court in California, the team argued that implementing prosecutors' proposed...Thu, 15 Jun 2023 02:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-objects-to-restitution-proposal-that-includes-250-monthly-payments-after-prison-release-CBIO2544.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-objects-to-restitution-proposal-that-includes-250-monthly-payments-after-prison-release-CBIO2544.html856The parent company of Instant Pot and Pyrex has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing "global macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges" that have affected its business.In a release Monday, Instant Brands said it plans to keep operating while it restructures. “In recent months, we have...Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/instant-pot-and-pyrex-parent-company-files-for-bankruptcy-but-vows-to-continue-sales-CBIO2543.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/instant-pot-and-pyrex-parent-company-files-for-bankruptcy-but-vows-to-continue-sales-CBIO2543.html253New government data shows the annual rate of inflation dipped to the lowest level in about two years as of May.But that may be bittersweet news for Social Security beneficiaries, as they may receive a much lower cost-of-living adjustment in 2024 than they did this year.The Social Security COLA could...Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/social-security-cost-of-living-adjustment-may-be-2-7-in-2024-new-estimate-finds-CBIO2542.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/social-security-cost-of-living-adjustment-may-be-2-7-in-2024-new-estimate-finds-CBIO2542.html210Starbucks workers’ union accused the company on Tuesday of banning decorations for LGBTQ Pride Month.The group, Starbucks Workers United, is alleging that the company’s corporate management has been asking its workers in at least 21 states to take down Pride decorations over the last two weeks, a...Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/starbucks-denies-union-s-accusation-of-banning-pride-decorations-CBIO2541.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/starbucks-denies-union-s-accusation-of-banning-pride-decorations-CBIO2541.html116Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Monday demanded to see records from PGA officials outlining work that ended in the tour's merger with Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf.Blumenthal, chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said he fears the risks brought on by the Saudi government...Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/lawmaker-demands-more-information-about-pga-tour-and-liv-golf-merger-CBIO2540.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/lawmaker-demands-more-information-about-pga-tour-and-liv-golf-merger-CBIO2540.html555Consumer price growth cooled again in May to the lowest level since March 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.On an annual basis, price growth fell to 4%. Price growth climbed just 0.1% month-over-month. The reading was slightly better than economists' forecast of 4.1% — and down...Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inflation-slowed-to-4-in-may-lowest-reading-since-march-2021-CBIO2539.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inflation-slowed-to-4-in-may-lowest-reading-since-march-2021-CBIO2539.html427Chocolate lovers are in for a bitter pill to swallow — prices of their favorite food are set to rise further on the back of elevated cocoa costs.Chocolate prices have risen by 14% in the past year, data from consumer intelligence database NielsenIQ showed. And according to some market watchers, they...Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/chocolate-expected-to-get-more-expensive-as-cocoa-prices-soar-to-7-year-highs-CBIO2538.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/chocolate-expected-to-get-more-expensive-as-cocoa-prices-soar-to-7-year-highs-CBIO2538.html585New York City began mandating its first minimum wage for app-based delivery workers Monday, forcing a long-awaited shift in how popular platforms like Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash pay gig workers. The city set a minimum rate of $19.96 per hour Sunday, with plans to fully implement the new standard by April...Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/nyc-mandates-minimum-wage-for-app-based-delivery-workers-CBIO2537.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/nyc-mandates-minimum-wage-for-app-based-delivery-workers-CBIO2537.html858The Federal Trade Commission on Monday applied for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction seeking to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard before the deal’s July 18 deadline.CNBC reported on the FTC’s plans earlier in the day.The FTC said it fears that should...Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:57:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ftc-files-to-block-microsoft-s-activision-acquisition-as-deadline-approaches-CBIO2536.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ftc-files-to-block-microsoft-s-activision-acquisition-as-deadline-approaches-CBIO2536.html512Food delivery platform Grubhub laid off about 400 employees, or 15% of its corporate workforce, citing a need to maintain “competitiveness,” the company’s CEO said in a message to employees Monday.The company has struggled to capture market share, lagging significantly compared with competitors...Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/grubhub-lays-off-15-of-corporate-workforce-or-about-400-employees-CBIO2535.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/grubhub-lays-off-15-of-corporate-workforce-or-about-400-employees-CBIO2535.html698DETROIT — General Motors announced plans Monday to invest $632 million for production of its next-generation full-size pickup trucks at a plant in Indiana.The investment is the automaker’s third such announcement in the past week involving GM’s next-generation large trucks and SUVs, which are...Wed, 14 Jun 2023 03:00:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/gm-to-invest-632-million-to-produce-next-generation-pickups-in-indiana-CBIO2534.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/gm-to-invest-632-million-to-produce-next-generation-pickups-in-indiana-CBIO2534.html499Philanthropist billionaire George Soros confirmed that he is handing control of his $25 billion empire to his son Alex.Soros, 92, has a net worth of $6.7 billion, according to Forbes, and is one of the top 400 richest people in the world. In 2017, he shifted $18 billion from his family office to...Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/george-soros-hands-control-of-his-25-billion-empire-to-his-son-alex-CBIO2533.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/george-soros-hands-control-of-his-25-billion-empire-to-his-son-alex-CBIO2533.html466A pair of running shoes for $11.98. Waterproof wireless earbuds for $4.39. A 40-color eyeshadow palette for $2.69.These are some of the offerings on low-cost shopping app Temu, which since launching in the United States in September has exploded in popularity. Waves of raving hauls and reviews have since...Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/shoppers-are-flocking-to-temu-for-cheap-deals-but-will-the-novelty-last-CBIO2532.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/shoppers-are-flocking-to-temu-for-cheap-deals-but-will-the-novelty-last-CBIO2532.html657HONG KONG — After three years of trying to do business under some of the toughest Covid controls in the world, U.S. and other Western companies in China began 2023 with cautious optimism: The country was finally reopening and Chinese officials, eager to reinvigorate the economy, were actively courting...Tue, 13 Jun 2023 05:19:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/six-months-after-zero-covid-u-s-firms-in-china-still-face-an-unpredictable-business-climate-CBIO2531.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/six-months-after-zero-covid-u-s-firms-in-china-still-face-an-unpredictable-business-climate-CBIO2531.html245A recent article published in The Economist has drawn online backlash after its headline and heading characterized Latin American workers as "useless" and "unproductive.""It's racist, it's incendiary, it's insulting," Alexander Aviña, an associate professor of history at Arizona State University, told...Tue, 13 Jun 2023 04:57:22 +0700https://companiesbio.com/critics-slam-the-economist-for-racist-article-calling-latin-american-workers-useless-CBIO2530.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/critics-slam-the-economist-for-racist-article-calling-latin-american-workers-useless-CBIO2530.html173Cracker Barrel once again unintentionally found itself at the center of a culture war online.On Thursday, some Twitter users expressed outrage over the popular Southern chain’s embrace of Pride Month after the Texas Family Project, a conservative political advocacy nonprofit organization, posted screen...Tue, 13 Jun 2023 02:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cracker-barrel-s-support-of-pride-month-draws-conservative-backlash-online-CBIO2528.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cracker-barrel-s-support-of-pride-month-draws-conservative-backlash-online-CBIO2528.html285Lawyers for a Jeffrey Epstein victim asked a federal judge on Friday to allow them to take new testimony from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and others as part of a lawsuit against the bank over its dealings with sex predator Epstein.The lawyers, who deposed Dimon for the suit last month, alleged...Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jeffrey-epstein-accuser-seeks-new-testimony-from-jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-CBIO2527.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jeffrey-epstein-accuser-seeks-new-testimony-from-jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-CBIO2527.html663Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much of Tesla’s extensive charging network beginning early next year.In addition, GM will adopt Tesla’s connector, the plug that links an electric vehicle to a charging station.GM joins Ford in shifting its electric vehicles to work with...Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/gm-s-electric-vehicles-will-gain-access-to-tesla-s-vast-charging-network-CBIO2526.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/gm-s-electric-vehicles-will-gain-access-to-tesla-s-vast-charging-network-CBIO2526.html890The Los Angeles county district attorney’s office said Thursday it has left Twitter due to barrage of “vicious” homophobic attacks that were not removed by the social media platform even after they were reported.The account, which went by the handle @LADAOffice, no longer exists on Twitter.“Our...Mon, 12 Jun 2023 21:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/los-angeles-county-da-s-office-quits-twitter-due-to-barrage-of-vicious-homophobic-attacks-CBIO2525.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/los-angeles-county-da-s-office-quits-twitter-due-to-barrage-of-vicious-homophobic-attacks-CBIO2525.html951As the cost of living in the U.S. continues to climb, foreclosures are also on the rise.May foreclosure-related filings, which include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, were up 7% from April and up 14% from a year ago, to 35,196 properties, according to the real estate data...Mon, 12 Jun 2023 18:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/home-foreclosures-are-rising-nationwide-with-florida-california-and-texas-in-the-lead-CBIO2523.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/home-foreclosures-are-rising-nationwide-with-florida-california-and-texas-in-the-lead-CBIO2523.html313A blockbuster sports deal set to merge two rivals — the PGA Tour, an organizer of top-level professional golf tournaments mostly in the U.S., with LIV Golf, an upstart league funded by Saudi Arabia — stunned players and fans alike this week.But the tentative plan to combine forces and position Saudi...Sun, 11 Jun 2023 20:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/golf-s-pga-tour-and-liv-merger-is-the-latest-power-play-by-saudi-arabia-CBIO2522.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/golf-s-pga-tour-and-liv-merger-is-the-latest-power-play-by-saudi-arabia-CBIO2522.html658The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Jack Daniel's in a trademark fight over "poop-themed" dog toys that resemble the company's famous whiskey bottles.The justices on a 9-0 vote ruled against VIP Products LLC, which argued that its products — including the "Bad Spaniels" toy shaped like...Sat, 10 Jun 2023 19:19:05 +0700https://companiesbio.com/supreme-court-rules-for-jack-daniel-s-in-poop-themed-dog-toy-trademark-fight-CBIO2521.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/supreme-court-rules-for-jack-daniel-s-in-poop-themed-dog-toy-trademark-fight-CBIO2521.html990Tesla may face a class-action lawsuit after 240 Black factory workers in California described rampant racism and discrimination at the electric automaker’s San Francisco Bay Area plant, including frequent use of racial slurs and references to the manufacturing site as a plantation or slave ship.The...Sat, 10 Jun 2023 06:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/black-workers-at-california-tesla-factory-allege-rampant-racism-seek-class-action-status-CBIO2520.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/black-workers-at-california-tesla-factory-allege-rampant-racism-seek-class-action-status-CBIO2520.html208A federal investigation into Guatemalan children working in the U.S. in violation of child labor laws has expanded to include meatpacking and produce firms that have allegedly hired underage migrants in at least 11 states, two senior U.S. officials told NBC News.Investigators from the Department...Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/child-labor-investigation-spreads-to-meatpacking-produce-companies-in-11-states-CBIO2519.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/child-labor-investigation-spreads-to-meatpacking-produce-companies-in-11-states-CBIO2519.html742A growing chorus of voices is calling for Lululemon to reinstate two Atlanta-area employees who were fired for confronting thieves at their store. Jennifer Ferguson and Rachel Rogers last week told the Atlanta-area NBC affiliate, WXIA-TV, that they were terminated after they tried to intervene to stop...Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/growing-chorus-calls-for-lululemon-to-reinstate-employees-fired-for-trying-to-stop-thieves-CBIO2518.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/growing-chorus-calls-for-lululemon-to-reinstate-employees-fired-for-trying-to-stop-thieves-CBIO2518.html892Hundreds of U.S.-bound passengers have been stranded in Russia after their flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the country's far east. Air India dispatched a plane Wednesday to pick up the passengers, who were diverted into the middle of geopolitical tensions over Russian airspace fueled...Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:00:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-bound-passengers-stranded-in-russia-after-air-india-flight-makes-emergency-landing-CBIO2517.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-bound-passengers-stranded-in-russia-after-air-india-flight-makes-emergency-landing-CBIO2517.html687One of the most notable happenings at Apple’s event for developers on Monday is likely the iPhone maker’s tweak that will keep its autocorrect feature from annoyingly correcting one of the most common expletives to “ducking.”“In those moments where you just want to type a ducking word, well,...Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/apple-to-stop-autocorrecting-swear-word-to-ducking-on-iphone-CBIO2516.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/apple-to-stop-autocorrecting-swear-word-to-ducking-on-iphone-CBIO2516.html302The Securities and Exchange Commission’s back-to-back lawsuits this week against the cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Coinbase mark a new phase in long-running government efforts to rein in the industry. But the crackdown won’t change much for crypto investors in the near term, analysts say.The...Fri, 09 Jun 2023 07:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sec-s-binance-and-coinbase-cases-unlikely-to-affect-traders-near-term-but-could-transform-cryptocurrency-CBIO2515.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sec-s-binance-and-coinbase-cases-unlikely-to-affect-traders-near-term-but-could-transform-cryptocurrency-CBIO2515.html34The PGA Tour announced Tuesday it would merge with LIV Golf, a Saudi-backed men's golf organization that formed last year to compete with the PGA.News of the merger sent shock waves through the sports world and even reached the highest echelons of the U.S. government, after a reporter sought comment...Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/here-s-why-the-pga-tour-just-merged-with-liv-golf-CBIO2514.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/here-s-why-the-pga-tour-just-merged-with-liv-golf-CBIO2514.html805The PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf announced a merger Tuesday in a stunning end to their bitter rivalry on the fairways, in the courts and on the geopolitical stage.PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, who once said playing in LIV events would warrant an apology, said the deal would benefit the sport.“After...Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pga-tour-and-saudi-backed-liv-merge-in-end-to-bitter-golf-rivalry-CBIO2513.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pga-tour-and-saudi-backed-liv-merge-in-end-to-bitter-golf-rivalry-CBIO2513.html430After the racial gap in unemployment was at its slimmest in months, an increase in unemployment among Black workers is causing some concern over lapsed progress for the Black labor force.The unemployment rate increased for Black people from April to May, from 4.7% to 5.6%, according to the Bureau of...Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/increases-in-black-unemployment-are-especially-dire-for-black-women-experts-say-CBIO2512.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/increases-in-black-unemployment-are-especially-dire-for-black-women-experts-say-CBIO2512.html700Boeing on Tuesday warned about a new defect on its 787 Dreamliner planes and that it will delay deliveries of the wide-body aircraft, the manufacturer’s latest production issue.“We are inspecting 787s in our inventory for a nonconforming condition related to a fitting on the horizontal stabilizer,”...Thu, 08 Jun 2023 05:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/boeing-warns-new-defect-on-787-dreamliners-will-slow-deliveries-CBIO2511.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/boeing-warns-new-defect-on-787-dreamliners-will-slow-deliveries-CBIO2511.html126WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to China in the coming weeks for talks, two U.S. officials told NBC News on Tuesday. The news comes after a previously planned trip was postponed following the discovery of a Chinese spy balloon flying over the U.S.U.S. officials...Thu, 08 Jun 2023 03:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/blinken-to-embark-on-a-high-stakes-trip-to-china-CBIO2510.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/blinken-to-embark-on-a-high-stakes-trip-to-china-CBIO2510.html716Merck said it sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, seeking an injunction of the drug price negotiation program contained in the Inflation Reduction Act, which it argues violates the Fifth and First Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.The lawsuit, expected to be filed in the U.S. District Court for the...Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/merck-sues-u-s-government-to-halt-medicare-drug-price-negotiation-CBIO2507.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/merck-sues-u-s-government-to-halt-medicare-drug-price-negotiation-CBIO2507.html449The Securities and Exchange Commission sued crypto exchange Coinbase in New York federal court on Tuesday morning, alleging that the company was acting as an unregistered broker and exchange and demanding that the company be “permanently restrained and enjoined” from continuing to do so.Shares...Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:19:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sec-sues-coinbase-over-exchange-and-staking-programs-CBIO2505.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sec-sues-coinbase-over-exchange-and-staking-programs-CBIO2505.html116Even as its parent company goes under, buybuy Baby is likely to survive.Analysts believe that as part of Bed Bath & Beyond's bankruptcy reorganization, the company will look to sell the United States' largest specialty baby-product retailer, which Bed Bath & Beyond acquired in 2007.Buybuy Baby is already...Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/buybuy-baby-may-survive-as-bed-bath-beyond-fades-into-bankruptcy-CBIO2504.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/buybuy-baby-may-survive-as-bed-bath-beyond-fades-into-bankruptcy-CBIO2504.html149DETROIT — General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two Michigan plants for the production of next-generation heavy-duty trucks, the company said Monday.The investment includes $788 million to prepare its Flint Assembly plant to build the heavy-duty gas and diesel trucks. Another $233...Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/gm-to-invest-more-than-1-billion-to-produce-new-heavy-duty-pickups-CBIO2503.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/gm-to-invest-more-than-1-billion-to-produce-new-heavy-duty-pickups-CBIO2503.html431The Securities and Exchange Commission filed 13 charges against Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, alleging both comingled billions of dollars’ worth of user funds and sent them to a European company controlled by Zhao.The U.S. regulator alleged on Monday...Wed, 07 Jun 2023 03:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sec-sues-binance-and-ceo-changpeng-zhao-for-u-s-securities-violations-CBIO2502.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sec-sues-binance-and-ceo-changpeng-zhao-for-u-s-securities-violations-CBIO2502.html97Embattled CNN Chief Executive Chris Licht apologized to the news organization’s staff Monday morning during the cable news network’s 9 a.m. ET call, according to people familiar with the matter.Licht told staffers he didn’t recognize himself in a 15,000-word profile story in The Atlantic that published...Wed, 07 Jun 2023 01:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cnn-ceo-chris-licht-apologizes-to-staff-during-internal-monday-morning-call-CBIO2501.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cnn-ceo-chris-licht-apologizes-to-staff-during-internal-monday-morning-call-CBIO2501.html291The rise of the popular obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic have compelled weight-loss companies to fundamentally shift their business models.WeightWatchers and Noom have for years promoted diet and exercise as the primary ways to lose weight, but both recently debuted plans to offer prescriptions...Tue, 06 Jun 2023 21:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ozempic-wegovy-force-weight-loss-companies-to-upend-their-approaches-CBIO2500.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ozempic-wegovy-force-weight-loss-companies-to-upend-their-approaches-CBIO2500.html924The bipartisan debt-ceiling bill President Joe Biden signed into law Saturday includes stricter work requirements for those receiving food assistance, along with new exemptions that could widen access for others.Under the new rules, the age of participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,...Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-debt-ceiling-bill-makes-food-benefits-harder-to-get-here-s-who-could-suffer-CBIO2499.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-debt-ceiling-bill-makes-food-benefits-harder-to-get-here-s-who-could-suffer-CBIO2499.html146Google-owned YouTube will stop removing false claims of widespread election fraud in the 2020 presidential race, the video platform announced on Friday.YouTube said in a blog post that it made the decision to balance its twin goals of “protecting our community and providing a home for open discussion...Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/youtube-will-stop-removing-false-claims-about-2020-election-fraud-CBIO2498.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/youtube-will-stop-removing-false-claims-about-2020-election-fraud-CBIO2498.html308Are middle-seaters on flights entitled to both armrests? Should passengers check the row behind them before reclining their seats? Can shoes come off during a flight?Depends on who you ask — or, if you're on TikTok, depends on which influencer you follow.Videos of creators sharing their do's and don'ts...Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/why-are-people-always-debating-proper-plane-etiquette-on-tiktok-CBIO2496.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/why-are-people-always-debating-proper-plane-etiquette-on-tiktok-CBIO2496.html831Customers of Chase’s online banking services were seeing double transactions, fees and/or payments in their accounts, with the situation not immediately being resolved as of late morning on Friday.Numerous Chase customers were posting on social media that their rent or bill payments were taken out...Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/chase-online-banking-issue-causes-double-transactions-and-fees-CBIO2495.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/chase-online-banking-issue-causes-double-transactions-and-fees-CBIO2495.html782Bed Bath & Beyond is expected to be dissolved after the failed retailer declared bankruptcy, but the company’s crown jewel — Buy Buy Baby — may live to see another day. The baby gear retailer is drawing interest from at least two bidders as its parent company Bed Bath & Beyond works to auction...Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/buy-buy-baby-draws-sale-interest-in-bed-bath-beyond-bankruptcy-CBIO2494.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/buy-buy-baby-draws-sale-interest-in-bed-bath-beyond-bankruptcy-CBIO2494.html301HONG KONG — A figure of growing controversy in the United States, tech billionaire Elon Musk enjoyed praise and the occasional foray into geopolitics on a visit to China this week.The Tesla and Twitter CEO — newly restored to the position of world's richest man — was welcomed by top officials and...Mon, 05 Jun 2023 22:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/musk-leaves-china-after-trip-filled-with-praise-and-politics-CBIO2492.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/musk-leaves-china-after-trip-filled-with-praise-and-politics-CBIO2492.html719A federal judge in Florida overseeing Walt Disney Co.'s lawsuit against GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis recused himself Thursday, saying he has a relative who owns Disney stock and could be affected by the case's outcome. In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Judge Mark E....Sun, 04 Jun 2023 18:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/judge-recuses-himself-from-disney-lawsuit-against-desantis-CBIO2491.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/judge-recuses-himself-from-disney-lawsuit-against-desantis-CBIO2491.html221The U.S. economy continued to crank out jobs in May, with nonfarm payrolls surging more than expected despite multiple headwinds, the Labor Department reported Friday.Payrolls in the public and private sector increased by 339,000 for the month, better than the 190,000 Dow Jones estimate and marking the...Sat, 03 Jun 2023 04:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-u-s-economy-added-339-000-jobs-in-may-once-again-beating-expectations-CBIO2490.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-u-s-economy-added-339-000-jobs-in-may-once-again-beating-expectations-CBIO2490.html322WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday night to pass a bill that would extend the debt ceiling for two years and establish a two-year budget agreement on a broad bipartisan vote.The vote was 63-36.Having already cleared the House on Wednesday, it now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to...Sat, 03 Jun 2023 02:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/senate-passes-debt-ceiling-bill-sending-it-to-biden-to-become-law-and-avert-disaster-CBIO2488.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/senate-passes-debt-ceiling-bill-sending-it-to-biden-to-become-law-and-avert-disaster-CBIO2488.html644WASHINGTON — The Senate will vote on the debt ceiling deal negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday night, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced.Senators have come to an agreement to pass the bill after having voted on a series of 11 amendments...Sat, 03 Jun 2023 01:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-senate-will-vote-on-the-debt-ceiling-deal-thursday-night-CBIO2487.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-senate-will-vote-on-the-debt-ceiling-deal-thursday-night-CBIO2487.html912The head of JPMorgan Chase said that he had never met disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and never even heard of him until Epstein’s 2019 arrest, and that he wasn’t aware of the bank’s internal investigation of its relationship with Epstein, who kept much of his fortune at the bank for 15 years.JPMorgan...Sat, 03 Jun 2023 01:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/head-of-jpmorgan-chase-says-he-never-met-jeffrey-epstein-who-kept-millions-at-the-bank-for-15-years-CBIO2486.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/head-of-jpmorgan-chase-says-he-never-met-jeffrey-epstein-who-kept-millions-at-the-bank-for-15-years-CBIO2486.html813WASHINGTON — In a loss for organized labor, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a concrete company in Washington state seeking to revive a lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters alleging that a strike damaged its product.The 8-1 decision, written by Justice Amy Coney...Fri, 02 Jun 2023 23:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/in-blow-to-unions-supreme-court-rules-company-can-pursue-strike-damage-claim-CBIO2485.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/in-blow-to-unions-supreme-court-rules-company-can-pursue-strike-damage-claim-CBIO2485.html315Walmart on Wednesday said it has not made any changes to its LGBTQ-related merchandise tied to Pride Month, or to security measures in place at its stores, a week after rival Target pulled some LGBTQ-themed products following customer backlash.“We haven’t changed anything in our assortment,”...Fri, 02 Jun 2023 22:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/walmart-hasn-t-made-changes-to-lgbtq-themed-merchandise-in-wake-of-target-backlash-CBIO2484.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/walmart-hasn-t-made-changes-to-lgbtq-themed-merchandise-in-wake-of-target-backlash-CBIO2484.html928A clear majority of Americans who don’t identify as LGBTQ believe companies should publicly support the community, according to a new survey from gay rights organization GLAAD.About 70% of more than 2,500 adults who don’t identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or an otherwise member...Fri, 02 Jun 2023 21:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/most-americans-say-companies-should-publicly-support-lgbtq-community-survey-finds-CBIO2483.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/most-americans-say-companies-should-publicly-support-lgbtq-community-survey-finds-CBIO2483.html540About 90% of Spirit Airlines flights were delayed Thursday amid a technical issue affecting the carrier's website.In a tweet posted at 8:43 a.m., Spirit said the issue was affecting Spirit.com, the Spirit Airlines app and its airport kiosks, leading to delays.In an emailed statement at 10:44 a.m., a...Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/spirit-airlines-sees-massive-delays-due-to-technical-issue-CBIO2482.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/spirit-airlines-sees-massive-delays-due-to-technical-issue-CBIO2482.html911WASHINGTON — Critics doubted Kevin McCarthy could win the speaker’s gavel, but he did after a historic 15 rounds of voting.They predicted McCarthy, R-Calif., wouldn’t be able to cobble together enough votes to pass his GOP plan to lift the debt ceiling, but he pushed it through without a single...Fri, 02 Jun 2023 09:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-proves-his-naysayers-wrong-CBIO2481.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-proves-his-naysayers-wrong-CBIO2481.html63WASHINGTON — With overwhelming bipartisan support, the House voted Wednesday to pass the debt ceiling legislation negotiated by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, sending it to the Senate with days to spare before a potentially disastrous default.The vote was 314 to 117, with 149 Republicans...Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-bill-passes-the-house-and-will-head-to-the-senate-CBIO2480.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-bill-passes-the-house-and-will-head-to-the-senate-CBIO2480.html410Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs sued Diageo Wednesday, saying the spirits company didn’t make promised investments in his vodka and tequila brands and treated them as inferior “urban” products.The lawsuit, filed with the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, says Diageo...Thu, 01 Jun 2023 23:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sean-diddy-combs-sues-diageo-saying-it-neglected-his-liquor-brands-CBIO2479.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sean-diddy-combs-sues-diageo-saying-it-neglected-his-liquor-brands-CBIO2479.html714Some of Adidas’ remaining Yeezy shoes are back on sale — months after the German sportswear company cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.Adidas ended its yearslong partnership with Ye in late October, in light of his antisemitic remarks and other harmful behavior. In the...Thu, 01 Jun 2023 22:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/adidas-selling-yeezy-shoes-again-after-cutting-ties-with-kanye-west-CBIO2478.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/adidas-selling-yeezy-shoes-again-after-cutting-ties-with-kanye-west-CBIO2478.html443Amazon.com’s doorbell camera unit Ring has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding privacy, according to a filing Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.As part of the agreement, Ring is to pay $5.8 million, according to a filing.Amazon.com did...Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:57:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/amazon-com-s-ring-will-pay-5-8-million-after-employees-spied-on-customer-videos-CBIO2477.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/amazon-com-s-ring-will-pay-5-8-million-after-employees-spied-on-customer-videos-CBIO2477.html446Add stepping on some scales to the preflight routine.New Zealand's national airline is asking passengers to weigh in after checking in for international flights from Auckland International Airport.Air New Zealand wants to weigh 10,000 passengers during the monthlong survey. But the numbers won't be flashing...Thu, 01 Jun 2023 06:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/air-new-zealand-is-asking-passengers-to-weigh-in-before-international-flights-CBIO2476.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/air-new-zealand-is-asking-passengers-to-weigh-in-before-international-flights-CBIO2476.html289WASHINGTON — A major debt ceiling bill negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed its first test Tuesday, gaining approval from the Republican-led House Rules Committee and setting up a vote Wednesday in the full chamber.The vote was 7 to 6, with two Republicans — Reps....Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-deal-was-approved-7-6-by-key-committee-ahead-of-house-vote-CBIO2475.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-deal-was-approved-7-6-by-key-committee-ahead-of-house-vote-CBIO2475.html93Sick employees are major contributors to the spread of foodborne illnesses at restaurants and other food establishments, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday.From 2017 to 2019, the report found, around 40% of foodborne illness outbreaks with known causes...Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/foodborne-illness-outbreaks-at-restaurants-often-linked-to-sick-workers-cdc-finds-CBIO2474.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/foodborne-illness-outbreaks-at-restaurants-often-linked-to-sick-workers-cdc-finds-CBIO2474.html972Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood-testing lab Theranos, arrived at a federal prison in Texas on Tuesday to start serving an 11-year, 3-month sentence for her role in the fraud that transpired at the now-defunct company.She was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud in January 2022. Her conviction...Wed, 31 May 2023 19:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-disgraced-theranos-founder-booked-into-texas-prison-to-begin-11-year-sentence-CBIO2473.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-disgraced-theranos-founder-booked-into-texas-prison-to-begin-11-year-sentence-CBIO2473.html852Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and relocated Pride displays to the back of certain stores in the South, activists in the LGBTQ community are calling for new campaigns to convince corporate leaders not to cave to anti-LGBTQ groups.“We need a strategy on how to...Wed, 31 May 2023 18:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/lgbtq-activists-call-for-new-strategies-to-promote-equality-after-target-backlash-CBIO2472.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/lgbtq-activists-call-for-new-strategies-to-promote-equality-after-target-backlash-CBIO2472.html10Nvidia hit a $1 trillion market capitalization at the open of trading in U.S. markets Tuesday, joining a small club of mostly technology companies.Nvidia’s shares have to hold above $404.86 to maintain that distinction. Market capitalization is the value of a company based on its share price and the...Wed, 31 May 2023 18:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/chipmaker-nvidia-hits-1-trillion-market-capitalization-CBIO2471.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/chipmaker-nvidia-hits-1-trillion-market-capitalization-CBIO2471.html893China’s foreign minister met Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday and said strained U.S.-Chinese relations require “mutual respect,” while delivering a message of reassurance that foreign companies are welcome.U.S.-Chinese relations are especially tense after Washington shot down a Chinese balloon believed...Wed, 31 May 2023 17:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elon-musk-meets-chinese-foreign-minister-who-calls-for-mutual-respect-in-u-s-relations-CBIO2470.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elon-musk-meets-chinese-foreign-minister-who-calls-for-mutual-respect-in-u-s-relations-CBIO2470.html37WASHINGTON — The race is on for congressional leaders to secure the votes to pass a bipartisan compromise struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avert a catastrophic debt default with just a week to go before the June 5 deadline.Facing skepticism or criticism within their...Wed, 31 May 2023 01:19:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/house-gop-hard-liners-trash-debt-limit-bill-as-party-leaders-try-to-shore-up-votes-CBIO2468.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/house-gop-hard-liners-trash-debt-limit-bill-as-party-leaders-try-to-shore-up-votes-CBIO2468.html72WASHINGTON — The bipartisan deal struck by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would extend the debt limit for two years alongside modest federal spending cuts and a series of policy provisions.The 99-page Fiscal Responsibility Act, which McCarthy, R-Calif., says...Tue, 30 May 2023 23:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/what-s-in-the-debt-limit-bill-key-provisions-in-the-biden-mccarthy-deal-to-avert-default-CBIO2466.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/what-s-in-the-debt-limit-bill-key-provisions-in-the-biden-mccarthy-deal-to-avert-default-CBIO2466.html580WASHINGTON — The United States has a few more days than expected before it runs out of money, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter Friday afternoon.The new deadline to act or risk breaching the debt ceiling is June 5, Yellen said, setting a hard deadline for the first time. She had previously...Tue, 30 May 2023 19:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-now-has-until-june-5-to-act-on-the-debt-ceiling-yellen-says-CBIO2465.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-now-has-until-june-5-to-act-on-the-debt-ceiling-yellen-says-CBIO2465.html226DETROIT — Ford Motor will partner with Tesla on charging initiatives for its current and future electric vehicles in an unusual tie-up between the two rivals, CEOs of the automakers announced Thursday.Under the agreement current Ford owners will be granted access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers...Tue, 30 May 2023 17:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ford-evs-will-use-tesla-charging-tech-in-surprise-partnership-between-rival-automakers-CBIO2464.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ford-evs-will-use-tesla-charging-tech-in-surprise-partnership-between-rival-automakers-CBIO2464.html669Neuralink, the neurotech startup co-founded by Elon Musk, announced Thursday it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to conduct its first in-human clinical study.Neuralink is building a brain implant called the Link, which aims to help patients with severe paralysis control...Tue, 30 May 2023 03:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elon-musk-s-brain-implant-company-neuralink-announces-fda-approval-of-in-human-clinical-study-CBIO2463.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elon-musk-s-brain-implant-company-neuralink-announces-fda-approval-of-in-human-clinical-study-CBIO2463.html139SAN FRANCISCO — Two airliners aborted landings at San Francisco International Airport last week after pilots spotted a Southwest Airlines jet taxiing across runways on which the other planes had been cleared to land.An air traffic controller told the Southwest pilots they should not have been on the...Tue, 30 May 2023 00:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/2-planes-aborted-landings-when-southwest-jet-taxied-across-their-runways-in-san-francisco-CBIO2462.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/2-planes-aborted-landings-when-southwest-jet-taxied-across-their-runways-in-san-francisco-CBIO2462.html116This story was produced in partnership with the Global Reporting Centre.MONACA, Pa. — Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to Pennsylvania for exceeding emissions limits during the troubled launch of its massive new plastics plant in Beaver County. The sum includes a nearly $5 million civil penalty...Mon, 29 May 2023 20:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/months-after-residents-sound-the-alarm-pennsylvania-cracks-down-on-shell-plant-CBIO2461.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/months-after-residents-sound-the-alarm-pennsylvania-cracks-down-on-shell-plant-CBIO2461.html155Just in time for Memorial Day: cheap beer and, in some cases, practically free.Bud Light parent company, AB InBev, has launched a promotion offering a rebate of up to $15 to win back customers of the longtime top-selling beer in the U.S.The web address of the promotion is BudLight.com/BudLightOnUs. U.S....Sat, 27 May 2023 06:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bud-light-on-us-budweiser-parent-now-offering-money-back-to-customers-to-boost-sales-CBIO2460.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bud-light-on-us-budweiser-parent-now-offering-money-back-to-customers-to-boost-sales-CBIO2460.html502After somehow successfully avoiding it for months, Shaquille O’Neal was finally served papers on Tuesday in a legal battle over his involvement with a failed cryptocurrency exchange.The hard-to-miss, 7-foot-1 superstar had been dodging plaintiffs targeting him and other celebrities like Tom Brady and...Sat, 27 May 2023 06:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/shaquille-o-neal-served-with-ftx-related-lawsuit-at-miami-heat-playoff-game-after-dodging-servers-for-months-CBIO2459.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/shaquille-o-neal-served-with-ftx-related-lawsuit-at-miami-heat-playoff-game-after-dodging-servers-for-months-CBIO2459.html258KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Swiss watchmaker Swatch said Tuesday that Malaysian authorities raided its stores and confiscated 164 watches from its Pride Collection.It said Ministry of Home Affairs officials raided its outlets in various malls across Malaysia on May 13 and 14 and seized the watches because...Fri, 26 May 2023 11:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/malaysia-raids-swatch-stores-and-seizes-rainbow-pride-watches-CBIO2458.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/malaysia-raids-swatch-stores-and-seizes-rainbow-pride-watches-CBIO2458.html617Target came under intense scrutiny this week after the retail giant announced that it was pulling some LGBTQ-themed merchandise following what a corporate spokesperson described as “threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and wellbeing while at work.”Target customers posted videos on...Fri, 26 May 2023 06:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/target-s-walk-back-on-pride-merch-upsets-designers-lgbtq-supporters-CBIO2457.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/target-s-walk-back-on-pride-merch-upsets-designers-lgbtq-supporters-CBIO2457.html106“We’ve been hiding in plain sight all along,” Tarren Bragdon said of his 12-year-old nonprofit group, the Foundation for Government Accountability.The Naples, Florida-based think tank has been publicly cheerleading GOP efforts to tighten work requirements for food stamps and Medicaid as part of...Fri, 26 May 2023 04:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inside-the-florida-group-pushing-to-slash-food-stamp-rolls-nationwide-CBIO2456.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inside-the-florida-group-pushing-to-slash-food-stamp-rolls-nationwide-CBIO2456.html580The surge in activism to combat pandemic-era discrimination and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islanders didn’t just raise awareness, it raised money.Over the past several years, the “Stop Asian Hate” movement has driven a funding windfall to AAPI-led nonprofits and businesses that...Fri, 26 May 2023 00:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/stop-asian-hate-drove-a-funding-surge-for-aapi-startups-and-nonprofits-what-comes-next-CBIO2455.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/stop-asian-hate-drove-a-funding-surge-for-aapi-startups-and-nonprofits-what-comes-next-CBIO2455.html681SEATTLE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with state and federal agencies, are investigating reports of 18 salmonella infections in at least half a dozen states that may have come from raw cookie dough sold at Papa Murphy’s.People have been sickened in Washington, Oregon, Idaho,...Thu, 25 May 2023 22:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cdc-investigating-salmonella-outbreak-in-6-states-linked-to-papa-murphy-s-cookie-dough-CBIO2454.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cdc-investigating-salmonella-outbreak-in-6-states-linked-to-papa-murphy-s-cookie-dough-CBIO2454.html894The latest on the talks to raise the debt ceilingTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen has repeatedly warned that without an increase to the debt ceiling, the United States could run out of cash to pay the bills as soon as June 1. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and their negotiators are...Thu, 25 May 2023 22:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/gop-and-white-house-talks-continue-as-debt-ceiling-deadline-approaches-CBIO2453.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/gop-and-white-house-talks-continue-as-debt-ceiling-deadline-approaches-CBIO2453.html675Mega retailer Target is pulling some of its merchandise that celebrates Pride month after threats to employees, the company said Tuesday.“Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and wellbeing while at work,” a Target spokesperson...Thu, 25 May 2023 21:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/target-pulls-some-pride-collection-items-after-threats-to-employees-CBIO2452.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/target-pulls-some-pride-collection-items-after-threats-to-employees-CBIO2452.html334Sales of Bud Light continue to plummet, reflecting ongoing backlash to the brand's decision to hire transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney as a spokesperson.According to data cited by the beverage industry trade publication Beer Business Daily, sales volumes of Bud Light for the week ending May 13 sank...Thu, 25 May 2023 21:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/nobody-imagined-it-would-go-on-this-long-bud-light-sales-continue-to-plummet-over-mulvaney-backlash-CBIO2451.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/nobody-imagined-it-would-go-on-this-long-bud-light-sales-continue-to-plummet-over-mulvaney-backlash-CBIO2451.html433WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that bipartisan negotiators are not close to a deal but added that there was still time left to avert a potentially catastrophic default on the nation’s debt obligations by next week’s deadline.“We’re not there yet,” McCarthy, R-Calif., told...Thu, 25 May 2023 19:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/debt-ceiling-talks-still-stuck-on-federal-spending-levels-CBIO2450.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/debt-ceiling-talks-still-stuck-on-federal-spending-levels-CBIO2450.html990When Peloton unveiled its 2019 holiday commercial depicting a husband who gifted his wife a stationary bike for Christmas, the ad was widely panned as sexist, dystopian and reminiscent of a hostage video.People took umbrage at the commercial’s characters — a white, upper-middle-class family —...Thu, 25 May 2023 01:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/peloton-aims-to-rebrand-as-a-fitness-company-for-all-with-a-focus-on-app-and-tiered-subscription-pricing-CBIO2449.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/peloton-aims-to-rebrand-as-a-fitness-company-for-all-with-a-focus-on-app-and-tiered-subscription-pricing-CBIO2449.html770Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing has come to the U.S.The streaming service said it began alerting members on Tuesday about its new sharing policy, noting that Netflix accounts are only to be shared within one household.“Your Netflix account is for you and the people you live with — your...Wed, 24 May 2023 23:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/netflix-password-sharing-crackdown-rolls-out-in-the-u-s-CBIO2448.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/netflix-password-sharing-crackdown-rolls-out-in-the-u-s-CBIO2448.html335A baker and a tattoo artist recently garnered TikTok virality other small business owners could only dream of. The only problem? The exposure wasn’t positive. Kylie Allen, owner of the West Virginia-based bakery Kylie’s Kakes, posted a video last month about a dispute with a dissatisfied customer...Wed, 24 May 2023 23:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/their-small-businesses-went-viral-on-tiktok-for-the-wrong-reasons-now-what-CBIO2447.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/their-small-businesses-went-viral-on-tiktok-for-the-wrong-reasons-now-what-CBIO2447.html917The Internal Revenue Service is increasingly acknowledging the presence of racial bias in the nation’s tax system — along with the years of work by pioneering researchers who’ve spent years highlighting the issue.In a letter sent last week to the Senate Finance Committee, the agency said Black...Wed, 24 May 2023 08:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-irs-acknowledges-racial-bias-in-tax-auditing-based-on-professor-s-work-CBIO2446.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-irs-acknowledges-racial-bias-in-tax-auditing-based-on-professor-s-work-CBIO2446.html772Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are headed down the aisle. The Amazon founder, 59, and the Emmy-winning journalist, 53, are engaged, TODAY.com has confirmed. The two have been linked since January 2019, when People first reported they were dating. The pair regularly post about each other on social...Wed, 24 May 2023 05:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchez-are-engaged-CBIO2445.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchez-are-engaged-CBIO2445.html206The eruptive volcano named Popocatépetl continued to impact air travel in Mexico City on Monday after it caused weekend flight cancellations and delays.On Monday, AeroMexico, the country's national airline, blamed the 17,887-foot volcano's spring outbursts for affecting more than 100 of its flights...Wed, 24 May 2023 02:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/volcano-spews-ash-over-mexico-city-and-disrupts-travel-at-two-major-airports-CBIO2444.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/volcano-spews-ash-over-mexico-city-and-disrupts-travel-at-two-major-airports-CBIO2444.html103WASHINGTON — A meeting between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday afternoon to discuss a path forward to avert a debt limit breach failed to yield a deal, but both sides agreed that talks were "productive." "We don’t have an agreement yet, but I did feel the discussion...Wed, 24 May 2023 02:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-and-mccarthy-to-meet-as-debt-ceiling-deadline-looms-CBIO2443.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-and-mccarthy-to-meet-as-debt-ceiling-deadline-looms-CBIO2443.html698TikTok filed a lawsuit against Montana on Monday over a new law aimed at stopping people from downloading the app, arguing the ban violates the First Amendment."We are challenging Montana’s unconstitutional TikTok ban to protect our business and the hundreds of thousands of TikTok users in Montana,"...Wed, 24 May 2023 01:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tiktok-files-lawsuit-against-montana-over-download-ban-CBIO2442.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tiktok-files-lawsuit-against-montana-over-download-ban-CBIO2442.html748WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday that it is "highly likely" the U.S. will run out of money to pay its bills as early as June 1 if the debt ceiling battle isn't resolved by then.The updated timeline comes after Yellen on May 15 set a June 1 deadline for the U.S. to extend the...Wed, 24 May 2023 00:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-still-risks-breaching-debt-limit-on-june-1-treasury-secretary-warns-in-new-letter-CBIO2440.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-still-risks-breaching-debt-limit-on-june-1-treasury-secretary-warns-in-new-letter-CBIO2440.html200A Hollywood studio head was met with jeers and protests when he delivered the commencement address for Boston University on Sunday amid the ongoing Hollywood writers strike. BU students booed and turned their backs on David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, as he delivered the commencement...Wed, 24 May 2023 00:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-booed-at-boston-university-graduation-amid-writers-strike-CBIO2439.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-booed-at-boston-university-graduation-amid-writers-strike-CBIO2439.html593PacWest Bancorp, one of the lenders seeking to survive the U.S. regional banking crisis, said on Monday it had agreed to sell a $2.6 billion real estate construction loan portfolio at a discount in a bid to improve its balance sheet.PacWest’s shares rose 15% on the deal, which gives the California-focused...Tue, 23 May 2023 23:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/troubled-regional-lender-pacwest-sells-2-6-billion-loans-at-discount-CBIO2438.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/troubled-regional-lender-pacwest-sells-2-6-billion-loans-at-discount-CBIO2438.html833China’s government on Sunday urged owners of computer equipment deemed sensitive to cease purchasing goods from Micron Technology Inc., the largest U.S. memory chipmaker, in an effort to escalate its dispute with Washington over technology and security.Micron products have unspecified “serious network...Tue, 23 May 2023 22:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/china-tells-tech-manufacturers-to-stop-using-micron-chips-CBIO2437.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/china-tells-tech-manufacturers-to-stop-using-micron-chips-CBIO2437.html10A few months into her divorce proceedings, Sarita thought it was suspicious that her spouse, who earned $3 million annually, didn’t have many assets. After spending half a year on discovery and enlisting the help of a forensic accountant, the New York housewife eventually tracked down 12 bitcoins —...Tue, 23 May 2023 09:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/a-husband-hid-500-000-in-bitcoin-during-a-divorce-and-got-busted-by-a-crypto-hunter-CBIO2436.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/a-husband-hid-500-000-in-bitcoin-during-a-divorce-and-got-busted-by-a-crypto-hunter-CBIO2436.html857As queer Americans face a historic onslaught of anti-LGBTQ legislation, a normalizing of homophobic and transphobic rhetoric from right-wing politicians and a surge of violent attacks, Target’s standout message for Pride Month is simple: “Live Laugh Lesbian.”The short mantra adorns a pink crop...Tue, 23 May 2023 03:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/live-laugh-lesbian-target-s-cheeky-pride-collection-strikes-again-CBIO2435.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/live-laugh-lesbian-target-s-cheeky-pride-collection-strikes-again-CBIO2435.html905WASHINGTON — Republicans returned to the debt ceiling negotiating table Friday night after temporarily pausing talks with the White House that they said were “not productive.”The movement came about seven hours after Rep. Garret Graves, R-La, who was tapped by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to lead...Tue, 23 May 2023 02:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/debt-ceiling-talks-back-on-after-gop-briefly-halted-negotiations-CBIO2434.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/debt-ceiling-talks-back-on-after-gop-briefly-halted-negotiations-CBIO2434.html217A new law passed by the Iowa Legislature designed to increase youth employment opportunities in a tight labor market appears to violate federal child labor protections, according to U.S. Labor Department officials.The new state law, yet to be signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, allows kids to work in “laundries”...Tue, 23 May 2023 02:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/child-labor-bill-passed-by-iowa-legislature-appears-to-violate-federal-law-federal-officials-say-CBIO2433.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/child-labor-bill-passed-by-iowa-legislature-appears-to-violate-federal-law-federal-officials-say-CBIO2433.html15Chair Jerome Powell indicated Friday that the Federal Reserve will likely forgo an increase in its benchmark interest rate when it meets in June for the first time since it began raising its key rate 14 months ago to fight high inflation.In signaling so, Powell provided some clarity about the Fed’s...Mon, 22 May 2023 21:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-chair-hints-at-a-pause-in-rate-hikes-when-central-bank-meet-next-month-CBIO2432.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-chair-hints-at-a-pause-in-rate-hikes-when-central-bank-meet-next-month-CBIO2432.html104Target is recalling five million scented candles because their glass encasings could break, posing a safety hazard.According to a statement on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's website, the affected Threshold Glass Jar Candles can break or crack during use, causing lacerations and severe burns.Target...Mon, 22 May 2023 16:00:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/target-is-recalling-5-million-scented-candles-because-their-glass-jars-can-break-CBIO2431.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/target-is-recalling-5-million-scented-candles-because-their-glass-jars-can-break-CBIO2431.html962Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp. agreed to a consumer class-action lawsuit settlement worth $200 million over rampant car thefts of the Korean automakers’ vehicles, lawyers for the owners and the automakers said on Thursday.In February, the Korean automakers said they would offer software upgrades to...Sun, 21 May 2023 22:00:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hyundai-kia-agree-to-200-million-settlement-with-customers-over-car-thefts-CBIO2430.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hyundai-kia-agree-to-200-million-settlement-with-customers-over-car-thefts-CBIO2430.html514Disney has abandoned plans to open up a new employee campus in Lake Nona, Florida, amid rising tensions with the state’s governor.Citing “changing business conditions” and the return of CEO Bob Iger, Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney’s parks, experiences and products division, penned a memo...Sat, 20 May 2023 09:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/disney-scraps-plan-for-new-florida-campus-amid-desantis-feud-CBIO2429.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/disney-scraps-plan-for-new-florida-campus-amid-desantis-feud-CBIO2429.html356Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao will travel to the U.S. next week for meetings with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Trade Representative Katherine Tai, according to the Chinese embassy in Washington.Wang will address “respective concerns" over economic and trade relations between the...Sat, 20 May 2023 05:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-and-china-commerce-officials-to-hold-trade-talks-next-week-CBIO2428.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-and-china-commerce-officials-to-hold-trade-talks-next-week-CBIO2428.html12JPMorgan Chase is seeking documents from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office in lawsuits the bank faces over its relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a former client, according to federal court records. Attorneys for Bragg, JPMorgan Chase; a former senior...Sat, 20 May 2023 02:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jpmorgan-seeks-files-from-manhattan-da-in-jeffrey-epstein-lawsuits-CBIO2427.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jpmorgan-seeks-files-from-manhattan-da-in-jeffrey-epstein-lawsuits-CBIO2427.html961Older U.S. couples will be able contribute more than $10,000 annually toward tax-free health savings accounts.Under guidance the IRS announced Tuesday that goes into effect next year, individuals can contribute as much as $4,150 to an HSA each year, a 7.8% increase. Families can set aside up to $8,300,...Sat, 20 May 2023 02:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/couples-55-and-older-will-be-able-to-contribute-more-than-10-000-to-health-savings-accounts-CBIO2426.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/couples-55-and-older-will-be-able-to-contribute-more-than-10-000-to-health-savings-accounts-CBIO2426.html883WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill set to be announced Thursday by Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., would block members of Congress from getting paid if the U.S. enters debt default or if the government shuts down.The No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act, shared...Fri, 19 May 2023 23:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/new-bill-would-block-pay-for-congress-if-u-s-hits-debt-ceiling-CBIO2425.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/new-bill-would-block-pay-for-congress-if-u-s-hits-debt-ceiling-CBIO2425.html191WASHINGTON — He was never elected to House leadership. He’s not a committee chairman, nor does he sit on the key committees that oversee the U.S. budget.But Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., has been tapped by Speaker Kevin McCarthy for one of the most important tasks facing House Republicans: cutting a...Fri, 19 May 2023 22:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/rep-graves-is-negotiating-the-debt-ceiling-and-keeping-the-fractured-gop-united-CBIO2423.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/rep-graves-is-negotiating-the-debt-ceiling-and-keeping-the-fractured-gop-united-CBIO2423.html654Deutsche Bank agreed to pay $75 million to victims of sex predator Jeffrey Epstein to settle a federal lawsuit accusing the bank of enabling and benefitting from its customer’s sex trafficking of young women, sources told CNBC on Wednesday night.The bombshell deal still leaves JPMorgan Chase to...Fri, 19 May 2023 22:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/deutsche-bank-to-pay-75-million-to-jeffrey-epstein-victims-to-settle-lawsuit-CBIO2422.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/deutsche-bank-to-pay-75-million-to-jeffrey-epstein-victims-to-settle-lawsuit-CBIO2422.html191SAG-AFTRA announced Wednesday that it will hold a strike authorization vote as it seeks to get its “ducks in a row” ahead of June 7 negotiations with the major studios.The vote does not mean that the performers union will necessarily join the Writers Guild of America on the picket lines after its...Fri, 19 May 2023 09:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sag-aftra-calls-for-strike-authorization-vote-ahead-of-studio-talks-CBIO2421.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sag-aftra-calls-for-strike-authorization-vote-ahead-of-studio-talks-CBIO2421.html537Hundreds of people who bought tickets for U2's Las Vegas residency are being offered refunds after learning their seats had obstructed views of the event venue's screen.Show organizers realized during a production review that an overhang in the new, $2 billion Sphere at The Venetian Resort's first level...Fri, 19 May 2023 02:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u2-las-vegas-residency-hundreds-of-people-were-sold-tickets-with-obstructed-screen-views-CBIO2420.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u2-las-vegas-residency-hundreds-of-people-were-sold-tickets-with-obstructed-screen-views-CBIO2420.html529Montana officially became the first state to ban TikTok on Wednesday after Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill restricting downloads of the immensely popular social media app into law. The legislation, which was passed last month, makes it illegal for app stores to give users the option to download TikTok...Fri, 19 May 2023 01:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/montana-becomes-first-state-to-ban-tiktok-after-governor-signs-bill-into-law-CBIO2419.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/montana-becomes-first-state-to-ban-tiktok-after-governor-signs-bill-into-law-CBIO2419.html584A new Starbucks India campaign featuring a trans model has caused a stir among social media users worldwide.The two-minute ad, titled “#ItStartsWithYourName,” depicts a Hindi-speaking family meeting at a Starbucks to reconcile a father’s strained relationship with his trans daughter. After brief...Thu, 18 May 2023 21:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/starbucks-india-ad-starring-trans-model-goes-viral-with-mixed-reactions-CBIO2418.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/starbucks-india-ad-starring-trans-model-goes-viral-with-mixed-reactions-CBIO2418.html411Target on Wednesday reported another quarterly profit decline and issued a cautious sales and profit outlook for the current period.The Minneapolis company is dealing with rising costs, which includes rising theft as a big factor, and consumers who have become more cautious about spending.The company...Thu, 18 May 2023 21:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/target-wrestles-with-cautious-consumers-and-theft-may-cost-the-retailer-more-than-1-billion-this-year-CBIO2417.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/target-wrestles-with-cautious-consumers-and-theft-may-cost-the-retailer-more-than-1-billion-this-year-CBIO2417.html168WASHINGTON — Some Senate Democrats are circulating a letter urging President Joe Biden to prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment to lift the debt ceiling and avert default on his own, without an act of Congress.The emerging letter, which is still in the works, is a sign of growing progressive dissatisfaction...Thu, 18 May 2023 19:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/some-senate-democrats-urge-biden-to-prepare-to-invoke-the-14th-amendment-to-tackle-the-debt-limit-CBIO2416.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/some-senate-democrats-urge-biden-to-prepare-to-invoke-the-14th-amendment-to-tackle-the-debt-limit-CBIO2416.html978The NAACP's president is warning Congress that any resolution to the debt ceiling impasse that caps spending on federal aid programs would "disproportionately harm Black communities" and that talk of expanding work requirements "must be resoundingly rejected," according to a letter obtained by NBC News."These...Thu, 18 May 2023 19:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/naacp-warns-congress-against-debt-ceiling-deal-that-would-harm-black-communities-CBIO2415.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/naacp-warns-congress-against-debt-ceiling-deal-that-would-harm-black-communities-CBIO2415.html742A team of White House negotiators met with aides of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the Capitol on Tuesday night in an effort to hammer out a deal to raise the debt ceiling ahead of a potential default, two sources familiar with the discussion said. Earlier in the day, the White House had designated...Thu, 18 May 2023 05:19:23 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-and-mccarthy-aides-hold-late-night-debt-ceiling-talks-CBIO2414.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-and-mccarthy-aides-hold-late-night-debt-ceiling-talks-CBIO2414.html5SAN FRANCISCO — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears to be soon bound for prison after an appeals court Tuesday rejected her bid to remain free while she tries to overturn her conviction in a blood-testing hoax that brought her fleeting fame and fortune.In another ruling issued late Tuesday,...Thu, 18 May 2023 04:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-loses-bid-to-avoid-prison-and-is-ordered-to-pay-452m-in-restitution-CBIO2413.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-loses-bid-to-avoid-prison-and-is-ordered-to-pay-452m-in-restitution-CBIO2413.html799Declaring a mission to liberate “Taco Tuesday” for all, Taco Bell is asking U.S. regulators to force Wyoming-based Taco John’s to abandon its longstanding claim to the trademark.Too many businesses and others refer to “Taco Tuesday” for Taco John’s to be able to have exclusive rights to the...Thu, 18 May 2023 03:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/taco-tuesday-trademark-tiff-flares-anew-between-fast-food-competitors-CBIO2412.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/taco-tuesday-trademark-tiff-flares-anew-between-fast-food-competitors-CBIO2412.html539WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Tuesday afternoon to discuss a way to break the logjam on the debt ceiling, with fears of a self-inflicted economic calamity growing as Republicans demand spending cuts.Leaving the meeting, congressional leaders hinted at some progress....Thu, 18 May 2023 01:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-and-congressional-leaders-strike-optimistic-tone-after-debt-ceiling-meeting-CBIO2411.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-and-congressional-leaders-strike-optimistic-tone-after-debt-ceiling-meeting-CBIO2411.html696DETROIT — Stellantis is telling owners of nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide to park them outdoors and away from other vehicles because the power liftgates can catch fire even when the engines are off.The company is recalling certain Cherokees from the 2014 through 2016 model years. Water...Wed, 17 May 2023 20:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/more-than-200-000-jeep-cherokee-suvs-recalled-because-they-can-catch-fire-when-engine-is-off-CBIO2409.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/more-than-200-000-jeep-cherokee-suvs-recalled-because-they-can-catch-fire-when-engine-is-off-CBIO2409.html975Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding shareholders about its progress in recovering from a series of scandals over its treatment of customers.U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods in Manhattan federal court granted preliminary approval on Tuesday to...Wed, 17 May 2023 20:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wells-fargo-will-pay-1-billion-to-settle-accusations-of-defrauding-shareholders-CBIO2408.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wells-fargo-will-pay-1-billion-to-settle-accusations-of-defrauding-shareholders-CBIO2408.html589An infant formula recalled over potential bacteria contamination was distributed to retailers across eight states after the initial recall notice, according to a release published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week.In March, Perrigo Co. issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of its...Wed, 17 May 2023 06:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/recalled-gerber-baby-formula-was-sent-to-u-s-retailers-after-recall-began-wholesaler-says-CBIO2407.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/recalled-gerber-baby-formula-was-sent-to-u-s-retailers-after-recall-began-wholesaler-says-CBIO2407.html363As the Hollywood screenwriters’ strike enters its third week, Black picketers see the push for better pay and contract terms as a way to fortify hard-won gains that they say aren’t generating sufficient returns for creators of color.The Writers Guild of America kicked off its strike on May 2, bringing...Wed, 17 May 2023 04:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/striking-black-wga-writers-say-they-ve-boosted-diversity-for-streamers-but-aren-t-reaping-the-rewards-CBIO2406.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/striking-black-wga-writers-say-they-ve-boosted-diversity-for-streamers-but-aren-t-reaping-the-rewards-CBIO2406.html26The U.S. Virgin Islands issued a subpoena to Tesla CEO Elon Musk seeking documents for that government’s lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase over sex trafficking by the bank’s late longtime customer Jeffrey Epstein, a court filing revealed Monday.That filing said the Virgin Islands has tried...Wed, 17 May 2023 04:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elon-musk-to-be-subpoenaed-for-documents-in-virgin-islands-epstein-lawsuit-against-jpmorgan-CBIO2405.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elon-musk-to-be-subpoenaed-for-documents-in-virgin-islands-epstein-lawsuit-against-jpmorgan-CBIO2405.html491As industry experts and academics sound alarm bells, Washington has quickly turned its attention to artificial intelligence. But there’s hardly a coordinated approach when it comes to regulating the fast-moving technology.President Joe Biden's administration has rolled out a number of executive actions...Wed, 17 May 2023 02:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/washington-is-struggling-to-catch-up-on-artificial-intelligence-CBIO2404.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/washington-is-struggling-to-catch-up-on-artificial-intelligence-CBIO2404.html338WASHINGTON — The U.S. is still projected to breach the debt ceiling as early as June 1, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated in a new letter to Congress on Monday afternoon.Yellen's confirmation of the deadline means Congress has less than three weeks to act or risk a first-ever debt default,...Wed, 17 May 2023 01:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/treasury-says-the-u-s-risks-breaching-debt-ceiling-on-june-1-CBIO2403.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/treasury-says-the-u-s-risks-breaching-debt-ceiling-on-june-1-CBIO2403.html308Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost an appeal to unwind parts of a consent decree that he and the automaker struck with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle civil securities fraud charges in 2018.The ruling, issued Monday by a federal appeals court, affirms a prior decision from the U.S. District Court...Wed, 17 May 2023 00:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elon-musk-still-needs-twitter-sitter-judges-rule-CBIO2402.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elon-musk-still-needs-twitter-sitter-judges-rule-CBIO2402.html190A passenger walks up to an airport security checkpoint, slips an ID card into a slot and looks into a camera atop a small screen. The screen flashes “Photo Complete” and the person walks through — all without having to hand over their identification to the TSA officer sitting behind the screen.It’s...Tue, 16 May 2023 18:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tsa-tests-facial-recognition-technology-to-boost-airport-security-CBIO2400.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tsa-tests-facial-recognition-technology-to-boost-airport-security-CBIO2400.html90PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Inquirer experienced the most significant disruption to its operations in 27 years due to what the newspaper calls a cyberattack.The company was working to restore print operations after a cyber incursion that prevented the printing of the newspaper’s Sunday print...Tue, 16 May 2023 18:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-philadelphia-inquirer-wasn-t-able-to-print-its-sunday-newspaper-due-to-a-cyberattack-CBIO2399.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-philadelphia-inquirer-wasn-t-able-to-print-its-sunday-newspaper-due-to-a-cyberattack-CBIO2399.html160WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pushing Democrats to accept a debt ceiling bill that limits how much money Congress is allowed to spend next year.But achieving that goal — and making it stick — would require breaking a logjam between the two parties that has persisted for over a decade: how...Tue, 16 May 2023 05:38:29 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-big-problem-with-trying-to-cut-spending-in-a-debt-ceiling-bill-CBIO2398.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-big-problem-with-trying-to-cut-spending-in-a-debt-ceiling-bill-CBIO2398.html169Vice Media Group, popular for websites such as Vice and Motherboard, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday to engineer its sale to a group of lenders, capping years of financial difficulties and top-executive departures.The bankruptcy filing comes amid a challenging period for several technology...Tue, 16 May 2023 03:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/vice-media-files-for-bankruptcy-to-facilitate-sale-CBIO2397.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/vice-media-files-for-bankruptcy-to-facilitate-sale-CBIO2397.html742China’s market regulator said Tesla Inc. will fix software in more than 1 million vehicles to reduce the chance of accidents, the regulator said on Friday.The action is described as a product recall under Chinese regulations, the regulator said, but it was not immediately clear if drivers might need,...Mon, 15 May 2023 20:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/china-says-tesla-to-fix-software-for-1-1-million-vehicles-with-braking-issue-CBIO2395.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/china-says-tesla-to-fix-software-for-1-1-million-vehicles-with-braking-issue-CBIO2395.html522FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a little girl’s leg and caused second-degree burns, a jury in South Florida has found.A second jury will determine how much McDonald’s USA and its franchise owner, Upchurch...Mon, 15 May 2023 19:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mcdonald-s-found-liable-in-hot-chicken-mcnugget-burn-lawsuit-CBIO2394.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mcdonald-s-found-liable-in-hot-chicken-mcnugget-burn-lawsuit-CBIO2394.html378After a three-year national health emergency, over 1.1 million Covid deaths, a wave of retirements and high inflation, the U.S. labor force is smaller and tighter than before the pandemic. For workers, that means continued leverage to secure pay gains and better conditions even as the economy cools.The...Mon, 15 May 2023 18:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/covid-transformed-the-u-s-labor-market-and-it-isn-t-done-yet-CBIO2393.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/covid-transformed-the-u-s-labor-market-and-it-isn-t-done-yet-CBIO2393.html859WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a California animal welfare law that would ban the sale of pork derived from breeding pigs housed in confined spaces.In a fractured ruling that divided the court along nonideological lines, the majority said the measure, known as Proposition...Mon, 15 May 2023 15:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/supreme-court-upholds-california-animal-welfare-law-on-pig-farms-CBIO2392.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/supreme-court-upholds-california-animal-welfare-law-on-pig-farms-CBIO2392.html676The owner of Houston’s only lesbian bar says her business is in jeopardy after it was denied insurance coverage, and she’s putting the blame, in part, on an anti-drag bill moving through the Texas Legislature.“They outright denied us, the underwriters, because we host drag shows,” Julie Mabry,...Sun, 14 May 2023 22:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/texas-lesbian-bar-denied-insurance-for-hosting-drag-shows-owner-says-CBIO2391.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/texas-lesbian-bar-denied-insurance-for-hosting-drag-shows-owner-says-CBIO2391.html153One night in early November, Aaron Madrid was driving home from his job at a haunted house outside Chicago when he faced an unexpected horror. The lights from an oncoming pickup truck hit him dead in the eyes, blinding him.“I was completely disoriented and couldn’t see for five to 10 seconds,”...Sat, 13 May 2023 23:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/blinded-by-the-light-u-s-cars-still-lack-glare-reducing-headlights-CBIO2390.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/blinded-by-the-light-u-s-cars-still-lack-glare-reducing-headlights-CBIO2390.html159WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's meeting with the top four leaders in Congress planned for Friday has been postponed until next week, three sources said.“Staff will continue working, and all the principals agreed to meet early next week," a White House spokesperson said.House Speaker Kevin McCarthy,...Sat, 13 May 2023 17:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/debt-ceiling-meeting-between-biden-and-congressional-leaders-is-delayed-CBIO2389.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/debt-ceiling-meeting-between-biden-and-congressional-leaders-is-delayed-CBIO2389.html664Peloton is recalling 2 million exercise bicycles over safety concerns, the second major recall the fitness company has faced.The Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a release Thursday that the bikes' seat posts can break during use, posing fall and injury hazards to users.Peloton has already received...Sat, 13 May 2023 03:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/peloton-recalls-2-2-million-exercise-bikes-over-safety-hazard-CBIO2388.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/peloton-recalls-2-2-million-exercise-bikes-over-safety-hazard-CBIO2388.html916New home construction is key to unlocking lower housing prices. But the rate of this type of construction has fallen month to month since March 2022, and experts say tough immigration policies that have shrunk the construction workforce are behind the building squeeze.Nationally, foreign-born people...Fri, 12 May 2023 23:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tough-immigration-laws-are-putting-a-squeeze-on-home-building-CBIO2387.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tough-immigration-laws-are-putting-a-squeeze-on-home-building-CBIO2387.html505An expert who once oversaw a Department of Homeland Security disinformation board filed a defamation suit Wednesday against Fox News, her lawyer said.Nina Jankowicz said in the suit, filed in Delaware state court, that she was subjected to violent threats because of Fox News’ portrayal of her and her...Fri, 12 May 2023 04:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/former-dhs-disinformation-expert-sues-fox-news-alleging-defamation-CBIO2386.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/former-dhs-disinformation-expert-sues-fox-news-alleging-defamation-CBIO2386.html229Disney is bringing its marquee streaming services closer together.The Walt Disney Co. plans to combine content from Hulu and Disney+ into a "one-app experience" by the end of the year, CEO Bob Iger announced on the entertainment giant's quarterly earnings call Wednesday.Iger said Hulu and Disney+, as...Fri, 12 May 2023 03:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hulu-content-to-be-added-to-disney-for-one-app-experience-ceo-bob-iger-says-CBIO2385.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hulu-content-to-be-added-to-disney-for-one-app-experience-ceo-bob-iger-says-CBIO2385.html193Tarte Cosmetics CEO Maureen Kelly posted a TikTok video Tuesday in which she pledged to make the company's creator program more inclusive after criticism online over the brand's treatment of a Black influencer."As the founder and CEO of Tarte, I acknowledge that we have fallen short in matters of diversity,...Thu, 11 May 2023 21:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tarte-cosmetics-ceo-pledges-to-make-creator-program-more-equitable-and-inclusive-CBIO2383.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tarte-cosmetics-ceo-pledges-to-make-creator-program-more-equitable-and-inclusive-CBIO2383.html943Layoffs will be hitting 25% of employees across the Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks groups in the U.S. Tuesday, following months of internal deliberations about integration amid Showtime’s rebranding into Paramount+ With Showtime.Additionally, MTV News — which...Thu, 11 May 2023 21:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/paramount-brands-to-lay-off-25-of-u-s-staff-as-mtv-news-shuts-down-CBIO2382.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/paramount-brands-to-lay-off-25-of-u-s-staff-as-mtv-news-shuts-down-CBIO2382.html923It’s time to step to the sidelines on Anheuser-Busch InBev as it deals with a “Bud Light crisis,” according to HSBC.Analyst Carlos Laboy downgraded the beverage stock to hold, saying there are “deeper problems than ABI admits” after a recent social media partnership in April between the Bud...Thu, 11 May 2023 19:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hsbc-downgrades-anheuser-busch-inbev-as-it-deals-with-a-bud-light-crisis-CBIO2380.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hsbc-downgrades-anheuser-busch-inbev-as-it-deals-with-a-bud-light-crisis-CBIO2380.html713Consumer prices climbed 4.9% in April — the first time annual inflation has landed below 5% in two years. On a monthly basis, the inflation rate rose 0.4%, which was higher than the 0.1% in March.The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed other favorable trends: Food prices climbed...Thu, 11 May 2023 19:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inflation-hit-4-9-in-april-the-lowest-it-s-been-in-two-years-CBIO2379.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inflation-hit-4-9-in-april-the-lowest-it-s-been-in-two-years-CBIO2379.html174Tempur Sealy International said on Tuesday it would buy retailer Mattress Firm in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $4 billion, as the leading U.S. bedding maker looks to stem a post-pandemic decline in sales.Mattress companies have struggled in recent quarters from an easing in demand following...Thu, 11 May 2023 18:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tempur-sealy-is-buying-mattress-firm-for-4-billion-CBIO2378.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tempur-sealy-is-buying-mattress-firm-for-4-billion-CBIO2378.html586Worries about money are taking a toll on Americans, leading to some negative impacts on their mental health.That's according to a new survey from the financial information group Bankrate.The survey found 52% of respondents listed money as the thing that takes the biggest toll on their mental health,...Thu, 11 May 2023 00:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/americans-are-so-worried-about-money-it-s-hurting-mental-health-CBIO2377.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/americans-are-so-worried-about-money-it-s-hurting-mental-health-CBIO2377.html344WASHINGTON — More than a decade ago, when then-President Barack Obama was weighing what to do as the U.S. neared the debt ceiling, a small but critical office within the Justice Department weighed in with some key legal advice.The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), sometimes referred...Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/14th-amendment-option-on-the-debt-ceiling-would-need-to-overcome-doj-concerns-CBIO2376.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/14th-amendment-option-on-the-debt-ceiling-would-need-to-overcome-doj-concerns-CBIO2376.html452FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried sought a dismissal of criminal charges against him in a court filing late Monday, saying prosecutors have improperly made federal crimes out of civil and regulatory issues that resulted from an industrywide collapse of cryptocurrency markets dubbed the “crypto winter.”Lawyers...Wed, 10 May 2023 23:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ftx-co-founder-sam-bankman-fried-pursues-indictment-dismissal-CBIO2375.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ftx-co-founder-sam-bankman-fried-pursues-indictment-dismissal-CBIO2375.html120Overseas business lobbies in China said on Tuesday they were unnerved by a sweeping crackdown on consultancy and due diligence firms that is damaging investor confidence in the world’s second-largest economy.The European Union’s ambassador to China also raised concern about what state media described...Wed, 10 May 2023 20:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/china-consultancy-crackdown-sends-jitters-across-foreign-business-CBIO2374.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/china-consultancy-crackdown-sends-jitters-across-foreign-business-CBIO2374.html660WASHINGTON — Five months after he grabbed the gavel, this week marks the start of a defining challenge of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s two decades in elected office: whether he can strike a deal with President Joe Biden that averts an unprecedented debt default and quells the hard-right conservatives...Wed, 10 May 2023 20:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-faces-competing-interests-in-biden-debt-meeting-CBIO2373.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-faces-competing-interests-in-biden-debt-meeting-CBIO2373.html884The Biden administration on Monday announced plans for new regulations to require airlines to provide compensation and cover expenses for meals and hotel rooms to stranded passengers when the companies are at fault for travel disruptions."I know how frustrated many of you are with the service you get...Wed, 10 May 2023 19:00:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-admin-wants-airlines-to-compensate-flyers-for-cancellations-delays-CBIO2372.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-admin-wants-airlines-to-compensate-flyers-for-cancellations-delays-CBIO2372.html777House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on Sunday wouldn't commit to supporting a short-term extension of the debt ceiling and insisted on a "clean" debt ceiling lift, in an exclusive interview on “Meet the Press,” as congressional leaders remain in a gridlock to work out a deal.Asked by NBC...Wed, 10 May 2023 03:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hakeem-jeffries-won-t-commit-to-a-short-term-debt-ceiling-deal-CBIO2371.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hakeem-jeffries-won-t-commit-to-a-short-term-debt-ceiling-deal-CBIO2371.html455Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, praised the government's intervention in recent bank failures, saying on Saturday it averted what could have become an even bigger crisis.Yet he said the U.S. banking system had become overly complicated — and that he was not surprised that the...Wed, 10 May 2023 02:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/berkshire-hathaway-shareholder-meeting-takeaways-warren-buffett-s-remarks-CBIO2370.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/berkshire-hathaway-shareholder-meeting-takeaways-warren-buffett-s-remarks-CBIO2370.html832Congress and the White House barrel toward a June 1 deadline to resolve a debate over the debt ceiling, putting the credit and trust of the United States on the line.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that failing to lift or suspend the debt ceiling would lead to “economic and financial catastrophe,”...Wed, 10 May 2023 00:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/debt-limit-default-consequences-for-mortgages-credit-cards-and-jobs-CBIO2369.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/debt-limit-default-consequences-for-mortgages-credit-cards-and-jobs-CBIO2369.html673Ketchup, spaghetti sauce, tomato soup and salsa, all staples in the American kitchen, may be in short supply with higher prices this summer after record rainfall saturated California's tomato fields.With soil still too wet for planting, farmers postponed the season's start by three weeks, which could...Tue, 09 May 2023 18:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/prices-for-canned-tomato-goods-could-rise-as-california-farms-stay-soggy-after-record-rain-CBIO2368.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/prices-for-canned-tomato-goods-could-rise-as-california-farms-stay-soggy-after-record-rain-CBIO2368.html395WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first appearance as a presidential candidate will be at a cryptocurrency conference in Miami this month as the iconoclastic Democrat embraces a controversial industry that environmentalists say is a major contributor to climate change.Kennedy, the vaccine-skeptic...Tue, 09 May 2023 18:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/robert-kennedy-jr-to-make-campaign-debut-at-bitcoin-conference-CBIO2367.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/robert-kennedy-jr-to-make-campaign-debut-at-bitcoin-conference-CBIO2367.html425JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is scheduled to be deposed this month in lawsuits involving the bank’s former client and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a JPMorgan Chase spokesperson confirmed to NBC News.The U.S. Virgin Islands and a women identified as “Jane Doe 1” sued JPMorgan Chase...Tue, 09 May 2023 06:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-to-be-deposed-in-epstein-lawsuits-CBIO2366.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-to-be-deposed-in-epstein-lawsuits-CBIO2366.html212Millions of college seniors are donning their caps and gowns this week to walk across the stage and grab their hard-earned diplomas. They’ll also be walking into a labor market that is very much in flux, with some bright spots for employment opportunities alongside some toppling of expectations.Jobs...Mon, 08 May 2023 21:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/what-the-class-of-2023-should-expect-from-the-job-market-CBIO2365.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/what-the-class-of-2023-should-expect-from-the-job-market-CBIO2365.html672Jenny Craig employees are seeking to join a class-action lawsuit alleging the company violated federal and state WARN Acts, which require companies to give employees a 60-day notice ahead of any mass layoffs or facility closures. The lawsuit was filed in the New Jersey District Court on May 4, two days...Mon, 08 May 2023 20:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jenny-craig-employees-file-a-class-action-lawsuit-claiming-the-company-violated-the-warn-act-CBIO2364.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jenny-craig-employees-file-a-class-action-lawsuit-claiming-the-company-violated-the-warn-act-CBIO2364.html239That big infusion of cash that Congress approved last year to shape up the beleaguered IRS is having an unexpected side benefit.The funding increase has helped the agency to catch up on processing new and backlogged tax returns. And that, in turn, has allowed federal bean-counters to give policymakers...Sun, 07 May 2023 21:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/irs-offers-a-more-accurate-picture-of-when-the-u-s-will-hit-debt-ceiling-CBIO2363.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/irs-offers-a-more-accurate-picture-of-when-the-u-s-will-hit-debt-ceiling-CBIO2363.html329Job growth fared better than expected in April despite bank turmoil and a decelerating economy, the Labor Department reported Friday.Nonfarm payrolls increased 253,000 for the month, beating Wall Street estimates of 180,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The unemployment rate was 3.4%,...Sun, 07 May 2023 00:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/job-growth-totals-253-000-in-april-beating-expectations-even-as-the-u-s-economy-slows-CBIO2362.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/job-growth-totals-253-000-in-april-beating-expectations-even-as-the-u-s-economy-slows-CBIO2362.html75Shopify on Thursday announced it’s cutting 20% of its workforce. The news came as it reported first-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines.Shares of Shopify surged more than 26% in early trading.CEO Tobi Lütke announced the job cuts in a memo to employees...Sat, 06 May 2023 22:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/shopify-cuts-20-of-its-workforce-CBIO2361.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/shopify-cuts-20-of-its-workforce-CBIO2361.html380The news this week that the government has less than a month before it could start defaulting on its payments has accelerated deliberations about how to avoid hitting the debt ceiling — the statutory limit on how much the U.S. government can borrow. President Joe Biden will get together with congressional...Sat, 06 May 2023 22:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-americans-could-be-affected-if-the-debt-crisis-isn-t-resolved-CBIO2360.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-americans-could-be-affected-if-the-debt-crisis-isn-t-resolved-CBIO2360.html692The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the 10th consecutive meeting Wednesday but signaled those hikes might be done — thanks in part to jitters in the banking system.Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a pullback in bank lending would slow an economy that the central bank was already...Sat, 06 May 2023 22:57:05 +0700https://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-says-it-may-stop-interest-rate-hikes-as-banking-concerns-linger-CBIO2359.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-says-it-may-stop-interest-rate-hikes-as-banking-concerns-linger-CBIO2359.html104Consumers who recently filed tax returns with TurboTax but were eligible for the Internal Revenue Service's Free File program will soon start receiving checks as part of a multistate settlement with TurboTax's parent company, Intuit.According to a press release Thursday from the Pennsylvania attorney...Sat, 06 May 2023 19:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/some-turbotax-users-will-soon-be-getting-settlement-checks-CBIO2358.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/some-turbotax-users-will-soon-be-getting-settlement-checks-CBIO2358.html88WASHINGTON — Outside Democratic groups are coming to President Joe Biden’s defense in his standoff with House Republicans over the debt ceiling, pressuring vulnerable lawmakers ahead of a bipartisan meeting to discuss the nation's finances.House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will meet with Biden...Sat, 06 May 2023 19:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-gets-support-for-debt-ceiling-fight-from-super-pacs-CBIO2357.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-gets-support-for-debt-ceiling-fight-from-super-pacs-CBIO2357.html744Nearly half of Americans are now worried about the safety of their money in banks, according to a new Gallup poll.But the results are starkly divided between Democrats and non-Democrats — and even more among Americans with college degrees and those without.Still, the 48% overall figure represents the...Fri, 05 May 2023 21:38:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/nearly-half-of-americans-are-worried-about-money-safety-following-2023-bank-failures-CBIO2355.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/nearly-half-of-americans-are-worried-about-money-safety-following-2023-bank-failures-CBIO2355.html718The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it was raising its key federal funds rate to more than 5% — a 16-year high — as it continues its firefight against persistent inflation.In a statement announcing the hike — the 10th-consecutive one since March 2022 — it omitted previous language that signaled...Fri, 05 May 2023 20:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-raises-interest-rates-to-16-year-high-as-fight-to-tame-inflation-persists-CBIO2353.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/federal-reserve-raises-interest-rates-to-16-year-high-as-fight-to-tame-inflation-persists-CBIO2353.html205The attorneys general of New York and California announced Thursday that they are investigating allegations of workplace discrimination at the NFL, citing lawsuits filed by employees that describe sex, racial and age bias, sexual harassment, and a hostile work environment.Attorneys General Letitia James,...Fri, 05 May 2023 20:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/workplace-discrimination-at-the-nfl-focus-of-state-attorneys-general-probe-CBIO2352.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/workplace-discrimination-at-the-nfl-focus-of-state-attorneys-general-probe-CBIO2352.html164WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama announced Wednesday that she has co-founded a company to make and sell healthier food and drinks for kids, products that she says will be less detrimental to their long-term health because of their lower sugar and higher nutrient content.The former first lady’s work with...Fri, 05 May 2023 19:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/michelle-obama-launches-company-to-promote-healthy-food-for-kids-CBIO2351.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/michelle-obama-launches-company-to-promote-healthy-food-for-kids-CBIO2351.html694WASHINGTON — Soon after they relinquished control of the House, Democrats quietly planted a Trojan horse-style bill that could be used to try to force the GOP majority into a debt ceiling vote that most Republicans wanted to avoid.Their plan, which involves the use of a little-known tool called a “discharge...Fri, 05 May 2023 02:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/can-democrats-force-a-debt-ceiling-vote-it-s-possible-CBIO2350.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/can-democrats-force-a-debt-ceiling-vote-it-s-possible-CBIO2350.html183More than 300 children, including two 10-year-olds, were found working at McDonald's restaurants across Kentucky and several other states in violation of federal labor laws, the Labor Department said Tuesday.In one case, investigators found two 10-year-olds were working unpaid and until as late as 2...Fri, 05 May 2023 01:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/10-year-olds-among-hundreds-of-children-found-working-at-mcdonald-s-CBIO2349.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/10-year-olds-among-hundreds-of-children-found-working-at-mcdonald-s-CBIO2349.html979Jenny Craig will close its doors after four decades in the weight loss and nutrition business, according to internal communications to employees reviewed by NBC News.In an email sent to employees late Tuesday, the company said it will close “due to its inability to secure additional financing.” Jenny...Thu, 04 May 2023 23:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jenny-craig-tells-employees-it-will-shut-its-doors-CBIO2348.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jenny-craig-tells-employees-it-will-shut-its-doors-CBIO2348.html632WASHINGTON — The deadline to avert a catastrophic debt default is nearing, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is refusing to get involved in finding a solution, instead putting the onus on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden to resolve it.A veteran senator with a knack for...Thu, 04 May 2023 22:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mcconnell-treads-warily-around-debt-limit-fight-as-fears-of-default-catastrophe-grow-CBIO2346.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mcconnell-treads-warily-around-debt-limit-fight-as-fears-of-default-catastrophe-grow-CBIO2346.html569Lindsey Ulin wasn't feeling great when she boarded her flight from Phoenix to Austin, Texas, in early March. Dr. Lindsey Ulin before her trip home from vacation in Arizona.Courtesy Lindsey UlinUlin, 28, had just spent four days on vacation, hiking and enjoying the warm weather in Scottsdale, Arizona,...Thu, 04 May 2023 19:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-movement-to-equip-airplanes-with-epipens-is-gaining-traction-CBIO2344.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-movement-to-equip-airplanes-with-epipens-is-gaining-traction-CBIO2344.html43WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday pressed forward with a Plan B to raise the federal borrowing limit without any strings attached, as the Treasury Department warned the nation was inching closer to its first debt default in history.Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., sent a letter to colleagues...Thu, 04 May 2023 19:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jeffries-preps-for-plan-b-as-historic-debt-default-looms-CBIO2343.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jeffries-preps-for-plan-b-as-historic-debt-default-looms-CBIO2343.html776SHINGTON — The two top Republican congressional leaders plan to attend a White House meeting with President Joe Biden next week to discuss the debt ceiling.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will attend the meeting at the White House on May 9,...Thu, 04 May 2023 01:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-mcconnell-accept-biden-s-invitation-to-debt-ceiling-meeting-CBIO2342.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-mcconnell-accept-biden-s-invitation-to-debt-ceiling-meeting-CBIO2342.html902Regional bank stocks fell sharply Tuesday as the fallout from the third major bank failure this year continued to put pressure on the sector.Shares of PacWest fell 24% on Tuesday and was on track for its fourth-straight negative session. The stock was halted for volatility multiple times.The California-based...Wed, 03 May 2023 21:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pacwest-falls-more-than-20-as-regional-bank-stocks-slide-to-new-lows-CBIO2339.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pacwest-falls-more-than-20-as-regional-bank-stocks-slide-to-new-lows-CBIO2339.html641WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has called the top four congressional leaders to a meeting May 9 at the White House to discuss how to avert a debt default, according to a White House official and Capitol Hill sources familiar with the matter.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned in a letter Monday...Wed, 03 May 2023 20:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/president-biden-invites-top-congressional-leaders-to-debt-ceiling-meeting-CBIO2338.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/president-biden-invites-top-congressional-leaders-to-debt-ceiling-meeting-CBIO2338.html221WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday that the deadline to extend the debt ceiling or face the first U.S. default could be as early as June 1, adjusting the timeline as the path to avert a self-inflicted crisis remains murky on Capitol Hill.“After reviewing recent federal tax receipts,...Wed, 03 May 2023 18:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/treasury-says-u-s-will-hit-the-debt-limit-as-early-as-june-1-sooner-than-expected-CBIO2337.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/treasury-says-u-s-will-hit-the-debt-limit-as-early-as-june-1-sooner-than-expected-CBIO2337.html28The local governing board that oversees much of Walt Disney World voted Monday to sue the company as part of an ongoing political feud fueled by Gov. Ron DeSantis.The five-person Central Florida Tourism Oversight Board voted unanimously to sue Disney in state court less than a week after the company...Wed, 03 May 2023 06:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/florida-oversight-board-countersues-disney-as-desantis-conflict-continues-CBIO2336.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/florida-oversight-board-countersues-disney-as-desantis-conflict-continues-CBIO2336.html725Adidas shareholders have launched a class-action lawsuit alleging the sportswear brand knew about the potential harm that the "personal behavior" of Ye — the artist formerly known as Kanye West — could cause the company, but failed to warn investors. The lawsuit alleges that Adidas' former chief...Wed, 03 May 2023 05:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/adidas-shareholders-launch-class-action-lawsuit-over-ye-fallout-CBIO2335.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/adidas-shareholders-launch-class-action-lawsuit-over-ye-fallout-CBIO2335.html344Trailblazing actor Anna May Wong is making her debut in the Barbie’s Inspiring Women series.Wong, who is considered the first Chinese American female actor in Hollywood, will be the first Asian American figure featured in the Mattel collection, which highlights notable women in history such as poet...Wed, 03 May 2023 00:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/barbie-introduces-anna-may-wong-doll-CBIO2333.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/barbie-introduces-anna-may-wong-doll-CBIO2333.html836The surprise passage of House Republicans’ plan to slash spending in return for raising the debt ceiling is pushing the White House to refine its debt ceiling strategy, ramping up attacks on GOP lawmakers while maintaining there are still no plans for President Joe Biden to invite Speaker Kevin McCarthy,...Tue, 02 May 2023 22:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/white-house-digs-in-on-debt-strategy-after-house-republicans-pass-their-plan-CBIO2332.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/white-house-digs-in-on-debt-strategy-after-house-republicans-pass-their-plan-CBIO2332.html329First Republic Bank has been taken over by federal regulators and will be sold to JPMorgan — making it the third major bank to go under in less than two months.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced simultaneously Monday morning that it had seized the bank and that JPMorgan Chase, the largest...Tue, 02 May 2023 04:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/first-republic-bank-taken-over-by-fdic-and-sold-to-jpmorgan-CBIO2331.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/first-republic-bank-taken-over-by-fdic-and-sold-to-jpmorgan-CBIO2331.html397WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House passed a debt limit increase last week tied to spending cuts and a rollback of President Joe Biden's agenda, sending it to the Democratic-led Senate before it left town for recess.The bill is doomed in the Senate. And Biden has promised to veto it if it...Tue, 02 May 2023 03:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/three-paths-to-raising-debt-limit-and-why-all-of-them-are-murky-CBIO2330.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/three-paths-to-raising-debt-limit-and-why-all-of-them-are-murky-CBIO2330.html774Plans by Levi’s to test out virtual clothing models generated by artificial intelligence drew swift backlash in the industry late last month. While the furor mainly focused on diversity concerns, the retailer’s proposal also stirred up other anxieties that have been simmering in the industry for...Tue, 02 May 2023 01:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/virtual-supermodels-made-with-ai-spark-fears-in-fashion-workforce-CBIO2329.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/virtual-supermodels-made-with-ai-spark-fears-in-fashion-workforce-CBIO2329.html402MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — General Mills has issued a nationwide recall of its bleached and unbleached flour after discovering salmonella during a sampling of a 5-pound bag.A 10-pound bag of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour.Business WireThe company is recalling 2-, 5- and 10-pound bags of its Gold...Mon, 01 May 2023 20:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/general-mills-issues-recall-for-some-bags-of-gold-medal-flour-after-salmonella-discovery-CBIO2328.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/general-mills-issues-recall-for-some-bags-of-gold-medal-flour-after-salmonella-discovery-CBIO2328.html667Karen LeSage needs her car.A 57-year-old single mother living in East Hartford, Connecticut, LeSage needs to drive herself to medical appointments for injuries on her legs and to pick up her teenage daughter, who often suffers from seizures, from school. "I have to go pick her up,” LeSage says. Without...Mon, 01 May 2023 20:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/with-car-repossessions-and-home-foreclosures-rising-some-americans-are-living-on-a-financial-cliff-CBIO2327.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/with-car-repossessions-and-home-foreclosures-rising-some-americans-are-living-on-a-financial-cliff-CBIO2327.html403The debt ceiling bill House Republicans passed Wednesday includes tighter work requirements on food stamp recipients. While the Biden administration and Senate Democrats have vowed to block the measure, policies narrowing access to nutrition assistance are advancing in a handful of GOP-led states.Kansas...Mon, 01 May 2023 19:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/as-house-republicans-push-tighter-food-stamp-work-requirements-some-states-are-enacting-them-CBIO2326.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/as-house-republicans-push-tighter-food-stamp-work-requirements-some-states-are-enacting-them-CBIO2326.html640What comes to mind when you think about archery? For most people, the age-old sport conjures up associations with game hunting, arrow-pierced animals and lots of camo. But one New York City-based archer, entrepreneur and TikTok star is trying to change that.Wild Captives founder and CEO Kendall Tichner...Mon, 01 May 2023 19:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/meet-the-queer-female-ceo-who-s-changing-the-face-of-archery-CBIO2325.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/meet-the-queer-female-ceo-who-s-changing-the-face-of-archery-CBIO2325.html52Jenny Craig has alerted employees to potential mass layoffs as it begins “winding down physical operations” and hunts for a buyer, according to communications the weight-loss company sent some staffers this week.The company said it “has been going through a sales process for the last couple of...Mon, 01 May 2023 18:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jenny-craig-layoffs-company-warns-employees-as-it-seeks-a-buyer-CBIO2324.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jenny-craig-layoffs-company-warns-employees-as-it-seeks-a-buyer-CBIO2324.html9Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday brushed off a lawsuit by the Walt Disney Co. over the revocation of its Orlando-area theme park's self-governing privileges as politically motivated."I don't think the suit has merit. I think it's political," DeSantis said during a news conference in Jerusalem as...Mon, 01 May 2023 15:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/desantis-dismisses-disney-lawsuit-over-loss-of-self-governance-as-political-CBIO2323.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/desantis-dismisses-disney-lawsuit-over-loss-of-self-governance-as-political-CBIO2323.html711Growth in the U.S. slowed considerably during the first three months of the year as interest rate increases and inflation took hold of an economy largely expected to decelerate even further ahead.Gross domestic product, a measure of all goods and services produced for the period, rose at a 1.1% annualized...Sun, 30 Apr 2023 21:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-gdp-growth-indicates-slowing-economy-CBIO2322.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-gdp-growth-indicates-slowing-economy-CBIO2322.html116WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed his debt ceiling bill through the House on Wednesday by a wafer-thin vote of 217 to 215, with Democrats unifying to vote against it.But passing the bill may have deepened the impasse and made the path to averting a disastrous U.S. default even murkier.The...Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-passes-his-debt-limit-bill-but-the-path-to-averting-default-is-deeply-uncertain-CBIO2321.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-passes-his-debt-limit-bill-but-the-path-to-averting-default-is-deeply-uncertain-CBIO2321.html808Elon Musk visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for a discussion that focused on artificial intelligence.Democrats and Republicans are pushing for new regulations in the tech industry to address a growing array of issues, such as generative chatbots and concerns...Sat, 29 Apr 2023 02:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elon-musk-meets-with-schumer-to-discuss-artificial-intelligence-CBIO2319.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elon-musk-meets-with-schumer-to-discuss-artificial-intelligence-CBIO2319.html756A former JPMorgan Chase executive accused of having a "profound friendship" with Jeffrey Epstein has asked a federal judge to dismiss the bank’s lawsuit against him over his ties with the Epstein, a convicted sex offender. The bank sued Jes Staley in March saying he should be held liable for any financial penalties...Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/former-jpmorgan-exec-says-bank-is-using-him-as-a-pr-shield-in-epstein-case-CBIO2318.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/former-jpmorgan-exec-says-bank-is-using-him-as-a-pr-shield-in-epstein-case-CBIO2318.html669WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to pass a bill to raise the debt limit, slash spending and roll back key pieces of President Joe Biden’s agenda after a series of concessions overnight to win over stubborn GOP holdouts.The GOP debt package is dead on arrival in the Democratic-led...Fri, 28 Apr 2023 19:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/gop-led-house-passes-bill-to-hike-debt-limit-and-slash-spending-CBIO2317.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/gop-led-house-passes-bill-to-hike-debt-limit-and-slash-spending-CBIO2317.html24If you've still got a Bed Bath and Beyond coupon, its usefulness may not have totally expired.The Container Store announced Wednesday it was offering a 20% discount off any single item through May 31 "for customers who bring a competitor’s blue coupon to any store location."Bed Bath and Beyond filed...Fri, 28 Apr 2023 06:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-container-store-will-accept-bed-bath-and-beyond-coupons-through-may-CBIO2316.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-container-store-will-accept-bed-bath-and-beyond-coupons-through-may-CBIO2316.html310A local governing board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis passed a resolution Wednesday to void an agreement that allowed Walt Disney World to maintain control over much of its business operations amid an ongoing power struggle with the governor.“Disney was openly and legally granted a unique...Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ron-desantis-appointed-board-nullifies-controversial-disney-agreement-CBIO2315.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ron-desantis-appointed-board-nullifies-controversial-disney-agreement-CBIO2315.html287The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in federal court against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials alleging a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" after the company publicly opposed a state law that critics call "Don't Say Gay."Disney and DeSantis have been embroiled in...Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/disney-sues-florida-gov-ron-desantis-over-control-of-reedy-creek-CBIO2314.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/disney-sues-florida-gov-ron-desantis-over-control-of-reedy-creek-CBIO2314.html150Frontier Airlines saw the highest rate of passenger complaints among U.S. carriers in 2022, a year that became one of the most disruptive for flyers on record.The Denver-based company registered more than 20 complaints for every 100,000 passengers who boarded its aircraft, according to data from the...Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/frontier-airlines-had-the-highest-passenger-complaint-rate-of-any-u-s-carrier-in-2022-CBIO2313.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/frontier-airlines-had-the-highest-passenger-complaint-rate-of-any-u-s-carrier-in-2022-CBIO2313.html973The imprisonment of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been automatically delayed after she appealed a lower court's decision to deny her release while she appeals her original fraud conviction.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' stay of Holmes' prison term came after Holmes sought to overturn...Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-sentence-delayed-keeping-convicted-former-theranos-chief-out-of-prison-for-now-CBIO2312.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-sentence-delayed-keeping-convicted-former-theranos-chief-out-of-prison-for-now-CBIO2312.html905Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer. But experts say inclusive marketing is simply good business — and it’s here to stay.“A few years from now, we will look back on this ‘controversy’ with the same embarrassment that...Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bud-light-fumbles-but-experts-say-inclusive-ads-will-stay-CBIO2311.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bud-light-fumbles-but-experts-say-inclusive-ads-will-stay-CBIO2311.html564WASHINGTON — Toy company Mattel revealed its first Barbie doll representing a person with Down syndrome on Tuesday.Mattel collaborated with the National Down Syndrome Society to create the Barbie and “ensure the doll accurately represents a person with Down syndrome,” the company said.Design features...Thu, 27 Apr 2023 02:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mattel-unveils-its-first-barbie-doll-with-down-syndrome-CBIO2310.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mattel-unveils-its-first-barbie-doll-with-down-syndrome-CBIO2310.html515LONDON — Britain’s top competition regulator on Wednesday moved to block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard.The measure marks a major blow for the U.S. tech giant, as it seeks to convince authorities that the deal will benefit competition.Microsoft said it plans...Thu, 27 Apr 2023 01:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/britain-blocks-microsoft-s-69-billion-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard-CBIO2308.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/britain-blocks-microsoft-s-69-billion-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard-CBIO2308.html342First Republic Bank’s stock nearly halved in value Tuesday, a day after it reported an exodus of deposits in the first quarter.Trading of First Republic shares was halted several times on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. They ended the session at $8.10, down roughly 49%.First Republic, based...Wed, 26 Apr 2023 23:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/first-republic-bank-s-stock-falls-nearly-50-after-reporting-an-exodus-of-deposits-CBIO2307.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/first-republic-bank-s-stock-falls-nearly-50-after-reporting-an-exodus-of-deposits-CBIO2307.html631About 4,000 employees of Silicon Valley Bank are set to receive $25 million that has been trapped for weeks in an employee stock purchase program, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.An FDIC spokesperson confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday that the money will be remitted to employees “shortly.”...Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:19:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/silicon-valley-bank-staffers-to-receive-25-million-in-payroll-stuck-in-stock-purchase-program-CBIO2306.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/silicon-valley-bank-staffers-to-receive-25-million-in-payroll-stuck-in-stock-purchase-program-CBIO2306.html649Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he would support the repeal of a sweeping bill he negotiated with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., last year that includes major climate, health and tax provisions if the Biden administration does not change course in implementing fossil fuel investments in...Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/manchin-threatens-to-back-repeal-of-major-climate-and-tax-measure-over-biden-s-energy-policies-CBIO2305.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/manchin-threatens-to-back-repeal-of-major-climate-and-tax-measure-over-biden-s-energy-policies-CBIO2305.html885DETROIT — General Motors plans to end production of its electric Chevrolet Bolt models by the end of this year, CEO Mary Barra told investors Tuesday when discussing the company’s first-quarter earnings.The Chevy Bolt EV and EUV, a larger version of the car, make up the vast majority of the...Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:38:36 +0700https://companiesbio.com/gm-to-end-production-of-electric-chevy-bolt-its-first-mass-market-ev-this-year-CBIO2304.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/gm-to-end-production-of-electric-chevy-bolt-its-first-mass-market-ev-this-year-CBIO2304.html589Fox News said Monday it is parting ways with firebrand anchor Tucker Carlson, the network's most popular prime-time host and a leading voice in the modern conservative movement known for his conspiratorial rhetoric and culture-warrior provocations.The network announced the stunning news days after it...Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tucker-carlson-is-leaving-fox-news-CBIO2303.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tucker-carlson-is-leaving-fox-news-CBIO2303.html746A U.S. woman was arrested at an airport in Australia after she arrived with a 24-karat gold-plated handgun in her luggage. The woman, 28, whom authorities did not publicly identify, was arrested and charged shortly after she arrived at Sydney Airport from Los Angeles on Sunday, the Australian Border...Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-woman-arrested-in-australia-with-golden-gun-in-her-luggage-CBIO2302.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-woman-arrested-in-australia-with-golden-gun-in-her-luggage-CBIO2302.html422A rule change related to how America's largest loan guarantors calculate upfront mortgage fees is set to take effect May 1.Fees on new mortgages will become relatively cheaper for home loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. For borrowers with higher credit scores, the costs are generally increasing.The...Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mortgage-fees-on-home-loans-backed-by-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-are-going-up-CBIO2301.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mortgage-fees-on-home-loans-backed-by-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-are-going-up-CBIO2301.html14Troubled regional bank First Republic said Monday that its deposits fell 40.8% to $104.5 billion in the first quarter, which saw the collapse of two other mid-sized banks and sparked fear from customers about widespread bank failures.The deposit flight at First Republic was worse than Wall Street expected,...Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/first-republic-bank-says-deposits-tumbled-40-to-104-5-billion-in-the-first-quarter-CBIO2300.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/first-republic-bank-says-deposits-tumbled-40-to-104-5-billion-in-the-first-quarter-CBIO2300.html428Don Lemon was terminated from his anchor role at CNN, he announced Monday.The news comes after Variety published a story this month about allegations that he mistreated his female colleagues over his career there. And earlier this year, he faced backlash over widely criticized comments he made on air.Lemon...Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/don-lemon-says-he-has-been-fired-from-cnn-CBIO2299.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/don-lemon-says-he-has-been-fired-from-cnn-CBIO2299.html183Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday, with plans to wind down its entire business.The beleaguered company has laid out what the action means for its customers in an online FAQ page.Will Bed Bath & Beyond stores and its website remain open?Yes, for now. The company’s remaining 360 Bed...Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bed-bath-beyond-bankruptcy-store-closings-final-sales-coupons-and-refunds-CBIO2297.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bed-bath-beyond-bankruptcy-store-closings-final-sales-coupons-and-refunds-CBIO2297.html41WASHINGTON — For Kevin McCarthy, nothing comes easy.In January, he battled his GOP detractors for 15 rounds of voting during a grueling, televised four-day ordeal before he won the House speaker’s gavel. This week, he faces his first major test as speaker: Can he pacify grumbling moderates and agitated...Tue, 25 Apr 2023 05:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-faces-his-first-big-test-as-speaker-defusing-a-debt-ceiling-time-bomb-CBIO2296.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-faces-his-first-big-test-as-speaker-defusing-a-debt-ceiling-time-bomb-CBIO2296.html371Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday, ending a tumultuous chapter for the struggling home goods retailer.The company had spent the past year announcing a series of job cuts and store closures as it looked for financing options to stay afloat. The company said in a statement...Tue, 25 Apr 2023 02:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bed-bath-beyond-files-for-bankruptcy-after-years-of-declining-sales-CBIO2295.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bed-bath-beyond-files-for-bankruptcy-after-years-of-declining-sales-CBIO2295.html532A California state court jury on Friday handed Tesla a sweeping win, finding that the car maker’s Autopilot feature did not fail to perform safely in what appears to be the first trial related to a crash involving the partially automated driving software.The verdict could be an important victory for...Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/california-jury-finds-tesla-autopilot-did-not-fail-in-crash-case-CBIO2294.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/california-jury-finds-tesla-autopilot-did-not-fail-in-crash-case-CBIO2294.html517Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal, a response to a sharp increase in thefts fueled by a viral social media challenge.Some Kia and Hyundai cars sold in the United States over the last decade...Mon, 24 Apr 2023 20:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tiktok-inspired-thefts-prompt-17-states-to-urge-recall-of-kia-hyundai-vehicles-CBIO2293.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tiktok-inspired-thefts-prompt-17-states-to-urge-recall-of-kia-hyundai-vehicles-CBIO2293.html616WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the U.S. and China “can and need to find a way to live together” in spite of their strained relations, which have worsened in recent months.In a speech at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies in Washington,...Mon, 24 Apr 2023 19:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/janet-yellen-calls-for-better-u-s-china-relations-as-tensions-rise-CBIO2292.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/janet-yellen-calls-for-better-u-s-china-relations-as-tensions-rise-CBIO2292.html614WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt limit legislation was met with praise from right-wing members of the caucus and skepticism from centrist Republicans in swing districts.The bill, which would raise the debt ceiling in exchange for some spending cuts, was warmly received by some of the...Mon, 24 Apr 2023 18:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-s-debt-limit-bill-praised-by-gop-conservatives-but-centrists-are-skeptical-CBIO2291.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-s-debt-limit-bill-praised-by-gop-conservatives-but-centrists-are-skeptical-CBIO2291.html625DEARBORN, Mich. — New video footage of a fire involving a Ford F-150 Lightning this year highlights a growing concern around electric vehicles: volatile fires from the batteries that power them.The previously unreleased footage, which CNBC obtained through Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act...Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ford-f-150-lightning-electric-truck-fire-highlights-a-growing-ev-risk-CBIO2290.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ford-f-150-lightning-electric-truck-fire-highlights-a-growing-ev-risk-CBIO2290.html942The Federal Trade Commission’s public comment period for its proposal to ban noncompete agreements closed Wednesday, just as major business groups ramped up their campaign against it.In series of letters this week to the FTC, which proposed the restrictions in January, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...Sat, 22 Apr 2023 07:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/big-businesses-rally-to-preserve-their-right-to-limit-ex-workers-job-options-CBIO2289.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/big-businesses-rally-to-preserve-their-right-to-limit-ex-workers-job-options-CBIO2289.html999Disney is preparing to take its fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his GOP allies in the state legislature to the next level, according to people familiar with the matter.With just weeks until Florida’s legislative session ends, Disney is pushing lobbyists to step up their efforts to influence...Sat, 22 Apr 2023 07:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/disney-tells-its-lobbyists-to-step-up-fight-against-desantis-and-his-allies-in-florida-CBIO2288.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/disney-tells-its-lobbyists-to-step-up-fight-against-desantis-and-his-allies-in-florida-CBIO2288.html109BuzzFeed News is shutting down.In an email to staff shared with NBC News, BuzzFeed Inc. CEO and co-founder Jonah Peretti said the move was part of a 15% workforce reduction across a number of teams. "While layoffs are occurring across nearly every division, we’ve determined that the company can no...Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/buzzfeed-news-is-shutting-down-as-part-of-company-wide-layoffs-CBIO2287.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/buzzfeed-news-is-shutting-down-as-part-of-company-wide-layoffs-CBIO2287.html385Walt Disney World said on Wednesday it would break ground next year on a planned affordable housing development in Central Florida.The unit of Walt Disney Co. said it plans to provide 1,400 housing units on 80 acres of land “a few miles away” from the Magic Kingdom and near schools and shopping....Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:19:20 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hours-after-state-board-rebuke-disney-announces-groundbreaking-for-affordable-housing-in-florida-CBIO2286.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hours-after-state-board-rebuke-disney-announces-groundbreaking-for-affordable-housing-in-florida-CBIO2286.html148NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — A former employee at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent confidential records relating to hundreds of thousands of consumers and several financial institutions to their personal email account, the agency said on Wednesday.The bureau found personally identifiable information...Fri, 21 Apr 2023 05:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cfpb-employee-sent-hundreds-of-thousands-of-consumers-data-to-personal-email-account-CBIO2285.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cfpb-employee-sent-hundreds-of-thousands-of-consumers-data-to-personal-email-account-CBIO2285.html751Fox Corp.’s $787.5 million settlement Tuesday with Dominion Voting Systems is a landmark payout in a case that has stirred debate over issues from free speech to the health of democracy. But the agreement means vastly different things for their respective businesses.“Settlements of this magnitude...Fri, 21 Apr 2023 03:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-fox-news-787-5-million-settlement-with-dominion-could-affect-both-companies-CBIO2284.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-fox-news-787-5-million-settlement-with-dominion-could-affect-both-companies-CBIO2284.html385WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden denounced “MAGA Republicans in Congress” on Wednesday in a speech contrasting his economic agenda with the GOP's in an escalating standoff over the debt ceiling.“You and the American people should know about the competing economic visions of the country that...Fri, 21 Apr 2023 01:19:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-fires-at-maga-gop-economic-vision-amid-debt-ceiling-stalemate-CBIO2283.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-fires-at-maga-gop-economic-vision-amid-debt-ceiling-stalemate-CBIO2283.html341Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood-testing lab Theranos, has filed an appeal of her January 2022 conviction on four counts of fraud in connection with her time as chief executive of the company.In a 132-page filing Monday, Holmes and her lawyers argue the federal prosecutor's case against her "parroted...Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-launches-appeal-of-unjust-conviction-in-theranos-fraud-case-CBIO2282.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-launches-appeal-of-unjust-conviction-in-theranos-fraud-case-CBIO2282.html428WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released a debt limit bill Wednesday that he hopes to pass with Republican support, triggering a frantic push to gather the votes in his narrow majority.“We are introducing the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023,” McCarthy, R-Calif., said on the House floor,...Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-releases-republican-bill-to-lift-debt-ceiling-it-s-not-clear-it-has-the-votes-CBIO2281.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-releases-republican-bill-to-lift-debt-ceiling-it-s-not-clear-it-has-the-votes-CBIO2281.html608WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of House lawmakers released an outline Wednesday for raising the debt ceiling, providing a competing option to the emerging Republican-only plan.The proposal is vague. It outsources the task of finding ways to reduce the deficit in the short term to appropriators in...Thu, 20 Apr 2023 22:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/house-group-releases-bipartisan-plan-to-lift-the-debt-ceiling-and-avert-default-CBIO2280.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/house-group-releases-bipartisan-plan-to-lift-the-debt-ceiling-and-avert-default-CBIO2280.html760As part of its plan to cool inflation, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to their highest levels in nearly two decades.The idea is to make borrowing, investing and hiring more expensive, thereby cooling the demand in the economy that fuels price growth.Historically, higher interest rates...Thu, 20 Apr 2023 21:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-to-get-more-money-out-of-a-savings-account-right-now-CBIO2279.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-to-get-more-money-out-of-a-savings-account-right-now-CBIO2279.html732Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., will introduce legislation Wednesday that may be more likely to garner support from Democratic colleagues across the aisle than from fellow Republicans.Hawley’s bills — the Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act and the Ending the Prescription Drug Kickback Act of...Thu, 20 Apr 2023 05:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hawley-wants-government-to-play-bigger-role-in-lowering-drug-prices-CBIO2278.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hawley-wants-government-to-play-bigger-role-in-lowering-drug-prices-CBIO2278.html594Netflix said Tuesday it is preparing a "broad rollout" of its plan to crackdown on password sharing in the coming months.In its latest earnings release, the streaming giant said its paid-sharing plan — designed to eliminate unpaid account sharing — would be unveiled in the second quarter of the year.“In...Thu, 20 Apr 2023 03:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/netflix-password-sharing-crackdown-is-expanding-with-broad-rollout-in-the-u-s-CBIO2277.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/netflix-password-sharing-crackdown-is-expanding-with-broad-rollout-in-the-u-s-CBIO2277.html755WASHINGTON — House Republicans are crafting a debt ceiling bill with the ambitious goal of passing it next week, seeing it as a mechanism to force President Joe Biden to the negotiating table.The legislation isn’t yet ready for prime time, GOP lawmakers said, and it has not yet been released. It’s...Thu, 20 Apr 2023 03:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/house-republicans-hope-to-pass-debt-limit-bill-next-week-CBIO2276.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/house-republicans-hope-to-pass-debt-limit-bill-next-week-CBIO2276.html393Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began a quarter century ago when delivering discs through the mail was considered a revolutionary concept.The DVD service, which still delivers films and TV...Thu, 20 Apr 2023 02:00:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/netflix-to-bring-down-the-curtain-on-its-dvd-by-mail-service-CBIO2275.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/netflix-to-bring-down-the-curtain-on-its-dvd-by-mail-service-CBIO2275.html597A nationwide ground stop affecting Southwest Airlines flights was lifted Tuesday morning after the carrier said it had experienced issues. Southwest said in a statement that it had resumed operations after temporarily pausing flight activity "to work through data connection issues resulting from a firewall...Wed, 19 Apr 2023 23:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/southwest-airlines-flight-pause-lifted-after-technology-issues-halted-departures-CBIO2274.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/southwest-airlines-flight-pause-lifted-after-technology-issues-halted-departures-CBIO2274.html362China’s first-quarter gross domestic product rose sharply while global peers face slowing growth as central banks hike rates to tame inflation.GDP grew by 4.5% in the first quarter, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday. That marks the highest growth since the first quarter of last year...Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/china-s-economy-grew-4-5-in-the-first-quarter-the-fastest-pace-in-a-year-CBIO2273.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/china-s-economy-grew-4-5-in-the-first-quarter-the-fastest-pace-in-a-year-CBIO2273.html630MUMBAI, India — About 300 people lined up at Apple’s store in Mumbai on Tuesday, as fans took selfies with Chief Executive Tim Cook, who inaugurated the first retail store run by the tech giant in India, underscoring the importance of its market.“The energy, creativity, and passion in Mumbai is...Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/apple-opens-first-india-store-as-fans-take-selfies-with-ceo-tim-cook-CBIO2272.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/apple-opens-first-india-store-as-fans-take-selfies-with-ceo-tim-cook-CBIO2272.html335The deadline to file taxes is upon us.This year, it falls on Tuesday, April 18 — the result of the District of Columbia's observance of Emancipation Day on Monday and the fact that the typical deadline, April 15, fell on a weekend.Filers can still request an extension, at which point they have until...Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tax-day-2023-what-to-know-about-the-april-18-deadline-CBIO2271.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tax-day-2023-what-to-know-about-the-april-18-deadline-CBIO2271.html919Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that House Republicans will vote on their own debt ceiling bill to empower the U.S. to meet its obligations until 2024.“Since the president continues to hide, House Republicans will take action. So here’s our plan: In the coming weeks the House will vote on...Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/speaker-mccarthy-says-house-republicans-will-vote-on-a-debt-limit-bill-into-2024-CBIO2270.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/speaker-mccarthy-says-house-republicans-will-vote-on-a-debt-limit-bill-into-2024-CBIO2270.html17Fox Corp. can most likely weather even the harshest financial penalty that could come from Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit, analysts say.The blockbuster trial — originally set to begin in a Delaware court on Monday before being unexpectedly delayed by one day — will determine whether Fox Corp....Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/fox-could-likely-survive-a-nine-figure-trial-loss-to-dominion-media-analysts-say-CBIO2269.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/fox-could-likely-survive-a-nine-figure-trial-loss-to-dominion-media-analysts-say-CBIO2269.html429Apple on Monday launched its Apple Card savings account with a 4.15% annual percentage yield. It requires no minimum deposit or balance, Apple said, and users can set up an account from the Wallet app on their iPhones.The company said in a press release that all Daily Cash rewards earned through the...Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/apple-launches-its-savings-account-with-4-15-interest-rate-CBIO2268.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/apple-launches-its-savings-account-with-4-15-interest-rate-CBIO2268.html616Two days after it announced it was laying off 9,236 workers, David's Bridal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is looking for a buyer.The company said in a news release Monday, its stores would remain open and operations would continue as normal while it looks to sell key assets. In a...Tue, 18 Apr 2023 22:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/david-s-bridal-files-for-bankruptcy-after-laying-off-more-than-9-000-workers-CBIO2266.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/david-s-bridal-files-for-bankruptcy-after-laying-off-more-than-9-000-workers-CBIO2266.html683Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. Up next? An Atlanta suburb.That’s because a new U.S. clean energy law offers generous tax credits — up to 40% of costs — in what is a “massive, massive...Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-tax-breaks-lure-european-clean-tech-companies-as-e-u-lags-CBIO2265.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-tax-breaks-lure-european-clean-tech-companies-as-e-u-lags-CBIO2265.html777Growing up in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Stephanie Valencia would tune in with her family on weekend mornings to a public radio station playing Mexican music and call in song dedications to relatives.That sort of local, cultural appeal is what Valencia, 40, and her business partner, Jess Morales Rocketto,...Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/latina-radio-station-owners-fend-off-conservative-critics-tout-cultural-focus-CBIO2264.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/latina-radio-station-owners-fend-off-conservative-critics-tout-cultural-focus-CBIO2264.html977A top international food company terminated all its contracts with Packers Sanitation Services Inc., or PSSI, after a Labor Department investigation found that more than 100 children — some as young as 13 — had been hired by PSSI to clean slaughterhouse floors at night.Cargill, a global food producer,...Tue, 18 Apr 2023 02:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/global-food-giant-cargill-cuts-ties-with-slaughterhouse-cleaning-firm-pssi-that-hired-migrant-kids-CBIO2263.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/global-food-giant-cargill-cuts-ties-with-slaughterhouse-cleaning-firm-pssi-that-hired-migrant-kids-CBIO2263.html439Anheuser-Busch's chief executive on Friday responded to the backlash against Bud Light's partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, saying its intention wasn't to divide Americans."We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people," CEO Brendan Whitworth said in a statement. "We...Mon, 17 Apr 2023 22:00:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bud-light-deal-with-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-not-meant-to-divide-anheuser-busch-ceo-says-CBIO2261.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bud-light-deal-with-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-not-meant-to-divide-anheuser-busch-ceo-says-CBIO2261.html432EMERYVILLE, Calif. — San Francisco police arrested a suspect Thursday in the fatal stabbing of technology executive Bob Lee, law enforcement officials announced Thursday, drawing a close to a nine-day manhunt that rattled the city and drew national attention.San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott identified...Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/san-francisco-police-arrest-tech-consultant-in-killing-of-cash-app-founder-bob-lee-CBIO2260.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/san-francisco-police-arrest-tech-consultant-in-killing-of-cash-app-founder-bob-lee-CBIO2260.html974Federal officials said Thursday they have referred more than 250 unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible criminal prosecution since late 2021, including one as recently as last month, when a man tried to stab a flight attendant with a broken-off spoon.The pace of the criminal referrals is...Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/faa-says-it-has-sent-more-than-250-cases-of-unruly-passengers-to-the-fbi-since-late-2021-CBIO2259.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/faa-says-it-has-sent-more-than-250-cases-of-unruly-passengers-to-the-fbi-since-late-2021-CBIO2259.html16Workers for a company recently found to have hired more than 100 children to clean slaughterhouses have repeatedly used stolen identities to get hired, according to former company managers, local police officials and individuals who told NBC News their identities were stolen. A Texas woman reported...Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/workers-for-slaughterhouse-cleaning-firm-pssi-repeatedly-used-stolen-identities-to-get-jobs-CBIO2258.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/workers-for-slaughterhouse-cleaning-firm-pssi-repeatedly-used-stolen-identities-to-get-jobs-CBIO2258.html133After a summer airline travel season filled with delays and disruptions last year, air travelers should prepare for what could be more of the same this summer, officials say. In an interview with CNBC, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said customers are more interested than ever in getting out of town...Sat, 15 Apr 2023 17:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/delta-ceo-predicts-record-summer-travel-season-as-faa-warns-of-another-spike-in-delays-CBIO2256.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/delta-ceo-predicts-record-summer-travel-season-as-faa-warns-of-another-spike-in-delays-CBIO2256.html913Bloomberg LP has developed an AI model using the same underlying technology as OpenAI’s GPT, and plans to integrate it into features delivered through its terminal software, a company official said in an interview with CNBC.Bloomberg says that Bloomberg GPT, an internal AI model, can more accurately...Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bloomberg-plans-to-integrate-gpt-style-ai-into-its-terminal-CBIO2255.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bloomberg-plans-to-integrate-gpt-style-ai-into-its-terminal-CBIO2255.html3When the Labor Department discovered over 100 migrant children cleaning Midwest slaughterhouses in February, their employer, Packers Sanitation Services Inc., paid a $1.5 million fine, agreed to stop employing children, and, according to PSSI and employees who spoke to NBC News, quickly fired all...Sat, 15 Apr 2023 04:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/a-16-year-old-says-he-s-still-cleaning-a-kansas-slaughterhouse-months-after-his-employer-was-fined-for-employing-kids-CBIO2254.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/a-16-year-old-says-he-s-still-cleaning-a-kansas-slaughterhouse-months-after-his-employer-was-fined-for-employing-kids-CBIO2254.html918Latin music has been growing at a rapid pace — and it just hit a milestone.A report released Wednesday by the Recording Industry Association of America shows that, in 2022, Latin music revenue exceeded $1 billion for the first time. It also saw a 24% annual increase, outgrowing the broader industry.“When...Sat, 15 Apr 2023 04:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/latin-music-revenue-exceeds-1-billion-for-the-first-time-in-2022-CBIO2253.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/latin-music-revenue-exceeds-1-billion-for-the-first-time-in-2022-CBIO2253.html839Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday unveiled its new blended streaming service of HBO Max and Discovery+, called Max.The new streaming platform will combine scripted dramas like HBO’s “Succession,” “White Lotus” and “House of the Dragon” with Discovery’s unscripted staples like cooking,...Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/warner-bros-discovery-unveils-new-flagship-streaming-service-max-CBIO2251.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/warner-bros-discovery-unveils-new-flagship-streaming-service-max-CBIO2251.html861The Environmental Protection Agency announced a pair of proposals Wednesday to dramatically cut auto emissions and spur the industry toward full electrification.The first set of proposed standards would target emissions from passenger cars, vans and light trucks, while the second batch would apply...Fri, 14 Apr 2023 06:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-administration-proposes-toughest-auto-emissions-standards-yet-CBIO2250.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-administration-proposes-toughest-auto-emissions-standards-yet-CBIO2250.html287Consumer prices climbed 5% in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, down from 6% in February.The latest inflation reading represents the ninth-straight month of easing price growth on an annual basis, and is down from a 9% high last June. On a month-over-month basis, prices increased...Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inflation-cooled-to-5-in-march-2023-compared-to-one-year-ago-but-high-prices-are-here-to-stay-CBIO2249.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inflation-cooled-to-5-in-march-2023-compared-to-one-year-ago-but-high-prices-are-here-to-stay-CBIO2249.html518A Fox Corp. shareholder sued Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch and several members of the Fox Corp. board of directors in Delaware on Tuesday afternoon, arguing that they violated their fiduciary duty to the company when they allowed Fox News to broadcast election conspiracy theories.The derivative action...Thu, 13 Apr 2023 04:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/rupert-murdoch-and-fox-corp-board-members-sued-by-investor-over-stolen-election-claims-CBIO2248.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/rupert-murdoch-and-fox-corp-board-members-sued-by-investor-over-stolen-election-claims-CBIO2248.html452Legendary food storage brand Tupperware has hired advisers to help turn around the company after notifying securities regulators it may have to close up shop. In a release dated April 7, the Orlando, Florida-based company announced it was seeking to improve its capital structure in order to "remediate...Thu, 13 Apr 2023 01:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/food-storage-brand-tupperware-warns-it-could-go-out-of-business-CBIO2247.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/food-storage-brand-tupperware-warns-it-could-go-out-of-business-CBIO2247.html647The U.S. Postal Service on Monday said it was seeking approval to hike the price of first-class mail stamps to 66 cents from 63 cents.USPS won approval to hike stamp prices to 63 cents from 60 cents in January. The new hike — which the USPS says is needed to offset the rise in inflation — would take...Wed, 12 Apr 2023 22:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/usps-wants-to-raise-the-price-of-a-first-class-postage-stamp-to-66-cents-CBIO2246.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/usps-wants-to-raise-the-price-of-a-first-class-postage-stamp-to-66-cents-CBIO2246.html2A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of the disgraced blood-testing company Theranos, cannot remain free on bail while she appeals her fraud conviction. According to court documents filed Monday, Judge Edward Davila ruled that the portion of the conviction that...Wed, 12 Apr 2023 22:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/judge-denies-elizabeth-holmes-request-to-stay-out-of-prison-while-she-appeals-fraud-conviction-CBIO2245.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/judge-denies-elizabeth-holmes-request-to-stay-out-of-prison-while-she-appeals-fraud-conviction-CBIO2245.html830More than 200 biopharma groups, which include a number of drugmakers led by Pfizer, have signed an open letter blasting the decision by Texas federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk to issue a hold on federal approval of mifepristone, the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S.The letter criticized...Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/drugmakers-and-biopharma-groups-blast-texas-judge-s-abortion-pill-decision-CBIO2244.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/drugmakers-and-biopharma-groups-blast-texas-judge-s-abortion-pill-decision-CBIO2244.html224WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz built his reputation as a conservative flamethrower after he led the government shutdown over Obamacare funding in 2013, cultivating the brand in his presidential campaign and beyond over the last decade.Now, Cruz, R-Texas, is seeking to show some bipartisan credentials as...Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/eyeing-re-election-ted-cruz-seeks-to-burnish-a-bipartisan-image-CBIO2243.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/eyeing-re-election-ted-cruz-seeks-to-burnish-a-bipartisan-image-CBIO2243.html714From Big Hot Dog Energy to Pimp My Pasta, there’s a growing wave of restaurants in the U.S. that are luring patrons with clickbait names and glossy imagery. But you can’t dine in them, because in the physical world they don’t exist.“There’s no signage, no seating, no cute walk-up window,”...Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/i-got-catfished-by-a-sandwich-virtual-kitchens-boom-on-delivery-apps-CBIO2242.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/i-got-catfished-by-a-sandwich-virtual-kitchens-boom-on-delivery-apps-CBIO2242.html509Talk of the U.S. entering a recession has been swirling for at least a year now, as the Federal Reserve's campaign to raise interest rates to combat persisting inflation bites into overall demand and investment.To date, a full-fledged economic downturn has not yet materialized. And on Friday, the Bureau...Wed, 12 Apr 2023 01:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-the-economy-is-doing-right-now-jobs-inflation-the-housing-market-and-more-CBIO2241.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-the-economy-is-doing-right-now-jobs-inflation-the-housing-market-and-more-CBIO2241.html599As the Federal Reserve looks to modernize banking, two potential 2024 presidential candidates have accused the central bank of seeking to use a proposed digital dollar to “control” Americans’ finances, although Fed officials have committed to no such plans.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis alleged last...Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/desantis-and-rfk-jr-misconstrue-fednow-and-digital-dollar-plans-CBIO2240.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/desantis-and-rfk-jr-misconstrue-fednow-and-digital-dollar-plans-CBIO2240.html232Surveillance video shows Cash App founder Bob Lee staggering and appearing to ask for help after he was stabbed on Tuesday.In the over two-minute video published by the Daily Mail Thursday, Lee is seen outside a luxury apartment building struggling to walk. At the one-minute mark, Lee falls to the ground,...Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cash-app-founder-bob-lee-seen-staggering-asking-for-help-in-video-after-stabbing-CBIO2239.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cash-app-founder-bob-lee-seen-staggering-asking-for-help-in-video-after-stabbing-CBIO2239.html947Nonfarm payrolls rose about in line with expectations in March as the labor market showed increased signs of slowing.The Labor Department reported Friday that payrolls grew by 236,000 for the month, compared to the Dow Jones estimate for 238,000 and below the upwardly revised 326,000 in February.The...Tue, 11 Apr 2023 07:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/job-growth-totals-236-000-in-march-near-expectations-as-hiring-pace-slows-CBIO2238.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/job-growth-totals-236-000-in-march-near-expectations-as-hiring-pace-slows-CBIO2238.html85Honda is recalling 563,711 older-model CR-Vs in 22 cold-weather states and Washington, D.C., because an accumulation of road salt can cause the vehicle's rear trailing arm to corrode and detach, which could lead to a crash.According to the recall notice posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's...Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:19:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/honda-recalls-564-000-cr-vs-sold-in-22-cold-weather-states-and-d-c-over-potential-rust-issue-CBIO2237.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/honda-recalls-564-000-cr-vs-sold-in-22-cold-weather-states-and-d-c-over-potential-rust-issue-CBIO2237.html235Starbucks customers have taken to social media to share their experiences with the coffee chain’s new slate of olive oil-infused drinks, and apparently, for some, the picture is not so pretty.On March 16, a post titled “Olive oil drinks...” was added to the subreddit r/starbucks by a Redditor...Sun, 09 Apr 2023 11:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/starbucks-customers-are-complaining-about-stomach-issues-from-new-olive-oil-infused-coffee-CBIO2236.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/starbucks-customers-are-complaining-about-stomach-issues-from-new-olive-oil-infused-coffee-CBIO2236.html555Tesla assures its millions of electric car owners that their privacy “is and will always be enormously important to us.” The cameras it builds into vehicles to assist driving, it notes on its website, are “designed from the ground up to protect your privacy.”But between 2019 and 2022, groups...Sat, 08 Apr 2023 22:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-CBIO2235.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-CBIO2235.html575American Airlines is getting rid of its traditional frequent flyer award chart as the carrier moves toward dynamic pricing for mileage redemptions, the latest shift in its lucrative AAdvantage loyalty program.Starting late Wednesday, the carrier will publish starting levels for how many frequent...Sat, 08 Apr 2023 04:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/american-airlines-scraps-traditional-frequent-flyer-award-chart-in-dynamic-pricing-shift-CBIO2234.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/american-airlines-scraps-traditional-frequent-flyer-award-chart-in-dynamic-pricing-shift-CBIO2234.html489Bob Lee, a technology executive who founded the mobile payment company Cash App and previously worked at Square, died Tuesday after he was stabbed near downtown San Francisco, according to his family and police.San Francisco police said officers responded to a report of a stabbing around 2:35 a.m. Tuesday....Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cash-app-founder-bob-lee-killed-in-san-francisco-stabbing-sources-say-CBIO2233.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cash-app-founder-bob-lee-killed-in-san-francisco-stabbing-sources-say-CBIO2233.html314Packers Sanitation Services Inc. has appointed a new CEO amid fallout from a Labor Department investigation that found more than 100 children illegally working dangerous jobs for PSSI cleaning slaughterhouses in 13 locations across eight states.The new CEO, Tim Mulhere, will take over at the end of April...Fri, 07 Apr 2023 20:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pssi-slaughterhouse-cleaning-firm-fined-for-child-labor-replaces-ceo-and-launches-10-million-fund-to-fight-child-labor-CBIO2232.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pssi-slaughterhouse-cleaning-firm-fined-for-child-labor-replaces-ceo-and-launches-10-million-fund-to-fight-child-labor-CBIO2232.html114Garment workers in Southern California faced wage loss and widespread illegal pay practices last year from manufacturers and contractors, according to a report from the Labor Department.The federal agency canvassed more than 50 contractors and manufacturers for its 2022 Southern California Garment Worker...Fri, 07 Apr 2023 19:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/southern-california-garment-workers-suffered-wage-theft-and-illegal-pay-practices-last-year-CBIO2231.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/southern-california-garment-workers-suffered-wage-theft-and-illegal-pay-practices-last-year-CBIO2231.html619March Madness may be over, but the right-wing fury directed toward Bud Light and one of its partners during the annual NCAA basketball tournament is still simmering. On Sunday, the day of the women’s final and the day before the men’s championship, transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney,...Fri, 07 Apr 2023 19:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bud-light-partnership-with-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-prompts-right-wing-backlash-CBIO2230.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bud-light-partnership-with-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-prompts-right-wing-backlash-CBIO2230.html85It’s baked into each and every Ticketmaster purchase: Customers scrambling to buy tickets to the most sought-after concerts, sports games or other live events must first check a box agreeing to the company’s “Terms of Use.”If a buyer took the time to click through the hyperlink that accompanies...Fri, 07 Apr 2023 02:38:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ticketmaster-s-kafkaesque-arbitration-process-is-rigged-lawyers-say-CBIO2229.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ticketmaster-s-kafkaesque-arbitration-process-is-rigged-lawyers-say-CBIO2229.html386NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson is earmarking nearly $9 billion to cover allegations that its baby powder containing talc caused cancer, more than quadrupling the amount that the company had previously set aside to pay for its potential liability.Under a proposal announced Tuesday, a J&J subsidiary...Thu, 06 Apr 2023 22:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/j-j-prepares-to-pay-out-8-9-billion-to-settle-talcum-powder-lawsuits-CBIO2227.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/j-j-prepares-to-pay-out-8-9-billion-to-settle-talcum-powder-lawsuits-CBIO2227.html229MEXICO CITY — Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancún said Monday they have found four bodies in the city’s hotel zone near the beach.There was no immediate information on the nationalities or identities of the victims. The announcement of the deaths came less than a week after a U.S. tourist...Thu, 06 Apr 2023 22:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/4-bodies-found-in-hotel-area-of-mexico-s-cancun-beach-resort-CBIO2226.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/4-bodies-found-in-hotel-area-of-mexico-s-cancun-beach-resort-CBIO2226.html435The total amount refunded to taxpayers by the Internal Revenue Service to date this year is approximately $172 billion — $16.4 billion less than in in 2022, the latest data from the agency shows.That equates to an average refund of $2,903 — $360 less per person than in 2022, the data shows.Given...Thu, 06 Apr 2023 19:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/taxpayers-are-getting-less-money-from-their-refunds-so-far-this-year-CBIO2225.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/taxpayers-are-getting-less-money-from-their-refunds-so-far-this-year-CBIO2225.html817Volkswagen of America announced Tuesday it is recalling more than 143,000 Atlas SUVs over a faulty front passenger seat detection system. According to the manufacturer, the wiring in some of the vehicles’ front passenger detection systems may be faulty, resulting in a deactivated air bag that will...Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/volkswagen-recalls-143-000-atlas-suvs-over-glitch-related-to-air-bag-CBIO2224.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/volkswagen-recalls-143-000-atlas-suvs-over-glitch-related-to-air-bag-CBIO2224.html836The U.S. government on Tuesday filed criminal charges accusing Charlie Javice, the founder of the since-shuttered college financial planning platform Frank, of defrauding JPMorgan Chase into buying her startup for $175 million in 2021.Javice, 31, was accused by the U.S. Department of Justice of repeatedly...Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-charges-financial-aid-startup-s-founder-with-defrauding-jpmorgan-CBIO2223.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-charges-financial-aid-startup-s-founder-with-defrauding-jpmorgan-CBIO2223.html486Virgin Orbit on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. after failing to secure a funding lifeline.The California-based satellite launch company lodged the filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware and is looking to sell its assets.It comes after CNBC obtained...Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/virgin-orbit-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-in-the-u-s-after-failing-to-secure-funding-CBIO2222.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/virgin-orbit-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-in-the-u-s-after-failing-to-secure-funding-CBIO2222.html848A San Francisco federal jury has ordered Tesla to pay $3 million in punitive damages and $175,000 in economic damages to Owen Diaz, a former elevator operator at the company’s factory in Fremont, California, after he endured a racially hostile work environment during his time at the company.Diaz,...Wed, 05 Apr 2023 22:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tesla-ordered-to-pay-more-than-3-million-in-damages-over-racially-hostile-workplace-CBIO2221.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tesla-ordered-to-pay-more-than-3-million-in-damages-over-racially-hostile-workplace-CBIO2221.html823Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered an investigation into the recent actions and the former leadership of Walt Disney World's special planning district in the Orlando area — as Disney CEO Bob Iger called out actions and legislation targeting his company as "anti-business" and "anti-Florida." DeSantis'...Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/desantis-orders-investigation-into-disney-s-florida-district-ceo-bob-iger-responds-CBIO2220.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/desantis-orders-investigation-into-disney-s-florida-district-ceo-bob-iger-responds-CBIO2220.html599Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Entertainment has agreed to merge with UFC to form a new publicly traded company controlled by Endeavor Group, the companies announced Monday morning.Endeavor will own a 51% stake in the new combat sports and entertainment company, while WWE shareholders will have...Wed, 05 Apr 2023 07:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wwe-agrees-to-merge-with-ufc-to-create-a-new-company-run-by-ari-emanuel-and-vince-mcmahon-CBIO2219.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wwe-agrees-to-merge-with-ufc-to-create-a-new-company-run-by-ari-emanuel-and-vince-mcmahon-CBIO2219.html898Oil prices surged as much as 8% at the open after OPEC+ announced it was slashing output by 1.16 million barrels per day.Brent crude futures last jumped 5.1% to $83.95 a barrel on that news, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures soared 5.2% to $79.64 a barrel.The voluntary cuts will start...Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/oil-prices-surge-5-after-opec-s-surprise-output-cut-analysts-warn-of-100-per-barrel-CBIO2218.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/oil-prices-surge-5-after-opec-s-surprise-output-cut-analysts-warn-of-100-per-barrel-CBIO2218.html112McDonald’s Corp is temporarily closing its U.S. offices this week as it prepares to inform corporate employees about its layoffs as part of a broader company restructuring, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.In an internal email last week to U.S. employees and some international staff, McDonald’s...Tue, 04 Apr 2023 23:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mcdonald-s-reportedly-temporarily-shuts-its-u-s-corporate-offices-ahead-of-layoffs-CBIO2217.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mcdonald-s-reportedly-temporarily-shuts-its-u-s-corporate-offices-ahead-of-layoffs-CBIO2217.html960America's downtowns are in the doldrums.As the Covid-19 pandemic began to fade and the U.S. economy began to boom, there was hope that a wave of return-to-office announcements would quickly revive downtown metropolitan centers that were hit hard by lockdowns. That hope even extended to some business...Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/why-there-are-there-so-many-empty-office-buildings-in-your-city-right-now-CBIO2214.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/why-there-are-there-so-many-empty-office-buildings-in-your-city-right-now-CBIO2214.html312For Miriam Torres Sanchez, growing up in an immigrant Latino household often meant little to no discussions around budgets, savings or financial planning. Instead, her parents worried about one thing — not having enough.  “I saw them constantly worried about money, or worried about providing a roof...Tue, 04 Apr 2023 04:38:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/can-an-app-build-generational-wealth-these-latina-creators-say-yes-CBIO2213.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/can-an-app-build-generational-wealth-these-latina-creators-say-yes-CBIO2213.html15The trustees who oversee the Social Security and Medicare trust funds have released new projections outlining the financial health of those programs and how long they are expected to cover payments to recipients.According to the report released Friday, the Social Security trust funds — which, when...Mon, 03 Apr 2023 23:38:21 +0700https://companiesbio.com/social-security-fund-projected-to-be-depleted-sooner-than-expected-CBIO2210.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/social-security-fund-projected-to-be-depleted-sooner-than-expected-CBIO2210.html63Americans embarking on spring break trips and summer vacations this year face a bevy of new fees, rules and restrictions in some popular destinations that are rethinking how many visitors to welcome and what types of behavior to accept.As the post-pandemic travel rebound continues, the return of tourists...Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:57:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/travel-tips-what-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-these-trendy-outdoor-vacation-spots-CBIO2208.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/travel-tips-what-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-these-trendy-outdoor-vacation-spots-CBIO2208.html899WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Thursday that House Republicans are prepared to pass their own debt ceiling bill if President Joe Biden won't agree to negotiate with him over raising the nation's borrowing limit.He said the Republican conference is “very close” to agreement on the issue...Mon, 03 Apr 2023 18:19:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-says-republicans-will-pass-their-own-debt-limit-bill-if-biden-won-t-talk-CBIO2207.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-says-republicans-will-pass-their-own-debt-limit-bill-if-biden-won-t-talk-CBIO2207.html198JetBlue Airways is preparing to cut scores of weekly flights in the New York City area this spring and summer in response to a shortage of air traffic controllers, a measure that will have a financial impact on the airline, CEO Robin Hayes told CNBC on Wednesday.Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled...Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:00:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jetblue-plans-to-cut-flights-for-new-york-area-amid-air-traffic-controller-shortage-CBIO2206.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jetblue-plans-to-cut-flights-for-new-york-area-amid-air-traffic-controller-shortage-CBIO2206.html1Just weeks before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new, hand-picked board to take over Disney's long-held special governing district in Orlando, the entertainment giant created a declaration that said any changes to the district must be made to benefit Walt Disney World. The development threatens...Sun, 02 Apr 2023 05:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/disney-maneuvered-around-desantis-takeover-of-special-district-document-shows-CBIO2205.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/disney-maneuvered-around-desantis-takeover-of-special-district-document-shows-CBIO2205.html935After a handful of influential voices took to social media during the meltdowns of Silicon Valley and Signature banks this month, some lawmakers have floated a new idea: Task bank regulators with keeping tabs on TikTok, Twitter and other platforms to head off future bank panics.Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y.,...Sat, 01 Apr 2023 22:00:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/after-svb-collapse-some-lawmakers-weigh-having-regulators-watch-tiktok-and-twitter-for-bank-panics-CBIO2204.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/after-svb-collapse-some-lawmakers-weigh-having-regulators-watch-tiktok-and-twitter-for-bank-panics-CBIO2204.html191SAN FRANCISCO — Around 1 a.m. on March 6, a driverless car from the tech startup Cruise was trying to make a left turn when it encountered something its algorithms probably couldn’t predict: An Infiniti Q50 performing “donuts,” a popular and unlawful pastime for some of the city’s night owls,...Sat, 01 Apr 2023 02:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/self-driving-cars-are-oftentimes-victims-in-hit-and-run-incidents-CBIO2203.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/self-driving-cars-are-oftentimes-victims-in-hit-and-run-incidents-CBIO2203.html229It was just a few weeks ago that California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the oil industry the second most powerful force on earth, trailing only Mother Nature in its ability to bend the elements — both physical and political — to its will.Yet on Tuesday, Newsom signed a new law that gives state regulators...Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/california-empowers-regulators-to-penalize-oil-companies-for-making-too-much-money-CBIO2200.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/california-empowers-regulators-to-penalize-oil-companies-for-making-too-much-money-CBIO2200.html480A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to give regulators the authority to claw back executive compensation and bonuses from failed banks following the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank this month.Democrats Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Catherine Cortez Masto...Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:19:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/senators-introduce-bill-to-claw-back-executive-compensation-after-svb-s-and-signature-bank-s-collapses-CBIO2197.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/senators-introduce-bill-to-claw-back-executive-compensation-after-svb-s-and-signature-bank-s-collapses-CBIO2197.html173Former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried has been hit with another federal charge: bribery.In a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday, federal prosecutors accused Bankman-Fried of bribing a government official in China.According to the new indictment, Bankman-Fried successfully bribed at least...Fri, 31 Mar 2023 02:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sam-bankman-fried-allegedly-bribed-one-chinese-official-with-40-million-CBIO2195.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sam-bankman-fried-allegedly-bribed-one-chinese-official-with-40-million-CBIO2195.html808Why is one bitcoin, after all the disasters in the crypto industry, trading at about $27,000?Your guess is as good as Mark Cuban’s.“I wish I knew the real reason,” the tech entrepreneur and investor wrote in an email when asked about bitcoin’s resurgence, adding that the cryptocurrency’s supporters...Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-is-bitcoin-still-trading-for-now-at-27-000-CBIO2194.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-is-bitcoin-still-trading-for-now-at-27-000-CBIO2194.html378Sportswear maker Adidas on Wednesday reversed course 48 hours after asking the U.S. Trademark Office to reject a Black Lives Matter application for a trademark featuring three parallel stripes.“Adidas will withdraw its opposition to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation’s trademark application...Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:00:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/adidas-retracts-opposition-to-black-lives-matter-s-three-stripe-design-CBIO2193.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/adidas-retracts-opposition-to-black-lives-matter-s-three-stripe-design-CBIO2193.html336WASHINGTON — During the weekend after the stunning collapse of California’s Silicon Valley Bank, no one from the White House or the Biden administration called House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — the most influential politician from California, as well as the most powerful Republican in Congress.McCarthy...Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-and-mccarthy-barely-speak-dimming-prospects-for-a-debt-ceiling-deal-CBIO2192.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-and-mccarthy-barely-speak-dimming-prospects-for-a-debt-ceiling-deal-CBIO2192.html239WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee held its first hearing Tuesday into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, featuring a roster of important players in the 2024 election who focused on how the government should respond to two of the largest bank failures in U.S. history.The...Thu, 30 Mar 2023 02:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/senate-holds-its-first-hearing-into-svb-and-signature-bank-failures-CBIO2191.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/senate-holds-its-first-hearing-into-svb-and-signature-bank-failures-CBIO2191.html51Honda is recalling more than 330,000 vehicles because heating pads behind both side-view mirrors may not be bonded properly, which could lead to the mirror glass falling out and increase the risk of a crash.Vehicles included in the recall are the 2020-2022 Odyssey, 2020-2022 Passport, 2020-2021 Pilot...Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/honda-recalls-more-than-330-000-vehicles-due-to-mirror-issue-CBIO2189.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/honda-recalls-more-than-330-000-vehicles-due-to-mirror-issue-CBIO2189.html713The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has launched an investigation into seat belt parts on 2022 to 2023 Tesla Model X SUVs, after receiving two reports from owners that they received their vehicles with defective seat belt parts.Approximately 50,000 Model X's may be affected, NHTSA...Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/feds-launch-investigation-into-tesla-seat-belt-parts-CBIO2188.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/feds-launch-investigation-into-tesla-seat-belt-parts-CBIO2188.html391Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been spotted in China after spending months abroad in a potential sign that Beijing is warming to technology giants again after a roughly 18-month crackdown on the sector.On Monday, Ma visited Yungu school in Hangzhou, the city where Alibaba is headquartered, to talk with...Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/alibaba-founder-jack-ma-is-back-in-china-after-months-abroad-in-a-sign-beijing-may-be-warming-to-tech-CBIO2186.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/alibaba-founder-jack-ma-is-back-in-china-after-months-abroad-in-a-sign-beijing-may-be-warming-to-tech-CBIO2186.html439Ticketmaster Mexico is not paying any fines after more than 2,000 fans who bought tickets to attend Bad Bunny’s concert in Estadio Azteca in December were denied entrance.The company was able to avoid the fines after it provided full refunds and additional compensation to 2,155 people affected by the...Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:00:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ticketmaster-mexico-avoids-fines-over-bad-bunny-concert-tickets-screwup-CBIO2185.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ticketmaster-mexico-avoids-fines-over-bad-bunny-concert-tickets-screwup-CBIO2185.html603The Commodity Futures and Trading Commission filed a complaint against crypto exchange Binance, its co-founder, Changpeng Zhao, and its former chief compliance officer, Samuel Lim, alleging that Binance actively solicited U.S. users and subverted the exchanges own “ineffective compliance program,”...Wed, 29 Mar 2023 05:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/binance-and-founder-changpeng-zhao-sued-over-accusations-of-trading-rules-violations-CBIO2184.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/binance-and-founder-changpeng-zhao-sued-over-accusations-of-trading-rules-violations-CBIO2184.html22The wind power industry on Monday projected growth to rapidly accelerate this year, with incentives and policy changes in key nations helping to overcome factors that led to a slowdown in 2022.The Global Wind Energy Council in Brussels also cited concern about climate change, as well as secure energy...Tue, 28 Mar 2023 22:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wind-industry-predicts-bounceback-and-rapid-growth-in-2023-CBIO2180.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wind-industry-predicts-bounceback-and-rapid-growth-in-2023-CBIO2180.html526Some parts of Twitter’s source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday.According to the legal document, filed with the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, Twitter...Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/twitter-says-parts-of-its-source-code-were-leaked-online-CBIO2179.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/twitter-says-parts-of-its-source-code-were-leaked-online-CBIO2179.html681First Citizens Bank & Trust Co will buy Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits and loans, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said Monday, just over two weeks after the biggest U.S. banking collapse since Lehman Brothers.The deal includes the purchase of approximately $72 billion of SVB assets...Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/first-citizens-bank-to-buy-silicon-valley-bank-deposits-and-loans-CBIO2176.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/first-citizens-bank-to-buy-silicon-valley-bank-deposits-and-loans-CBIO2176.html659A growing wave of public pension administrators, business groups and labor unions are sending a message to Republicans looking to curb so-called “woke” investing: our money, our choice.Regulatory efforts to stop money from going to funds that consider environmental, social and governance issues,...Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/retirement-funds-for-teachers-and-firefighters-are-caught-in-esg-crossfire-CBIO2175.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/retirement-funds-for-teachers-and-firefighters-are-caught-in-esg-crossfire-CBIO2175.html778WASHINGTON — Bank failures have put a spotlight on the Senate Banking Committee as it eyes its first hearing into the jittery financial sector. The panel is packed with important players in the 2024 election, which could influence their approaches to an investigation into two of the largest bank collapses...Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/senate-banking-committee-faces-intense-2024-politics-in-bank-collapse-hearings-CBIO2170.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/senate-banking-committee-faces-intense-2024-politics-in-bank-collapse-hearings-CBIO2170.html98HARTFORD, Conn. — A business jet flying over New England violently pitched upward then downward, fatally injuring a passenger, after pilots responding to automated cockpit warnings switched off a system that helps keep the aircraft stable, U.S. transportation investigators reported Friday.The National...Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jet-pitched-wildly-killing-former-white-house-official-dana-hyde-amid-cockpit-warnings-ntsb-says-CBIO2168.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jet-pitched-wildly-killing-former-white-house-official-dana-hyde-amid-cockpit-warnings-ntsb-says-CBIO2168.html121The owner of one of Minnesota's two nuclear power plants said it will temporarily power down the facility Friday to repair a recurring leak of radioactive water discovered this week, occurring as state regulators had been monitoring the effects of an initial spill four months ago.While Xcel Energy said...Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/minnesota-nuclear-plant-that-leaked-400-000-gallons-of-radioactive-water-shuts-down-for-repairs-after-second-incident-CBIO2166.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/minnesota-nuclear-plant-that-leaked-400-000-gallons-of-radioactive-water-shuts-down-for-repairs-after-second-incident-CBIO2166.html138Twitter is ending a verification system that gave blue check marks to accounts it had determined were authentic and in the public interest, the company said Thursday.Twitter will begin winding down the system April 1.The check marks, which were free, are now available through Twitter Blue — a subscription...Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/twitter-to-end-verification-system-that-gave-blue-check-marks-to-notable-accounts-CBIO2164.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/twitter-to-end-verification-system-that-gave-blue-check-marks-to-notable-accounts-CBIO2164.html988ORLANDO, Fla. — Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World reached a tentative deal with the company on Thursday that would raise the starting minimum wage from $15 to $18 an hour by the end of the year in a pact that could set the basement for starting pay throughout central Florida’s sprawling...Sun, 26 Mar 2023 19:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/disney-world-strikes-deal-with-union-workers-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-to-18-an-hour-CBIO2158.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/disney-world-strikes-deal-with-union-workers-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-to-18-an-hour-CBIO2158.html977A new administration rule for retirement plans will be implemented as planned after the House failed to override President Joe Biden's first veto Thursday.In a 219-200 vote, the House fell short of the two-thirds majority needed in each chamber to undo a presidential veto. The outcome had largely been...Sun, 26 Mar 2023 18:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/house-fails-to-override-biden-s-first-veto-CBIO2157.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/house-fails-to-override-biden-s-first-veto-CBIO2157.html197A pilot from another airline helped land a Southwest Airlines flight that left early Wednesday from Las Vegas after its captain became "incapacitated" and required medical attention, according to the airline and radio traffic data, in an episode that surprised some passengers who had no clue a pilot...Sat, 25 Mar 2023 23:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pilot-from-another-airline-helps-land-southwest-flight-after-captain-falls-ill-CBIO2155.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pilot-from-another-airline-helps-land-southwest-flight-after-captain-falls-ill-CBIO2155.html39A month after a ransomware attack on Dish Network, many customers say they are still having technical issues — and face wait times of up to 15 hours when they call to ask for assistance.The TV and wireless service provider’s problems began on Feb. 23, when a multiday outage disrupted Dish’s internal...Sat, 25 Mar 2023 06:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/frustrated-dish-customers-still-spending-hours-on-hold-weeks-after-ransomware-attack-they-say-CBIO2153.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/frustrated-dish-customers-still-spending-hours-on-hold-weeks-after-ransomware-attack-they-say-CBIO2153.html747WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday called on the former chief executives of Silicon Vally Bank and Signature Bank to testify as lawmakers weigh possible action after the banks’ failures triggered market turmoil.“You must answer for the bank’s downfall,” the panel’s Democratic...Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/senate-panel-calls-on-silicon-valley-and-signature-banks-ex-ceos-to-testify-CBIO2149.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/senate-panel-calls-on-silicon-valley-and-signature-banks-ex-ceos-to-testify-CBIO2149.html399DETROIT — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of more than 571,000 SUVs and minivans in the U.S. to park them outdoors because the tow hitch harnesses can catch fire while they are parked or being driven.The affiliated Korean automakers are recalling the vehicles and warning people to park them...Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hyundai-kia-recall-more-than-500-000-vehicles-due-to-fire-risk-CBIO2147.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hyundai-kia-recall-more-than-500-000-vehicles-due-to-fire-risk-CBIO2147.html814NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A small plane crash in Tennessee that killed weight-loss guru Gwen Shamblin Lara and six others likely happened when her husband piloting the plane — actor Joe Lara — became disoriented in heavy clouds, a final report by the National Transportation Safety Board says.Joe Lara,...Fri, 24 Mar 2023 07:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/plane-crash-that-killed-diet-guru-gwen-shamblin-and-tarzan-actor-joe-lara-was-result-of-pilot-error-ntsb-says-CBIO2142.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/plane-crash-that-killed-diet-guru-gwen-shamblin-and-tarzan-actor-joe-lara-was-result-of-pilot-error-ntsb-says-CBIO2142.html681DETROIT — The Chevrolet Camaro, for decades the dream car of many teenage American males, is going out of production.General Motors, which sells the brawny muscle car, said Wednesday it will stop making the current generation early next year.The future of the car, which is raced on NASCAR and other...Fri, 24 Mar 2023 06:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-camaro-is-about-to-drive-off-into-the-sunset-gm-says-CBIO2141.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-camaro-is-about-to-drive-off-into-the-sunset-gm-says-CBIO2141.html949WASHINGTON — Congress is making no progress on how to avert a debt ceiling crisis, and the recent collapses of some banks are deepening the stalemate.President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., met Feb. 1 to discuss the debt limit, but they haven’t met since then. McCarthy wants...Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bank-failures-deepen-debt-ceiling-stalemate-on-capitol-hill-as-the-clock-ticks-CBIO2140.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bank-failures-deepen-debt-ceiling-stalemate-on-capitol-hill-as-the-clock-ticks-CBIO2140.html860WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was not considering providing “blanket insurance” for banking deposits following the collapse of two prominent banks this month.Yellen made the comments at a hearing of a Senate...Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:00:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-isn-t-considering-blanket-insurance-for-bank-deposits-yellen-says-CBIO2133.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-isn-t-considering-blanket-insurance-for-bank-deposits-yellen-says-CBIO2133.html913The Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate by 0.25%, continuing on its crusade against inflation while warning that recent instability in the banking sector could weigh on the economy.In announcing their ninth consecutive rate hike — which increases the benchmark federal funds rate to a range...Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/fed-raises-interest-rates-by-a-quarter-point-keeping-inflation-in-crosshairs-CBIO2132.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/fed-raises-interest-rates-by-a-quarter-point-keeping-inflation-in-crosshairs-CBIO2132.html539WASHINGTON — In the nation's capital, the debate over banning TikTok has largely focused on whether the app's Chinese parent company poses a security threat to Americans. But behind closed doors, Democrats are also being forced to weigh whether blocking the popular video platform could come with heavy...Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tiktok-ban-would-be-a-slap-in-the-face-to-young-democratic-voters-activists-warn-CBIO2129.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tiktok-ban-would-be-a-slap-in-the-face-to-young-democratic-voters-activists-warn-CBIO2129.html318Serge Osaulenko recently created a job posting for his brokerage, Everlane Realty, using ChatGPT. The role: a real estate agent who will also use ChatGPT for daily tasks.“Not every agent is good at writing property descriptions,” said Osaulenko, but he expects ChatGPT will help change that.Osaulenko,...Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/job-boards-show-employers-hiring-more-roles-linked-to-chatgpt-and-other-ai-tools-CBIO2128.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/job-boards-show-employers-hiring-more-roles-linked-to-chatgpt-and-other-ai-tools-CBIO2128.html436The Federal Aviation Administration issued an alert on Wednesday to key personnel in the airline industry after a series of near collisions and a safety summit last week aimed at avoiding a catastrophe.The Safety Alert for Operators was issued for integral industry personnel such as directors of operations,...Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/faa-issues-safety-alert-to-key-airline-personnel-after-series-of-near-collisions-CBIO2124.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/faa-issues-safety-alert-to-key-airline-personnel-after-series-of-near-collisions-CBIO2124.html326WASHINGTON — Facing a choice between a shot of Jack Daniel's and a chaser of "poop-themed" dog toys that resemble the company's whiskey bottles, Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed to find fault on both sides as they weighed a trademark fight between the two.The justices, taking a break of sorts...Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/poop-themed-dog-toys-face-supreme-court-showdown-in-trademark-dispute-CBIO2123.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/poop-themed-dog-toys-face-supreme-court-showdown-in-trademark-dispute-CBIO2123.html635The recent crashes of three U.S. lenders — Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank and Silvergate Bank — has slashed confidence in the nation’s banking system. The debacles have also put financial regulators on the hot seat, notably the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the overseer of both Silvergate...Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-federal-reserve-is-supposed-to-monitor-the-nation-s-banks-for-risk-is-it-up-to-the-job-CBIO2121.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-federal-reserve-is-supposed-to-monitor-the-nation-s-banks-for-risk-is-it-up-to-the-job-CBIO2121.html89The world’s most popular gay dating app, Grindr, is participating in a nationwide effort to distribute free at-home HIV testing kits to populations most affected by the virus. “If you’ve got a way that you are testing, and it’s really working for you, then that’s great, and you should stick...Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/grindr-joins-major-public-health-push-to-distribute-free-at-home-hiv-tests-CBIO2118.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/grindr-joins-major-public-health-push-to-distribute-free-at-home-hiv-tests-CBIO2118.html143ORLANDO, Fla. — The new House Financial Services Committee chairman leading an investigation into two of the largest bank failures in history said Monday his political team has returned all donations from a fundraiser with bank executives in Signature Bank’s boardroom just days before it collapsed.And...Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/republican-says-he-returned-donations-from-signature-bank-fundraiser-CBIO2117.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/republican-says-he-returned-donations-from-signature-bank-fundraiser-CBIO2117.html753Sales of previously owned homes rose 14.5% in February compared with January, according to a seasonally adjusted count by the National Association of Realtors. That put sales at an annualized rate of 4.58 million units.It was the first monthly gain in 12 months and the largest increase since July 2020,...Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/home-sales-spike-14-5-in-february-as-the-median-price-drops-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-decade-CBIO2116.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/home-sales-spike-14-5-in-february-as-the-median-price-drops-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-decade-CBIO2116.html274Amazon will lay off 9,000 more employees, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday.The cuts are on top of the previous layoffs that commenced last November and extended into January. That round affected more than 18,000 employees.Amazon made the decision to lay off more employees as it looks...Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/amazon-to-lay-off-9-000-more-workers-CBIO2111.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/amazon-to-lay-off-9-000-more-workers-CBIO2111.html567New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said late Sunday.The 40 branches of Signature Bank will become Flagstar Bank, starting Monday. Flagstar is one of New York Community Bank’s subsidiaries....Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/new-york-community-bank-to-buy-failed-signature-bank-CBIO2106.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/new-york-community-bank-to-buy-failed-signature-bank-CBIO2106.html291UBS agreed to buy its embattled rival Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion Sunday, with Swiss regulators playing a key part in the deal as governments looked to stem a contagion threatening the global banking system.“With the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, a solution has been found to secure financial...Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ubs-buys-credit-suisse-for-3-2-billion-as-regulators-look-to-shore-up-the-global-banking-system-CBIO2103.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ubs-buys-credit-suisse-for-3-2-billion-as-regulators-look-to-shore-up-the-global-banking-system-CBIO2103.html228Elizabeth Holmes hasn’t paid back over $25 million to creditors of her former Theranos company as she tries to delay her 11-year prison sentence, according to a lawsuit.Theranos ABC, a company set up on behalf of its creditors, alleges in a lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of California in Santa...Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-owes-over-25-million-to-theranos-creditors-lawsuit-says-CBIO2102.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-holmes-owes-over-25-million-to-theranos-creditors-lawsuit-says-CBIO2102.html920Stocks fell Friday as investors pulled back from positions in First Republic and other bank shares amid lingering concerns over the state of the U.S. banking sector.The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 384.57 points, or 1.19%, to close at 31,861.98 points. The S&P 500 slid 1.10% to end at 3,916.64...Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/dow-closes-nearly-400-points-lower-as-first-republic-and-regional-banks-resume-slide-CBIO2101.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/dow-closes-nearly-400-points-lower-as-first-republic-and-regional-banks-resume-slide-CBIO2101.html523DETROIT — Ford is recalling more than 1.5 million vehicles in the U.S. in two actions to fix leaky brake hoses and windshield wiper arms that can break.The largest of two recalls covers nearly 1.3 million 2013 through 2018 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKX midsize cars. The company says in documents posted...Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ford-recalls-more-than-1-5-million-vehicles-over-problems-with-brakes-and-windshield-wipers-CBIO2095.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ford-recalls-more-than-1-5-million-vehicles-over-problems-with-brakes-and-windshield-wipers-CBIO2095.html45QUITO, Ecuador — Some affectionally call Machala the “Banana Capital of the World.” This port community on Ecuador’s Pacific coast is home to about a quarter million people and normally bustles with commercial activity. But not this weekend, not after the deadly quake.Grief hung in the air on...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/deadly-earthquake-in-ecuador-brings-grief-and-fear-CBIO2084.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/deadly-earthquake-in-ecuador-brings-grief-and-fear-CBIO2084.html265Twitter has ended free two-factor authentication via text message, a crucial tool for users to keep themselves safe from hackers. But there’s an alternative that offers even better security and doesn’t cost a thing.Two-factor authentication is a way to let a user prove they are who they say they...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/twitter-authenticator-how-to-secure-your-account-for-free-CBIO2083.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/twitter-authenticator-how-to-secure-your-account-for-free-CBIO2083.html145An American held hostage in West Africa for more than six years has been released, the Biden administration announced Monday.Aid worker Jeff Woodke was last seen in Niger before his kidnapping in October 2016. "I’m gratified & relieved to see the release of U.S. hostage Jeff Woodke after over 6 years...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/american-aid-worker-jeff-woodke-kidnapped-in-west-africa-is-freed-CBIO2082.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/american-aid-worker-jeff-woodke-kidnapped-in-west-africa-is-freed-CBIO2082.html648WASHINGTON — Three House Republican committee chairmen on Monday sent Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg a letter requesting he testify before Congress "about what plainly appears to be a politically motivated prosecutorial decision" in any potential indictment of former President Donald Trump...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/house-gop-chairmen-ask-manhattan-d-a-alvin-bragg-to-testify-on-trump-probe-CBIO2081.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/house-gop-chairmen-ask-manhattan-d-a-alvin-bragg-to-testify-on-trump-probe-CBIO2081.html537Farmworkers were leading a five-day, 45-mile (72-kilometer) trek on foot this week from one of the poorest communities in Florida to a mansion-lined, oceanfront town that is one of the richest in an effort to pressure retailers to leverage their purchasing power for better worker pay and working conditions.The...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/farmworkers-lead-5-day-march-to-pressure-companies-on-wages-work-conditions-CBIO2079.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/farmworkers-lead-5-day-march-to-pressure-companies-on-wages-work-conditions-CBIO2079.html720After remaining silent over the weekend, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took shots at the "Soros-funded prosecutor" in Manhattan involved in an ongoing hush money case against former President Donald Trump. “I have no interest in getting involved in some manufactured circus by some Soros-DA,” DeSantis...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ron-desantis-breaks-his-silence-on-a-possible-trump-indictment-CBIO2078.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ron-desantis-breaks-his-silence-on-a-possible-trump-indictment-CBIO2078.html773When the federal government announced it would guarantee all accounts at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank after they became the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history, it relied on a system put in place almost a century ago.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the FDIC,...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-the-fdic-prevents-bank-failures-and-limits-contagion-effects-CBIO2077.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-the-fdic-prevents-bank-failures-and-limits-contagion-effects-CBIO2077.html127SCARSDALE, N.Y. — Five children from Connecticut, ranging in age from 8 to 17, were killed in a fiery crash on a New York highway, police said.Police believe the vehicle was being driven by a 16-year-old boy when it veered off the Hutchinson River Parkway early Sunday in Scarsdale, hit a tree and caught...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:19:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/5-connecticut-children-dead-in-fiery-new-york-boy-9-survives-CBIO2076.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/5-connecticut-children-dead-in-fiery-new-york-boy-9-survives-CBIO2076.html125PARIS — France faces a day of reckoning Monday as the Parliament holds a key vote on no-confidence motions that could potentially lead to the government's collapse, after days of fiery protests over a pension plan.President Emmanuel Macron's long-promised plan to raise the national retirement age from...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/macron-s-government-faces-no-confidence-vote-over-contentious-pension-plan-CBIO2075.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/macron-s-government-faces-no-confidence-vote-over-contentious-pension-plan-CBIO2075.html34A Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife in a “complex and calculated murder” was arrested over the weekend, officials announced. James Toliver Craig, 45, a dentist in Aurora, was arrested Sunday, four days after he drove his wife, 43, to a local hospital Wednesday evening because...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:19:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/colorado-dentist-charged-with-poisoning-wife-who-was-declared-brain-dead-days-after-hospitalized-for-headaches-CBIO2074.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/colorado-dentist-charged-with-poisoning-wife-who-was-declared-brain-dead-days-after-hospitalized-for-headaches-CBIO2074.html327WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday considers whether to allow the Navajo Nation to pursue a claim that the federal government has a duty to address the Native American tribe's water rights.The case touches upon the complex array of agreements and court decisions that over decades have dictated...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:19:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/supreme-court-weighs-navajo-nation-water-rights-dispute-CBIO2073.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/supreme-court-weighs-navajo-nation-water-rights-dispute-CBIO2073.html297Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a softening on Monday of his hard-right government’s judicial overhaul plan, an apparent bid to calm more than two months of nationwide protests and misgivings voiced by Western allies.The announcement followed a call on Netanyahu by President Joe...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:38:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/netanyahu-softens-government-s-judicial-overhaul-after-biden-call-CBIO2071.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/netanyahu-softens-government-s-judicial-overhaul-after-biden-call-CBIO2071.html76Buster Murdaugh, son of former attorney of note and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh, is pleading to have his name omitted from news coverage of the death of a young man in 2015.Murdaugh, 26, has not been connected to the death of Stephen Smith, who was 19 when his body was found on a country road in...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/buster-murdaugh-says-he-had-nothing-to-do-with-teen-s-hit-and-run-death-CBIO2070.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/buster-murdaugh-says-he-had-nothing-to-do-with-teen-s-hit-and-run-death-CBIO2070.html461The White House is planning a messaging push on Monday to try to counter Republican criticism that President Joe Biden and Democrats are weak on crime, according to a White House official.The official described Monday’s focus on crime as the opening salvo in a weeklong “offensive” to highlight...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/white-house-to-counter-gop-s-soft-on-crime-attacks-by-targeting-far-right-budget-plan-CBIO2069.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/white-house-to-counter-gop-s-soft-on-crime-attacks-by-targeting-far-right-budget-plan-CBIO2069.html890Bruce Willis’ family members are speaking candidly about the grief they feel on the actor’s birthday this year, as it falls just one month after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.In a video posted on Sunday on Instagram, the actor’s wife, Emma Heming Willis, shared an emotional video...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bruce-willis-family-opens-up-about-grief-they-feel-on-his-68th-birthday-CBIO2068.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bruce-willis-family-opens-up-about-grief-they-feel-on-his-68th-birthday-CBIO2068.html105MIAMI — A mix of protesters and fans gathered in Miami on Sunday as Team Cuba began its World Baseball Classic semifinal game against the United States. Jose Vilela fled Cuba for the U.S. when he was 14 years old after spending six months in a concentration camp. Like many of his compatriots, he settled...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/protesters-gather-in-miami-and-run-onto-the-field-at-cuba-u-s-world-baseball-classic-semifinal-CBIO2067.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/protesters-gather-in-miami-and-run-onto-the-field-at-cuba-u-s-world-baseball-classic-semifinal-CBIO2067.html857On March 3, Steve Bannon, a staunch ally of Donald Trump, told a gathering of conservative activists it was time to go to war with Fox News. He fired off a warning: “Old man Murdoch … no more softball interviews for the guys running against” the former president.Bannon, a rival right-wing media...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trump-isn-t-giving-up-on-fox-news-even-after-dominion-revelations-CBIO2066.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trump-isn-t-giving-up-on-fox-news-even-after-dominion-revelations-CBIO2066.html871WASHINGTON — Adam Sandler placed his hand on the bronze bust of Mark Twain and speculated that it “one day might be the weapon used to bludgeon me in my sleep.”A host of comedic and entertainment royalty gathered at Washington’s Kennedy Center as Sandler was presented with the Mark Twain Prize...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/adam-sandler-takes-home-mark-twain-prize-for-american-humor-CBIO2063.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/adam-sandler-takes-home-mark-twain-prize-for-american-humor-CBIO2063.html205A former Olivet College student has been charged with attempted murder and felony assault after he allegedly shot one of the school’s baseball players after a game, authorities and school officials said Sunday. Olivet College said in a statement Saturday, that the player, who has yet to be identified,...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/olivet-college-graduate-accused-of-shooting-school-baseball-player-after-game-CBIO2062.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/olivet-college-graduate-accused-of-shooting-school-baseball-player-after-game-CBIO2062.html746SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea in a warning to the allies who are scaling up their joint military exercises, state media KCNA said on Monday.The North’s drills involved a short-range missile launch but...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/north-korea-s-kim-oversees-simulated-nuclear-counterattack-against-u-s-and-south-korea-CBIO2060.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/north-korea-s-kim-oversees-simulated-nuclear-counterattack-against-u-s-and-south-korea-CBIO2060.html555WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Authorities searched Sunday for two boaters who were missing and believed drowned in an accident on a central Florida lake near the Legoland theme park.Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference that the two men had jumped into Lake Eloise to save a third person...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:19:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/search-on-for-florida-boaters-missing-in-lake-near-legoland-CBIO2059.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/search-on-for-florida-boaters-missing-in-lake-near-legoland-CBIO2059.html809Bolstered by a growing body of research on the use of psychedelics to treat depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions, a new political action committee seeks to elect leaders who support the therapeutic use of substances like psilocybin (in magic mushrooms),...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/candidates-who-support-psychedelics-as-medicine-get-a-political-action-committee-CBIO2057.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/candidates-who-support-psychedelics-as-medicine-get-a-political-action-committee-CBIO2057.html838HONG KONG — Frustrated by what it sees as the United States’ determination to thwart its rise as a global superpower, China is pushing ahead with efforts to promote a new international order that has Beijing at its center.In recent weeks, China has spoken more robustly about the prospect of conflict...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/xi-promotes-china-as-peacemaker-on-first-trip-to-russia-since-ukraine-invasion-CBIO2056.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/xi-promotes-china-as-peacemaker-on-first-trip-to-russia-since-ukraine-invasion-CBIO2056.html877The parent of Silicon Valley Bank, seized last week by the U.S., is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.SVB Financial Group, along with its CEO and its chief financial officer, were targeted this week in a class action lawsuit that claims the company didn’t disclose the risks that future...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/parent-of-silicon-valley-bank-seeks-bankruptcy-protection-CBIO2054.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/parent-of-silicon-valley-bank-seeks-bankruptcy-protection-CBIO2054.html565ORLANDO, Florida — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday urged calm and said Americans should not protest if former President Trump is indicted and arrested in a hush-money investigation in New York, contradicting Trump who a day earlier called on his supporters to “Protest, take our nation back!” “I...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-says-americans-should-not-protest-if-trump-is-indicted-CBIO2053.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-says-americans-should-not-protest-if-trump-is-indicted-CBIO2053.html592The cast of hit show "Ted Lasso" is expected to visit the White House on Monday to discuss efforts to address mental health needs with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden.According to an Apple TV+ statement, the group of visitors will include Emmy-winning comedian and actor Jason Sudeikis,...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jason-sudeikis-and-ted-lasso-cast-members-to-visit-white-house-CBIO2052.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jason-sudeikis-and-ted-lasso-cast-members-to-visit-white-house-CBIO2052.html370Attorney Robert "Bob" Costello, once a legal adviser to Michael Cohen, has told NBC News that he will testify Monday before the Manhattan grand jury considering former President Donald Trump's case on Monday.Trump’s attorneys asked the District Attorney for Costello to testify in the case involving...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/robert-costello-to-testify-before-trump-grand-jury-on-monday-CBIO2051.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/robert-costello-to-testify-before-trump-grand-jury-on-monday-CBIO2051.html231Broadway icon Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed on Saturday that his eldest son is critically ill with stomach cancer.In a statement, the famed English composer and theater impresario said he is "absolutely devastated" by his son Nick's condition."As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:57:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/andrew-lloyd-webber-reveals-his-eldest-son-is-critically-ill-with-stomach-cancer-CBIO2050.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/andrew-lloyd-webber-reveals-his-eldest-son-is-critically-ill-with-stomach-cancer-CBIO2050.html1The city of Miami Beach is implementing a curfew after two shootings in the area, in what is slowly becoming an annual state of emergency over unruly crowd situations. For the past three years, the city of Miami Beach has enacted emergency measures in March as vacationing crowds draw "dangerous and illegal...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:57:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/miami-beach-orders-emergency-curfew-over-unruly-crowds-following-two-deadly-weekend-shootings-CBIO2049.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/miami-beach-orders-emergency-curfew-over-unruly-crowds-following-two-deadly-weekend-shootings-CBIO2049.html125MARBLE, Colo. — A Colorado skier has been killed and two other people were injured after getting caught in a massive backcountry avalanche in western Colorado.The body of Joel Shute, 36, of Glenwood Springs was recovered Saturday afternoon, authorities said.Shute had been missing since Friday evening,...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/one-killed-two-injured-in-colorado-avalanche-CBIO2047.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/one-killed-two-injured-in-colorado-avalanche-CBIO2047.html436Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday decried the possibility of the arrest of his former boss, Donald Trump, saying that it would be “a politically charged prosecution.”In posts to his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday, Trump predicted that he would be arrested Tuesday, citing...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pence-says-trump-arrest-would-be-politically-charged-prosecution-CBIO2046.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pence-says-trump-arrest-would-be-politically-charged-prosecution-CBIO2046.html80ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota regulators said Thursday they’re monitoring the cleanup of a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant, and the company said there’s no danger to the public.“Xcel Energy took swift action to contain the leak...Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/nuclear-power-plant-leaks-400-000-gallons-of-radioactive-water-CBIO2045.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/nuclear-power-plant-leaks-400-000-gallons-of-radioactive-water-CBIO2045.html566A 5-year-old was killed and two other minors injured in a Friday night drive-by shooting in Tempe, Arizona, police said. Officers with the Tempe Police Department responded to a shooting in the area of West Broadway Road and South 52nd Street at around 11:45 p.m. Officers found that a suspect vehicle...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/5-year-old-killed-and-two-minors-injured-in-arizona-drive-by-shooting-CBIO2044.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/5-year-old-killed-and-two-minors-injured-in-arizona-drive-by-shooting-CBIO2044.html660The FBI is now offering a $20,000 reward in the kidnapping of an American woman who was living in Mexico and has been missing for more than a month. Maria del Carmen Lopez, 63, was kidnapped on Feb 9, from her home in Pueblo Nuevo, Colima, Mexico, the FBI said in a statement last week. An American citizen,...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/fbi-offers-20-000-in-the-case-of-great-grandmother-kidnapped-in-mexico-CBIO2043.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/fbi-offers-20-000-in-the-case-of-great-grandmother-kidnapped-in-mexico-CBIO2043.html492Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in an interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press" Sunday, saying he "has failed" in his duties and shouldn't be in his role."He has had two jobs. One is to deal with monetary policy. One is to deal with regulation. He has failed...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-warren-jerome-powell-has-failed-as-fed-chair-CBIO2042.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/elizabeth-warren-jerome-powell-has-failed-as-fed-chair-CBIO2042.html478It was a harrowing moment of live television Saturday when a CBS Los Angeles (KCAL) meteorologist fainted and collapsed during a morning newscast."KCAL News Meteorologist Alissa Carlson was about to start her weather forecast this morning when she fainted," CBS Los Angeles said in an update on Saturday....Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/live-television-scare-as-cbs-los-angeles-meteorologist-faints-and-collapses-during-broadcast-CBIO2041.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/live-television-scare-as-cbs-los-angeles-meteorologist-faints-and-collapses-during-broadcast-CBIO2041.html661When TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before Congress on Thursday, he plans to unveil new internal data that suggests the popular video-sharing app is far more enmeshed in Americans' daily lives than anyone realizes.TikTok currently says about 100 million people in the U.S. are regular users of the...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tiktok-now-has-150-million-active-users-in-the-u-s-ceo-to-tell-congress-CBIO2040.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tiktok-now-has-150-million-active-users-in-the-u-s-ceo-to-tell-congress-CBIO2040.html950Days after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a defiant visit to the city of Mariupol in his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September. Putin flew into the port-city by helicopter and “traveled around...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 19:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/defiant-putin-visits-mariupol-in-first-trip-to-occupied-eastern-ukraine-CBIO2037.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/defiant-putin-visits-mariupol-in-first-trip-to-occupied-eastern-ukraine-CBIO2037.html805YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — In 1960, political scandal erupted at the Board of Elections in Mahoning County, Ohio. The Republican secretary of state, furious because voting machines hadn’t worked properly during the May primary, ordered a housecleaning that swept out a Democratic boss and installed Philip...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 18:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-midwest-roots-shaped-ron-desantis-political-values-CBIO2036.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-midwest-roots-shaped-ron-desantis-political-values-CBIO2036.html985Inspired by their mother, Afghan sisters Sadaf and Zolheja dream of becoming businesswomen. But for now, only Sadaf appears poised to fulfill that ambition, while Zolheja has been thwarted by the Taliban’s ban on women attending universities. “It seems that I have to bury all my goals,” Zolheja,...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 18:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/inspired-by-their-mom-these-sisters-share-the-same-dream-the-taliban-shattered-it-for-one-of-them-CBIO2035.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/inspired-by-their-mom-these-sisters-share-the-same-dream-the-taliban-shattered-it-for-one-of-them-CBIO2035.html742WASHINGTON — House Republicans head to Florida this week for their annual retreat — straight into the belly of the beast of the 2024 presidential primary campaign.The Sunshine State is home to both former President Donald Trump, who wants his old job back, and Gov. Ron DeSantis, the young, conservative...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 18:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trump-desantis-drama-casts-a-shadow-over-house-gop-retreat-in-florida-CBIO2034.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trump-desantis-drama-casts-a-shadow-over-house-gop-retreat-in-florida-CBIO2034.html811NAVAJO NATION, N.M. — Her hands gripping the steering wheel, Marilyn Help-Hood gingerly drove her rugged Ford pickup truck along rutted unpaved roads, occasionally sliding in the mud, in search of one thing: water.After a bumpy 4-mile drive in the eastern reaches of the Navajo Nation reservation in...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 18:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/navajo-nation-s-quest-for-water-and-justice-arrives-at-the-supreme-court-CBIO2033.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/navajo-nation-s-quest-for-water-and-justice-arrives-at-the-supreme-court-CBIO2033.html400Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in a die-off that authorities and scientists say is caused by floods and hot weather.The Department of Primary Industries in New South Wales state said the fish deaths coincided with a heat wave that put stress on a system that has experienced...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/millions-of-dead-fish-wash-up-amid-heat-wave-in-australia-CBIO2032.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/millions-of-dead-fish-wash-up-amid-heat-wave-in-australia-CBIO2032.html382When Robin Langois, 58, was prescribed the weight-loss drug Wegovy last year, she couldn’t afford the high price tag after her insurance wouldn’t cover it.But she later discovered on TikTok that people could get their hands on what appeared to be the drug’s active ingredient, semaglutide, from...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/compounded-ozempic-and-wegovy-is-that-safe-and-effective-for-weight-loss-CBIO2031.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/compounded-ozempic-and-wegovy-is-that-safe-and-effective-for-weight-loss-CBIO2031.html161North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, ramping up testing activities in response to ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal.The North’s continuation of missile tests showed its determination not to...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 15:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/north-korea-launches-missile-into-sea-amid-u-s-and-south-korean-military-drills-CBIO2030.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/north-korea-launches-missile-into-sea-amid-u-s-and-south-korean-military-drills-CBIO2030.html273Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sought to reassure his staff in an internal message that intimidation or threats against them would not be tolerated. The communication comes as his office moves forward in its investigation into former President Donald Trump, who said Saturday that he believes...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/manhattan-d-a-says-attempts-to-intimidate-office-won-t-be-tolerated-after-trump-s-call-for-protests-CBIO2029.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/manhattan-d-a-says-attempts-to-intimidate-office-won-t-be-tolerated-after-trump-s-call-for-protests-CBIO2029.html515Investigators probing a triple homicide that left three rappers dead earlier this year in suburban Detroit said Friday the slayings were the result of gang violence and had nothing to do with music.The bodies of Armani Kelly, of Oscoda, Michigan; Montoya Givens, of Detroit; and Dante Wicker, of Melvindale,...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 09:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/police-say-michigan-rappers-triple-homicide-is-gang-related-CBIO2028.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/police-say-michigan-rappers-triple-homicide-is-gang-related-CBIO2028.html330Former President Donald Trump said Saturday that "illegal leaks" had indicated that he would be arrested Tuesday and called on supporters to protest.Trump, in posts on his social media platform Truth Social, referred to reports that he could soon face possible criminal charges in New York relating...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 04:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trump-says-illegal-leaks-indicate-he-will-be-arrested-tuesday-in-n-y-hush-money-probe-CBIO2027.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trump-says-illegal-leaks-indicate-he-will-be-arrested-tuesday-in-n-y-hush-money-probe-CBIO2027.html640PARIS, March 18 — Paris police clashed with demonstrators for a third night on Saturday as thousands of people marched throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.The growing unrest and strikes have left President...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 03:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/paris-police-protesters-clash-for-third-night-over-macron-s-pension-reform-CBIO2026.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/paris-police-protesters-clash-for-third-night-over-macron-s-pension-reform-CBIO2026.html966WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to allow a federal law stand that makes it a crime for people under domestic violence restraining orders to own firearms.In February, a three judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans declared that the ban was...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 02:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-uphold-domestic-violence-gun-law-CBIO2025.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-uphold-domestic-violence-gun-law-CBIO2025.html387QUITO, Ecuador — A strong earthquake shook the region around Ecuador’s second-largest city on Saturday, killing at least one person, damaging homes and buildings, and sending panicked residents into the streets.The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 in the country’s...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 02:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/earthquake-in-ecuador-kills-at-least-1-causes-wide-damage-CBIO2024.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/earthquake-in-ecuador-kills-at-least-1-causes-wide-damage-CBIO2024.html701MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired with his benefits the day before a hearing to fire him, according to documents filed to revoke his law enforcement certification.Lt. DeWayne Smith was identified Friday in records obtained...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 01:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/supervisor-in-tyre-nichols-death-retired-with-benefits-day-before-termination-hearing-CBIO2023.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/supervisor-in-tyre-nichols-death-retired-with-benefits-day-before-termination-hearing-CBIO2023.html323A New York man was arrested on charges of allegedly threatening to kill the mayor of Yonkers and city police officers at a St. Patrick's Day parade, prosecutors said. Ridon Kola, 32, is accused of posting threatening messages on social media saying he would "slaughter" and "crucify" members of the Yonkers...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/new-york-man-threatened-to-kill-yonkers-mayor-and-police-during-st-patrick-s-day-parade-prosecutors-say-CBIO2022.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/new-york-man-threatened-to-kill-yonkers-mayor-and-police-during-st-patrick-s-day-parade-prosecutors-say-CBIO2022.html906An Oklahoma man who was released early from prison as part of a mass commutation effort and just weeks later admitted to killing a 4-year old girl, his uncle and a woman whose heart he cut out and cooked was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, according to court documents.According to court documents,...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:57:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/oklahoma-man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-killing-4-year-old-uncle-and-woman-whose-heart-he-cut-out-and-cooked-CBIO2021.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/oklahoma-man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-killing-4-year-old-uncle-and-woman-whose-heart-he-cut-out-and-cooked-CBIO2021.html977An indictment could boost former President Donald Trump's chances of winning the GOP nomination in 2024.At least that's the view of Trump supporters who spoke to NBC News at a rally Monday in Davenport, Iowa — which holds the first nominating contest on the calendar."I think it helps him," said Allen...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/an-indictment-would-help-trump-s-2024-bid-say-maga-voters-CBIO2020.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/an-indictment-would-help-trump-s-2024-bid-say-maga-voters-CBIO2020.html427House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and several MAGA Republicans rallied around Donald Trump on Saturday ahead of the former president's possible indictment by a Manhattan grand jury.Trump, in posts to his social media platform Truth Social, predicted that he would be arrested Tuesday and called...Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-and-maga-republicans-rally-around-trump-ahead-of-possible-indictment-CBIO2019.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mccarthy-and-maga-republicans-rally-around-trump-ahead-of-possible-indictment-CBIO2019.html764"RuPaul's Drag Race" star Jinkx Monsoon doubled down on her denouncement of the Republican-led legislative push to restrict drag performances, in an interview that aired Friday on MSNBC's "The 11th Hour With Stephanie Ruhle."“What I want to say to the people trying to oppress my community right now,...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/drag-race-star-jinkx-monsoon-slams-wave-of-anti-drag-laws-CBIO2018.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/drag-race-star-jinkx-monsoon-slams-wave-of-anti-drag-laws-CBIO2018.html15The International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin was “justified,” President Joe Biden said Friday.“He’s clearly committed war crimes,” Biden told reporters at the White House. He added that he thought the warrant was “justified,”...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 22:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/warrant-against-putin-justified-biden-says-as-u-k-suggests-moscow-will-raise-conscription-age-CBIO2017.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/warrant-against-putin-justified-biden-says-as-u-k-suggests-moscow-will-raise-conscription-age-CBIO2017.html288It's unlikely that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be handcuffed any time soon after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him, but former U.S. officials and war crimes prosecutors said the former KGB agent's world shrank significantly after the announcement. The court’s...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/putin-unlikely-to-face-war-crimes-trial-but-position-grows-more-tenuous-experts-say-CBIO2016.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/putin-unlikely-to-face-war-crimes-trial-but-position-grows-more-tenuous-experts-say-CBIO2016.html72The full picture of why Silicon Valley Bank failed so spectacularly and so fast has not yet come into focus. But uncommon lending practices at the cutting-edge lender contributed to its woes and raise questions about risk management by its executives and board, analysts said. These lending practices...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 20:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/unusual-lending-practices-at-silicon-valley-bank-contributed-to-the-bank-s-woes-CBIO2015.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/unusual-lending-practices-at-silicon-valley-bank-contributed-to-the-bank-s-woes-CBIO2015.html418With Utah in drought and the Great Salt Lake shriveling, Gov. Spencer Cox in June 2021 made an unusual request: He asked constituents to pray for rain. “We need some divine intervention,” Cox said. This winter, Utahns got their precipitation — it snowed like crazy. Nearly every mountain range...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 19:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/great-salt-lake-still-at-risk-despite-influx-of-snow-and-cash-CBIO2014.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/great-salt-lake-still-at-risk-despite-influx-of-snow-and-cash-CBIO2014.html402WASHINGTON — U.S. households have been whittling down their savings and taking on increasing amounts of debt, putting many in a weaker position to weather an economic downturn that has grown all the more likely following recent turmoil in the banking industry.  Fears of a slowing economy were renewed...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 18:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/shrinking-savings-and-rising-debt-leave-consumers-on-shaky-financial-footing-CBIO2013.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/shrinking-savings-and-rising-debt-leave-consumers-on-shaky-financial-footing-CBIO2013.html544Nine South Carolina Republicans who had co-sponsored one of the most severe anti-abortion proposals in the country have since withdrawn their support, reversing course on a measure that proposes applying the state’s homicide laws to people who undergo abortions.The legislation, which had a total of...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 18:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/9-republicans-pull-support-of-south-carolina-anti-abortion-bill-CBIO2012.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/9-republicans-pull-support-of-south-carolina-anti-abortion-bill-CBIO2012.html122North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens volunteered to join or reenlist in the nation’s military to fight against the United States, North Korea’s state newspaper reported on Saturday.About 800,000 students and workers, on Friday alone, across the country expressed a desire to enlist...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 17:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/almost-800-000-have-signed-up-to-fight-against-u-s-north-korea-says-CBIO2011.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/almost-800-000-have-signed-up-to-fight-against-u-s-north-korea-says-CBIO2011.html173Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared in court on Saturday as police were entering his home and after he expressed fear of arrest in a standoff with the government that has led to intense clashes with his supporters.Facing a spate of legal challenges, including one that prompted a failed...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:57:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-appears-in-court-as-police-raid-home-CBIO2010.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-appears-in-court-as-police-raid-home-CBIO2010.html493HEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature.In a statement, Gordon expressed concern that the latter law, dubbed the Life is a Human Right Act...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 12:19:24 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wyoming-governor-signs-bill-prohibiting-abortion-pills-CBIO2008.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wyoming-governor-signs-bill-prohibiting-abortion-pills-CBIO2008.html990A Missouri sheriff and two deputies are accused of participating in a scheme to help a man kidnap his child.Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett, deputies Matthew Cozad and Chase Bresnahan, and the father of the girl, Donald Gaston, were arrested Thursday, according to court records.All four have been charged...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 12:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/missouri-sheriff-2-deputies-charged-in-plot-to-kidnap-a-child-CBIO2007.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/missouri-sheriff-2-deputies-charged-in-plot-to-kidnap-a-child-CBIO2007.html285With the weather turning warmer, slowly but surely, it's a season of change — and sales. Some notable sales are happening now with the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty and Brooklinen's Sleep Week deals. Outside of those, there are smaller (albeit still worthwhile) sales to shop. Some of these deals are on singular...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 09:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/17-best-sales-online-right-now-brooklinen-amazon-and-more-CBIO2006.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/17-best-sales-online-right-now-brooklinen-amazon-and-more-CBIO2006.html549Pfizer is recalling more than four million packages of the Nurtec ODT prescription migraine medication over a risk of poisoning to children due to a failure to meet child-resistant packaging safety requirements. The company is recalling around 4.2 million units of Nurtec ODT (rimegepant) 75mg orally...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 09:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pfizer-recalls-nurtec-odt-migraine-prescription-drug-packs-due-to-a-risk-of-child-poisoning-CBIO2005.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pfizer-recalls-nurtec-odt-migraine-prescription-drug-packs-due-to-a-risk-of-child-poisoning-CBIO2005.html894WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice and FBI are investigating TikTok, including previously disclosed allegations that the company's employees spied on journalists, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the matter said Friday. The investigation is being conducted by Justice Department prosecutors...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 08:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-doj-and-fbi-are-investigating-tiktok-over-allegations-that-employees-spied-on-journalists-CBIO2004.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-doj-and-fbi-are-investigating-tiktok-over-allegations-that-employees-spied-on-journalists-CBIO2004.html181While Sam Neill was promoting “Jurassic World Dominion“ in 2022, he was facing challenging circumstances behind the scenes.Neill, 75, recently revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage three non-Hodgkin lymphoma while promoting the film a year ago. He underwent treatment and is now in remission....Sat, 18 Mar 2023 07:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-reveals-he-was-diagnosed-with-non-hodgkin-lymphoma-CBIO2003.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-reveals-he-was-diagnosed-with-non-hodgkin-lymphoma-CBIO2003.html287LOS ANGELES — "The Wire" star Lance Reddick, 60, died Friday, his publicist said. Mia Hansen, the actor's publicist, said Reddick "passed away suddenly" and that it was from "natural causes." She did not provide further details. "Lance will be greatly missed. Please respect his family’s privacy at...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 07:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-wire-star-lance-reddick-dies-from-natural-causes-at-60-publicist-says-CBIO2002.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-wire-star-lance-reddick-dies-from-natural-causes-at-60-publicist-says-CBIO2002.html693The White House has sought in recent weeks to tamp down its rhetoric about China possibly providing Russia with lethal aid for use in Ukraine, an effort aimed at reducing heightened tensions particularly ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin,...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 06:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/white-house-seeks-softer-tone-on-china-ahead-of-putin-xi-meeting-CBIO2001.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/white-house-seeks-softer-tone-on-china-ahead-of-putin-xi-meeting-CBIO2001.html395Their favorite app might get banned — but instead of panicking, some TikTok users said they remain unfazed.NBC News reported this week, citing a source close to the company, that the Biden administration is threatening to potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if the app’s Chinese owners refuse to sell...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 05:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/after-hearing-of-biden-s-potential-tiktok-ban-some-users-say-they-re-not-worried-yet-CBIO2000.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/after-hearing-of-biden-s-potential-tiktok-ban-some-users-say-they-re-not-worried-yet-CBIO2000.html401WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police officials were not told that the surveillance video of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, which they gave to House Republicans, would be passed on to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the department's top lawyer said in a sworn court filing.In a declaration filed Friday...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 05:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/capitol-police-weren-t-told-republicans-would-turn-jan-6-footage-over-to-tucker-carlson-CBIO1999.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/capitol-police-weren-t-told-republicans-would-turn-jan-6-footage-over-to-tucker-carlson-CBIO1999.html272Scenic Fruit Company, whose foods are sold at Trader Joe’s and some Costco stores, among others, is recalling various frozen fruit products due to a risk of hepatitis A contamination.According to a company announcement that the Food and Drug Administration shared on Friday, the affected products include...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 04:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/frozen-fruit-recalled-at-costco-trader-joe-s-due-to-hepatitis-a-risk-CBIO1998.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/frozen-fruit-recalled-at-costco-trader-joe-s-due-to-hepatitis-a-risk-CBIO1998.html864Scorpion tamales made with chocolate and pineapple, red worm (chiniquile) tostadas, bone marrow with garlic-roasted grasshoppers (chapulines) and ant larvae (escamole) tacos: How's that for a sampler platter?  After facing some initial backlash online, a Mexican chef in Denver has introduced Aztec-influenced...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 03:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/scorpion-tamales-grasshopper-tacos-in-denver-mexican-restaurant-CBIO1997.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/scorpion-tamales-grasshopper-tacos-in-denver-mexican-restaurant-CBIO1997.html629A Sikh man is speaking out after he said he was denied entry to a Sacramento Kings game at Golden 1 Center for wearing his kirpan, a religious item.Mandeep Singh, a 37-year-old community organizer in Sacramento for the Sikh nonprofit organization the Jakara Movement, said he was stopped earlier this...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 03:38:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sikh-community-organizer-says-he-was-denied-entry-to-nba-game-for-wearing-religious-article-CBIO1996.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sikh-community-organizer-says-he-was-denied-entry-to-nba-game-for-wearing-religious-article-CBIO1996.html510MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Friday that U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because they don’t hug their kids enough.The comment by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador caps a week of provocative statements from him about the crisis caused by the fentanyl,...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 02:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mexico-president-fentanyl-crisis-due-to-u-s-families-lack-of-hugs-CBIO1995.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mexico-president-fentanyl-crisis-due-to-u-s-families-lack-of-hugs-CBIO1995.html288The mother of a South Carolina teenager found dead on a rural road in 2015 said she plans to have his body exhumed for an independent autopsy as his case finds renewed interest in the wake of Alex Murdaugh's arrest and murder conviction.On a GoFundMe page that quickly raised more than $43,000 — enough...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 02:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/body-of-teenager-in-hit-and-run-death-near-murdaugh-estate-to-be-exhumed-CBIO1994.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/body-of-teenager-in-hit-and-run-death-near-murdaugh-estate-to-be-exhumed-CBIO1994.html678WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday called on Congress to pass legislation that would make it easier for the government to rescind bonuses and stock sale gains collected by executives whose actions cause bank failures, in a response to the recent collapse of two banks.Biden is also asking Congress...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 02:38:06 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-urges-congress-to-make-it-easier-to-punish-bank-executives-after-collapse-CBIO1993.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-urges-congress-to-make-it-easier-to-punish-bank-executives-after-collapse-CBIO1993.html518Texas this week announced a state takeover of the Houston public school district, the state’s largest and the eighth-largest in the country, a controversial move that will replace its democratically elected school board and superintendent with a board of managers appointed by the Texas Education Agency.While...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 02:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/texas-has-taken-over-the-houston-school-district-educational-outcomes-have-not-always-improved-in-other-states-that-have-done-so-CBIO1992.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/texas-has-taken-over-the-houston-school-district-educational-outcomes-have-not-always-improved-in-other-states-that-have-done-so-CBIO1992.html204LOS ANGELES — When Tyler Shamash survived a drug overdose at 19, his mother, Juli, asked his doctor several times if he’d been tested for fentanyl.Tyler Shamash.Family photoTyler had been in and out of sober living homes in Los Angeles after battling addiction for years, and his family suspected...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 02:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/fentanyl-accounts-for-a-majority-of-fatal-overdoses-but-ers-aren-t-testing-for-it-CBIO1991.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/fentanyl-accounts-for-a-majority-of-fatal-overdoses-but-ers-aren-t-testing-for-it-CBIO1991.html710The Biden administration has presented Chinese company ByteDance with an ultimatum: sell your popular video-sharing app, TikTok, or be banned nationwide.TikTok has not yet indicated it will sell, but has attempted to persuade U.S. officials that they can address security concerns and meet the level of...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 01:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/what-a-tiktok-ban-would-mean-for-users-experts-weigh-in-CBIO1990.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/what-a-tiktok-ban-would-mean-for-users-experts-weigh-in-CBIO1990.html253Body camera video depicts a captain with the Oklahoma City Police Department repeatedly asking a fellow officer to turn off his camera after he was stopped on suspicion of drunk driving. Captain James "Matt" French was arrested Sunday after Sgt. Chris Skinner said he saw French swerving in his SUV and...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 01:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/oklahoma-city-police-chief-asks-officer-to-turn-off-camera-after-he-s-stopped-for-alleged-drunk-driving-video-shows-CBIO1989.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/oklahoma-city-police-chief-asks-officer-to-turn-off-camera-after-he-s-stopped-for-alleged-drunk-driving-video-shows-CBIO1989.html768A federal appeals court has rejected Florida's request to enforce its "Stop WOKE" law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, maintaining a block on some of its provisions while challenges play out in court.DeSantis, a Republican, signed the legislation, passed by the GOP-led state Legislature, in April of...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 01:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/florida-s-stop-woke-law-to-remain-blocked-in-colleges-appeals-court-rules-CBIO1988.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/florida-s-stop-woke-law-to-remain-blocked-in-colleges-appeals-court-rules-CBIO1988.html478Norfolk Southern, the company whose train derailed and released toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, last month, once had the lowest accident rate of all the major train companies in the U.S. But while other big rail lines have more than halved their accident rates in the past 20 years, Norfolk Southern’s...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 01:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/how-norfolk-southern-s-accident-rate-compares-to-other-rail-companies-CBIO1987.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/how-norfolk-southern-s-accident-rate-compares-to-other-rail-companies-CBIO1987.html93SAN FRANCISCO — Businesses and nonprofit groups agree on one thing after testing some of the latest in artificial intelligence: It is already changing the course of their operations. Five organizations that were among the first to get access to GPT-4, the latest product from San Francisco startup...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/gpt-4-and-openai-have-shifted-the-direction-of-these-5-companies-CBIO1986.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/gpt-4-and-openai-have-shifted-the-direction-of-these-5-companies-CBIO1986.html829CLEVELAND — The race to take on Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, could soon be crowded, with at least three prominent Republicans weighing whether to enter a primary field that Matt Dolan, a wealthy state lawmaker, has had to himself for more than two months.Bernie Moreno, a Cleveland-area businessman who...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ohio-republicans-prepare-for-battle-to-unseat-sen-sherrod-brown-CBIO1985.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ohio-republicans-prepare-for-battle-to-unseat-sen-sherrod-brown-CBIO1985.html428With spring around the corner, Iranians everywhere are preparing for the Persian New Year with food, music and rituals — and for the first time, so is Mickey Mouse. In a video published earlier this week by Disney Junior on YouTube, Mickey is seen getting ready for Nowruz and teaching children how...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mickey-mouse-celebrates-persian-new-year-iranians-are-thrilled-by-the-representation-CBIO1984.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mickey-mouse-celebrates-persian-new-year-iranians-are-thrilled-by-the-representation-CBIO1984.html705Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that Americans should remain confident in the stability of the banking system but clarified that regulators’ decision to backstop all deposits at the two lenders that failed over the past week was an exception to the norm.Testifying before the Senate Finance...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/treasury-secretary-yellen-seeks-to-soothe-markets-and-depositors-saying-u-s-banking-system-remains-sound-CBIO1983.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/treasury-secretary-yellen-seeks-to-soothe-markets-and-depositors-saying-u-s-banking-system-remains-sound-CBIO1983.html825A female soldier died earlier this week at Fort Hood, the same Army base in Texas where Vanessa Guillén was murdered three years ago, officials said. Combat engineer Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz died Monday at the base, Fort Hood said in a news release. Basaldua Ruiz, 20, who was from Long Beach, California,...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/female-soldier-found-dead-at-fort-hood-the-same-army-base-in-texas-where-vanessa-guillen-was-murdered-CBIO1982.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/female-soldier-found-dead-at-fort-hood-the-same-army-base-in-texas-where-vanessa-guillen-was-murdered-CBIO1982.html740President Biden commemorated the two-year anniversary of the Atlanta-area spa shootings in which eight people — six of them Asian women — were killed. In a White House official statement released Thursday, Biden paid tribute to the victims and loved ones impacted by the 2021 shootings at two Asian-owned...Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/biden-commemorates-the-anniversary-of-atlanta-deadly-spa-shootings-CBIO1981.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/biden-commemorates-the-anniversary-of-atlanta-deadly-spa-shootings-CBIO1981.html917East Asian people are more likely to develop a more aggressive type of stomach cancer because of their higher likelihood of alcohol intolerance, according to a new study led by researchers in Japan.The researchers’ findings, published this week in the scientific journal Nature Genetics, associate lower...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 23:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/east-asians-more-likely-to-develop-stomach-cancer-because-of-lower-alcohol-tolerance-new-study-says-CBIO1980.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/east-asians-more-likely-to-develop-stomach-cancer-because-of-lower-alcohol-tolerance-new-study-says-CBIO1980.html238PARIS — Piles of stinking trash lay next to people sitting in Paris’ chic street cafes, uncollected for days. Torched cars and burned out tires litter some of the French capital's roads. Paris is no stranger to political and popular unrest, but in recent days thousands have taken the streets and...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 23:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/france-s-streets-are-filled-with-garbage-and-fury-here-s-why-CBIO1979.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/france-s-streets-are-filled-with-garbage-and-fury-here-s-why-CBIO1979.html194WASHINGTON — A top aide to Jill Biden for a decade who oversaw the First Lady’s initiative to support military service members and their families, is stepping down later this month, NBC News has learned. Rory Brosius will be replaced as executive director of Joining Forces by Sheila Casey, the wife...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 23:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/top-jill-biden-aide-to-leave-top-job-running-military-family-assistance-program-CBIO1978.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/top-jill-biden-aide-to-leave-top-job-running-military-family-assistance-program-CBIO1978.html655The estate of rapper Coolio plans to release a studio album later this year that the Grammy-winning hitmaker had been working on in the days before he died.“Long Live Coolio” will be the first posthumous album release from the “Gangsta’s Paradise” star and the first single, “TAG ‘You...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/posthumous-album-set-from-gangsta-s-paradise-rapper-coolio-CBIO1976.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/posthumous-album-set-from-gangsta-s-paradise-rapper-coolio-CBIO1976.html753Disgraced former police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty to tax evasion in Minnesota on Friday admitting he hid tens of thousands of dollars from the state.He pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion, entering the plea in a Minnesota court before Washington County Judge Sheridan Hawley.The onetime...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/derek-chauvin-ex-officer-convicted-of-killing-george-floyd-pleads-guilty-to-federal-tax-evasion-CBIO1975.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/derek-chauvin-ex-officer-convicted-of-killing-george-floyd-pleads-guilty-to-federal-tax-evasion-CBIO1975.html846The Cure’s Robert Smith said Ticketmaster will refund some money to fans after the rocker ripped into the company for charging what he believed were excessively high fees. Smith posted a series of tweets Tuesday and Wednesday, writing in all caps that the band wanted to keep the tickets for their "Shows...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:38:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ticketmaster-to-refund-some-fees-after-the-cure-s-robert-smith-says-he-was-sickened-by-prices-CBIO1973.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ticketmaster-to-refund-some-fees-after-the-cure-s-robert-smith-says-he-was-sickened-by-prices-CBIO1973.html6WASHINGTON — A new judge takes over leadership of the U.S. trial court in Washington on Friday, inheriting oversight of secret proceedings involving special counsel criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents and efforts by him and his allies to...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:38:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/new-chief-judge-in-washington-to-oversee-secret-trump-proceedings-CBIO1972.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/new-chief-judge-in-washington-to-oversee-secret-trump-proceedings-CBIO1972.html73Google-owned YouTube will allow former President Donald Trump’s account to post new videos as of Friday, lifting restrictions put in place following the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.The decision means that Trump’s accounts on three major platforms from which he was suspended or restricted...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:38:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/youtube-lifts-restrictions-on-trump-s-account-CBIO1971.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/youtube-lifts-restrictions-on-trump-s-account-CBIO1971.html32The Florida NAACP, the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and Vote.org sued a slew of Florida officials on Thursday over a requirement that those without a state driver's license must provide a handwritten signature to register to vote.In the federal suit — filed against Florida's Secretary of...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/florida-officials-hit-with-federal-suit-over-signature-rule-for-prospective-voters-CBIO1969.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/florida-officials-hit-with-federal-suit-over-signature-rule-for-prospective-voters-CBIO1969.html838ITV presenter Alison Hammond has been tapped as the new co-host on “The Great British Bake Off,” replacing Matt Lucas.Hammond confirmed the news on Friday morning with a short clip featuring the full “Bake Off” hosting line-up in figurines made out of icing. “It’s Official!! It’s happening...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/great-british-bake-off-taps-alison-hammond-to-cohost-next-season-CBIO1968.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/great-british-bake-off-taps-alison-hammond-to-cohost-next-season-CBIO1968.html114In the upcoming Disney+ series “American Born Chinese,” angsty teen Jin secludes himself in his room, covers his ears and attempts to muffle the sharp sound of his immigrant parents quarreling in Chinese. “There was a conversation early on, and not in a bad way, about whether or not the parents...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/american-born-chinese-producers-discuss-the-next-phase-of-on-screen-diversity-CBIO1967.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/american-born-chinese-producers-discuss-the-next-phase-of-on-screen-diversity-CBIO1967.html667El Salvador’s congress has voted to approve yet another extension of emergency rules allowing police to round up suspected members of street gangs.The vote late Wednesday was widely expected, and marks the 12th such one-month extension granted to President Nayib Bukele since the measure was first approved...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/el-salvador-approves-emergency-rules-again-to-round-up-suspected-gang-members-CBIO1966.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/el-salvador-approves-emergency-rules-again-to-round-up-suspected-gang-members-CBIO1966.html358A rare summit between South Korea and Japan on Thursday was filled with signs of warming ties between the two U.S. allies, including a classic Japanese dish: omelet rice.Known in Japan as “omurice” the dish is said to be favored by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and it was on the menu as he...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/omurice-a-comfort-food-signals-warmer-relations-are-on-the-menu-between-2-key-u-s-allies-CBIO1965.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/omurice-a-comfort-food-signals-warmer-relations-are-on-the-menu-between-2-key-u-s-allies-CBIO1965.html874Lawyers for Hunter Biden stepped up their legal offensive against top Trump allies on Friday by filing a countersuit regarding the alleged dissemination of Biden’s electronic data and notifying a federal judge of their intention to seek depositions from Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani.The court filings...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:00:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/hunter-biden-s-lawyers-mount-legal-offensive-against-trump-allies-over-laptop-data-CBIO1964.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/hunter-biden-s-lawyers-mount-legal-offensive-against-trump-allies-over-laptop-data-CBIO1964.html7SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A former Illinois state corrections officer was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of a prison inmate in May 2018.Alex Banta, 31, of Quincy was “caught up in the culture” of silence surrounding violence against inmates but there...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/illinois-prison-guard-gets-20-years-for-inmate-beating-death-CBIO1963.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/illinois-prison-guard-gets-20-years-for-inmate-beating-death-CBIO1963.html48Republican lawmakers in Kentucky passed a measure Thursday to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, completing whirlwind voting on a repackaged proposal that triggered outrage and tears among opponents unable to stop the sweeping policymaking on a culture wars issue.Supporters of the proposal...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/kentucky-lawmakers-pass-ban-on-youth-gender-affirming-care-CBIO1962.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/kentucky-lawmakers-pass-ban-on-youth-gender-affirming-care-CBIO1962.html485International scientists who examined previously unavailable genetic data from samples collected at a market close to where the first human cases of Covid-19 were detected in China said they found suggestions the pandemic originated from animals, not a lab.Other experts have not yet verified their analysis,...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/covid-origins-data-links-pandemic-to-raccoon-dogs-at-wuhan-market-CBIO1961.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/covid-origins-data-links-pandemic-to-raccoon-dogs-at-wuhan-market-CBIO1961.html165MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have arrested a 14-year-old boy nicknamed “El Chapito” for the drug-related killing of eight people near Mexico City, the federal Public Safety Department said Thursday.The boy allegedly rode up on a motorcycle and opened fire on a family in the low-income Mexico...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/14-year-old-boy-arrested-in-mexico-for-murder-of-8-CBIO1960.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/14-year-old-boy-arrested-in-mexico-for-murder-of-8-CBIO1960.html270Bank stocks started to bounce back in midday trading on reports that two embattled lenders were receiving fresh financial support, easing some of the worries on Wall Street about a global banking crisis.Shares of the U.S. lender First Republic were still down about 15% Thursday but notched an improvement...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/markets-improve-on-reports-of-lifelines-to-first-republic-and-credit-suisse-CBIO1959.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/markets-improve-on-reports-of-lifelines-to-first-republic-and-credit-suisse-CBIO1959.html867WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be banned from having the TikTok app on their government phones, officials said Friday.The ban, which takes effect at the end of the month, follows similar moves in many other countries.However,...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/new-zealand-lawmakers-banned-from-tiktok-amid-data-use-fears-CBIO1958.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/new-zealand-lawmakers-banned-from-tiktok-amid-data-use-fears-CBIO1958.html974WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday shrugged off criticism he received and defended what the White House called a "homophobic" joke he told about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg taking parental leave and about postpartum depression. "The Gridiron Dinner is a roast and...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pence-doubles-down-on-maternity-leave-remarks-about-buttigieg-he-can-t-take-a-joke-CBIO1957.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pence-doubles-down-on-maternity-leave-remarks-about-buttigieg-he-can-t-take-a-joke-CBIO1957.html282HONG KONG — Mirror, the most popular boy band in Hong Kong, is hoping to expand its global reach and promote Cantopop in the process with the release on Friday of its first English-language song.The song, “Rumours,” an electronic dance music track about a potential relationship and the gossip surrounding...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mirror-vows-to-bring-hong-kong-pop-to-the-world-CBIO1956.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mirror-vows-to-bring-hong-kong-pop-to-the-world-CBIO1956.html47LOS ANGELES — Jim Gordon, the famed session drummer who backed Eric Clapton and The Beach Boys before being diagnosed with schizophrenia and going to prison for killing his mother, has died. He was 77.Gordon died Monday at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, the state Department of Corrections...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jim-gordon-drummer-who-played-on-layla-and-beach-boys-records-before-he-killed-his-mother-dies-at-77-CBIO1955.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jim-gordon-drummer-who-played-on-layla-and-beach-boys-records-before-he-killed-his-mother-dies-at-77-CBIO1955.html751A former professional surfer broke the world record for the longest recorded surfing session in Sydney on Friday.Australian Blake Johnston took to the water at Cronulla Beach in Sydney’s south at 1 a.m. on Thursday and moved past the previous mark held by South African Josh Enslin 30 hours and 11 minutes...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:38:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/former-pro-breaks-record-for-world-s-longest-surf-in-australia-CBIO1954.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/former-pro-breaks-record-for-world-s-longest-surf-in-australia-CBIO1954.html537Those who've grown up close to their cousins know it's a relationship unlike any other. That bond is the topic of the latest episode of "Lopez vs. Lopez," the sitcom starring comedian George Lopez and his real-life adult daughter, Mayan Lopez.Episode 15 focuses on a visit from three primos, or cousins,...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/lopez-vs-lopez-explores-the-special-bond-with-cousins-or-primos-CBIO1952.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/lopez-vs-lopez-explores-the-special-bond-with-cousins-or-primos-CBIO1952.html209North Korea said Friday it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile to “strike fear into the enemies” as South Korea and Japan agreed at a summit to work closely on regional security with the United States and staged military exercises around the region.The missile, launched Thursday from North...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:00:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/north-korea-says-ballistic-missile-test-aimed-to-strike-fear-into-enemies-CBIO1951.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/north-korea-says-ballistic-missile-test-aimed-to-strike-fear-into-enemies-CBIO1951.html511When Ron DeSantis first ran for a U.S. House seat in Florida in 2012, the retired Navy officer earned the support of one of the Republican Party’s most prominent defense hawks.John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations known for sharp elbows and a pugilistic approach to foreign policy,...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ron-desantis-moves-away-from-his-previous-hawkish-foreign-policy-CBIO1950.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ron-desantis-moves-away-from-his-previous-hawkish-foreign-policy-CBIO1950.html933SURABAYA, Indonesia — An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted two police officials charged with negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people in October when police fired tear gas inside a soccer stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits. A third official was sentenced to 18 months in prison.The disaster...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:00:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/indonesia-acquits-2-police-officers-and-jails-1-over-deadly-soccer-crush-CBIO1949.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/indonesia-acquits-2-police-officers-and-jails-1-over-deadly-soccer-crush-CBIO1949.html699Former Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing in connection with a January car crash that left one of his teammates and a team staffer dead, his attorney said.Carter, a standout for the national champion Georgia Bulldogs...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:00:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jalen-carter-georgia-football-star-and-top-nfl-prospect-gets-probation-over-deadly-crash-CBIO1948.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jalen-carter-georgia-football-star-and-top-nfl-prospect-gets-probation-over-deadly-crash-CBIO1948.html455A military drone may not be the only thing the U.S. is missing in the Black Sea.The dramatic encounter with Russian fighter jets this week drew the world’s attention to the body of water that has been central to the war in Ukraine.But it also raised a key security question for Washington and its allies:...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/why-the-black-sea-is-such-a-flashpoint-between-the-u-s-and-russia-CBIO1947.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/why-the-black-sea-is-such-a-flashpoint-between-the-u-s-and-russia-CBIO1947.html264ST. CHARLES. Mo. — A suburban St. Louis man has been convicted of shooting an Amazon delivery truck driver during a dispute over a disabled parking spot.Larry Thomlison, 70, of St. Charles, was found guilty Monday of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the March 2019 shooting of 21-year-old...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/missouri-man-convicted-of-shooting-amazon-delivery-driver-in-dispute-over-disabled-parking-spot-CBIO1946.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/missouri-man-convicted-of-shooting-amazon-delivery-driver-in-dispute-over-disabled-parking-spot-CBIO1946.html458A newly surfaced 2017 internal Veterans Affairs report shows Black veterans were more often denied benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder than their white counterparts. The analysis crunched claims data from fiscal year 2011 through 2016 and showed that Black veterans seeking disability benefits...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/black-veterans-were-more-often-denied-va-benefits-for-ptsd-than-white-counterparts-newly-surfaced-study-shows-CBIO1945.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/black-veterans-were-more-often-denied-va-benefits-for-ptsd-than-white-counterparts-newly-surfaced-study-shows-CBIO1945.html417On the snowy border between New York and Canada, the local sheriff’s office is calling for the U.S. Border Patrol to put more manpower behind what the locals call a growing crisis: The number of illegal border crossings in the area over the last five months is nearly 10 times what it was over the same...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:38:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/border-crossings-from-canada-into-new-york-vermont-and-n-h-are-up-tenfold-local-cops-want-help-CBIO1944.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/border-crossings-from-canada-into-new-york-vermont-and-n-h-are-up-tenfold-local-cops-want-help-CBIO1944.html554WASHINGTON — It was yet another fraught moment in a tumultuous relationship, and it didn’t end well.Senior Biden administration officials were heading to Mexico City this month for pre-arranged talks about the fentanyl crisis as the news unfolded that drug cartel gunmen had kidnapped four Americans...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/drug-war-cooperation-between-the-u-s-and-mexico-is-at-its-lowest-point-in-decades-what-went-wrong-CBIO1943.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/drug-war-cooperation-between-the-u-s-and-mexico-is-at-its-lowest-point-in-decades-what-went-wrong-CBIO1943.html882HONG KONG — Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia early next week, in his first such trip since Russia invaded Ukraine last year.At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Xi will pay a state visit from Monday to Wednesday, China’s Foreign Ministry said Friday. “During this...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/chinese-leader-xi-jinping-to-visit-russia-next-week-CBIO1941.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/chinese-leader-xi-jinping-to-visit-russia-next-week-CBIO1941.html273The Biden administration is threatening a potential ban on TikTok in the United States if the video sharing app's Chinese owners refuse to sell their stakes in it, a source close to the company told NBC News on Thursday.The source, however, cautioned that the company did not see the administration's...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-tells-tiktok-s-chinese-owners-to-sell-or-face-possible-ban-CBIO1936.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-tells-tiktok-s-chinese-owners-to-sell-or-face-possible-ban-CBIO1936.html403Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse has sent entrepreneurs scrambling to address concerns few ever thought they’d have to worry about. For some Black founders and investors with ties to the failed lender, the meltdown has also resurfaced deep-rooted qualms around their interactions with the financial...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:19:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/black-entrepreneurs-who-used-silicon-valley-bank-fear-broader-fallout-CBIO1935.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/black-entrepreneurs-who-used-silicon-valley-bank-fear-broader-fallout-CBIO1935.html81ANACORTES, Wash. — Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal land along Puget Sound.No injuries were reported. It wasn’t clear what caused either derailment.The derailment in Washington occurred on a...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bnsf-train-derailment-spills-diesel-fuel-on-tribal-land-in-washington-state-CBIO1934.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bnsf-train-derailment-spills-diesel-fuel-on-tribal-land-in-washington-state-CBIO1934.html680The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee published a memo Thursday alleging that Hunter Biden and at least two relatives were paid $1.3 million from an associate of the president's son who had links to a Chinese energy company.The alleged payments came after the associate, Rob Walker,...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:57:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/house-chairman-questions-1-3-million-in-payments-to-hunter-biden-and-relatives-CBIO1933.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/house-chairman-questions-1-3-million-in-payments-to-hunter-biden-and-relatives-CBIO1933.html357Sanofi will cap the out-of-pocket cost of its most popular insulin, Lantus, at $35 per month for people with private insurance, the French drugmaker said Thursday. The change will take effect Jan. 1, 2024.Sanofi is the last of three major insulin makers in the United States to cut or cap the price of...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:19:21 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sanofi-announces-insulin-price-cap-of-35-per-month-out-of-pocket-CBIO1932.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sanofi-announces-insulin-price-cap-of-35-per-month-out-of-pocket-CBIO1932.html561The former top editor of a Brooklyn-based Jewish newspaper was arrested Thursday on a charges tied to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.The charges against Elliot Resnick, who was arrested in Manhattan, include obstructing law enforcement and assaulting officers. At the time of the riot, Resnick worked...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 07:19:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/jewish-newspaper-s-former-editor-charged-over-jan-6-actions-CBIO1931.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/jewish-newspaper-s-former-editor-charged-over-jan-6-actions-CBIO1931.html969ROME — Italy’s highest court late on Wednesday ordered two American tourists to stand a new trial for the 2019 killing of a police officer in central Rome following a botched attempt to buy drugs, but upheld a murder sentence for one of them.Finnegan Lee Elder and Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/italy-s-highest-court-orders-new-trial-for-american-tourists-over-police-officer-s-death-CBIO1930.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/italy-s-highest-court-orders-new-trial-for-american-tourists-over-police-officer-s-death-CBIO1930.html452Your beloved pet may be hurting your sleep, research published Thursday finds. Though pets can have many positive effects on health, pet ownership was linked with poorer sleep, according to the study published in the journal Human-Animal Interactions.The researchers looked at data from the National...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:19:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/having-a-pet-may-take-a-toll-on-your-sleep-study-suggests-CBIO1929.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/having-a-pet-may-take-a-toll-on-your-sleep-study-suggests-CBIO1929.html851RESERVE, La. — The fond memories often give way to an intense sadness whenever Patrick Sanders thinks about the friends and neighbors he grew up with here on East 31st Street.So many of them have died of cancer that he said he has lost count. The disease also took the lives of his father and his sister,...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:00:19 +0700https://companiesbio.com/toxic-school-how-the-government-failed-black-residents-in-louisiana-s-cancer-alley-CBIO1928.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/toxic-school-how-the-government-failed-black-residents-in-louisiana-s-cancer-alley-CBIO1928.html85NEW YORK — Microsoft is infusing artificial intelligence tools into its Office software, including Word, Excel and Outlook emails.The company said Thursday the new feature, named Copilot, is a processing engine that will allow users to do things like summarize long emails, draft stories in Word and...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/microsoft-adds-ai-tools-to-office-apps-like-outlook-word-CBIO1927.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/microsoft-adds-ai-tools-to-office-apps-like-outlook-word-CBIO1927.html622The Virginia man who seven deputies are accused of killing was in the midst of a mental health crisis, handcuffed, shackled and posed no threats to the law enforcement officials, his family said Thursday after seeing footage of the incident. "My son was treated like a dog, worse than a dog," Caroline...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/video-of-virginia-man-who-died-at-hospital-shows-absolute-brutality-by-deputies-family-say-CBIO1926.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/video-of-virginia-man-who-died-at-hospital-shows-absolute-brutality-by-deputies-family-say-CBIO1926.html750Babesiosis, a tick-borne disease that can be fatal in rare cases, is becoming more prevalent in the Northeast, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The findings show that among the 10 states that reported babesiosis cases from 2011 to 2019, eight saw...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:19:22 +0700https://companiesbio.com/cases-of-tick-borne-babesiosis-disease-are-rising-cdc-says-CBIO1925.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/cases-of-tick-borne-babesiosis-disease-are-rising-cdc-says-CBIO1925.html963Florida on Thursday joined seven other states in restricting transition-related medical care for minors — and parents of transgender youths in the state promptly  announced they plan to challenge the measure in court. After months of tense hearings and debate, the Florida Board of Medicine enacted...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:19:21 +0700https://companiesbio.com/florida-becomes-eighth-state-to-restrict-transgender-care-for-minors-CBIO1924.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/florida-becomes-eighth-state-to-restrict-transgender-care-for-minors-CBIO1924.html970Mindy Kaling is no stranger to internet vitriol. In the last year, her name has been a trending topic on both TikTok and Twitter several times, with one common thread: She’s not the representation we need her to be, many have said. After she made an appearance at the Oscars on Sunday in a black corseted...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:19:21 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mindy-kaling-doesn-t-owe-it-to-anyone-to-be-a-body-positivity-icon-experts-say-CBIO1923.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mindy-kaling-doesn-t-owe-it-to-anyone-to-be-a-body-positivity-icon-experts-say-CBIO1923.html576WASHINGTON — A popular conservative talking point in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank failure is that the financial institution went down because it was too “woke.”Republicans like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and House Oversight Chair James Comer of Kentucky claimed that the bank was too focused...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:19:21 +0700https://companiesbio.com/josh-hawley-labels-silicon-valley-bank-too-woke-to-fail-CBIO1922.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/josh-hawley-labels-silicon-valley-bank-too-woke-to-fail-CBIO1922.html445As I approach my 32nd birthday in three months, I have skin care on my mind. I’m lucky for the most part: I’ve been spared any acne or too many wrinkles thus far, but I have a pale, freckled complexion that’s easily damaged by the sun. I love the self-care ritual of skin care (gently cleansing...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:00:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/solawave-review-2023-does-the-skin-care-wand-actually-work-CBIO1920.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/solawave-review-2023-does-the-skin-care-wand-actually-work-CBIO1920.html343A website is letting fans around the world have one-on-one conversations with their favorite celebrities, icons and personalities. The only catch? The conversations are with a machine, not a person. Character.ai, an artificial intelligence website created by two former Google engineers, Noam Shazeer...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 03:57:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/character-ai-could-change-how-stans-engage-in-fan-fiction-CBIO1919.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/character-ai-could-change-how-stans-engage-in-fan-fiction-CBIO1919.html918The family of Stanley Wilson Jr. said that, before his death on Feb. 1, the 40-year-old ex-NFL player was beaten by Los Angeles County law enforcement officers. The family made the claim in a lawsuit for damages filed Tuesday to the county’s Board of Supervisors.Wilson was arrested for trespassing...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 03:38:18 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ex-nfl-player-s-family-says-he-died-from-excessive-force-while-in-custody-of-l-a-county-CBIO1917.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ex-nfl-player-s-family-says-he-died-from-excessive-force-while-in-custody-of-l-a-county-CBIO1917.html737G Flip has flipped for Chrishell Stause.The Australian singer, who uses they/them pronouns, celebrated the couple's one-year anniversary with a video shared on Instagram Wednesday.“We started dating one year ago today,” the singer, 28, wrote on the video. “So I wanted to show her the first song...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 03:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/singer-g-flip-and-selling-sunset-star-chrishell-stause-celebrate-their-one-year-anniversary-CBIO1916.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/singer-g-flip-and-selling-sunset-star-chrishell-stause-celebrate-their-one-year-anniversary-CBIO1916.html417Credit Suisse announced it will be borrowing up to 50 billion Swiss francs, about $53.68 billion, from the Swiss National Bank under a covered loan facility and a short-term liquidity facility.The decision comes shortly after shares of the lender fell sharply Wednesday, hitting an all-time low for...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 03:38:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/credit-suisse-to-borrow-up-to-nearly-54-billion-from-swiss-national-bank-CBIO1915.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/credit-suisse-to-borrow-up-to-nearly-54-billion-from-swiss-national-bank-CBIO1915.html161Federal wildlife officials found themselves in a tricky situation after they flagged recent shipments of research monkeys as improperly imported into the U.S.The more than 1,000 long-tailed macaques were imported by Charles River Laboratories, a research company based in Massachusetts. Since being flagged...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 03:19:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/the-fate-of-1-000-research-monkeys-is-unclear-after-government-intervention-CBIO1914.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/the-fate-of-1-000-research-monkeys-is-unclear-after-government-intervention-CBIO1914.html114WASHINGTON — Moderate Senate Democrats who voted to loosen regulations on midsize banks in 2018 are standing by their votes in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, joining Republicans in resisting enhanced scrutiny for financial institutions.Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, who caucuses with Democrats,...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:57:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/after-silicon-valley-bank-failure-moderate-senate-democrats-join-gop-in-resisting-new-bank-rules-CBIO1913.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/after-silicon-valley-bank-failure-moderate-senate-democrats-join-gop-in-resisting-new-bank-rules-CBIO1913.html714WASHINGTON — The former head of Wells Fargo’s retail bank is facing prison time after agreeing to plead guilty to obstructing a bank examination in relation to the sweeping phony accounts scandal that roiled the bank in 2016.Carrie Tolstedt, 63, faces up to 16 months in prison under a plea agreement...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/former-wells-fargo-executive-to-plead-guilty-to-charge-in-sales-scandal-CBIO1912.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/former-wells-fargo-executive-to-plead-guilty-to-charge-in-sales-scandal-CBIO1912.html77Toughen penalties for teens who break the law. Order the direct election of school principals. Build 10 new cities on federal land — and tent cities for the homeless.Former President Donald Trump is firing a fusillade of policy proposals into the GOP presidential primary. The effort to one-up rivals...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:38:15 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trump-s-2024-campaign-blends-new-policies-with-old-grievances-CBIO1911.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trump-s-2024-campaign-blends-new-policies-with-old-grievances-CBIO1911.html157Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent comments on Ukraine, saying that he may not have made such statements if he actually understood the issues.During an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", which aired late Wednesday night, Harris was asked about...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/kamala-harris-slams-ron-desantis-for-saying-defending-ukraine-is-not-a-vital-u-s-interest-CBIO1910.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/kamala-harris-slams-ron-desantis-for-saying-defending-ukraine-is-not-a-vital-u-s-interest-CBIO1910.html994WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to open debate on a bipartisan bill that would repeal the authorizations Congress passed in 1991 and 2002 for the U.S. wars in Iraq. Lawmakers voted 68-27 to proceed with the legislation, a move that required 60 votes and the first of several votes related to...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/senate-to-begin-debate-on-repealing-iraq-war-authorizations-CBIO1908.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/senate-to-begin-debate-on-repealing-iraq-war-authorizations-CBIO1908.html910ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Parts of California are under water, the Rocky Mountains are bracing for more snow, flood warnings are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to make room for an expected bountiful spring runoff.All the moisture has helped alleviate dry conditions...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/largest-u-s-reservoirs-moving-in-right-direction-scientists-say-CBIO1907.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/largest-u-s-reservoirs-moving-in-right-direction-scientists-say-CBIO1907.html192BRUSSELS — The European Union presented plans Thursday to fundamentally revamp its policies on promoting green technologies and dealing with critical raw materials, imposing limits on imports from countries like China while unleashing subsidies and other financial incentives to ramp up home production.The...Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/e-u-moves-on-clean-technology-subsidies-up-free-market-down-CBIO1906.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/e-u-moves-on-clean-technology-subsidies-up-free-market-down-CBIO1906.html367New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz suffered a knee injury Wednesday night while celebrating Puerto Rico's win over the Dominican Republic. The team was jumping up and down and hugging each other following their 5-2 victory at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, when Díaz suffered the injury.Video...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mets-star-edwin-diaz-injures-knee-while-celebrating-win-in-world-baseball-classic-CBIO1904.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mets-star-edwin-diaz-injures-knee-while-celebrating-win-in-world-baseball-classic-CBIO1904.html51A pet monkey attacked an Oklahoma woman on Sunday before a family member of the victim shot and killed the primate, police said. The attack, which left the woman with non-life-threatening injuries, occurred just after 6 p.m., when police received a report of a monkey on someone's front porch, according...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/pet-monkey-attacks-oklahoma-woman-before-being-shot-and-killed-police-say-CBIO1903.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/pet-monkey-attacks-oklahoma-woman-before-being-shot-and-killed-police-say-CBIO1903.html764Amazon did not alert its New York City customers that they were being monitored by facial recognition technology, a lawsuit filed Thursday alleges.In a class-action suit, lawyers for Alfredo Perez said that the company failed to tell visitors to Amazon Go convenience stores that the technology was in...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/amazon-sued-for-not-telling-new-york-store-customers-about-facial-recognition-CBIO1902.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/amazon-sued-for-not-telling-new-york-store-customers-about-facial-recognition-CBIO1902.html695New York’s attorney general urged a state judge to reject Donald Trump’s bid to delay her civil fraud case against him, and said the former U.S. president might use his 2024 White House run as an excuse for further delay.In a Wednesday night court filing, Attorney General Letitia James said her office...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/new-york-to-trump-no-more-delay-in-civil-fraud-case-CBIO1901.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/new-york-to-trump-no-more-delay-in-civil-fraud-case-CBIO1901.html78Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch company founded by the billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, is pausing all operations and furloughing nearly all of its employees, reportedly in an attempt to shore up its finances.The operational hold, first reported by CNBC, went into effect Thursday but the...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/virgin-orbit-richard-branson-s-satellite-launch-company-to-pause-operations-CBIO1900.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/virgin-orbit-richard-branson-s-satellite-launch-company-to-pause-operations-CBIO1900.html846Poland’s president said Thursday that his country plans to give Ukraine around a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to fulfill the Ukrainian government’s increasingly urgent requests for warplanes.President Andrzej Duda said Poland would hand over four of the Soviet-made...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/poland-becomes-first-nato-member-to-grant-ukraine-fighter-jets-CBIO1899.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/poland-becomes-first-nato-member-to-grant-ukraine-fighter-jets-CBIO1899.html412LONDON — British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden told Parliament that the ban applies with immediate...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-k-bans-tiktok-on-government-phones-on-security-grounds-CBIO1898.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-k-bans-tiktok-on-government-phones-on-security-grounds-CBIO1898.html172A Colorado man was indicted on hate crime charges for drawing swastikas and writing racial slurs in public spaces around New York City, including on the Charging Bull statue, prosecutors said Wednesday. James Ryan, 40, of Limon, Colorado, is accused of drawing a swastika on the gates to City Hall and...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/colorado-man-faces-hate-crime-charges-after-allegedly-drawing-a-swastika-on-new-york-s-charging-bull-statue-CBIO1897.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/colorado-man-faces-hate-crime-charges-after-allegedly-drawing-a-swastika-on-new-york-s-charging-bull-statue-CBIO1897.html997U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that the country's air system was skirting disaster in the wake of multiple near-miss aviation incidents in the past year.Speaking at an air safety summit convened by the Federal Aviation Administration, Buttigieg said that while the U.S. continues...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/buttigieg-us-should-heed-warning-signs-to-avoid-plane-catastrophes-CBIO1896.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/buttigieg-us-should-heed-warning-signs-to-avoid-plane-catastrophes-CBIO1896.html320The mother of 14-year-old Missouri boy who died after slipping off a free fall ride at a Florida amusement park last year has reached an undisclosed settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit with the park and the ride’s operator, her attorney announced Wednesday. Tyre Sampson died on March 24, 2022 after...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mother-of-14-year-old-who-died-after-falling-off-free-fall-ride-in-orlando-reaches-settlement-in-wrongful-death-suit-CBIO1895.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mother-of-14-year-old-who-died-after-falling-off-free-fall-ride-in-orlando-reaches-settlement-in-wrongful-death-suit-CBIO1895.html411SALT LAKE CITY — Two men were found dead after floodwaters poured into a slot canyon near the Utah-Arizona border, endangering three groups of hikers who had to be hoisted out by helicopter.Kane County Sheriff’s Lt. Allen Alldredge said the first man who was found dead was among a group of three...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/2-dead-after-canyons-flood-near-utah-arizona-line-CBIO1894.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/2-dead-after-canyons-flood-near-utah-arizona-line-CBIO1894.html979The Fulton County special grand jury heard a phone call between former President Donald Trump and Georgia House Speaker David Ralston as part of its investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, the jury's foreperson, Emily Kohrs, told NBC News on Wednesday.During the December...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/grand-jury-heard-trump-call-with-georgia-speaker-on-overturning-biden-s-victory-CBIO1892.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/grand-jury-heard-trump-call-with-georgia-speaker-on-overturning-biden-s-victory-CBIO1892.html627France’s showdown over a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 heads toward a climax Thursday, either via a parliamentary vote or through a special presidential move to force it through the legislature.The Senate adopted the bill Thursday morning in a 193-114 vote, a tally that was largely...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tense-day-in-france-for-macron-s-gamble-over-retirement-bill-CBIO1891.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tense-day-in-france-for-macron-s-gamble-over-retirement-bill-CBIO1891.html458Israeli protesters pressed ahead on Thursday with demonstrations against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, pushing back against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he rejected a compromise proposal that was meant to defuse the crisis.Despite the effort by the country’s figurehead...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/israelis-step-up-protests-after-netanyahu-rejects-compromise-CBIO1890.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/israelis-step-up-protests-after-netanyahu-rejects-compromise-CBIO1890.html280Russia may push its hackers to become more aggressive in the coming months, after being stymied by Ukrainian resistance both on the battlefield and in cyberspace, Microsoft says.In a report published Wednesday analyzing Russia’s cyber tactics in the year since it invaded Ukraine, Microsoft declared:...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/russian-hackers-regrouping-ahead-of-elections-microsoft-warns-CBIO1889.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/russian-hackers-regrouping-ahead-of-elections-microsoft-warns-CBIO1889.html562The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm.Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island, located 1,140 km (708 miles) from the southeastern...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:38:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/terrifying-plastic-rocks-found-on-remote-brazilian-island-CBIO1888.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/terrifying-plastic-rocks-found-on-remote-brazilian-island-CBIO1888.html805Authorities in Thailand expanded their search Wednesday for a metal cylinder with radioactive contents that has gone missing from a power plant, warning the public that it poses a danger to health.The 30-centimeter- (12-inch-) long cylinder containing the radioactive material Caesium-137 was discovered...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/thai-officials-search-for-radioactive-cylinder-from-plant-CBIO1887.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/thai-officials-search-for-radioactive-cylinder-from-plant-CBIO1887.html756Sen. Ron Wyden on Thursday demanded tighter federal security requirements for the benefits cards that low-income families use to buy food as more households become victims of electronic theft.Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, receive funds for groceries on electronic...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/with-skimming-on-the-rise-senator-urges-usda-to-require-updated-technology-for-snap-cards-CBIO1886.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/with-skimming-on-the-rise-senator-urges-usda-to-require-updated-technology-for-snap-cards-CBIO1886.html893Around 2.5 tons of natural uranium have gone missing from a site in war-torn Libya, the United Nations nuclear watchdog has revealed, raising security and safety fears.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a statement that its director general, General Rafael Mariano Grossi, had informed...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/tons-of-uranium-have-gone-missing-from-libya-raising-nuclear-security-fears-CBIO1884.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/tons-of-uranium-have-gone-missing-from-libya-raising-nuclear-security-fears-CBIO1884.html169Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests.More than 1,200 U.S. women died in 2021 during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to a final tally released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-pregnancy-deaths-dropped-in-2022-after-covid-spike-CBIO1883.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-pregnancy-deaths-dropped-in-2022-after-covid-spike-CBIO1883.html944The new CEO of Silicon Valley Bank held an all-hands meeting on Wednesday and sought to reassure employees that the bank was not planning on closing its doors, according to two people who listened in on the call.Tim Mayopoulous, who the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation appointed as chief executive...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/new-silicon-valley-bank-ceo-tells-employees-we-are-open-for-business-CBIO1882.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/new-silicon-valley-bank-ceo-tells-employees-we-are-open-for-business-CBIO1882.html128The mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder, and court documents say they told investigators the baby was still alive when they put him in a trash bag and abandoned him.Megan K. Staude, 25, of Norfolk, told police the child was born...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/mother-and-grandfather-charged-after-newborn-baby-found-dead-in-iowa-ditch-CBIO1880.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/mother-and-grandfather-charged-after-newborn-baby-found-dead-in-iowa-ditch-CBIO1880.html938AMARILLO, Texas — A judge appointed by former President Donald Trump heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that aims to ban an abortion medication that women in the U.S. have used widely for over two decades.During the four-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk appeared sympathetic to...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/judge-appears-sympathetic-to-abortion-pill-challenge-in-texas-hearing-CBIO1879.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/judge-appears-sympathetic-to-abortion-pill-challenge-in-texas-hearing-CBIO1879.html52TOKYO — Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a highly anticipated summit Thursday, in what Japan’s prime minister called a “big step” to rebuilding the two nations’ security and economic ties as they try...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/japan-and-south-korea-renew-ties-at-rare-tokyo-summit-CBIO1877.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/japan-and-south-korea-renew-ties-at-rare-tokyo-summit-CBIO1877.html558The night before Jose Alberto Perez overdosed on fentanyl, the 14-year-old pleaded with his mother not to take him to the hospital because “he was not a drug addict.”“His lips were ash white. His pupils were popping out,” the boy’s mother, Lilia Astudillo, said. But she yielded to his wishes,...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:19:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/after-a-wave-of-teen-fentanyl-overdoses-a-texas-community-grapples-with-shock-and-anger-at-the-epidemic-s-toll-CBIO1876.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/after-a-wave-of-teen-fentanyl-overdoses-a-texas-community-grapples-with-shock-and-anger-at-the-epidemic-s-toll-CBIO1876.html479The U.S military has released newly declassified video showing a Russian fighter jet harassing and colliding with an American drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday.The footage, released Thursday morning by U.S. European Command and filmed from the drone's on-board camera, shows a Russian Su-27 jet conducting...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/u-s-releases-video-showing-russian-fighter-jet-colliding-with-american-drone-over-black-sea-CBIO1875.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/u-s-releases-video-showing-russian-fighter-jet-colliding-with-american-drone-over-black-sea-CBIO1875.html981LOS ANGELES — California’s 11th atmospheric river left the storm-soaked state with a bang Wednesday, bringing flooded roadways, landslides and toppled trees to the southern part of the state as well as drought-busting rainfall that meant the end of water restrictions for nearly 7 million people.Even...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/storms-end-southern-california-water-restrictions-for-millions-CBIO1874.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/storms-end-southern-california-water-restrictions-for-millions-CBIO1874.html348A freight train believed to be carrying hazardous materials derailed in Arizona's Mohave County, authorities said on Wednesday night. The wreck unfolded near the town of Topock, close to Arizona's border with California, Mohave County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Anita Mortensen said. Mortensen said...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/freight-train-possibly-carrying-hazardous-materials-derails-in-arizona-CBIO1873.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/freight-train-possibly-carrying-hazardous-materials-derails-in-arizona-CBIO1873.html890Three U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence said the highest levels of the Kremlin approved the aggressive actions of Russian military fighter jets against a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday. The Russian jets dropped jet fuel on the MQ-9 Reaper, an unprecedented action, and two...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:38:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/russian-leadership-approved-aggressive-actions-of-jets-that-damaged-u-s-drone-u-s-officials-say-CBIO1872.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/russian-leadership-approved-aggressive-actions-of-jets-that-damaged-u-s-drone-u-s-officials-say-CBIO1872.html453Ukraine says its future may depend on the brutal battles currently raging around Bakhmut, but there are growing splits between officials in Kyiv and some Western military analysts over the best approach to what could be a decisive period in the conflict.For months, Ukraine’s defense of the eastern...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:19:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/has-ukraine-made-a-mistake-by-refusing-to-retreat-from-bakhmut-CBIO1871.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/has-ukraine-made-a-mistake-by-refusing-to-retreat-from-bakhmut-CBIO1871.html721SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in a display of military might Thursday just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan were to meet at a Tokyo summit expected to be overshadowed by North Korean nuclear threats.The launch, the North’s first...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/north-korea-launches-icbm-before-south-korea-japan-summit-CBIO1867.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/north-korea-launches-icbm-before-south-korea-japan-summit-CBIO1867.html658SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation Wednesday that will by next year ban clinics from providing abortions, setting off a rush of confusion among clinics, hospitals and prospective patients in the deeply Republican state.Administrators from hospitals and clinics...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:19:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/utah-governor-signs-legislation-banning-clinics-from-providing-abortions-CBIO1866.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/utah-governor-signs-legislation-banning-clinics-from-providing-abortions-CBIO1866.html665LAS VEGAS — The troubled son of imprisoned Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols pleaded guilty Wednesday in Las Vegas to kidnapping and armed robbery in a case that will get him at least five years in a Nevada prison.Joshua Isaac Nichols and a co-defendant, George William Moya III,...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/son-of-oklahoma-city-bombing-co-conspirator-pleads-guilty-in-nevada-robbery-CBIO1865.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/son-of-oklahoma-city-bombing-co-conspirator-pleads-guilty-in-nevada-robbery-CBIO1865.html600LOS ANGELES — Cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and other workers for the Los Angeles Unified School District will go on a three-day strike next week, and their union says tens of thousands of teachers have vowed to not cross picket lines.The strike at the nation's second-largest school district is scheduled...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:57:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/los-angeles-school-district-workers-to-go-on-a-3-day-strike-CBIO1864.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/los-angeles-school-district-workers-to-go-on-a-3-day-strike-CBIO1864.html206WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Katie Porter of California will unveil legislation Tuesday to restore bank regulations that were undone under then-President Donald Trump in 2018, seeking to fix what they say was the cause of Silicon Valley Bank's...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/svb-collapse-warren-and-porter-unveil-bill-to-repeal-trump-bank-law-CBIO1863.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/svb-collapse-warren-and-porter-unveil-bill-to-repeal-trump-bank-law-CBIO1863.html379Seven Virginia sheriff’s deputies have been charged with murder in the death of a man who had been arrested and was physically restrained while being admitted to a hospital this month, authorities said. The seven Henrico County deputies are charged with second-degree murder in the March 6 death of...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:19:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/7-virginia-deputies-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-man-who-prosecutors-say-was-smothered-at-hospital-CBIO1862.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/7-virginia-deputies-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-man-who-prosecutors-say-was-smothered-at-hospital-CBIO1862.html166WASHINGTON — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings along the Southwest border that started in January after the Biden administration announced stricter immigration measures continued into February, the administration announced Wednesday.The data released by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection paints...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:19:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sharp-drop-in-illegal-u-s-border-crossings-continued-in-february-CBIO1861.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sharp-drop-in-illegal-u-s-border-crossings-continued-in-february-CBIO1861.html564SAN ANTONIO — Seven people were injured, one seriously, when a large part of a tree broke off and fell on some occupied benches at the San Antonio Zoo on Wednesday, authorities and a witness reported.The branch “unexpectedly” fell at around noon, the zoo said.City Fire Department spokesman Joe...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 08:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/7-hurt-after-tree-branch-falls-on-benches-at-the-san-antonio-zoo-CBIO1860.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/7-hurt-after-tree-branch-falls-on-benches-at-the-san-antonio-zoo-CBIO1860.html882For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club.Adorable in some eyes, deplorable in others, the sturdy, push-faced, perky-eared, world-weary-looking and distinctively droll French bulldog became the nation’s most prevalent purebred...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:57:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/a-fetching-new-title-for-french-bulldogs-america-s-new-favorite-dog-breed-CBIO1858.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/a-fetching-new-title-for-french-bulldogs-america-s-new-favorite-dog-breed-CBIO1858.html58Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, an associate of former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, was arrested by federal authorities in New York on Wednesday morning, accused of orchestrating a $1 billion fraud scheme, prosecutors announced. Guo, charged in court papers as Ho Wan Kwok and who also...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/chinese-billionaire-and-associate-of-steve-bannon-arrested-in-1-billion-fraud-conspiracy-officials-say-CBIO1857.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/chinese-billionaire-and-associate-of-steve-bannon-arrested-in-1-billion-fraud-conspiracy-officials-say-CBIO1857.html648A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a reduced charge for his role in a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, handing another victory to prosecutors who have viewed the scheme as domestic terrorism.Michigan prosecutors accused Brian Higgins, 54, of aiding the conspiracy...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 06:57:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wisconsin-man-pleads-guilty-in-michigan-gov-whitmer-kidnap-plot-CBIO1856.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wisconsin-man-pleads-guilty-in-michigan-gov-whitmer-kidnap-plot-CBIO1856.html253Sensitive information has been posted online from last week’s "significant data breach" of the health insurance marketplace for Washington, D.C., that affected members of Congress, according to Senate staffers briefed on the hack.In an email to Senate offices, staffers from the Senate Intelligence...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/info-from-data-breach-affecting-lawmakers-posted-on-hacker-site-CBIO1855.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/info-from-data-breach-affecting-lawmakers-posted-on-hacker-site-CBIO1855.html603Police are investigating a helicopter crash that they say happened after a failed theft attempt overnight at the Sacramento Executive Airport.Officers were called to the airport on reports of multiple attempts to break in to helicopters between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Sacramento police said. Upon...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:00:11 +0700https://companiesbio.com/sacramento-helicopter-crash-tied-to-possible-theft-attempt-CBIO1854.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/sacramento-helicopter-crash-tied-to-possible-theft-attempt-CBIO1854.html842Gloria Molina, 74, made history when she became the first Latina to be elected to the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles City Council and the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.Now, Californians, especially Latinos, are touting the lasting impact of Molina's political activism after she announced...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 04:38:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/gloria-molina-announces-she-has-terminal-cancer-CBIO1853.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/gloria-molina-announces-she-has-terminal-cancer-CBIO1853.html956Four teenagers are accused of murder after a shooting at a Sweet 16 party in an Atlanta suburb killed two and injured seven others. Timothy Coleman Jr., 18, was arrested Tuesday along with 17-year-old twin brothers, Douglas County Sheriff Tim Pounds said during a news conference Wednesday. A fourth suspect,...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 04:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/4-teens-arrested-on-murder-charges-after-sweet-16-party-shooting-near-atlanta-CBIO1852.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/4-teens-arrested-on-murder-charges-after-sweet-16-party-shooting-near-atlanta-CBIO1852.html825After his big win at the Oscars on Sunday, Ke Huy Quan of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” looked back on his early days as a refugee fleeing Vietnam — a journey that would ultimately put him on a path toward Hollywood history.Speaking with Variety the day after the ceremony, Quan, who took...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 04:19:07 +0700https://companiesbio.com/ke-huy-quan-says-oscars-speech-was-a-chance-to-publicly-thank-his-refugee-parents-CBIO1850.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/ke-huy-quan-says-oscars-speech-was-a-chance-to-publicly-thank-his-refugee-parents-CBIO1850.html390The tech industry got what it wanted Sunday when the federal government announced it would ensure Silicon Valley Bank depositors would get all their funds back following a run that crippled the institution. Now, people in tech are finding out the price the sector will have to pay in return — including...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/should-the-tech-industry-be-blamed-for-svb-s-collapse-CBIO1849.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/should-the-tech-industry-be-blamed-for-svb-s-collapse-CBIO1849.html240ORLANDO, Fla. — Almost a year after a Missouri teen fell to his death, a 400-foot amusement ride was being dismantled this week in central Florida’s tourism corridor.A gigantic crane hovered Wednesday beside the towering ride in Orlando’s International Drive tourism district where 14-year-old...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:38:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/workers-dismantle-florida-ride-where-missouri-14-year-old-fell-to-his-death-CBIO1848.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/workers-dismantle-florida-ride-where-missouri-14-year-old-fell-to-his-death-CBIO1848.html474MIAMI — The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay, after determining that his holding a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.”Morant will miss his sixth game on Wednesday when the Grizzlies play in Miami....Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:57:10 +0700https://companiesbio.com/nba-suspends-ja-morant-8-games-for-having-gun-in-video-CBIO1847.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/nba-suspends-ja-morant-8-games-for-having-gun-in-video-CBIO1847.html534CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade.Exactly what that looks like remained under wraps. The company designing the next-generation spacesuits, Axiom Space, said Wednesday...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/future-nasa-moonwalkers-to-sport-sleeker-spacesuits-CBIO1846.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/future-nasa-moonwalkers-to-sport-sleeker-spacesuits-CBIO1846.html676Is the metaverse on the way to "Sesame Street"? Some fans of the beloved TV series criticized Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind the show, after it announced it would offer 5,555 editions of Cookie Monster NFT collectibles. Critics on social media said the decision to launch an NFT collection...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/some-sesame-street-fans-say-cookie-monster-nfts-don-t-honor-the-show-s-original-legacy-CBIO1845.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/some-sesame-street-fans-say-cookie-monster-nfts-don-t-honor-the-show-s-original-legacy-CBIO1845.html434Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police arrested a man wanted for questioning in the death of Nathan Millard, who was found dead in a rolled-up rug more than a week after he vanished during a business trip. Nathan Millard.via Texas EquuSearchDerrick Perkins, 45, was arrested Monday night and taken to the East...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:57:09 +0700https://companiesbio.com/baton-rouge-police-arrest-man-wanted-for-questioning-in-death-of-georgia-man-found-in-rolled-up-rug-CBIO1844.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/baton-rouge-police-arrest-man-wanted-for-questioning-in-death-of-georgia-man-found-in-rolled-up-rug-CBIO1844.html542WASHINGTON — A thin thread may be all that’s preventing tensions between the U.S. and China from devolving even further — the personal relationship that President Joe Biden has cultivated over the past dozen years with his Chinese counterpart, Biden administration officials and foreign policy analysts...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:57:08 +0700https://companiesbio.com/white-house-hopes-biden-s-relationship-with-xi-can-defuse-u-s-china-tensions-CBIO1843.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/white-house-hopes-biden-s-relationship-with-xi-can-defuse-u-s-china-tensions-CBIO1843.html348Latinos are barely part of the conversation in newspapers and online media outlets covering the issue of racial equity and racism, a new study has found.Only about 6% of such news referenced Latinos, who make up nearly 20% of the American population and over 40% of all people of color, according to a...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/racial-equity-news-coverage-of-latinos-is-lacking-new-study-finds-CBIO1842.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/racial-equity-news-coverage-of-latinos-is-lacking-new-study-finds-CBIO1842.html286Students at Wellesley College, the elite Massachusetts women's school that counts Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright among its alumnae, voted Tuesday night to make transgender men and nonbinary students eligible for admission in a nonbinding ballot initiative. Despite this vote, Wellesley does not...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:38:14 +0700https://companiesbio.com/wellesley-college-students-vote-to-admit-trans-men-nonbinary-students-CBIO1841.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/wellesley-college-students-vote-to-admit-trans-men-nonbinary-students-CBIO1841.html472The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking to revoke the liquor license of a Miami hotel for holding a Christmas-themed drag show in the presence of children.“A Drag Queen Christmas” was held Dec. 27 at the Hyatt Regency Miami hotel as a part of a larger holiday-themed drag show tour....Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/desantis-attempts-to-revoke-miami-hotel-s-liquor-license-over-drag-show-CBIO1840.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/desantis-attempts-to-revoke-miami-hotel-s-liquor-license-over-drag-show-CBIO1840.html801Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. are calling on President Biden to ease restrictions on Cuba that impact the island’s private sector.In a letter sent Wednesday, the lawmakers urged the president to boost the economic exchange between U.S. and Cuban entrepreneurs...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:38:13 +0700https://companiesbio.com/bipartisan-letter-urges-biden-to-ease-restrictions-on-cuba-s-private-sector-CBIO1839.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/bipartisan-letter-urges-biden-to-ease-restrictions-on-cuba-s-private-sector-CBIO1839.html911SMYRNA, Tenn. — Kyle Chrisley, the son of reality TV star Todd Chrisley of the show “Chrisley Knows Best,” has been charged with aggravated assault in Tennessee, authorities said.The arrest comes just months after his father and stepmother, Julie Chrisley, were both sentenced to several years...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:38:12 +0700https://companiesbio.com/todd-chrisley-s-son-charged-with-aggravated-assault-in-tennessee-CBIO1838.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/todd-chrisley-s-son-charged-with-aggravated-assault-in-tennessee-CBIO1838.html243HOUSTON — Texas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston’s nearly 200,000-student public school district, the eighth-largest in the country, acting on years of threats and angering Democrats who assailed the move as political.The announcement, made by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/texas-announces-takeover-of-houston-s-public-school-district-CBIO1837.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/texas-announces-takeover-of-houston-s-public-school-district-CBIO1837.html682Donald Trump's lawyer gave a preview of the former president's defense against possible criminal charges relating to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, saying that his client's actions were "not a crime."In an interview Tuesday on MSNBC, Trump attorney Joe Tacopina said his client...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:19:17 +0700https://companiesbio.com/trump-lawyer-puts-forward-stormy-daniels-hush-money-defense-it-s-not-a-crime-CBIO1836.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/trump-lawyer-puts-forward-stormy-daniels-hush-money-defense-it-s-not-a-crime-CBIO1836.html836An internal investigation is underway after a spat between two flight attendants led to a delayed takeoff, left one of them in tears and culminated in both leaving the plane. The American Airlines flight 4860, operated by SkyWest Airlines as American Eagle, was set to take off from Los Angeles for Houston...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/skywest-airlines-investigating-after-fight-between-flight-attendants-CBIO1835.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/skywest-airlines-investigating-after-fight-between-flight-attendants-CBIO1835.html530WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 52-42 on Wednesday to confirm former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti to be the next U.S. ambassador to India.The long-delayed Garcetti nomination grew unusually contentious and sparked some last-minute drama. Several Democrats voted against advancing his nomination, but...Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:19:16 +0700https://companiesbio.com/senate-confirms-eric-garcetti-as-u-s-ambassador-to-india-CBIO1834.htmlhttps://companiesbio.com/senate-confirms-eric-garcetti-as-u-s-ambassador-to-india-CBIO1834.html699