Ikea agreed to pay millions to former prisoners who worked at German factories between 1960 and 1990. The Swedish company was the subject of an investigation by auditors Ernst & Young in 2012, which scoured through tens of thousands of...
Good morning! Former model Michelle Obama makes a plea to voters, Waymo raises new funding, and Build-A-Bear taps millennial nostalgia and parents looking for less screentime to reach new business highs. Enjoy your Monday!– Beary good. Have you been into...
LinkedIn has verified more than 55 million of its users, for free, in order to combat the spread of misinformation fueled by the rise of artificial intelligence, the company told CNBC.The Microsoft-owned service said it has the most verified individual...
Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Loop initiates AppLovin as buy Loop said the software publisher is an "indispensable infrastructure for the mobile gaming industry." "We are initiating coverage of AppLovin with a Buy rating and $181 PT."...
A Macy's store is seen at Herald Square on December 11, 2023 in New York City.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesInflation may have cooled, but retailers are still staring down a holiday season with plenty of uncertainty.Several hard-to-predict factors will...
Barry Bannister is unimpressed by the stock market's run to record highs. The broad market index has soared to record levels to start the fourth quarter, as the Federal Reserve begins its rate-cutting cycle. Over the past month, the S...
SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket's more than 20-story tall booster.The achievement marks a major milestone toward SpaceX's goal of making Starship a fully reusable...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents Orion AR Glasses, as he makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | ReutersWhen Facebook changed its name to...
Dispensers for Charged Lemondade, a caffeinated lemonade drink, at Panera Bread, Walnut Creek, California, March 27, 2023.Smith Collection | Gado | Getty ImagesPanera Bread has settled with the family of an Ivy League student with a heart condition who died...
Well, that was unexpected. The U.S. economy added a whopping 254,000 jobs in September, nearly 100,000 more than economists expected. The unemployment rate, which was expected to hold steady at 4.2%, slipped to 4.1%. Wages also rose more than expected...
