Walmart adds more Beyond Meat products
Beyond Meat is selling more products at Walmart, the latest in a wave of expansion for the brand. Starting this week, over 400 Walmart stores are…
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Teen Vogue staffers question Alexi McCammond’s hire as editor in chief ‘in light of her past racist and homophobic tweets’
A group of 20 Teen Vogue staff members sent a letter to management on Monday expressing concern over their recently appointed editor in chief, Axios…
Continue Reading The Grammys rarely award chart-topping Black artists with top honors, new study finds
“Blinding Lights” singer The Weeknd may be the latest chart-topping Black performer to be snubbed by the Grammys, but he’s far from…
Continue Reading GE is in talks to merge its aircraft leasing unit with rival AerCap
General Electric is in talks to combine its massive aircraft leasing unit with rival AerCap Holdings. The talks, first reported late Sunday in the…
Continue Reading India could be back as the world’s fastest growing economy this year
After plunging into recession for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, India’s economy should come roaring back to life in 2021.…
Continue Reading The global recovery is gaining speed. There are still huge risks
Finally, some good news: The outlook for the global economy is clearly improving. What’s happening: The Organization for Economic Cooperation…
Continue Reading Top tech stocks are in correction territory. Here’s why
Apple shares are down more than 18% from their January high. Amazon’s stock is off 12% from a recent peak in early February. And chipmaker…
Continue Reading Unilever will stop calling certain hair and skin types ‘normal’ in inclusivity push
Unilever, the owner of Dove, Vaseline and Axe, is dumping the word “normal.” The consumer goods giant announced Tuesday that it would no…
Continue Reading Stocks (mostly) rally as Wall Street cheers Biden’s stimulus package
Wall Street was in rally mode Monday — for the most part. Tech stocks and other momentum darlings — the so-called FAANG stocks — weren’t…
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St. Charles Bend nurses turn out in support of striking medical tech workers
St. Charles Bend nurses joined picketers near the hospital on Monday, voicing support for about 150 medical tech workers and concern for patient care…
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Bend, Redmond home sale prices ease back a bit from record highs
Bend and Redmond home sale prices in February edged back from the records set in January, with price declines also seen in most smaller markets…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Wells Fargo is joining the green wave sweeping finance
Wells Fargo is the latest big bank to embrace ambitious lending goals to fight the climate crisis. The bank is setting a goal of net zero greenhouse…
Continue Reading Twenty-somethings are finding their dream apartments on TikTok
As vacant apartments pile up in big cities, real estate agents are increasingly turning to TikTok to match twenty-somethings with rentals that are a…
Continue Reading The US pandemic at one year: Looking back at the week everything changed, and looking forward
This week’s news coverage of the coronavirus will toggle between retrospectives about the one-year anniversary of the pandemic and…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Cameron Diaz wants to ship you her wine
Actress Cameron Diaz and fashion entrepreneur Katherine Power have a problem: Their new wine label is so popular that even they are having trouble…
Continue Reading Being owned by a billionaire is a struggling newsroom’s dream. But it can turn into a nightmare
Not all rich people spend their money on space travel and charities. Some also want to own media companies. Jeff Bezos has The Washington Post. John…
Continue Reading Billionaire MacKenzie Scott remarries, tying the knot with a Seattle schoolteacher
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s richest people, has re-married after her 2019 divorce from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Seattle…
Continue Reading Deliveroo promises some riders $14,000 when it IPOs. Most will get far less
Amazon-backed food delivery startup Deliveroo has announced plans to give some of its busiest riders £10,000 bonuses ($13,850) when it goes public…
Continue Reading Chinese selfie app pours cash into bitcoin and could buy more
Tesla turned heads last month when it revealed that it had invested big in bitcoin. Now a Chinese company is jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon,…
Continue Reading China faces huge climate and tech challenges in its bid for global leadership
China’s leaders are finalizing their political and economic agenda for the rest of 2021 and beyond. How the country achieves technological…
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