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Dollar General will pay its workers to get a Covid-19 vaccine

January 13, 2021 10:04 am CNN Newsource

Dollar General wants its employees to get Covid-19 vaccines, so it’s offering to pay them to do it. The chain said Wednesday that it will give…

The big winners from Tesla stock surge: lithium miners and battery makers

January 13, 2021 9:59 am CNN Newsource

The incredible stock market surge for Tesla isn’t just making Elon Musk and Tesla investors rich. Traders betting on lithium miners and battery…

New York City moves to end contracts with the Trump Organization

January 13, 2021 9:51 am CNN Newsource

New York City is seeking to terminate its business relationships with the Trump Organization in response to last week’s attack on the US…

Circle K’s owners offer $20 billion for France’s biggest retailer

January 13, 2021 9:47 am CNN Newsource

Convenience store operators are having a moment. Canada’s Couche-Tard, the owner of Circle K, said in a statement on Wednesday that it’s…

Life may get back to normal this year. But the economy probably won’t

January 13, 2021 8:59 am CNN Newsource

It’s tempting to think now that 2020 is over, the economy will soon snap back to normal. But that’s still far off: Americans aren’t…

Amazon is removing QAnon merchandise from its site

January 13, 2021 8:57 am CNN Newsource

Amazon said it is banning QAnon merchandise from its marketplace in response to the extremist group’s role in attacking the US Capitol. The…

New York City terminates contracts with the Trump Organization

January 13, 2021 6:28 am CNN Newsource

New York City is terminating its business relationships with the Trump Organization in response to last week’s attack on the US Capitol. On the…

Investors bet on a rapid vaccine rollout. That’s now at risk

January 13, 2021 5:11 am CNN Newsource

Faith in massive Covid-19 vaccination efforts has been a key reason stocks have kicked off 2021 by notching a string of record highs. But early…

The tech industry used ‘the nuclear option’ to crack down on violent groups organizing online

January 13, 2021 5:10 am CNN

Twitter’s decision to ban President Donald Trump from its platform on Friday sent shock waves through the political and tech worlds. But a…

Las Vegas, the hardest-hit metro economy in America, just suffered another blow

January 13, 2021 4:39 am CNN Newsource

In the run-up to the Consumer Electronics Show last year, Gina Muoio was pulling 60-to-80-hour weeks at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las…

It’s easy for big business to dump the GOP now. Tax hikes will be the real test

January 13, 2021 4:26 am CNN

The insurrection at the US Capitol has sparked a reckoning in the business world. Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Microsoft and other companies…

Australian company renames racially offensive cheese brand

January 13, 2021 4:20 am CNN Newsource

An Australian food company has officially renamed a famous snack brand after years of complaints that it shared its name with a racial slur.…

Why messaging app Signal is surging in popularity right now

January 13, 2021 3:40 am CNN

Users have flocked to encrypted messaging app Signal by the millions in recent days — bringing it to the No. 1 spot on both Google Play Store and…

Amazon slams Parler in court reply and invokes Big Tech’s liability shield

January 13, 2021 3:27 am CNN

Amazon Web Services filed its response to Parler’s lawsuit on Tuesday, blaming the social media platform favored by the far-right for filing a…

A global chip shortage is hitting carmakers at the worst possible time

January 13, 2021 2:31 am CNN Newsource

The world’s largest carmakers are facing a critical shortage of semiconductors that threatens to hamstring production just as the industry…

UK to fine companies that fail to disclose imports tied to China’s Xinjiang region

January 12, 2021 8:29 pm CNN Newsource

The British government will fine companies which hide connections to China’s Xinjiang region where Uyghurs and other minorities are allegedly…

Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election

January 12, 2021 6:24 pm CNN Newsource

Some of America’s biggest companies are suspending donations to Republican Congress members who objected to the Electoral College’s…

CES 2021 hightlights: see-through TVs, a rollable smartphone and ice cream pods

January 12, 2021 4:44 pm CNN

We’re two days into this year’s virtual Consumer Electronics Show, and we’ve already seen big tech announcements from companies…

Visa and Plaid scrap $5.3 billion merger agreement

January 12, 2021 3:10 pm CNN Newsource

Visa and fintech startup Plaid have terminated their $5.3 billion merger agreement after facing a legal challenge from the Department of Justice. The…

This is the right-wing media problem in a microcosm

January 12, 2021 3:10 pm CNN

Shortly after the Capitol attack on January 6, several media companies leapt into action, scrambling to modify the infrastructures of misinformation…