A shopping cart sits in the parking lot of a Sears retail store on March 22, 2017 in Schaumburg, Illinois. Sears Holdings, the parent of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck, & Co., said there is “substantial doubt” about the company’s financial viability. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images The last Sears department store
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An employee passes a drink order to a customer at the drive-thru of a Starbucks coffee shop in Rodeo, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Restaurant tech start-up Agot AI has closed a $10 million funding round that will help the company work toward its mission of improving fast-food order accuracy. The
In this article VIAC NFLX Cedric the Entertainer marking his first time as Master of Ceremonies for the Emmy Awards. CBS Photo Archive | CBS | Getty Images With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, the Emmy Awards will once again break with tradition. Since 2008, the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles has been the go-to
In this article PEP BYND Ramon Laguarta, chief executive officer of PepsiCo Inc., stands for a photograph before a closing bell ceremony at a Nasdaq Inc. remote location in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images PepsiCo is hoping to release new plant-based snacks and drinks made through
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: Dow futures flat after 30-stock average dropped 292 points Casino stocks tank as Macao considers tighter regulations Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom survives California recall election Biden to meet with U.S. employers about Covid vaccines SpaceX set to make
In this article DAI-DE BMW-DE VOW3-DE 9868-HK NIO The electric vehicle sector is seeing its “most exciting moment” now — and consolidation in the sector cannot be avoided, says Bain & Company’s Helen Liu. “I would say that consolidation is an inevitable trend in this industry,” Liu, partner at the consultancy firm, told CNBC’s “Capital
Rivian R1T electric truck Source: Rivian EV start-up Rivian is the first automaker to bring an electric pickup to the consumer market, beating Tesla, General Motors and others in what’s expected to be a hotly contested segment in the years ahead. Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe on Tuesday tweeted that the company’s first R1T
Sajid Javid, U.K. health secretary, left, and Boris Johnson, U.K. prime minister, during a news conference inside number 10 Downing Street in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. Neil Hall | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Tuesday outlined the government’s fall-winter plan to tackle the coronavirus crisis,
A person wears a face mask while carrying shopping bags in Columbus Circle on November 28, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Shoppers have shown an eagerness to spend on new clothes, electronics and jewelry, in recent months — and retail analysts are betting that splurging will fuel the holiday season.
A CSULB student receives a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine during a City of Long Beach Public Health Covid-19 mobile vaccination clinic at the California State University Long Beach (CSULB) campus on August 11, 2021 in Long Beach, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Covid case counts in the U.S.
Wild Earth Plant-based meat products have made their way into grocery stores, restaurants, and onto kitchen tables thanks in large part to Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. Now your pet’s food bowl is the next place you might find plant-based products. Pet ownership and spending has boomed in the U.S. amid the pandemic. Seventy percent
Winner Russia’s Daniil Medvedev (R) and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hold their trophies after the 2021 US Open Tennis tournament men’s final match against at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 12, 2021. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images Novak Djokovic’s hopes of a calendar Grand Slam and
In this article .SPX .DJI The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index just suffered five straight days of losses and their worst weekly performance since — wait for it — June. Investors went into the summer easing up a little bit on stocks and have exited the summer with a similar bout of
In this article BYND Vegan chicken quick-serve restaurants like San Antonio, Texas-based Project Pollo are aiming directly at Chick-fil-A and its fried chicken sandwich as the plant-based meat industry rises against one of fast-food’s recent best-selling menu items. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images In an iconic scene from 1970’s film “Five Easy Pieces,” a
Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates winning match point to defeat Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada during the second set of their Women’s Singles final match on Day Thirteen of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2021. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Elsa | Getty Images
Gavin Newsom, governor of California, speaks during a ‘Vote No’ recall campaign event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images California voters will decide whether to remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a Sept. 14 recall election. While Newsom has taken only moderate actions
Former “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart (2nd R) looks on as US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (R), D-NY, speaks with John Feal (C), a 9/11 health advocate, and 9/11 first responders, survivors and their families, during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2019, to discuss the introduction
In this article DIS 6758.T-JP (L-R) Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, Angelina Jolie, and Barry Keoghan of ‘The Eternals’ took part today in the Walt Disney Studios presentation at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. Jesse Grant | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The rest of
In this article CMCSA Ben Platt stars in “Dear Evan Hansen.” Universal On Broadway, “Dear Evan Hansen” was a smash hit. On the big screen, it’s poised to be a flop. The latest Hollywood musical adaptation debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday ahead of its Sept. 24 release. While the musical show
The Biden administration said Wednesday it plans to take “bold action” to enforce antitrust laws aimed at meatpacking companies it says are causing beef, pork, and poultry prices to rise at the grocery store. Even though beef prices have been rising, farmers and ranchers have been making less money, the White House said. Climate change,