Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sparked a backlash last week after limiting interviews to journalists of color on the two-year anniversary of her inauguration, a decision she intended to put a spotlight on the lack of diversity in media.But many journalists,…
Bitcoin prices fell as much as 13% on Sunday, extending losses from a gut-wrenching week for cryptocurrencies.Bitcoin, which accounts for more than 45% of the global crypto market, was trading around $33,000 per coin Sunday morning eastern time — far…
After a year of wearing masks, physical distancing and only small outdoor gatherings, a world of possibilities is finally beginning to open up for the vaccinated.More states are easing coronavirus restrictions as per the latest Centers for Disease Control and…
"Saturday Night Live" ended one of its strangest years — a season in which the show had to do episodes with coronavirus protocols during a pandemic — by explaining to audiences what a wild year it really was.The NBC variety…
For decades, ExxonMobil has deployed Big Tobacco-like propaganda to downplay the gravity of the climate crisis, shift blame onto consumers and protect its own interests, according to a Harvard University study published Thursday.The peer-reviewed study found that Exxon publicly equates…
Earlier this year Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sold a digitally signed copy of his first-ever tweet from 2006 for nearly $3 million. And that could be just the beginning for sales of celebrity non-fungible tokens, or NFTs.That's according to Cameron…
As pandemic restrictions ease, and more people get vaccinated and start returning to offices, some restaurants are seeing lunchtime crowds pick up. But this time, things are a little different.Among the changes restaurant owners have encountered: Boozy lunches getting boozier.…
About the only thing that hasn't been hurt by the hacking attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline? The company's market value.If it were publicly traded, the Colonial's stock would undoubtedly have tumbled. But the 59-year-old firm is privately held,…
Kentucky Fried Chicken is rolling out new packaging this summer, joining other major fast food companies that are giving themselves a makeover.The chicken chain said the new look is a "more modern take" on the KFC's signature red and white…
Hackers are holding one of America's most important pipelines hostage, a stunning development that should serve as a warning to even bigger targets: the nation's financial industry.The nightmare scenario is that a Colonial Pipeline-style ransomware attack disrupts major banks or…
The supply chain shortage just got fowl: Chick-fil-A is limiting the number of sauces it's giving out to customers because of limited stock.The chicken chain said Wednesday that industry-wide supply chain issues, which are affecting essentially every aspect of the…
A growing number of gas stations along the East Coast are without fuel as nervous drivers aggressively fill up their tanks following a ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline, a critical artery for gasoline.The panic-buying threatens to exacerbate…
Just about everything is getting more expensive in the United States as the stimulus-fueled economy rebounds and Americans are again spending on shopping, traveling and eating out. But the pandemic is far from over, and supply-chain woes mean supply isn't…
We've all missed live concerts, weekend getaways and long vacations in the sun.Finally, thanks to coronavirus vaccination campaigns, such activities seem possible again, encouraging investors to pile into travel and entertainment stocks. But a closer look at what many of…
More people are refreshing their wardrobes at department stores again as they head back into restaurants and offices. That's great news for stores like Macy's, Nordstrom and Kohl's— but the comeback is probably fleeting.Top department store chains say they are…
Gas stations in the southeastern United States face significant outages Wednesday as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown stretches into a sixth day, sparking panic-buying that is exacerbating the supply crunch.As of 12:37 pm ET, 65% of all gas stations in North…
The UK economy is coming out of its deep freeze.Gross domestic product shrunk by 1.5% in the first quarter, according to the Office for National Statistics, a better than expected performance that was helped by a surge in activity in…
A devastating ransomware attack on a critical fuel pipeline in the United States has highlighted the growing threat that cyber criminals pose to the world's largest corporations and strategic infrastructure.It also raises a thorny question: should companies held to ransom…
More than 40% of expats surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong say they're considering moving away from the former British colony as China's influence grows and the city continues to enforce stringent quarantine rules.In a report…
China is growing fast — but the workforce powering its economic rise is shrinking.Census data released Tuesday showed that China's total population rose by 5.8% over the past decade — the slowest pace of growth since at least the 1960s.…
