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From Nike to Nutella: Company Names You Have Probably Been Mispronouncing Your Whole Life
Global company names often get Americanized or Anglicized to the point where they’re unrecognizable.
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Why Live Nation and Ticketmaster Dominate the Live Entertainment Industry
Consumers are calling for the Live Nation and Ticketmaster monopoly to end. Here’s how they became the dominant force in the live entertainment business.
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DOJ Files Second Antitrust Suit Against Google, Seeks to Break Up Its Ad Business
The lawsuit targets Google’s advertising business and comes after reports that DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter had been cleared to work on Google.
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Why M&Ms Is Getting Rid of Its Beloved ‘Spokescandies' for Now
The company behind the chocolate candies faced backlash last year when it made changes to make the mascots more inclusive.
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M&Ms Pulls Its Beloved ‘Spokescandies' in the Wake of Right-Wing Outrage Over Shoes, Gender
Candy maker Mars is replacing its M&Ms “spokescandies” with actress Maya Rudolph after facing right-wing criticism.
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Party City Files for Bankruptcy With Plans to Restructure Mounting Debt
Retailer Party City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, toppled by a heavy debt load as inflation hits consumers’ wallets and dents sales.
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NY Sues Over Alleged Fraud at Failed Crypto Lender Celsius
The former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network misled investors, leading them “down a path of financial ruin,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday in a lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky that seeks to ban him from doing business in the state. In her lawsuit filed in state court in Manhattan, James said Mashinsky, a co-founder…
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Feds Say Crumbl Cookies Violated Child Labor Laws
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Crumbl Cookies has violated child labor regulations in six states, affecting 46 minor-aged workers.
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Associates of FTX Founder Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges
A federal prosecutor says two associates of Sam Bankman-Fried have pleaded guilty to criminal charges in cooperation deals related to the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Wednesday night that Carolyn Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, a trading firm started by Bankman-Fried, and Gary Wang, who co-founded FTX along with Bankman-Fried, pleaded guilty...
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Elon Musk Actively Searching for a New Twitter CEO, Sources Say
Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk is searching for a new CEO of the company, sources told CNBC’s David Faber.
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Sam's Club Is Taking on Costco's Famous $1.50 Hot Dog and Soda — by Lowering Its Own Combo to $1.38
Sam’s Club now sells its hot dog combo for 12 cents less than Costco’s.
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Move Over Elf on the Shelf: Hidden Valley Introduces ‘Ranch on a Branch' to Dress Up Your Christmas Tree
Move over Elf on the Shelf — there’s a new adorable holiday character on the market, tailor-made for the ranch dressing lover in your life.
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Elon Musk Sells at Least $3.95 Billion Worth of Tesla Shares After Twitter Deal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold additional shares of his electric car company after closing the $44 billion purchase of Twitter.
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Robust Or Vulnerable? Experts Are Split on Australia's Economic Outlook
Australia’s economists are tied on their judgement call concerning the economy’s outlook. The Bank of Queensland is “quite bullish” while others are cautious.
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In the College Sports Pay Era, Female Athletes Are Emerging as Big Economic Winners
Nike’s NIL deal with NCAA college and high school players was led by Bronny James, but shows the rising role of female athletes in the era of endorsement deals.
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How This 41-Year-Old Went From ‘Living on Credit Cards' to Retiring Early With $3 Million in California
Jeremy Schneider saw his peers selling their companies for big bucks and retiring early during the dotcom boom. He set out to do the same and succeeded.
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I Achieved a Perfect 850 Credit Score, Says Finance Coach: How I Got There in 5 Steps
Personal finance coach Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, 54, achieved a perfect credit score for the first time in 2021. Here’s how she did it.
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Missed a Tax Credit From Last Year? You Can Claim That Money Through Nov. 15
GetCTC.org will let those who typically don’t file tax returns claim the child tax and earned income tax credits and third stimulus checks, through Nov. 15.
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A Harvard Nutritionist Shares 6 Brain Foods That Will Help Your Kids Stay ‘Sharp and Focused'
Kids can be picky eaters. Harvard nutritionist Dr. Uma Naidoo shares six best “brain foods” that will help your kids stay sharp and mentally focused.