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Stock market today: Wall Street swings in final trading hours before Trump tariff announcement
U.S. stocks are drifting higher Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say in the afternoon about where interest rates may be heading. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 129 points, or 0.3%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher....
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Hooters files for bankruptcy to enable founder-led buyout
Hooters says it intends to stay open and resolve its troubles within four months. A group of the company’s original founders plans to buy and operate more of the restaurants.
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This pub on a remote island in Ireland is looking for someone new to take over—but there's a catch
The McLoughlin Bar in Achill Island has been run by the same family for over 150 years and its current owner is looking for a person to take the reins.
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23andMe bankruptcy filing sparks privacy fears as DNA data of millions goes up for sale
A 23andMe spokesperson said that there will be no change to how the company stores customers’ data and that it plans to follow all relevant U.S. laws.
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23andMe files for bankruptcy. What happens to all the DNA data?
Embattled genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Missouri federal court on Sunday night. The company’s CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned from her role as chief executive effective immediately, though she will remain a member of the board. “We have had many successes but I equally take accountability for the challenges we…
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23andMe bankruptcy: Here's how to delete your data
23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO has resigned as the struggling genetic testing company continues its push to cut costs.
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DNA testing company 23andMe files for bankruptcy
The genetic testing company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Missouri Sunday night.
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23andMe files for bankruptcy, Anne Wojcicki steps down as CEO
Anne Wojcicki has resigned from her role as chief executive effective immediately, though she will remain a member of the board.
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Ben & Jerry's says its CEO was fired over the company's political posts
Ben & Jerry’s claims its CEO was wrongly fired because of the ice cream company’s progressive political stance.
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher ahead of Fed announcement
U.S. stocks are drifting higher Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say in the afternoon about where interest rates may be heading. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 129 points, or 0.3%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher....
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These are the 10 cheapest states to start a new business in the US
Utah is the least expensive state to start a new business, according to a new ranking from online small business advisor SimplifyLLC.
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‘RFK'ing the french fries': Steak ‘n Shake becomes a MAHA darling
The Indianapolis-based fast-food chain has embraced Kennedy, earning praise from many high-profile Trump supporters along the way.
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PepsiCo buys prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion
Poppi’s founders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth launched the brand back in 2018.
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Florida's famous orange groves may soon disappear
Florida’s citrus growers are struggling to survive the one-two punch of hurricanes and disease.
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What is a product recall?
Recalls occur when manufacturers and distributors remove products “that present a risk of injury or gross deception or are otherwise defective,” according to the FDA.
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Southwest to charge for checked bags starting in May
Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the budget carrier from its rivals. Southwest, which built years of advertising campaigns around its policy of letting passengers check up to bags for free, said people who haven’t either reached the upper...
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Stock market today: S&P 500 tumbles most since 2022 as Wall Street mulls Trump economic pain threshold
The U.S. stock market’s sell-off is worsening Monday, and it’s heading toward its worst day since 2022 as Wall Street questions how much pain President Donald Trump is willing for the economy to endure in order to get what he wants. The S&P 500 was down as much as 3% in afternoon trading, coming off its worst week since September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...
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How an entrepreneur created a business from his mother's hot sauce recipe
Hector Saldivar of Tia Lupita Foods took his products from his mother’s doorstep to local stores, and then to national retailers and “Shark Tank.”
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Wall Street's losing streak deepens as Trump's tariffs kick in
Stocks tumbled in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out all the gains for the S&P 500 since Election Day. The tariffs between the U.S., China, Canada, and Mexico has helped to extend a recent slump for U.S. stocks that was prompted by signs of weakness in...
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Giant chipmaker TSMC to spend $100B to expand chip manufacturing in US, Trump announces
Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in the United States, President Donald Trump said Monday.