Month: April 2022
CEO of online grocer Boxed says if gas prices stay high, so will grocery bills
Online grocer Boxed CEO Chieh Huang said shoppers may have to get used to paying more to fill up the fridge and pantry — especially if gas prices stay elevated. Huang told CNBC’s “TechCheck” higher fuel prices are the main driver of steeper costs in the company’s e-commerce business. Boxed sells bulk groceries, which are […]
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Robinhood revives plans to launch in the UK with deal to buy crypto app Ziglu
A woman holds a smartphone with the Robinhood logo in the background. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Robinhood said Tuesday it has agreed to buy Ziglu, a London-based fintech app that lets users trade bitcoin and several other cryptocurrencies. The acquisition will help Robinhood expand into the U.K. and Europe, […]
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Amazon must reinstate fired worker who led protest over working conditions, judge rules
Amazon workers at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse strike in demand that the facility be shut down and cleaned after one staffer tested positive for the coronavirus on March 30, 2020 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Amazon has been ordered to reinstate a worker who was fired after leading a protest […]
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One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF
Mounting frustration over inflation, scarcity and lengthy power cuts brought demonstrators in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Monday. Angry protestors called for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Buddhika Weerasinghe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday, killing […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, Johnson & Johnson, WeWork and more
Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and syringe are seen in front of displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Tuesday. Johnson & Johnson — Shares of the pharmaceutical and consumer giant gained 3% after the company beat […]
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Dr. Oz has close ties to the wealthy du Pont family heirs, and they’re backing his GOP bid for Pennsylvania’s Senate seat
Veteran physician and Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz has little-known, but close ties to the heirs of the DuPont chemical fortune who are financially backing Oz’s Senate run, according to a review of campaign finance records. Oz, who amassed his own multimillion-dollar fortune as the host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” is related to […]
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This 29-year-old makes $400,000 per year and owns 3 properties: ‘5 things I refuse to spend money on’
In 2018, I hit my first six-figure year as a freelance writer on Fiverr, earning nearly $300,000 in revenue writing blogs, press releases and website content for clients. Now, at 29, I have six streams of income — from freelance writing, influencer sponsorships, eBook sales, course sales, ad revenue and affiliate revenue. Last year, I […]
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Natural gas drops 10%, pulls back from more than 13-year high
U.S. natural gas futures plunged more than 10% Tuesday, reversing Monday’s surge which saw the contract rally more than 10% at one point to break above $8 per million British thermal units and hit the highest level since September 2008. Henry Hub prices declined 10.2% Tuesday to trade at $7.02. The May contract is now […]
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Moderna says its redesigned Covid vaccine produced stronger immunity against omicron than current shots
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Giorgio Companies site in Blandon, PA where the CATE Mobile Vaccination Unit was onsite to administer Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines to workers, April 14, 2021. Ben Hasty | MediaNews Group | Reading Eagle via Getty Images Moderna on Tuesday released clinical data demonstrating that […]
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National Urban League urges Twitter to reject Elon Musk’s bid over civil rights concerns
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. Getty Images Twitter’s board of directors should consider rejecting Elon Musk’s bid for the social media company because of the harm his ownership could have on users’ civil rights, said Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League. In a letter on Monday to Twitter Chairman Bret […]
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