Month: August 2022
China ratchets up military and economic pressure on Taiwan as Pelosi begins her visit
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei on Tuesday night, kicking off a controversial visit that had already strained the testy relationship between Beijing and Washington before it even began. China has spent weeks warning Pelosi not to come to the disputed territory, which Beijing considers a province of China, […]
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Taco Bell says its Mexican Pizza will be back in September
Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza Source: Taco Bell Mexican Pizza will be returning as a permanent menu item at Taco Bell on September 15, according to the fast-food chain. The chain, owned by Yum Brands, had pulled the item in 2020 to simplify its menu before bringing it back this May. But Taco Bell said ingredient […]
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Apple chipmaker TSMC warns Taiwan-China war would make everybody losers
A man walks past TSMC’s logo at the company’s headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty Images If China were to invade Taiwan, the most-advanced chip factory in the world would be rendered “not operable,” TSMC Chair Mark Liu said in an English-language interview with CNN this week. In the undated interview, […]
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Mall owners say retailers are still opening stores in spite of recession fears
The biggest shopping mall owners in the United States say retailers are still forging ahead with plans to open new stores in spite of growing recession fears and decades-high inflation that’s squeezing shoppers’ budgets. Simon Property Group, the country’s largest mall owner, said the pipeline of businesses slated to open up at its properties remains […]
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Robinhood’s crypto division fined $30 million by New York financial regulator
People wait in line for t-shirts at a pop-up kiosk for the online brokerage Robinhood along Wall Street after the company went public with an IPO earlier in the day on July 29, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The New York State Department of Financial Services announced on Tuesday it […]
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi breaks down second-quarter earnings and shift to services
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’ to break down the company’s latest quarterly earnings report, which showed the ride hailing company was cash-flow positive for the first time. Khosrowshahi also provides an outlook for the fall and weighs […]
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on earnings: It was a strong quarter on top and bottom lines
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’ to break down the company’s latest quarterly earnings report, which showed the ride hailing company was cash-flow positive for the first time. Source
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Instagram boss Adam Mosseri to move to London as Meta tries to counter TikTok’s rise
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is relocating from San Francisco to London, in a bid to boost parent company Meta’s ambition to lure users away from TikTok as it grapples with a slump in users. Mosseri will move to London later this year, and the move will be […]
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Ferrari boosts full-year guidance after a record second quarter
The Ferrari SP38 seen at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022 on June 23rd in Chichester, England. Martyn Lucy | Getty Images Ferrari raised its guidance for 2022 after reporting record results for the second quarter amid unprecedented demand for its high-priced sports and grand touring cars. The Italian supercar maker has been largely immune from […]
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Biden names team to manage U.S. monkeypox response as outbreak grows
Duane Rinde, 57, an Oakland Park resident, receives the Monkeypox vaccine administered by nurse practitioner Joel Ramos at Latinos Salud in Wilton Manors, Florida on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Al Diaz | Miami Herald | Tribune News Service | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Tuesday named a team of disaster management and health officials […]
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