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Beyond Meat expands meatless chicken distribution to 8,000 new retail locations
Beyond Meat’s meatless chicken tenders Source: Beyond Meat Beyond Meat is expanding distribution of its meatless chicken tenders to 8,000 new grocery, pharmacy and big-box retail locations. Customers will now be able to buy Beyond Chicken Tenders at select Albertsons, Sprouts, Whole Foods Market and CVS locations nationwide. All Kroger locations also will carry the […]
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Panera Bread is testing automated coffee brewing with Miso Robotics
Miso Robotics’ CookRight Coffee System Source: Miso Robotics Panera Bread is piloting Miso Robotics’ new automated coffee brewing system as it doubles down on its drink subscription program. It’s part of a broader shift across the restaurant industry toward automation as many eateries struggle to find workers and labor costs rise. For example, McDonald’s is […]
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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will test selling virtual goods in the metaverse
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen fencing in the “Metaverse” with an Olympic gold medal fencer during a live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference to announce the rebrand of Facebook as Meta, in this screen grab taken from a video released October 28, 2021. Facebook | via Reuters Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to make […]
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Microsoft bought and shut down this entrepreneur’s app. But now he’s raised money for an unofficial successor
Wunderlist co-founder Christian Reber Pitch German entrepreneur Christian Reber sold his to-do list app Wunderlist to Microsoft in 2015 for a sum that was reported to be between $100 million and $200 million only to watch the U.S. tech giant shut it down four years later. Now he’s just raised funding for a follow-on app […]
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Giant undersea cables set to give the UK and Germany their first direct energy link
Onshore wind turbines in Germany. The NeuConnect project says the interconnector will enable Britain to “tap into the vast energy infrastructure in Germany, including its significant renewable energy sources.” By Thomas E. Gunnarsson | Moment Open | Getty Images Key contracts totaling more than £1.5 billion ($1.95 billion) have been awarded for a major interconnector […]
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‘Forget FAANG’ and focus on value stocks in the current inflationary environment, Jim Cramer says
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday advised investors to turn away Big Tech and other growth stocks that are likely to be hard hit as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates. “For the moment, I do think we have to forget most of FAANG and focus on the money centers. The oils. Retailers with tremendous scale. […]
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Jim Cramer says he likes these 6 travel and leisure GARP stocks
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday highlighted six stocks in the travel and leisure space that he believes are investable due to their affordable price and growth potential. “With the [Federal Reserve] tightening [interest rates], the market prefers something called growth at a reasonable price, or GARP. … In other words, you want companies with better-than-average […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: Editas Medicine is not a buy
DraftKings Inc: “They are in a battle, a pure battle to try to get market share and right now, there is no sign that the battle is over. … I do think they’ll win.” SoFi Technologies Inc: “I can’t tell you to sell it. But I can also tell you, maybe I’m not the answer […]
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Jim Cramer says he would buy Hershey stock now and down on the ‘next inflation scare’
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday advised investors to pick up stock of Hershey for their portfolios. “Hershey’s the most consistent growth stock in a group where safety’s first, and you know what they say, safety never takes a vacation. I would buy some here, then wait to buy more if the stock gets hit the […]
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WHO says it closely watching China as it grapples with its worst Covid surge of the pandemic
The World Health Organization on Monday said it is monitoring a major surge in Covid cases in mainland China, an outbreak that local officials have attributed to the more contagious omicron BA.2 subvariant. Dr. Kate O’Brien, director of WHO’s immunization and vaccine program, said the agency is in contact with public health authorities in China […]
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