Politics
Disney creative leaders express frustration to CEO Chapek over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill response
Bob Chapek, Disney CEO at the Boston College Chief Executives Club, November 15, 2021. Charles Krupa | AP Senior leaders across Disney’s creative studios have expressed their frustration to CEO Bob Chapek about his handling of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Chapek met with senior leadership […]
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U.S. House votes to strip Russia’s most favored nation trade status, moving bill to Senate
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts her weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center where she addressed the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House voted Thursday to strip Russia of its protected trading status, passing the legislation on […]
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Burger King partner in Russia refuses to close 800 locations, as fast-food chain moves to divest
A man holds meals from the Burger King restaurant on May, 15, 2020 in Dedovsk, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images Burger King is moving to divest its 15% stake in its Russian business, but the burger chain said it can’t legally suspend operations in the market right away. The Restaurant Brands International chain announced […]
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Merck’s Keytruda reduced risk of disease recurrence or death in early lung cancer patients by 24%
Stefanie Joho, 27, stands for a portrait at the home of a friend in Penn Valley, PA on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Joho, who was diagnosed with colon cancer at 22 years old, has been in remission since February 2016, thanks to an immunotherapy drug targeted at specific mutations that prevents repair of DNA-replication mistakes. […]
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Britain’s P&O Ferries sacks 800 staff and suspends sailing, saying its business is ‘not sustainable’
Three P&O Ferries, Spirit of Britain, Pride of Canterbury and Pride of Kent moor up in the cruise terminal at the Port of Dover in Kent as the company has suspended sailings ahead of a “major announcement” but insisted it is “not going into liquidation.” Gareth Fuller | PA Images | Getty Images LONDON — […]
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Fate of hundreds of civilians in bombed Mariupol theater unclear; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls out German lawmakers
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin says enforcing a no-fly zone would mean ‘combat’ with Russia U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Slovakia’s Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad attend a news conference in the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava, Slovakia, March 17, 2022. Radovan Stoklasa | Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated […]
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Biden names Dr. Ashish Jha new Covid response coordinator to succeed Jeff Zients
Dr. Ashish Jha is pictured in Providence, RI on Dec. 3, 2020. Jonathan Wiggs | Boston Globe | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Thursday named Dr. Ashish Jha as his new Covid-19 response coordinator to succeed Jeff Zients, who served in the role through the delta and omicron surges. Jha leads Brown University’s School […]
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Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold more than $400 million of company stock during the pandemic
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold $408 million in company stock since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic — averaging roughly $3.6 million a week — as the company’s stock soared on the development and rollout of its Covid vaccine, according to CNBC’s analysis of the […]
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How higher and more volatile energy prices will affect the move to clean energy
Wind power in Texas. Interstate 40, Adrian, Texas Paul Harris | Archive Photos | Getty Images After Russia invaded Ukraine, energy prices spiked. U.S. crude oil prices reached as high as $130 on March 6, the highest since July 2008. About a week later, U.S. gasoline prices hit a record high price of $4.33 per […]
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Why Russian people need tech companies to stay, not withdraw: It’s terrifying ‘how dark that place could become’
People gather to stage anti-war protest in Saint-Petersburg, Russia on March 1, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Getty Images As the U.S. and Europe impose economic sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and businesses such as McDonald’s and Starbucks shut down operations in the country, tech platforms must weigh a more complex equation. Unlike […]
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