Members of the Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HADR) team from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s RFA Mounts Bay deliver supplies after Hurricane Dorian on the island of Great Abaco, Bahamas September 4, 2019. LPhot Paul Halliwell | Royal Navy | Reuters Volunteers continue to search for victims and survivors after Hurricane Dorian blasted the Bahamas with
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Health officials are warning consumers about a mysterious lung disease that has sickened hundreds and killed at least three people. What to avoid? That’s where they disagree. Federal health officials are reviewing 450 possible cases linked to vaping across 33 states and one territory. At least three people have died from the illness. It’s too
Dane Collaro, dressed as Spider-Man, shows his displeasure with the Sony/Disney spat over the web slinger, as he walks through the D23 Expo with his girlfriend Lauren Wood, dressed as Anastasia, in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, Aug 23, 2019. MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images | MediaNews Group | Getty Images With great power,
CNBC’s Jim Cramer maps out what he’s expecting in stock news next week, including economic data from the U.S. and China, along with earnings reports. The “Mad Money” host is says Amazon and Campbell Soup are worth buying here. Cramer sits down with home decor retailer At Home CEO Lee Bird to hear how the
Kevin Johnson, CEO, Starbucks Scott Mlyn | CNBC CHICAGO — As 12,000 Starbucks store managers from the U.S. and Canada descended on Chicago this week, the coffee chain announced a series of changes coming soon that will affect employees. Starbucks’ Leadership Experience was the first conference for its employees since 2014 and CEO Kevin Johnson’s
Melissa Eamer is currently VP of Sales & Marketing for Amazon Devices. Source: Glossier Glossier, the online beauty brand recently valued at $1.2 billion, has poached a top Amazon exec, Melissa Eamer, to become chief operating officer, CNBC has learned. Eamer ended a 19-year run at Amazon last week. Most recently, she was vice president
American Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane seen in Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images An American Airlines mechanic has been arrested and charged with sabotaging an aircraft’s navigation system before a flight in July, forcing crew to abort takeoff from Miami, according to an affidavit filed in federal court
Jin Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images GrubHub is McDonald’s newest delivery partner as the fast-food giant looks to make delivery a $4 billion business for the company this year. Shares of the delivery provider jumped 4% in extended trading Thursday evening. McDonald’s said Thursday that about 500 New York City and tri-state area locations
A concept of what General Motors’ new infotainment system will look like once Google Assistant is integrated into its vehicles beginning in 2021. GM DETROIT – General Motors and Google are teaming up to install the tech giant’s voice assistant and apps, including Google Maps, into GM vehicles beginning in 2021. The partnership, announced Thursday,
Susan Wojcicki, CEO, YouTube speaking at #VidCon, July 23, 2015. Harriet Taylor | CNBC Momentum is building in Washington to crack down on Big Tech’s most free-wheeling practices: the Department of Justice is conducting a broad review of tech companies in addition to a reported antitrust investigation of Google, and Facebook disclosed a new antitrust
A customer exits a CVS Health Corp. store in Oakland, California, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge reviewing a Justice Department decision to allow U.S. pharmacy chain and benefits manager CVS Health to merge with health insurer Aetna said on Wednesday that the agreement was
Tim Boyle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of American Eagle Outfitters fell more than 13% Wednesday after a slow start to the back-to-school season and unseasonable weather led to same-store sales growth that missed analyst expectations. The company said that sales were disappointing during the last two weeks of July, which is
Customers pump gasoline at a Kroger gasoline station in the parking lot of one of the company’s grocery stores in Worthington, Ohio in 2006. Gary Gardiner | Getty Images Kroger on Tuesday followed Walmart in asking shoppers not to openly carry guns in any of its stores, in states where “open carry” is allowed, unless
A customer browses products at a Walmart store in Burbank, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart’s former U.S. CEO told CNBC on Tuesday that the retailer’s decision to stop selling some ammunition is a “thoughtful” one, but he’s not confident it will reduce gun violence. The biggest retailer in the world
UAW President Gary Jones and GM CEO and Chairman Mary Barra shaking hands at the event. Source: General Motors DETROIT – United Auto Workers members overwhelmingly granted union leaders authorization to strike during contract negotiations this year with General Motors, Ford Motor and Fiat Chrysler, if needed. The union on Tuesday announced about 96% of
Factory workers at TNG Dai Tu Factory in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam work on brand name garments like Nike, Adidas and Converse. Justin Solomon | CNBC It’s crucial for businesses to be flexible and to hedge one’s bets amid the protracted and unpredictable trade war, according to a Hong Kong-based garment maker. For Lever Style, it
A ‘No Gas’ sign is seen on a gas pump at a station after it ran out of gas as people get fuel before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian on August 30, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hurricane Dorian’s winds slowed, prompting a downgrade to
In this photo illustration, the new Impossible Whopper sits on a table at a Burger King restaurant on August 8, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York. Drew Angerer | Getty Images As concerns mount over the dangers of a rapidly warming planet, upstart food companies are targeting a major climate-damaging food: beef. Beyond Meat and its
This photo taken on October 17, 2018 shows a worker inspecting shoes at a factory in Qingdao in China’s eastern Shandong province. STR | AFP | Getty Images China’s manufacturing activity expanded in August, according to results of a private survey released on Monday amid the country’s escalating trade war with the U.S. The Caixin/Markit
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) briefing on hurricane Dorian at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, U.S., September 1, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Hurricane Dorian will not hit Alabama, said the National Weather Service on Sunday, contradicting comments made by President Trump earlier. “Alabama will NOT see any impacts