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Tupperware relied on social gatherings for explosive growth in the mid 20th century

Asian shares have logged moderate losses after the S&P 500 dropped 3.5% as markets shuddered over surging coronavirus cases that are bringing fresh pandemic shutdown measures

Boeing, which is already shedding 16,000 jobs, said Wednesday it will cut thousands more through the end of next year as it prepares for a long slump in air travel and aircraft demand because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Salt Lake City will go from two daily printed newspapers to none after both of its major publications cut print days to once a week in moves that could portend more struggles for the country’s newspaper industry.

The U.S. casino industry is seeking tax and regulatory relief from the government as it tries to recover from a coronavirus outbreak that cost states more than $2 billion in lost tax revenue while casinos were shut down for four months this year.

Asian shares are heading lower on worries about rising virus counts and Washington’s inability to deliver more aid to the economy

Shares have fallen in Asia after surging coronavirus cases and waning hopes for U.S. economic stimulus gave Wall Street its worst day in a month

Dunkin’ Brands, the Massachusetts-based company that owns Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, confirmed Sunday that it’s been in talks about a sale with a private company.

American Airlines is planning customer tours of the Boeing 737 Max and calls with its pilots in the coming weeks to boost the public’s confidence in the plane after two fatal crashes.

More than seven months into a pandemic, some small cities are grappling with airline service cuts because of the slump in air travel.

A California appeals court has upheld an order requiring Uber and Lyft to treat their California drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, less than two weeks before voters will be asked to exempt the ride-hailing giants from the state’s gig economy law.

Facebook said Thursday it will start charging companies for some its WhatsApp Business chat services.

AstraZeneca shares turned negative Wednesday after a Brazilian health authority, Anvisa, said a volunteer in its coronavirus vaccine study died.

Asian stocks are following Wall Street lower as investors watched for signs of progress in negotiations over a U.S. economic aid plan

As office workers continue to stay home during the pandemic, cities that were in the middle of bustling downtown comebacks are feeling a lot of uncertainty

Tesla has recalled hundreds of 2020 Model Y vehicles because of faulty trailer brake lights, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Asian shares are mostly higher, cheered by gains on Wall Street as investors welcomed a batch of solid earnings reports from U.S. companies

Asian shares have fallen, tracking Wall Street’s decline as hopes for badly needed new economic aid for the U.S. economy fade

The number of passengers screened for flights in the U.S. topped one million in a day for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak last March, but it’s still about 60% fewer air travelers than this time last year.

The diet soda, which debuted in 1963 and peaked in popularity in the 1970s and ’80s, still had a cult following of “TaBaholics.”

Stocks took a late stumble on Wall Street, erasing an early gain and leaving major indexes mixed on Friday

About 8,000 people landed in Hawaii on the first day of a pre-travel testing program that allowed travelers to come to the islands without quarantining for two weeks if they could produce a negative coronavirus test

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 898,000, a historically high number that is evidence that layoffs remain a hindrance to the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession that erupted seven months ago

Asian stock markets are following Wall Street lower as hopes U.S. leaders might agree on a new economic stimulus before the Nov. 3 presidential election fade

For shoppers who can’t part with Black Friday traditions, Walmart said Wednesday that it still plans to have in-store events featuring deep discounts.

If you happen to pass by a local bookstores and see its windows stuffed with what appears to be Amazon boxes, don’t be too confused.

Microsoft says it has taken legal action seeking to disrupt a major cybercrime digital network that uses more than 1 million zombie computers to loot bank accounts and spread ransomware

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after solid gains for technology stocks pushed Wall Street higher on Monday

Carnival Cruise Line says it’s canceling its remaining cruises scheduled for November out of two Florida ports, as well as five cruises from Australia at the beginning of next year

Two American economists have won the Nobel Prize for improving how auctions work

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A new White House coronavirus aid has gotten bad reviews from both ends of the political spectrum

McDonald’s is adding baked goods to its permanent menu for the first time in more than eight years as the fast-food giant tries to revive its breakfast sales.

Starting Thursday, Yelp will add an alert on the pages of businesses that have been accused of racist behavior, following several widely covered allegations of racism at U.S. restaurants in recent months.

The Trump administration has blacklisted virtually all of Iran’s financial sector, dealing another blow to an economy that is already reeling under U.S. sanctions

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher on hopes Washington will provide more aid to the U.S. economy

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence that layoffs remain elevated seven months into the pandemic recession

A much-loved donut shop that has been serving the South Bay for decades is now the latest casualty of the COVID recession.

Supreme Court justices spent time discussing restaurant menus, keyboards, songs and even the periodic table in trying to resolve a copyright dispute between tech giants Google and Oracle

Stocks are recovering Wednesday after President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack on his decision to halt talks on another rescue effort for the economy.

A Democratic congressional staff report recommends changes to antitrust laws and enforcement that could result in major changes for Big Tech companies like spinning off or separating parts of their businesses or making it harder to buy smaller companies.

Apple announced a new product launch event on Oct. 13, where it’s expected to reveal the next model of the iPhone. The event starts at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET and will be streamed online due to the ongoing spread of coronavirus. The events are usually hosted in person at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California.

Stocks are mixed in Asia despite an overnight decline on Wall Street after President Donald Trump ordered a stop to talks on another round of aid for the economy

More than 500 movie theaters in the U.S. will close before this weekend, sending the film industry into a tailspin.

Southwest Airlines says its workers must take pay cuts or face furloughs next year.

Shares are higher in Asia after hopes for economic aid from Washington helped Wall Street recover its losses from the initial shock of learning President Donald Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus

Millions of Americans who worked in the industries hit hardest by the viral pandemic are finding that their unemployment has stretched from weeks into months.

Disney says at least a quarter of the 28,000 layoffs planned for Disney’s parks division will come from Florida.

Regal Cinemas is temporarily suspending operations at all 536 of its theaters in the United States this week due to continued revenue losses from the coronavirus pandemic, its parent company Cineworld announced Monday.

The latest effort by House Democrats to give more aid to the nation’s troubled airlines has failed

Airbnb will prohibit one-night rentals over Halloween weekend as part of its ongoing effort to crack down on party houses

Wall Street’s major stock indexes fell on Friday after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, but the losses ended up milder than investors braced for early in the morning

The U.S. unemployment rate has dropped to 7.9%, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work

The head of Pfizer, one of the drugmakers racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, told employees he was disappointed that its work was politicized during this week’s presidential debate and tried to reassure U.S. staff that the company won’t bend to pressure to move more quickly

Asian shares are mixed in thin holiday trading, with markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong closed

Trading has been suspended on the Tokyo Stock Exchange because of a problem in the system for relaying market information.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it has extended a no-sail order until Oct. 31. It was originally set to expire Wednesday.

Revelations of President Donald Trump’s near-zero federal income tax payments have underscored the ability of wealthy individuals with access to high-priced lawyers to outmatch an IRS that has long been understaffed and underfunded

Stocks rallied on Wall Street Wednesday, but only after zooming up, down and back up again in a fitting end to a wild month and quarter

U.S. restaurants are moving warily into fall, hoping their slow recovery persists despite the new challenge of chilly weather and a pandemic that’s expected to claim even more lives.

Prolonged closures at Disney’s California-based theme parks and limited attendance at its open parks has forced the company to lay off 28,000 employees across its parks, experiences and consumer products division, the company said.

About 40,000 workers in the airline industry are facing layoffs on Thursday unless Congress comes up with another aid package.

Stocks are mixed in Asia while upbeat manufacturing data lifted shares in China as investors studied the outcome of the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden

The tax-avoidance strategies that President Donald Trump capitalized on to shrink his tax burden to essentially zero are surprisingly common among major real estate developers and other uber-wealthy Americans

Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rallied and clawed back some of this month’s sharp losses ahead of a U.S. presidential election debate

Amazon is looking to kickstart holiday shopping early this year

A group of prominent Facebook critics, including one of the social network’s early investors and a journalist facing jail time in the Philippines, are launching their version of an “oversight board” to rival the company’s own

U.S. stocks closed with solid gains, the latest shift in a recent stretch of turbulence for the market

A federal appeals court says investors who profited from Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme must pay back their profits even if they knew nothing of it.

Month by month, retailers are starting to pay more rent as states lift shutdown orders and consumers become more comfortable venturing out to shop during the coronavirus pandemic. But negotiations, sometimes heated, continue between tenants and landlords.

The Justice Department is expected to file an antitrust action against Google in coming weeks, focusing on its dominance in online search and whether it was used to stifle competition and hurt consumers, a person familiar with the matter tells The Associated Press.

Asian shares have advanced, cheered by a modest rally on Wall Street and rising hopes for fresh stimulus for the U.S. economy

Smoke from the West Coast wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nation’s most celebrated wine regions

A judge ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump has until Oct. 7 to speak with New York investigators probing the family’s businesses

Asian shares have fallen as caution again sets in following a retreat on Wall Street driven by a decline in technology shares

A bipartisan bill aimed at keeping goods out of the U.S. that are made with the forced labor of detained ethnic minorities in China passed overwhelmingly Tuesday in the House of Representatives.

Shares are mostly lower in Asia as investors keep a wary eye on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the economic outlook