The small-business hiring engine is sputtering. Why that’s a red flag for the economy.
Without small businesses and their hiring, already precarious economic growth could be prone to a pullback.
Avoiding airplane collisions at airports could come down to alerts
ABOARD A HONEYWELL TEST PLANE — Aerospace giant Honeywell is building new cockpit alerts that developers say will give airline pilots more precious time to react to hazards at airports. Honeywell senior test pilot Capt. Kirk Vining late last month put the alerts — called Surface Alert, or SURF-A — to the test by recreating […]
Dirty soda grows at Swig, Taco Bell, PepsiCo
Utah-based drink chain Swig coined “dirty soda” back in 2010. Fifteen years later, the trend is fueling innovation everywhere from PepsiCo to McDonald’s, infusing the sluggish beverage category with new life. “Dirty soda” drinks use pop as a base, followed by flavored syrups, cream or other ingredients. While Swig claims credit — and the trademark […]
The AI hype is starting to fade on Wall Street. Here’s what investors need to know.
It might not seem like much based on the action in markets, but doubts about the durability of the artificial-intelligence trade were having a moment on Wall Street this week.
How Ames Watson is planning to reubild tween retailer Claire’s
People walk by a Claire’s store on December 11, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Claire’s is headed for a major makeover. The tween retailer, known for its ear piercing stations, jewelry and purple carpeting, declared bankruptcy in early August, the second time in seven years, citing nearly $500 million in […]
Sinclair, Nexstar end boycott of Jimmy Kimmel show
Local-television giants Sinclair Inc. and Nexstar Media Group Inc. said Friday that they were ending their boycott of late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel’s program, returning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to the companies’ ABC affiliate stations.
CDC webpages on sexual, gender identity, health equity removed
A sign for the CDC sits outside of their facility at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 30, 2025. Megan Varner | Reuters More than a dozen pages on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website related to sexual and gender identity, health equity, and other […]
The new bill tweaking Social Security’s retirement-age language may be fixing the wrong problem
The Claiming Age Clarity Act would change the wording on different benchmark ages to claim benefits.
FAA to let Boeing to sign off on 737 Maxes, 787s
Boeing 737 Max planes sit at the airport in Renton, Washington. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Boeing can sign off on some of its 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner planes before they’re handed over to customers, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday, the latest sign the manufacturer is regaining confidence from its regulator after years of […]
Sinclair, Nexstar return show to ABC stations
Sinclair and Nexstar are returning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to ABC affiliate broadcast stations beginning Friday, the companies said in separate statements. The announcements come three days after Disney’s ABC broadcast network returned the late night program to its air after a nearly week-long suspension. Disney had temporarily suspended the late night show following comments Kimmel […]
