Hong Kong (CNN Business)American Express just became the first US credit card company to get the green light to start building its own payments network in China. In every other market around the world, AmEx processes transactions through its own …
Lynzy Lab Stewarts protest song exposes Donald Trumps rightwing mythology of confected male victimhood The brilliant Phil Ochs Bob Dylans rival, the late, tragic Phil Ochs said of the craft that defined him: A protest song is a song thats …
New York (CNN Business)Lime has pulled part of its electric scooter fleet from the streets after learning that some of its vehicles’ batteries could catch fire. In a blog post Tuesday, Lime said batteries made by Segway Ninebot — the …
Has anyone been held accountable for the financial crisis? Photograph: MARCEL ANTONISSE/epa/Corbis The event was attended by Iraq war proponents of both parties, from Dick Cheney to Lindsey Graham to Hillary Clinton. The funeral featured a saccharine eulogy from the …
New York (CNN Business)Amazon has made this much clear: It will finish its search for a second headquarters by the end of the year. Beyond that, a lot is TBD. The company has narrowed 238 proposals down to 20 finalists, …
Debt is above 2008 level and failure to reform banking system could trigger crisis The world economy is at risk of another financial meltdown, following the failure of governments and regulators to push through all the reforms needed to protect …
(CNN)The Florida recount deadline passed on Thursday afternoon with at least one of the state’s largest counties unable to complete the task. Election boards in every Florida county have been using voting machines to recount ballots this week, with some …
Infrared image of Hurricane Michael Photograph: NASA/NOAA/UW-SSEC-CIMSS, William Straka III It is a wonder that a state like Florida, which will get pummeled by Michael, could vote for someone that denies climate change. Think of how backwards the situation is …
Mary Kay Letourneau, seen here with Vili Fualaau in 2006, spoke out on her prison sentence. (Getty, File) Mary Kay Letourneau, the Seattle elementary school teacher who was convicted of raping her sixth-grade student before she ultimately married him and …
(CNN Business)Imagine wearing leather goods that haven’t been made from livestock. Trademarked as Zoa, the company’s “bio-leather” product is created by through a process in which yeast cells are used to create collagen, a protein found in animal skin and …
