Los Angeles Times Nestle scoops up Blue Bottle Coffee, buying a majority stakeLos Angeles TimesBlue Bottle Coffee, the Oakland-based coffee roaster and retailer known for its high-end specialty coffee, is now part of Swiss food giant Nestle. Nestle and Blue Bottle announced the acquisition — a majority stake for Nestle — on their respective …Nestlé […]
Inside Edition Seat Deal! Mom Negotiates $4000 From Airline After Giving Up Spot on Overbooked FlightInside EditionA Georgia mom was able to negotiate the mother of all deals with Delta Airlines after she gave up her seat on an overbooked flight last week. Read: Evacuees Trying to Leave Florida Before Hurricane Irma Complain of Outrageous […]
TechCrunch Bankers' mistrust of bitcoin is still the greatest argument for itTechCrunchThis skepticism by one of Wall Street's titans, and its reflection in many offices and hallways in top financial services companies, is perhaps one of the strongest cases for bitcoin's lasting importance. Let's be clear, Dimon's firm is one of the …Bitcoin and the […]
New York Times Equifax, Bowing to Public Pressure, Drops Credit-Freeze FeesNew York TimesThe Equifax offices in Atlanta. Many people who tried to freeze their credit files after the company disclosed a huge data breach were angry about being charged fees to do so. Credit Rhona Wise/European Pressphoto Agency. You howled in protest, and …At Equifax, a […]
NPR Department Of Transportation Rolls Out New Guidelines For Self-Driving CarsNPRThe Department of Transportation released its revised guidelines on automated driving systems Tuesday, outlining its recommended — but not mandatory — best practices for companies developing self-driving cars. The first such guidelines released under …Driverless cars on public highways? Go for it, Trump administration saysLos Angeles […]
Washington Post US middle-class incomes reached highest-ever level in 2016, Census Bureau saysWashington PostThe incomes of middle-class Americans rose last year to the highest level ever recorded by the Census Bureau, as poverty declined and the scars of the past decade's Great Recession seemed to finally fade. Median household income rose to $59,039 in …Median US […]
Business Insider Nordstrom pops after reports the retailer could go privateBusiness InsiderShares of Nordstrom surged as much as 11% after-hours Tuesday after it was reported that the family was nearing a deal with Leonard Green to take the department store private. CNBC reported late Tuesday that the Nordstrom family – which owns 31.2% of …Nordstrom's plan […]
Washington Post A Marriott rescue ship left stranded tourists behind because they weren't guests of the hotelWashington PostThe hundreds of people waiting on the dock in St. Thomas on Friday night had just survived a hit from Hurricane Irma that had crippled the airport and devastated pretty much every building not made of concrete. Supplies […]
Washington Post Mnuchin: It might not be possible to reach 15 percent corporate tax rateWashington PostNEW YORK — It might not be possible to lower the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent as President Trump has hoped, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. “I don't know if we will be able to […]
USA TODAY Tesla autopilot crash: Feds want to force drivers to watch roadUSA TODAY(Photo: Tesla). 33 CONNECTTWEET 1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Lawmakers should require car companies to use new technology that effectively forces drivers to pay attention to the road when using partially self-driving vehicles, Federal.Tesla's Autopilot system is partially to blame for a fatal crash, federal […]