McDonald’s replaces BTS with Saweetie for its next celebrity meal
Beginning August 9, the “Saweetie Meal” goes on sale in the US and includes a Big Mac, four-piece Chicken McNuggets,
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Outspoken Chinese billionaire Sun Dawu sentenced to 18 years in prison
Sun was arrested in March this year. His company, Hebei Dawu Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Group, owns farming operations in
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Why rising coffee prices won’t change what you pay for Starbucks drinks
Coffee is the latest item to become more expensive due to supply shortages, recently caused by bad weather in Brazil.
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The pandemic killed traditional menus and brought QR codes back to life
QR codes are all the rage now, but the technology behind them is hardly new. They were invented in Japan
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The Porsche dynasty is taking on Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in space
The company, controlled by the related Porsche and Piëch families that turned Volkswagen into a global powerhouse, on Wednesday unveiled
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US lawmakers turn up heat on American sponsors over Beijing Olympics
A bipartisan committee of US politicians questioned representatives from Airbnb, Coca-Cola (COKE), Intel (INTC), Visa (V) and Procter & Gamble
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Boeing returns to profitability
Boeing earned $567 million in the quarter, compared to a $2.4 billion loss a year earlier. Analysts had forecast another
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US sells one-of-a-kind copy of Wu-Tang Clan album seized from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
The Justice Department did not disclose who bought the album or how much they paid for it, however, citing a
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There’s a jet fuel shortage at some US airports
At several western US airports, there’s not enough jet fuel to meet the increased demand for leisure travel. That could
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Tesla reports record quarterly earnings, blowing past Wall Street’s expectations
It was far more than double the $438 million it made in the first quarter, and more than 10 times
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