Business

(NEW YORK) — Fearless Fund, a venture capitalist firm that invests in female entrepreneurs of color, is now the target of a lawsuit launched by a group founded by the man who led the fight to take down affirmative action in higher education. “When we set out to start we had one clear vision in […]

Burger King (NEW YORK) — Chicken Caesar wraps are all over food TikTok and whether you’re on the social media video sharing app or not, a tasty chicken sandwich in portable, easy-to-eat wrap form is seemingly perfect for fast food. Burger King has re-entered the epic chicken sandwich chat with a new contender — BK […]

(NEW YORK) — Virgin Galactic is launching its first mission carrying paying customers on Thursday just weeks after the company’s first flight in June. Galactic 02 will launch from Spaceport America in New Mexico at 9:00 a.m. MST (11:00 a.m. EST), which will be livestreamed. The spaceflight company, founded by British businessman Richard Branson, will […]

(NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 3.2% last month compared to a year ago, marking an uptick that reverses some of the progress achieved in the monthslong fight to bring inflation down to normal levels, government data showed. The data, however, outperformed economist expectations of a larger increase. Inflation stands well below its peak last […]

(NEW YORK) — Inflation data to be released on Thursday will show whether a monthslong cooldown of price increases continued in July. The fresh data arrives roughly two weeks after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate another quarter of a percentage point, reviving its aggressive inflation fight despite a slowdown of price hikes. […]

(NEW YORK) — Drivers have enjoyed relief at the gas pump this summer compared with eye-popping prices a year ago, but an alarming trend has emerged in recent weeks: Prices are rising once again. Over the past month, the average price of a gallon of gas has jumped more than 8%, surpassing $3.80, AAA data showed. […]

(NEW YORK) — Cadillac’s newest Escalade sport utility vehicle is more brash, commanding and luxurious than the current model. It’s also electric. “The first word you get is ‘Wow,’” John Roth, vice president of Global Cadillac, told ABC News of the reaction to the Escalade IQ. “People say, ‘Boy, that’s an Escalade.’” Twelve cubic feet of […]

(NEW YORK) — IKEA, the global furniture giant, will open a store in downtown San Francisco later this month, the company announced on Tuesday, defying an onrush of retail departures that has slammed the city center in recent years. Located blocks away from the city’s Union Square retail hub, the store will anchor a new […]

(NEW YORK) — Plans for a cage match between billionaire entrepreneurs Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk regained momentum on Sunday when Zuckerberg said in a post on Threads that he had suggested to Musk the date of Aug. 26 for the fight. Musk, according to Zuckerberg, had yet to respond. The run-up to a hypothetical […]

(NEW YORK) — A single ticket sold in Florida won the estimated $1.58 billion jackpot in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, a record high for the lottery and among the largest-ever U.S. drawings, the lottery said. The winning ticket was purchased at a Publix Super Market on Atlantic Boulevard in Neptune Beach, Florida, local lottery […]