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GoodRx shares jump 40 percent in Nasdaq debut after $1.1 billion IPO

Sep 23, 2020 6:53 pm

Shares of private equity-backed GoodRx Holdings surged 40 percent in their debut on the Nasdaq on Wednesday after the online prescription drug platform raised $1.14 billion in its initial public offer...

CNN shuts down streaming news network ?Great Big Story?

Sep 23, 2020 6:19 pm

CNN is shuttering Great Big Story, the streaming-video news hub it launched in 2015. The short-form video network was billed as a way for CNN to reach a younger generation and compete with digital riv...

Eight more Volkswagen employees charged in diesel scandal

Sep 23, 2020 6:03 pm

German prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged another eight employees of auto maker Volkswagen over the scandal surrounding cheating on diesel engine emission tests. The eight are accused of f...

Jamie Dimon is ready to pay higher taxes, just not on his wealth

Sep 23, 2020 5:58 pm

Jamie Dimon says it would help the economy if he and his fellow billionaires paid more taxes ? but he claims a wealth tax wouldn’t work. “There are taxes which will slow down growt...

Pilgrim?s Pride replaces CEO amid alleged price-fixing scheme

Sep 23, 2020 4:56 pm

Pilgrim?s Pride has replaced its CEO as he prepares to face price-fixing charges. The company announced in June that its chief executive, Jayson Penn, was taking a leave of absence to focus on his def...

Tesla?s global network outage disables mobile app functionality

Sep 23, 2020 4:51 pm

Tesla owners around the world were dealing with a network outage on Wednesday which left them unable to control their cars via the Tesla app. The electric automaker allows its customers to unlock thei...

Wells Fargo CEO apologizes for ?limited pool of black talent? comment

Sep 23, 2020 3:16 pm

Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf apologized for a controversial comment that his bank?s diversity issues are caused by a shallow pool of minority talent. Scharf sent an all-staff memo Wednesday morning ...

Feds to give tobacco farmers up to $100 million in COVID-19 aid

Sep 23, 2020 2:58 pm

The feds are planning to dole out up to $100 million in government aid to tobacco farmers affected by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report says. The US Department of Agriculture will distribute the ...

Chevron tells employees to delete WeChat from phones by end of month

Sep 23, 2020 2:49 pm

Chevron has asked its global workforce to delete popular social media app WeChat from their phones following the Trump administration’s attempts to ban the Chinese-owned platform. The oil gi...

Amazon?s long-delayed Prime Day is reportedly coming Oct. 13

Sep 23, 2020 2:06 pm

Amazon’s annual Prime Day shopping event will reportedly take place next month. The two-day deals extravaganza, which normally takes place in July but was delayed this year due to supply con...

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Louisville protesters react to Breonna Taylor grand jury decision

Sep 23, 2020 7:04 pm

Angry protesters in Louisville, Kentucky screamed and broke out into tears Wednesday upon learning of a grand jury?s decision to only indict one cop involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor &a...

Senate GOP claims John Kerry falsely denied knowledge of Hunter Biden

Sep 23, 2020 6:45 pm

John Kerry “falsely claimed” that he didn’t know Joe Biden’s son was serving on the board of a controversial Ukrainian energy company when Kerry was secretary o...

Owner of salon in Pelosi scandal joins rally demanding businesses reopen

Sep 23, 2020 6:38 pm

Frustrated business owners, including the woman who owns the salon where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got her hair done last month, rallied outside Fresno City Hall to demand that they be allowed to reo...

Paraglider James Johnston found after apparent incident in Nevada mountains

Sep 23, 2020 6:24 pm

A paraglider was found dead in the Nevada mountains after he vanished during a daring attempt to fly across the Silver State, authorities said. New Zealand native James Johnston was discovered Friday ...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg?s former law clerks stand guard as her casket lies in repose

Sep 23, 2020 6:19 pm

More than a hundred former clerks to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg were on hand as her casket arrived in Washington, DC, to lay in repose. Some of them served as pallbear...

New Year?s Eve ball drop in Times Square will be virtual this year

Sep 23, 2020 6:08 pm

In yet another blow to the Big Apple tradition, organizers behind the event announced Wednesday the annual ball drop will be a ?virtually enhanced celebration? amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Thousands protest after Belarusian president quickly sworn in

Sep 23, 2020 5:50 pm

MINSK – Belarusian security forces began detaining people and fired water cannon to disperse crowds as thousands took to the streets of Minsk in protest against the abrupt inauguration of ve...

Pompeo warns lawmakers about China?s alleged tactics to dodge COVID-19 blame

Sep 23, 2020 5:40 pm

Pompeo leveled the allegation during remarks to the Wisconsin State Senate in Madison's capitol building, warning of a larger effort by the Chinese government to subvert American life.

Ex-staffer says Ghislaine Maxwell hated Jeffrey Epstein ? but couldn?t leave him

Sep 23, 2020 5:37 pm

Ghislaine Maxwell tearfully complained that she “hated” Jeffrey Epstein but couldn’t leave him, according to an ex-staffer. Epstein’s former butler Juan Alessi ...

Pete Buttigieg reportedly posing as Mike Pence in Kamala Harris VP debate prep

Sep 23, 2020 5:28 pm

Buttigieg was chosen based on his relationship with the vice president, according to Bloomberg.