Exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters on February 05, 2024 in Rahway, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Merck on Wednesday said it has snagged the rights to an experimental weight loss pill from Chinese drugmaker Hansoh Pharma, in a deal worth up to $2 billion. The oral drug has not yet […]
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards The Milam family turned its front lawn into a holiday-themed putt-putt course. Going all out on Christmas decorations has become a tradition for the Dallas family. Courtesy: Mike Milam For the holiday season, the front lawn of the Milam family’s house in Dallas has transformed into a mini golf winter
Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2024. Kyodo | Via Reuters DETROIT — Japanese automakers Nissan Motor and Honda Motor reportedly plan to enter into negotiations for a merger to better compete in the rapidly
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An App-based delivery worker waits outside of a restaurant that uses app deliveries on July 07, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Grubhub will pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul over allegedly unlawful practices that harmed diners, workers and
A Starbucks worker boards the Starbucks union bus after Starbucks workers stood on the picket line with striking SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) members in solidarity outside Netflix studios on July 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Starbucks Workers United said Tuesday that 98% of union baristas have
The Walmart logo is seen outside of one of its stores in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images Walmart has started giving store-level associates body cameras to wear as part of a pilot program at some of its U.S. locations, CNBC has learned. It’s not clear how many of Walmart’s stores have
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A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Family offices making direct investments in private companies may be taking on more risk than they realize, according to a new
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A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday Aug. 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — For years, General Motors CEO and Chair Mary Barra has promised a new future for the company, away from a stodgy metal-bending automaker into a tech-driven, forward-thinking company poised for growth.
Passengers deplane through the business class seating area on an American Airlines flight, London Heathrow Airport, Aug. 14, 2018. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Cheap seats aren’t enough for airline passengers anymore. Since the pandemic, travelers have shown airlines that they’re willing to pay up to sit at the relatively spacious
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A “location closed” sign hangs in the window of a closed Red Lobster restaurant in Torrance, California on May 14, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images A rocky year for restaurants separated the industry’s biggest chains into winners and losers, as eateries competed for a smaller pool of customers who have grown
