Tag: Business
Japan’s SoftBank says Pepper robot remains ‘alive’ and well
TOKYO — Japanese technology company SoftBank denies it’s pulling the plug on its friendly, talking, bubble-headed Pepper robot.
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Q&A: Ford Foundation’s leader straddles contrasting worlds
Darren Walker has experienced two sides of life — one of poverty, one of wealth.
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Appeal seeks to let Indiana quit federal jobless programs
INDIANAPOLIS — Attorneys for the state argue that Indiana’s economic recovery will “suffer irreparable harm” unless an appeals court overturns a judge’s order that...
Economic crisis, severe shortages make Lebanon ‘unlivable’
BEIRUT — Ibrahim Arab waits in line several hours a day in the hot summer sun to buy gas for his taxi.
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Robinhood to pay $70 million to settle FINRA accusations
NEW YORK — Robinhood Financial will pay a $57 million fine and return another $12.6 million to thousands of its customers to settle accusations...
Study: Newspaper circulation revenue surpasses advertising
NEW YORK — For the first time in 2020, the newspaper industry earned more money from circulation than advertising.
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Graham’s earmark: $12M for highway to South Carolina beaches
Sen. Lindsey Graham is pushing for federal funding to help construct a new interstate in South Carolina, connecting I-95 to Myrtle Beach. He told...
Vandy AD condemns slurs directed at player parents at CWS
OMAHA, Neb. — Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Storey Lee on Tuesday condemned the use of racially offensive language directed at some of the parents...
Europe’s culture needs rebound after massive pandemic hit
BRUSSELS — Cultural institutions in the European Union have lost up to four-fifths of revenue and attendance as the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the continent...
Florida baby picked as Gerber spokesbaby;’ wins $25,000
WINTER PARK, Fla. — A four-month-old baby boy from Florida is the new “spokesbaby" for the Gerber baby food company.
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