Starbucks workers’ union to strike on Friday in LA, Chicago and Seattle

The workers’ union representing more than 10,000 Starbucks baristas said that union members will go on strike in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle on Friday morning. Workers United, which has…

Crypto has a chance to join polite society — if it can get out of its own way

  Since the election, it’s been Christmas morning for the crypto faithful. After years of complaining that digital assets have been unfairly constrained by hostile regulators who just don’t get…

Chili’s is America’s unlikeliest restaurant comeback story

Chili’s, the 49-year casual dining chain that American diners forgot and Wall Street turned its back on, has made a stunning comeback. It’s America’s hottest restaurant chain, a sentence that…

The US housing market has had a tough year. Here’s what could save it

  America’s housing market is finishing a year of high prices, sluggish sales and elevated mortgage rates. But there are factors that could give it a boost next year. The…

Big Lots will soon start ‘going out of business’ sales at its remaining locations

Big Lots is preparing to close its remaining 963 locations after a sale to save the bankrupt retailer fell through. The company previously announced it was selling “substantially all” of its assets…

My job is to worry’: Google DeepMind COO Lila Ibrahim on the responsibility of building AI

Lila Ibrahim’s first love is not computers. Somewhat surprisingly for the first ever COO of Google DeepMind, it’s not even artificial intelligence, nor is it coding. Ibrahim’s first love is…

What we know about mysterious drones over New Jersey and other states

Mystery continues to swirl after nearly a month of drone sightings over New Jersey and other US states, alarming some residents. US authorities have been unable to provide definitive answers,…

UK inflation rate hits highest level for eight months

The UK inflation rate has gone up for the second month in a row, with prices rising at their fastest pace since March. Inflation hit 2.6% in the year to…