McDonalds: Burgers, bacteria and market bombing

McDonald’s Quarter Pounders are temporarily unavailable in some states across the U.S. due to an outbreak of Escherichia coli food poisoning. There has been one confirmed death from the toxin the bacterium produces, according to the BBC. In addition, one child is in hospital with haemolytic uremic syndrome, which can cause kidney failure. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]

American Airlines reports loss on costs from new labor contract

American Airlines reported a loss Thursday on costs connected to a new labor contract, but described travel demand as solid as it lifted its full-year earnings forecast. The big US carrier reported a third-quarter loss of $149 million. Revenues edged up one percent to $13.7 billion. The results were dragged lower by one-time costs of […]

Sales of new US homes at highest level in over a year

Sales of new homes in the United States last month exceeded analyst expectations Thursday, logging the fastest pace in more than a year on the back of cooler mortgage rates. Sales of new homes stood at an annual rate of 738,000, seasonally adjusted, 4.1 percent up from the revised August figure of 709,000, said the Commerce […]

How Alessia Pizarro Transformed Her Life Through Fitness—and Aims to Inspire Others

Alessia Pizarro is the dynamic and energetic woman from Mexico behind a successful fitness business offering personalized training plans and a line of women’s fitness apparel. She also is about to start working for TV Azteca as a weatherwoman. “My business is all about fitness. I offer customized and semi-customized workout plans for both the […]

Apple CEO visits China for second time this year as sales slump

Apple CEO Tim Cook was in China for the second time this year, he said on social media Tuesday, as the US technology giant seeks to shore up slumping sales in a crucial overseas market. The iPhone maker remains popular among Chinese consumers but has ceded ground to domestic rivals in recent years as the […]

The Protect Act: Uldouz Wallace’s Bold Move for Digital Safety

Uldouz Wallace, an influential figure in social media, acting, modeling, and activism, has embarked on a crucial journey to bolster digital safety with the introduction of The Protect Act. Recently brought before the House of Representatives, this legislation seeks to establish stringent regulations and robust safeguards against online exploitation, addressing a critical issue in our […]

Meta unveils AI tie-up with horror movie producers

Tech giant Meta has unveiled a partnership with horror film production company Blumhouse to road-test its latest AI video tool. The program, known as Movie Gen, was announced earlier this month though Meta said it was still being developed and would not be added to publicly available products until next year. On Thursday, Meta announced […]

World Bank president focused on job creation ahead of annual meetings

The World Bank will unveil plans to tackle job creation, gender disparities, and food security at next week’s gathering of the world’s finance ministers and central bankers in Washington, its president said in an interview. Ajay Banga spoke to AFP at the development lender’s headquarters in Washington ahead of the Annual Meetings of the International […]

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