3 hours ago | Fortune

Subscribe to Eastworld for weekly insight on what's dominating business in Asia, delivered free to your inbox. The continuous spread of COVID-19 has disrupted the way the world...
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Why Some Restaurants Are Thriving In The Pandemic While Others Struggle

4 hours ago | NPR

While most restaurants were hurt by the pandemic, certain types are going strong. It's not just drive-through fast food joints, but longtime stalwarts serving comfort foods...
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Grab CEO Anthony Tan: What Southeast Asia is teaching us about a post-pandemic world

5 hours ago | Fortune

One of my fondest memories as a little boy was going to Klang (a town in Malaysia where my parents are from) every weekend and eating bak kut teh with my parents at a famous...
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10 things in tech you need to know today

7 hours ago | Business Insider

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. The Trump administration is asking a court to...
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Lebanon's Deepening Economic Crisis Laid Bare by Beirut Blast

9 hours ago | Bloomberg

Even before last week's explosion, vested interests and sectarian politics had already brought the country to its knees.
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41. The Red Scare

11 hours ago | Business Insider

From the mid 1970s to the mid '80s, red M&M's disappeared. American consumers had become worried about the safety of red food coloring after some questionable Russian studies...
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General Mills sets goals to elevate Black managers, executives

13 hours ago | Star Tribune

The food company's plan reflects a larger reckoning in Corporate America over the lack of diverse representation in upper managements.
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Local Chef Donates $5K To Second Harvest Heartland To Fight Minnesota's COVID-19 Hunger Crisis

14 hours ago | CBS

MINNEAPOLIS - Duke Kim still remembers the feeling of hunger during his days in a refugee camp growing up in Vietnam. “They would have stands with apples,” the Duc's Vietnamese...
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Allston-Brighton restaurants, all city beer gardens called in to 'emergency' license hearings

15 hours ago | Boston Herald

Boston officials are hauling in all Allston-Brighton restaurants and beer gardens from around the city for a tongue-lashing following “numerous complaints” of lax social...
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Lyft reports a 61% revenue slowdown as the coronavirus hobbles ride-hailing, but still manages to beat Wall Street expectations

17 hours ago | Business Insider

Lyft on Wednesday reported second-quarter financial results that beat Wall Street's expectations. Unlike Uber , Lyft has no food delivery or international businesses to rely on...
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Here are the 13 power players in VP pick Kamala Harris' inner circle. If Joe...

Political stock in Kamala Harris' orbit soared when Joe Biden picked the California senator as his running mate. A former 2020 presidential candidate herself and a relative... Read more ...

New Zealand is racing to contain its first coronavirus outbreak in over 3...

New Zealand is scrambling to contain its first coronavirus outbreak in over three months. The country lauded for its pandemic response recorded 13 new community infections on... Read more ...

The US reported the highest single-day COVID-19 death toll since mid-May

Nearly 1,500 new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday in the United States, the highest single-day tally since mid-May, The Washington Post reported . The news comes... Read more ...

Airbnb's revenue reportedly plunged 67% in the second quarter as COVID-19...

Airbnb's revenue plummeted 67% in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, according to Bloomberg . The steep drop-off is a reflection of the impact of... Read more ...

Goldman Sachs is reportedly looking to acquire General Motors' credit-card...

Goldman Sachs and Barclays are reportedly bidding for General Motors' credit-card business, The Wall Street Journal first reported on Wednesday. GM's credit-card business has... Read more ...

Former VP pick Sarah Palin offers advice to Democratic VP nominee Kamala...

On Tuesday, Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, took to Instagram to congratulate Kamala Harris and share six pieces of advice. Presumptive Democratic... Read more ...

The White House is reportedly weighing whether Trump can sidestep Congress...

The White House is studying whether it has authority to sidestep Congress and cut taxes unilaterally, The New York Times reported . Congress holds power to set tax policy and... Read more ...

Moderna surges 11% after Trump says US government reached deal for 100...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the US government reached a deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate. Shares of Moderna... Read more ...

Microsoft's long awaited Surface Duo foldable smartphone costs $1,400 and...

Microsoft's long-awaited Surface Duo foldable smartphone is now available for preorder. Its price starts at $1,400. The Surface Duo has two screens and a 360-degree hinge that... Read more ...

Owner of Aeropostale, Forever 21, Juicy Couture set to buy Brooks Brothers...

Brooks Brothers announced that Authentic Brands Group and SPARC Group LLC were the winning bidders for the suiting company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last... Read more ...

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Grab CEO Anthony Tan says the pandemic's digital revolution is ‘permanent'