You can soon bring your reusable cups back to Starbucks. The coffee giant announced Tuesday that starting June 22 company-operated stores in the U.S. are “safely reintroducing personal reusable cups.”  The move comes more than 15 months after Starbucks temporarily restricted personal mugs in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. “Bringing back personal reusable cups is […]

Boeing logged 20 net orders for new aircraft in May. It was the company's fourth consecutive month of net positive orders. Boeing Dreamliner deliveries remain suspended. In this article BA Boeing's aircraft sales outpaced cancellations for a fourth consecutive month in May as customers like Southwest Airlines ordered more planes. The manufacturer last month logged 73 new orders, more than […]

With Amazon’s Prime Day event just around fast approaching, the company has launched an initiative to show its ongoing commitment to small businesses. Notably, in the U.S. Amazon sells more than 7,000 products a minute with more than half of all products purchased on Amazon being sold by a small or medium business — making it likely that many consumers […]

Environment Secretary George Eustice has described a ban on exporting sausages and processed meats from Great Britain to Northern Ireland agreed as part of the Brexit process as “nonsensical”. Under the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol a ban will come into force if the UK and EU cannot agree new regulatory standards to cover the sale of processed meats […]

Washington (CNN)US investigators have recovered millions in cryptocurrency they say was paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the key East Coast pipeline last month, the Justice Department announced Monday. The announcement confirms CNN’s earlier reporting about the FBI-led operation, which was carried out with cooperation from Colonial Pipeline, the company that fell victim to the […]

Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York. By Kristen Bayrakdarian Recent Sale $1.95 MILLION 143 North Seventh Street (between Bedford Avenue and Berry Street) Brooklyn Built in 1920, this four-story, 6,500-square-foot building in Williamsburg contains eight one-bedroom apartments. The property had been in the same family since at least 1970. Buyer: 143 N 7th Street Buyer’s Broker: Michael Sherman […]

The administration wants to rein in a tax deferral on gains from the sale of real estate. Opponents worry that the move would stifle investment. By Joe Gose As a real estate investor, Michael Clarke has learned how to roll earnings from the sale of one property into the purchase of another to save on his tax bill. Source: Read […]

With uptake of Russia's coronavirus shot Sputnik V sluggish among its own citizens, Russia is considering launching Covid vaccination travel packages for tourists. A three-week vaccine tour for foreigners will reportedly cost between $1,500 to $2,500. The only problem is that visas and entry requirements for foreign visitors could be holding up progress. With uptake of Russia's coronavirus shot Sputnik […]