Business

Amid Trump Attacks And Snubs, Zucker's CNN Reclaims Newsy Mission

8:28am March 02, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Jeff Zucker helped make Trump a TV celebrity while at NBC, and some argue the cable network's blanket campaign coverage helped get him elected. But CNN has become a lead target for Trump's criticism.

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer delivers the keynote address at the Yahoo Mobile Developer Conference in San Francisco on Feb. 18, 2016.

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Loses Bonus And Stock Award Over Security Breach

5:10am March 02, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

A probe by an independent board found that Yahoo senior executives failed to "properly comprehend or investigate" a 2014 security breach. There was a separate breach in 2013.

A 69,000-person class action against the parent company of Kay Jewelers alleges widespread pay discrimination against female employees. The suit alleges that at the same time, the company failed to stop a pattern of unwanted sexual advances by male manage

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Parent Company of Kay Jewelers Accused Of Wage Discrimination Against Women

7:49pm March 01, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Some 69,000 employees are covered by a class-action lawsuit against the company. Hundreds of women have given newly released firsthand accounts of enduring unwanted sexual advances by male superiors.

A campaign sign for President Trump and Vice President Pence hangs on a desk while traders work before the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange the day after the 2016 election.

While Trump Touts Stock Market, Many Americans Are Left Out Of The Conversation

7:14pm March 01, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

About half of Americans own stock, though most stocks are owned by the wealthiest. For many, a booming stock market does not offer direct benefits.

The Women of NASA featured in the Lego set are (left to right): computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, mathematician Katherine Johnson, astronaut Sally Ride, astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, and astronaut Mae Jemison.

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Women Of NASA To Be Immortalized — In Lego Form

6:57pm March 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Lego figurines of five storied female NASA pioneers will soon grace toy-store shelves. The project, proposed by a science writer, is meant to shed light on women's contributions to the space program.

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Uber CEO Apologizes Over Video Of Dispute With Driver

6:21pm March 01, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Uber's founder Travis Kalanick says he needs leadership help. The frank acknowledgement comes after video surfaced of him berating an Uber driver, and follows a blistering blog post by a former engineer who said she was subjected to repeated sexual harassment and the company failed to stop it. The question many are asking now is whether Kalanick can continue to serve as the public face of the company he created.

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The Navajo Generating Station located on the Navajo Indian Reservation, near Page, Ariz.

Navajo Workers At Coal-Fired Power Plant Brace For Its Closing

5:30pm March 01, 2017

by Laurel Morales

The largest coal-fired power plant in the Western U.S. will shut down 25 years earlier than expected. Environmentalists are celebrating, but hundreds of Navajo workers there are devastated.

Eduardo Cortes (right) and Jose Martinez Cruzado examining one of the cocoa trees that Cruzado is growing for Cortes's company.

Reviving Puerto Rico's Cocoa Farms, Centuries After Hurricanes Destroyed Them

5:30pm March 01, 2017

by Dan Charles

Cocoa plantations in Puerto Rico were wiped out centuries ago. Now, local pride and the sheer love of chocolate are bringing back local cocoa.

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The Flint Water Plant water tower in Flint, Mich. The state has paid more than $40 million in credits for the unsafe water in an effort to ease the burden for residents.

Michigan Ends Water Subsidies To Flint Despite Mayor's Opposition

5:06pm March 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The city's crisis over lead-laced water dates back to 2014, and the state has paid more than $40 million in credits for the unsafe water in an effort to ease the burden for residents.

Presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway answers questions during a television interview in the White House last month.

White House Says Conway Acted 'Inadvertently' When She Plugged Ivanka's Products

4:39pm March 01, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

The senior adviser to the president didn't mean any harm when she appeared to violate ethics rules in an appearance on Fox and Friends last month, the Trump administration says.