Joy Bauer, health and nutrition expert for NBC's "Today Show" gives us a taste of her new and improved snack line. Longtime Michigan Congressman John Conyers steps down amid harassment claims. The founder of the most funded fashion Kickstarter project in history, Knixwear shows off its products and talks about what is next. Directv Now announces it has 1 million subscribers, a year after launching the streaming service. Amazon takes on Etsy with its own delivery service for handmade gifts for the holidays. Instagram now automatically archiving your stories. The changes coming to the app.
The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press.
In Wednesday's business headlines, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is due in court to defend the company's takeover of Activision Blizzard and United Airlines is under fire over its recent cancellations with CEO Scott Kirby blaming the FAA for the disruptions. Meanwhile, a judge approved Overstock's purchase of Bed Bath & Beyond assets.