Amazon is stepping into the pharmaceutical industry by launching an exclusive line of over-the-counter health products.
Some analysts say this could benefit customers by causing a price war. and forcing CVS and other pharmacies to lower prices.
There's a new item coming to Chipotle menus: the fast casual chain is introducing quinoa as an alternative to its lime cilantro rice. It's prepared with some lime, citrus juice, cumin, and fresh cilantro. Chipotle's founder Steve Ells says the chain is considering adding salads with other kinds of grains, in addition to nachos and quesadillas.
There's a new medal event at the Olympics: Tinder.
The dating app is releasing data on the most-swiped athletes at the Pyeongchang games. Male bobsledders and female snowboarders are taking home the gold. Male hockey players, skiers, and skeleton racers also placed high. So did female lugers. Tinder's been a mainstay of the Olympic Village since the 2014 games in Sochi. The platform says its seen a 348 percent spike in usage at the games this year. Olympians have free access to Tinder's gold tier.
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years. He says the freedom the company used to have to speak up on social issues has been stifled
The Trump administration has issued its first warnings to online services that offer unofficial versions of popular drugs like the blockbuster obesity treatment Wegovy.
Oracle soars as it cashes in on the AI boom, Plus: Starbucks shares continue to fall under its new CEO, and does anybody actually want a new iPhone Air?
Swedish buy now, pay later company Klarna is making its highly anticipated public debut on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, the latest in a run of high-profile initial public offerings this year. The offering priced at $40 Tuesday, above the forecasted range of $35 to $37 a share, valuing the company at more than $15 billion. The valuation easily makes Klarna one of the biggest IPOs so far in 2025, which has been one of the busier years for companies going public. Other popular IPOs so far this year include the design software company Figma and Circle Internet Group, which issues the USDC stablecoin..
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world’s richest man from longtime holder Elon Musk early Wednesday as stock in his software giant rocketed more than a third in a stunning few minutes of trading. That is according to wealth tracker Bloomberg. A college dropout, the 81-year-old Ellison is now worth $393 billion, Bloomberg says, several billion more than Musk, who had been the world’s richest for four years. The switch in the ranking came after a blockbuster earnings report from Oracle. Forbes still has Musk as the richest, however, valuing his private businesses much higher.
