Popeyes’ Chocolate Beignets Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is adding chocolate beignets to its menu nationwide to lure consumers to its restaurants during the holiday season. The item is part of a broader menu strategy from the fried chicken chain, which is owned by Restaurant Brands International, to more …
Read More »This is the time to speculate
With a Covid-19 vaccine use authorization from U.S. drug regulators imminent, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday the time is ripe to take on some risk in the market. “If you want to speculate, this is the time to do it, just speculate wisely,” the “Mad Money” host said. “You’ve got …
Read More »Zalando co-CEO to quit, says it is time to prioritize wife’s career
Rubin Ritter, member of the management board at Zalando SE, gestures whilst speaking during an interview at the online retailer’s technology headquarters in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — A co-CEO of Europe’s largest online fashion and lifestyle site has …
Read More »Restaurant industry loses jobs for the first time since April amid Covid restrictions
A waiter wearing a mask stands outside the Da Gennaro restaurant in Little Italy on November 15, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images The restaurant industry lost jobs for the first time since April as new restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic weighed on sales at …
Read More »Anthony Fauci to meet with Joe Biden’s Covid transition team for first time
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci speaks with Vice President Mike Pence as they participate in a news briefing with member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Thursday, Nov 19, …
Read More »Singapore and Hong Kong push back their travel bubble again, this time beyond 2020
A closed departure hall at Hong Kong International Airport terminal. Miguel Candela | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore and Hong Kong have delayed the start of their bilateral “travel bubble” again — deferring the plan beyond 2020, authorities from both cities said on Tuesday. The …
Read More »NFL’s Steelers-Ravens game postponed a third time due to Covid-19
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) drops back to pass against the rush of Baltimore Ravens linebacker L.J. Fort (58) during the Pittsburgh Steelers game versus the Baltimore Ravens on November 1, 2020 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD. Mark Goldman | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images For a …
Read More »Time to test the limits of e-commerce
An employee wearing a protective mask scans a package at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Kegworth, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Chris Ratclifre | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cyber Monday will put retail websites and warehouses to their biggest test yet. The industry is bracing for what is …
Read More »CDC expected to shorten recommended time
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering shortening it’s recommended two-week quarantine period for people who have come in contact with people who have it — a change welcomed by some medical experts who say the relaxed guidelines would be easier for people to follow. Current CDC …
Read More »White House coronavirus task force to address public for first time in months
[The stream is slated to start at 4 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The White House coronavirus task force is slated to address the public on Thursday for the first time in months as the Covid-19 outbreak continues …
Read More »Oxford trial chief says Covid vaccine could be ready at a similar time to others
Staff at CSL are seen working in the lab on Nov. 8 in Melbourne, Australia. CSL will begin manufacturing AstraZeneca-Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine from Monday. Darrian Traynor | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca could still be …
Read More »Other precautions useful as vaccine distribution will take time
SINGAPORE – A coronavirus vaccine won’t be the silver bullet to end the pandemic, the co-chair of Singapore’s Covid-19 task force said this week despite “promising” news from pharmaceutical companies. “We’re certainly encouraged by it, it’s very promising, but I would say also that the vaccine is not a silver …
Read More »Fauci says U.S. has ‘independent spirit,’ but now is the time to ‘do what you’re told’
Whitehouse coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci thinks that Americans have an independent spirit, but that there are times when it’s in our best interest to follow the rules. Fauci, speaking on Thursday at Washington National Cathedral with other top health experts on the pandemic, noted that it is a bit unfair …
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