It's pumpkin spice season already. Why fall vibes are here earlier than ever
Starbucks is bringing back its Pumpkin Spice latte, and it's only August!
(Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Aug. 26, 2024.)
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Babe Ruth jersey of ‘called shot’ fame sells for record $24 million
The road jersey is said to have been worn by the legendary slugger when he predicted his home run in the 1932 World Series. What actually happened has been the subject of debate for 92 years.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France, reports say
The Russian-born tech billionaire is a citizen of France and the UAE. Telegram, which he co-founded in 2013, has nearly 1 billion users. It’s known for its hands-off approach to content moderation.
Google will pay California's local news outlets $110 million. Some say it's not enough
Google reaches a deal to fund local journalism in California. The state was working on legislation to force the tech giant to pay a portion of advertising profits to its struggling news industry.
Anti-trust lawsuit involving the two biggest grocery retailers starts Monday
A proposed merger of two grocery giants, Albertsons and Kroger, goes to court tomorrow in a case that could have big implications for consumers.
It's somehow pumpkin spice season already. Why fall vibes are here earlier than ever
This year, well-known retailers including Home Depot, Michaels and Starbucks started promoting their fall or Halloween lines earlier than ever.
NLRB says Amazon is a joint employer of some 3rd-party delivery drivers in California
The two sides have been in disagreement about whether Amazon bears legal responsibility to its delivery drivers, who are technically employed by third-party companies but deliver Amazon packages.
DOJ accuses real estate software company of helping landlords collude to raise rents
The lawsuit says RealPage’s algorithmic pricing software lets landlords effectively collude and set rents above market rate. The Texas-based company has denied the allegations.
'The time has come' to lower interest rates: Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signaled that he's increasingly confident inflation will soon be tamed, and that he and his colleagues will soon cut interest rates to avoid hurting the job market.