Google affiliate begins drone deliveries in Virginia town

A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver customers' Walgreens purchases in a test being run in a Virginia town

The bat Babe Ruth used for his for 500th homer hits auction block

The bat used by Babe Ruth to slug his 500th career home run in 1929 is going up for auction, nearly 75 years after he gave it to a friend whose family has kept it ever since.

Anheuser-Busch accuses MillerCoors of stealing recipes

Anheuser-Busch is suing MillerCoors over its confidential recipes for Bud Light and Michelob Ultra.

Couple sues Taco Bell for deceptive advertising after being overcharged $2.18 for Chalupas

A couple in New Jersey was so unhappy when they said they were charged $12.99 for a pair of Chalupa Cravings Boxes at Taco Bell they saw advertised for $5 each on TV, they decided to take their complaint to federal court and sue the company for deceptive advertising, according to reports.

Barneys may close all of its stores

Luxury goods chain Barneys, which has been in business since 1923, may be closing stores.

Customers sue Wegmans for selling vanilla ice cream made with no vanilla

Two customers filed a lawsuit against East Coast grocery chain Wegmans, claiming the company’s brand of vanilla ice cream does not actually contain any vanilla.

FCC approves T-Mobile-Sprint merger

The Federal Communications Commission, along a party-line vote, has approved the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile.

New Jersey breaks its monthly sports betting record

Gamblers wagered a record-breaking $445 million on sports in New Jersey in September, the largest monthly total in the state since legal sports betting began.

Chipotle offers employees debt-free college degree opportunity

The giant Mexican food chain announced on Tuesday that it will give all eligible employees the ability to get a degree from an accredited university -- without incurring debt.

Chick-fil-A is testing new drinks – cold brew and tea lemonades

The chicken-centric chain is testing the Mocha Cream Cold Brew, Mango Passion Tea Lemonade and Blackberry Blossom Tea Lemonade in select markets.

How texting is reshaping the way businesses hire

The U.S.’s unemployment rate is currently the lowest it’s been since 1969 at just 3.5 percent, and because of that, employers have to consider everything when it comes to reaching out to younger generations to find new employees. Where a phone call or an email might have been enough ten years ago, now recruiters are harnessing the power of text messages. 

US suspends plans to hike tariffs Tuesday on Chinese imports

The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world's two biggest economies reached a cease-fire in their 15-month trade war.

Businesses embracing texting to hire young employees
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It's a job-seeker's market out there these days, but with Millennials and Generation Z making up the majority of people looking for work, businesses have to embrace new methods to get in contact with job candidates.

Tastes great, less land-filling ... beer in a paper bottle

Danish brewer Carlsberg says it is developing a paper beer bottle made from sustainably sourced wood fibers.

Delta to hire 12,000 employees by 2020

Delta announced it will hire 12,000 employees by next year as it expand its operations.

New hybrid ferry is a faster, more environmentally friendly way to ship goods

For goods to get from Connecticut to Long Island usually means enduring standstill traffic on I-95 and the Long Island Expressway.  But now, thanks to Bob and Marilyn Kunkel’s hybrid cargo vessel the Captain Ben Moore, the trip can be made far faster and without any harmful emissions that could damage the environment.