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IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell is going all in on beverages, starting with its Live Más Café concept.The Yum Brands chain unveiled the drink-focused store format last December, with the first location in Chula Vista, California. Ten months later came the second location, near the University of California, Irvine, campus. By the end of the year, Taco Bell is projecting that it will have 30 Live Más Cafés in its portfolio, across Southern California, Dallas and Houston.Unlike McDonald’s now-defunct CosMc’s spinoff, which had its own standalone locations, the Live Más Café lives inside existing Taco Bell restaurants. Customers order at…
Celebrity Cruises has taken delivery of its newest cruise ship, Celebrity Xcel, at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.The cruise line also announced the name of Xcel’s sister ship and its sixth Edge Series vessel, introducing Celebrity Xcite with a ceremonial steel cutting and construction launch this week. Celebrity Xcel will set sail in November with seven brand new spaces and an inaugural season from Fort Lauderdale featuring seven-night itineraries alternating between The Bahamas, Mexico, Cayman Islands, and Puerto Plata, St. Thomas and St. Maarten.In summer 2026, Celebrity Xcel will venture across the Atlantic Ocean to make her…
Battery recycling and cathode production company Redwood Materials has raised $350 million as it grows its new energy storage business in a bid to power the AI data center boom. The Series E round, led by venture firm Eclipse, also included a new strategic investment by Nvidia’s venture capital arm, NVentures. The company’s valuation was not disclosed, but a source familiar with the round told TechCrunch it was about $6 billion, a billion higher than its previous valuation. The funds will be used to expand the company’s burgeoning energy-storage business as well as its refining and materials production capacity. Redwood,…
Compassionate Eye Foundation/david Oxberry | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Family offices have been investing with more caution since President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement in early April, according to a recent survey released by RBC Wealth Management and research firm Campden Wealth.In a poll of 141 investment firms of ultra-wealthy families in North America, the majority (52%) of respondents said cash and other liquid assets would offer the best returns over…
Good news for budget fliers looking to book an affordable U.S. getaway: economy airfares in the top 10 largest markets within America actually have gotten slightly cheaper in 2025, according to new data. Aviation analytics firm OAG examined ticket prices in the 10 largest city pairs in the U.S. air travel market and found that most of the average airfares for 2025 have trended downward. The largest price reduction so far this year has been on fares from Las Vegas (LAS) to Los Angeles (LAX), which have been 7% cheaper in 2025 than in 2024. Throughout the year, Las Vegas has…
Amazon has been stuffing AI features into its shopping experience for the past few years now. Today, the company unveiled a new feature called “Help me decide,” which takes into account your searches, browsing, and shopping history on Amazon to suggest products and describe why a particular product is right for you. For example, if you’re shopping for a camping tent and have looked at sleeping bags for four people and stoves, and have bought camping boots, Help me decide would suggest an all-season, four-person warm tent. The tool will initially stick to the price range you’re currently browsing, but…
Boxes of Tide Pods dishwasher detergent are displayed at a Costco Wholesale store on July 12, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesProcter & Gamble on Friday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, lifted by higher demand for its beauty and grooming products.However, the company warned that it expects higher costs from tariffs in fiscal 2026, which began in July. Despite what CEO Jon Moeller called a “challenging consumer and geopolitical environment,” P&G reiterated its forecast for all-in sales and earnings for the fiscal year.Shares of the company rose 3% in…
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CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Street art graffiti is spreading in West Africa. In Guinea’s capital, an artist from Senegal is transforming city walls and public perceptions. Omar Diaw says graffiti was seen as vandalism in Conakry not even a decade ago. He decided to change minds by starting with public awareness murals. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Motorcyclists ride past a mural depicting a powerful woman on a street wall in Conakry, Guinea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Motorcyclists ride past a mural depicting a powerful woman on a street wall in Conakry,…
Another major U.S. airline is now predicting a stronger end to the year for its balance sheet. On its third quarter earnings call on Thursday, American Airlines said that it expects to report a higher annual profit for 2025 after a bumpy financial start to the year. In the first half of 2025, U.S. carriers faced a challenging environment of economic uncertainty driven by President Trump’s tariff policies. That uncertainty led to a significant decrease in domestic travel demand, especially among price-sensitive fliers who typically book into airlines’ economy cabins.Across the industry, airlines began reducing fares and cutting their capacity to…