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SAN FRANCISCO — David Dancer is a 48-year-old marketing executive who has worked for big brands like Charles Schwab and Teleflora. A year ago, he got a call from a recruiter for a different kind of company: MedMen, a cannabis retailer that has been called “the Apple Store of weed.” The opening was for a […]

Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. reported Thursday a 39% rise in profit for the fiscal year through March on healthy software sales for its popular Switch console. Interested in Nintendo? Add Nintendo as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Nintendo news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The Kyoto-based company

LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a record high last year as energy demand and coal use increased, mainly in Asia, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. Energy-related CO2 emissions rose by 1.7 percent to 33.1 billion tonnes from the previous year, the highest rate of growth since

How do you make the case that people should save more without making it feel judgmental? I start with the question, “What are you saving for?” Last year I asked that of our own employees, and it went viral internally. People told me their hopes and dreams. In our branches, employees put vision boards together

An extension to the negotiations “comes with costs and uncertainty,” Josh Hardie, the deputy director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, said in an interview. Businesses “place their bets on other countries” if Britain is no longer perceived as a gateway to Europe. “That’s already happening — it’s not something that will just happen with

A Japanese court approved on Thursday the release of detained Nissan ex-chair Carlos Ghosn on 500 million yen, or $4.5 million, bail. Prosecutors can appeal the decision by the Tokyo District Court, while his lawyers will be pushing for his release. Ghosn was arrested in November, released on bail in March but re-arrested in April

LOS ANGELES, March 25 (Reuters) – A California avocado grower and distributor has voluntarily recalled its product from six states due to concerns about possible contamination with Listeria, bacteria that can cause severe illness in some people. No illnesses associated with the recall have been reported, the Henry Avocado Corporation said in its recall notice

Back in the 2010 fiscal year, the agency automatically mailed out 155 million statements, the report noted. “That’s a huge discrepancy,” Ms. Sherry said. Asked whether the report raised concerns, a spokesman for the Social Security Administration, Darren Lutz, said in an email that the shift to online statements was rooted in tighter agency budgets,

On a recent Wednesday, Mr. Ashlock packed a corned beef sandwich, carrots, some C4 energy powder mixed with water, and a Kirkland Extra Strength Energy Shot. At 4:23 p.m., he set off for San Francisco, where the rides are. He was on a Quest. This is Uber-speak for goals the company offers. If he completed

Facebook said it expects a fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating whether the social network violated its users’ privacy. Interested in Facebook? Add Facebook as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Facebook news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The company set aside