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Washington state taps Starbucks, Microsoft and Costco to aid vaccine efforts

Tuesday, January 19

By CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(OLYMPIA, Wash.) -- Washington state has announced a new robust public-private partnership featuring corporations headquartered in the state -- including Starbucks, Microsoft and Costco -- to... Read More.

The inequities of PPP: Megachurches, large corporations receive money ahead of small businesses

Tuesday, January 19

By ASHLEY SCHWARTZ-LAVARES, FAITH ABUBEY and HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- With the government set to issue a new round of business loans as part of its latest COVID-19 relief bill,... Read More.

Biden energy secretary nominee Jennifer Granholm has millions in energy investments

Tuesday, January 19

By SOO RIN KIM, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- President-elect Joe Biden's energy secretary pick, Jennifer Granholm, has disclosed millions of dollars of investments in corporate and private business interests, including millions in... Read More.

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How to build an emergency fund, how much to save for it and how to avoid spending it

Monday, January 18

By JOEL LYONS, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- We've been taught to expect the unexpected, and when it comes to finances, the best way to do that is with an emergency fund.

Nestle delivers sweet taste of nostalgia with new Cinnamon Toast Crunch milk

Friday, January 15

By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- There was something satisfying about sipping the last sweet, cereal-infused milk at the bottom of the bowl and now Nestle has come up with a... Read More.

PepsiCo announces plan to reduce emissions more than 40% by 2030

Friday, January 15

BY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — PepsiCo has announced a new climate plan that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 40% by 2030 - a doubling of the company’s... Read More.

Yelp to display user-generated COVID-19 safety reviews for restaurants

Friday, January 15

By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Yelp has expanded features prompted by COVID-19 to allow users to input their own feedback about the safety measures at... Read More.

Disneyland Resort ends annual pass program

Friday, January 15

By ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, ABC News(ANAHEIM, Calif.) -- Nearly a year after closing its doors to the public amid the coronavirus pandemic, Disneyland Resort is discontinuing its annual passholder program... Read More.

Companies target GOP with fundraising pullback. How much will it matter?

Friday, January 15

By SOO RIN KIM and KENDALL KARSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The pullback of political giving by some of the country's most prominent companies -- a move triggered by the... Read More.

Taco Bell introduces new plant-based menu items, plus a special message about the return of potatoes

Friday, January 15

By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Plant-based foods are rolling right along into 2021 and Taco Bell has teamed up with one of the leaders in the non-meat category,... Read More.