Category Archives: Business News – ABC Audio

How our tax codes let the rich get richer: 'We need better tax laws'
Kativ/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A day after the world's wealthiest man announced he was fulfilling a lifelong dream of going to space via a flight from his own private company, a bombshell investigative jou...
Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News Jun 14, 2021

Clockwork manicure robot is proof the future is here
Clockwork(NEW YORK) -- Need a manicure? There’s now a robot for that. In under 10 minutes and for less than $10, you can get a "Clockwork Minicure" -- the perfect manicure, done by a robot. Cloc...
Zoe Moore, ABC News Jun 14, 2021

What automakers and consumers can learn from the chip shortage crunch
romaset/iStock(NEW YORK) -- When will it be over? The global chip shortage that has idled automotive plants, delayed shipments of new vehicles and pushed transaction prices to record levels may soon r...
Morgan Korn, ABC News Jun 13, 2021

Future of drone delivery may be happening in this small Irish town
Patrick Reevell/ABC News(ORANMORE, Ireland) -- Staring upward, Fiachra Quigley watched his coffees slowly descend 80 feet onto his driveway, lowered at the end of a string. Above him, a drone about th...
Patrick Reevell, ABC News Jun 13, 2021

$28M is winning bid for seat aboard Blue Origin's 1st human space flight
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For $28 million, a civilian will see space. That's the winning bid for a seat aboard the New Shepard, when Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin flies peo...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jun 12, 2021

Mattel launches first Barbie doll made from recycled ocean-bound plastic
Mattel(NEW YORK) -- Barbie is going green! On Thursday, Mattel debuted the company's first fashion doll collection made from recycled ocean-bound plastic. The new collection also includes an accompany...
Jacqueline Laurean Yates, ABC News Jun 11, 2021

Kohl's announces two-day sale to 'wow' summer shoppers
niknikon/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Kohl’s has just announced that it will be joining the biggest summer shopping event of the year along with three other behemoth retailers, Target, Walmart and Amazon...
Casey DelBasso, ABC News Jun 11, 2021

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2021: Here's what you need to know
Nordstrom(NEW YORK) -- Summer is almost here, and that means more fun in the sun, better beach days and some of the best sales of the season, including Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale. This year's sales ...
Jacqueline Laurean Yates, ABC News Jun 11, 2021

More car buyers looking out of state as inventories trail demand
deepblue4you/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Nearly 1 in 10 recent car buyers, according to data from Cars.com, purchased their new vehicle in another state -- with more than half driving at least 25 miles to a...
Amanda Maile, ABC News Jun 10, 2021

Beech-Nut to stop selling a specific baby rice cereal because of arsenic levels found in some test samples
Beech-Nut(NEW YORK) -- Baby food brand Beech-Nut Nutrition this week announced a voluntary recall of one of its baby food products and said it would stop making the product due to arsenic levels found...
Katie Kindelan, GMA Jun 10, 2021
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