Pepsi soft drinks are on display in a supermarket in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images PepsiCo on Thursday reported a fourth quarter profit beating estimates, driven by pandemic snacks and higher sales of beverages like Gatorade Zero and Bubly sparkling water. After a strong quarter, the beverage and snack maker expects the…

Whitney Wolfe Herd speaks on stage during the Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen conference at Monarch Beach Resort on November 13, 2017 in Dana Point, California. Joe Scarnici | Getty Images Entertainment When 31-year-old Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd goes public this week, she will be known not only for her youth, but also…

A box of vials with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is pictured on February 6, 2021 at Foch Hospital in Suresnes at the start of a vaccination campaign for health workers with the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine. Alain Jocard | AFP | Getty Images AstraZeneca saw product sales grow 10% for 2020. This year, alongside Oxford…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer sounded the alarm on Wednesday, saying that the stock market is nearing a foamy environment where investors are paying for stocks while ignoring fundamentals. “You wouldn’t know about the quiet action on average … but that feels a bit like a Kenny Loggins market,” he said after the conclusion of Mad Money.…

Coping techniques can help people struggling with the psychological effects of the Covid crisis, said psychiatrist Dr. Patrice Harris told CNBC. “I want everyone first of all to give each other grace and space to feel how they feel. Know that we are not helpless,” Harris said on CNBC’s The News with Shepard Smith on…

Walmart’s hopes of owning a stake in TikTok may be dashed, but don’t expect interest in the viral video app to wane. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, the company’s plan to buy the US social media app operations from Oracle has been put on hold indefinitely as the Biden…

Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Speaks during an event introducing the Raise The Wage Act on January 16, 2019 at the U.S. Capitol. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images A third of small business owners say they are likely to be laid off workers if Congress increases the federal minimum wage to $ 15 an hour. This…

The reflection of bitcoins on a computer hard drive. Thomas Trutschel | Photo library via Getty Images General Motors has no plans to invest in Bitcoin, but CEO Mary Barra said the automaker will monitor customer demand as it weighs whether to accept the cryptocurrency to pay for its services and vehicles. “We have no…

Vice President Kamala Harris from left, United States President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, wear protective masks as they meet with Democrats in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, February 3 Senators meet, 2021, to discuss Covid-19 stimulus relief. Stefani Reynolds |…

Tilray shares rose 38.8% on Tuesday after the company signed an agreement with Grow Pharma to import and distribute its medical cannabis products in the UK. Under the contract, Tilray will be able to make these products available to UK patients on prescriptions obtained through the country’s National Health Service or a general practitioner. The…