BUSINESS NEWS
- ABC cancels new ‘Bachelorette’ season after video emerges of star committing domestic abuse
by Andrew Dalton, Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on March 20, 2026 at 8:32 pmIn the 2023 video, Taylor Frankie Paul appears to punch, kick and throw chairs at her former partner as her young daughter watched and cried.
- Scott Bessent’s Treasury Department will start overseeing the $180 billion of student loans that are in default
by Collin Binkley, Nick Lichtenberg, The Associated Press on March 20, 2026 at 8:27 pmThe U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department.
- CBS News won’t celebrate the 100th anniversary of Edward R. Murrow’s radio network. It will cancel it instead
by David Bauder, The Associated Press on March 20, 2026 at 8:23 pmWhen it went on the air in September 1927, the service was the precursor to the entire network.
- Gavin Newsom supports renaming Cezar Chavez day after bombshell abuse allegations
by Trân Nguyễn, Haven Daley, John Seewer, The Associated Press on March 20, 2026 at 8:21 pmThe New York Times first reported Wednesday that it found Chavez groomed and sexually abused young girls working in the movement.
- Mark Cuban reads 1,000 emails a day—now he’s using a Mac Mini to fight the AI-generated flood threatening his clean inbox obsession
by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez on March 20, 2026 at 8:05 pmA flood of AI-generated emails forced the billionaire to turn to his own AI to manage his inbox.
- Gen Z can’t afford a house. Some parents are choosing to fund their down payments over their college funds
by Jake Angelo on March 20, 2026 at 7:02 pmNearly three-quarters of parents are considering helping their kids buy a home amid the most dire market for first-time homebuyers.
- The president of Colombia has just been labeled a “priority target” for his alleged drug ties by the DEA
by The Associated Press, Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Alanna Durkin Richer on March 20, 2026 at 6:50 pmThe DEA usually reserves the "priority target" label for those who have a "significant impact" on the drug trade.
- Job seekers aren’t imagining things: the number of candidates ghosted by employers just reached a three-year high thanks to AI
by Emma Burleigh on March 20, 2026 at 4:40 pmMore than half of job-seekers have experienced ghosting within the past year, reaching a three-year peak—and experts say it’s because hiring “hasn’t caught up” to an AI-driven world of applying.
- Meet Mark Zuckerberg’s college roommate. He’s an Olympian-turned-VC exec who now invests in your favorite celebrity businesses
by Jacqueline Munis on March 20, 2026 at 7:25 amBuilding off his experience as an athlete, talent manager, and brand builder, Samyr Lainé has backed brands founded by Issa Rae, Kaley Cuoco, and Emma Watson.
- Supermicro’s cofounder was just arrested for allegedly smuggling $2.5 billion in GPUs to China
by Amanda Gerut on March 20, 2026 at 3:32 amThe arrest of board member Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw—who previously resigned following an accounting scandal in 2018—led an after-hours trading drop of 12% in the Nvidia-linked server manufacturer's stock.