AIRLINE TECH SUPPLIER SAYS OUTAGE FIXED

Travel-technology provider Sabre said a glitch that prevented some airline travelers from checking in for flights Tuesday was caused by a problem at one of its network suppliers.

Sabre spokeswoman Cassidy Smith said the issue affected airlines that connect with Sabre through CenturyLink’s network. Smith declined to identify the affected airlines. Some JetBlue customers complained they were unable to check in for flights.

CenturyLink spokeswoman Courtney Morton said activity during scheduled maintenance caused the disruption, which lasted for about two hours.

She said the company was reviewing the incident to add safeguards that could reduce or eliminate future incidents.

Bitcoin breaks $8,000.

Bitcoin climbed above $8,000, extending its longest winning streak since 2013 and giving fresh momentum to a cryptocurrency market that crashed only last year.

Just hours after leaping 25 percent Monday with no apparent explanation, the largest digital token added as much as 5.9 percent Tuesday.

That helped push the crypto universe’s total market value to almost $250 billion — a level not seen since last August — as the 10 most-traded tokens also advanced.

Ruby chocolate is coming to the U.S. from Switzerland.

The world’s largest chocolate market is finally getting a taste of the ruby range, the first new type in more than 80 years.

Switzerland’s Barry Callebaut, the top maker of bulk chocolates, is rolling out its ruby breakthrough in the U.S. almost two years after announcing the discovery.

The new type of chocolate, with its pinkish hue, expanded the industry’s color palette beyond just dark, milk and white, and was the first new natural shade added since Nestle started making white bars in the 1930s.

Bayer’s stock falls after $2 billion verdict against Monsanto.

Bayer’s stock fell 2 percent Tuesday afternoon, one day after a California couple were awarded more than $2 billion over allegations that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer.

The decision marked the third consecutive jury verdict against the company, which said it would appeal, tied to the herbicide.

The company’s value has fallen roughly 45 percent since its $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto, which makes Roundup, was sealed in June 2018.