Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is celebrated widely to commemorate the passage of the Declaration of Independence, in which 13 colonies formally declared separation from Great Britain . Read more...
The e-commerce giant has allegedly pulled its gift cards from Wegmans, CVS, Walgreens, Tops, Dollar Tree and Dollar General locations across the state.
Microsoft reached a $14.4 million settlement with California’s Civil Rights Department to resolve claims that it discriminated and retaliated against women and disabled workers when they took protective leave. Read more...
Shelby McFaddin, an investment analyst at Motley Fool Asset Management, spoke with Quartz for the latest installment of our “Smart Investing” video series. Read more...
Shares of Paramount Global jumped 6.5% on Wednesday after reports said Shari Redstone's National Amusements had reached a preliminary deal to sell its controlling interest in the storied media company to David Ellison's Skydance Media.
Walmart recently partnered with drone delivery startup Wing to offer packages shipped same-day by air. There is a laundry list of hurdles to overcome in order for this to be a reality , from regulatory approval, technological integration, and simply making it cost-effective to
The supermarket says most staff in line to receive a share of the windfall work on the shop floor.
United Airlines has figured out a new use for artificial intelligence, and that’s talking about the weather. The airline announced Wednesday that it will start using generative AI to text passengers links to live radar maps during flight delays, 75% of which are caused by the
Nvidia has undoubtedly been one of the biggest winners of the artificial intelligence boom, delivering record earnings and a soaring stock performance so far this year. Read more...
Sixty million Americans are expected to travel by car this Fourth of July weekend – but rising gas prices could put a damper on Independence Day travel plans. Read more...
First-time applications for unemployment benefits increased last week, while the number of people on jobless rolls rose further to a 2-1/2 year high towards the end of June, consistent with a gradual cooling in the labor market.
McDonald’s in Australia has an egg shortage — and it’s scaling back the hours it will serve breakfast as it aims to work around a bird flu outbreak that has inundated the nation’s poultry supply. Read more...
The Biden administration this week approved a major offshore wind project that former president Donald Trump said he’d veto if elected. Read more...
Tim Parker says he did not share a report with the Post Office board following advice from lawyers.
Flight attendants for Alaska Airlines are getting a big pay bump. The union representing them, the Association of Flight Attendants, just revealed the details of a tentative agreement struck with the company in June after nearly two years of negotiations. Its members will get
As Tesla’s stock is surging, Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, has made significant adjustments to its portfolio by selling off a substantial number of Tesla shares. Read more...
After selling off about 50 million shares of Amazon stock in February, Jeff Bezos said he plans to sell millions more. Read more...
Bay and Iger will replace Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian as the controlling shareholder of Angel City FC.
While Microsoft was worrying about Google’s AI dominance , it should have been worried about Apple. Apple may have been quiet on AI while its rivals brought innovation after innovation to the budding market for generative artificial intelligence, but in typical Apple fashion,
Only 10% of American workers say that their offices are closed for the entire week of Independence Day – but apparently that hasn’t stopped more than half of Gen Z-ers and Millennials from “quiet vacationing” in the first week of July. Read more...
Now that we’re halfway through the year, automakers are slowly trickling out Q2 2024 sales results , which always results in goodies and interesting tidbits to be found. EV sales are up at multiple brands like BMW, Hyundai and GM, for instance. But it’s not all good news — just
The battle to control Southwest Airlines just got a little trickier. The company announced Wednesday that it’s adopting a so-called “poison pill” defense in its bid to fend off hedge fund Elliott Management. The provision, outlined as part of a newly unveiled “shareholder
Tesla has had a rough couple of weeks with its flagship Cybertruck causing all kinds of headaches, sales of its cars slowing and the automaker facing a relentless fight to justify the $56 billion payout it wants to give big boss Elon Musk. Now, despite its struggles, the
America’s automakers are out shouting about their latest sales figures this week after the second quarter of the year drew to a close last weekend. Sales of light vehicles across America dipped by a single percent during the three-month period as a computer outage hit America’s
Crypto-friendly bank Silvergate Capital, which closed its operations last year due to the collapse of FTX , failed to monitor over $1 trillion in crypto transactions, according to a complaint filed by the SEC . Silvergate Capital has agreed to pay $63 million to settle
Panera Bread’s founder and former chief executive officer Ron Shaich is now a billionaire , according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index . Read more...
Skydance Media has reportedly reached a preliminary agreement to buy National Amusements, after merger talks broke down last month . Read more...
