Month: September 2023
Walmart cuts starting pay for new hires who prepare online orders, stock shelves
A worker stocks the shelves at a Walmart store on January 24, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Walmart announced that it is raising its minimum wage for store employees in early March, store employees will make between $14 and $19 an hour. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Walmart has cut starting pay […]
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Carl Icahn says new Illumina CEO has his ‘full support’ months after proxy fight
Carl Icahn speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Carl Icahn on Thursday expressed his support for Illumina‘s new CEO Jacob Thaysen – a relief for the company as it tries to rebound from a bitter proxy fight with the billionaire activist investor. “I think he […]
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Senate confirms Anna Gomez to FCC, breaking yearslong deadlock at the company
Anna Gomez during a confirmation listening to for the FCC. Source: U.S. Senate The Senate voted Thursday to verify Democrat Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission, breaking the deadlock at the agency that has lasted the entirety of the Biden presidency. The vote in favor was 55-43. Gomez’s affirmation comes following a protracted fight […]
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Europe is the ‘land of fairness yield.’ These cash can give U.S. buyers a slice of the payouts
European businesses are doubling down on returning dollars to shareholders, in accordance to Morgan Stanley, and there are selections for traders on the other side of the Atlantic who want to increase far more yield to their portfolio. Morgan Stanley strategist Chelsea Tabe mentioned in a notice to clientele past week that Europe has turn […]
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These are Wall Street’s favourite electrical power stocks as oil rallies
Oil costs achieved their best level in virtually a calendar year previously this week. For traders searching to engage in this craze, listed here are some energy stocks with the biggest prolonged-time period upside potential. Electricity is the only profitable sector in the S & P 500 this thirty day period, managing gains of about […]
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Apple shares slide immediately after experiences that China banned Apple iphone use by government staff
Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner attends the yearly session of China Progress Forum (CDF) 2018 at the Diaoyutai Point out Guesthouse in Beijing, China March 26, 2018. Jason Lee | Reuters Apple shares fell over 3% on Thursday, next a 4% decrease on Wednesday, following several stories suggesting that Chinese authorities staff could be banned […]
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Charter and Disney aren’t budging in their blackout fight as NFL season kicks off
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The kickoff to the NFL season is Thursday night, and Charter Communications doesn’t appear to be moving down the field in its negotiations with Disney. Last week, Charter and Disney’s talks over contract fees spilled into the public when the two were unable to reach an agreement and […]
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British American Tobacco finalizes Russia exit with sale to local managers
British American Tobacco has finalized its exit from Russia about 18 months after it pledged to do so in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The multinational cigarette maker said in a statement Thursday it agreed “to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses in compliance with local and international laws.” Financial terms of the deal […]
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Intense flooding in Greece leaves at minimum 4 useless and 6 missing, villages cut off
An aerial view taken on September 7, 2023 shows a wrecked bridge in a flooded space in the city of Karditsa, central Greece. – | Afp | Getty Images Popular flooding in central Greece still left at minimum four people dead, 6 missing and dozens trapped, with critical rainstorms turning streams into raging torrents, bursting […]
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GM offers 10% wage increases, $5,500 ratification bonuses to UAW as strike looms
UAW Local 5960 member Kinethia Black fills the brakes of a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV during vehicle production on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Michigan. Photo by Steve Fecht for Chevrolet DETROIT – General Motors on Thursday offered its largest four-year wage increase in decades as […]
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