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Food sanitation company accused of employing at least 31 children on graveyard shifts in slaughterhouses
A leading sanitation company is accused of employing dozens of children to clean the killing floors of slaughterhouses during graveyard shifts, the Department of Labor announced. Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., or PSSI, a company contracted to work at slaughterhouses and meatpacking facilities throughout the county, allegedly employed at least 31 kids — one as young as […]
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From Elon Musk to Sam Bankman-Fried, a bad week for market geniuses
From the FTX bankruptcy and downfall of crypto “rock star” Sam Bankman-Fried to the chaos at Twitter, it has not been a good week for the geniuses of capitalism. Elon Musk’s abrupt and in some cases already reversed decisions since taking over the social media company back up his contention that so far his tenure […]
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Here are the three big issues facing Ukraine as winter approaches
Winter is on the way, and in war-torn Ukraine the fight against Russia appears far from over. Moscow continues to target Ukrainian power plants and stations. Grain shipments out of Ukraine have been interrupted since Russia paused participation in a United Nations-brokered agreement that allowed a corridor in the Black Sea for cargo ships to […]
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Why investors have jumped off the Carvana bandwagon
Ernie Garcia, CEO, Carvana Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – Last year, Carvana CEO and cofounder Ernie Garcia went on a victory lap. He touted the company’s “landmark” second-quarter results on Aug. 5, 2021 that included the used car retailer’s first-ever quarterly net profit. He then reminisced about the rapid growth of “a bunch of […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: Booz Allen is a buy
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he’s giving his answers to callers’ stock questions at rapid speed. Source
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Jim Cramer says to hold on to these 3 cloud stocks and sell the rest
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday offered a list of stock picks for investors who are bullish on cloud computing but cautioned that he believes there’s more pain to come. “I recommend using this incredible rebound actually as a rare opportunity to sell the weaker cloud stocks into strength,” he said. “That said, some of them […]
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Cramer’s week ahead: The market needs weak retail sales data to stay strong
The stock market’s current run could fizzle out if October retail sales data comes in hot next week, CNBC’s Jim Cramer warned on Friday. “If we see weak retail sales and learn that things are getting very promotional in the key apparel sector, well then the market can stay strong,” he said, adding: “The worse […]
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Disney plans targeted hiring freeze and job cuts, according to memo
Disney plans to institute a targeted hiring freeze as well as some job cuts, according to an internal memo sent to executives. “We are limiting headcount additions through a targeted hiring freeze,” CEO Bob Chapek said in a memo to division leads sent Friday and obtained by CNBC. “Hiring for the small subset of the […]
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Biden names pick for new IRS head as agency plans for $80 billion funding, wrestles with backlog
The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images New role a ‘challenging assignment,’ former IRS commissioner says Biden’s nomination comes at a critical time for the agency. After another difficult filing season, the IRS is still wrestling with a backlog. As of Nov. 4, there were 4.2 million unprocessed individual returns […]
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Estee Lauder’s stock jumps as China loosens Covid rules, in line with Club investment case
Estee lauder (EL) popped after China loosened its Covid restrictions, a move we’ve long predicted. Source
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