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Amazon fires two employees tied to Staten Island union effort
Technology

Amazon fires two employees tied to Staten Island union effort

Workers stand in line to cast ballots for a union election at Amazon’s JFK8 distribution center, in the Staten Island borough of New York City, U.S. March 25, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Amazon has fired two employees tied to an organizing campaign that resulted in the company’s first unionized warehouse in the U.S. Mat […]

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Tech giants lost more than  trillion in value in the last three trading days
Technology

Tech giants lost more than $1 trillion in value in the last three trading days

The world’s largest technology companies have shed over $1 trillion in value in just three trading sessions. Stocks at large have sold off since the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, but technology has endured more pain than other sectors of the economy. Investors now have less interest in what drove business […]

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New Peloton CEO will be under harsh scrutiny when the company reports earnings this week
Business

New Peloton CEO will be under harsh scrutiny when the company reports earnings this week

A woman walks in front of a Peloton store in Manhattan on May 05, 2021 in New York. John Smith | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Analysts and investors are eager to get to know Peloton Chief Executive Officer Barry McCarthy and have him articulate his vision for the company’s future. He […]

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Rivian reports earnings Wednesday. Here’s what we learned after 3 rivals reported last week
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Rivian reports earnings Wednesday. Here’s what we learned after 3 rivals reported last week

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe inside the company’s customer experience center outside of its plant on Aptil 11, 2022 in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive will report its first-quarter earnings after market close on Wednesday. Wall Street analysts polled by Refinitiv expect a loss of $1.44 per share on revenue […]

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Tesla covers travel costs for out-of-state health care including, reportedly, abortions
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Tesla covers travel costs for out-of-state health care including, reportedly, abortions

Signage outside the new Tesla South Austin showroom within the Yard development in Austin, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla will cover travel and lodging costs for employees to receive health-care services not offered in the states they reside. The policy, which Tesla said has been […]

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How a blockbuster-packed summer could lend a hand to the struggling streaming stocks
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How a blockbuster-packed summer could lend a hand to the struggling streaming stocks

The release of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” ushers in a line-up of big movie franchises hitting theaters this summer. Source

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Employees everywhere are organizing. Here’s why it’s happening now
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Employees everywhere are organizing. Here’s why it’s happening now

Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, left, speaks next to Christian Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), during an ALU rally in the Staten Island borough of New York, U.S., on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images After years of declining influence, unions are having a […]

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Wall Street just had one of its wildest weeks in years. What happened and what could come next
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Wall Street just had one of its wildest weeks in years. What happened and what could come next

Last week’s market swings pushed the major averages below key levels, made macro calls outdated within a few hours and rattled some of most resilient stocks. Source

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Nasdaq records first five-week losing streak since 2012
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Nasdaq records first five-week losing streak since 2012

Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 19, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. – US stocks open mixed, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq +0.1% (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images) JOHANNES EISELE | AFP | Getty Images TheĀ Nasdaq CompositeĀ fell […]

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Starbucks criticizes Biden’s visit with union leaders, requests White House meeting
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Starbucks criticizes Biden’s visit with union leaders, requests White House meeting

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction in the Roosevelt Room on Wednesday May 4, 2022. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images Starbucks is asking the White House for a meeting after President Joe Biden met with an organizer who is helping its coffee shops unionize. […]

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