McDonald’s links executive pay to diversity targets
McDonald’s will tie executive pay to diversity goals and aim to hit gender parity in management by the end of 2030 as the company tries to…
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Corporate America bands together to get people vaccinated and safely back to work
A group of businesses and nonprofit organizations are banding together to speed up and strengthen their companies’ response to the pandemic.…
Continue ReadingMaxine Waters is planning to call multiple hearings on the GameStop frenzy
Congresswoman Maxine Waters plans to thoroughly investigate the GameStop trading frenzy by holding multiple hearings on the matter. Waters, the…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next for Rush Limbaugh’s show?
Upon hearing about Rush Limbaugh’s death on Wednesday, many fans said he was irreplaceable. For the time being, his distributor is not going to…
Continue ReadingGrocery store workers have been on the front lines for a year, but they’re struggling to get the Covid vaccine
Grocery store workers in the United States have been stocking shelves, handling customers and keeping stores tidy in challenging and sometimes…
Continue ReadingWalmart just boosted pay to $15. It’s not what you think
Walmart announced pay bumps Thursday that will bring its average hourly wage to over $15 an hour. But the move still falls short of the $15 minimum…
Continue ReadingHow China is devastating Australia’s billion-dollar wine industry
South Australian winemaker Jarrad White spent almost a decade building his business in China. Then, in a matter of months, it all fell apart. It had…
Continue ReadingJobless claims jump: Another 861,000 Americas filed for initial benefits last week
Another 861,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, according to seasonally adjusted data released Thursday from…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we can learn from the Gamestop craze
The mania that drove the recent GameStop stock rally should remind all investors of the need to stay diversified. It’s simply not wise to put…
Continue ReadingMaersk has found a way to clean up shipping but there’s a catch
Maersk says it will launch the world’s first carbon neutral cargo ship in 2023, as efforts to clean up one of the planet’s worst…
Continue ReadingHere’s why publishers, lawmakers, and tech execs are all monitoring Facebook’s Australian blockade
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The eyes of the news…
Continue ReadingFacebook won’t let users in Australia share news
People in Australia can no longer find news on Facebook. Facebook said Wednesday that people and publishers in Australia cannot share and view news…
Continue ReadingWinter storm continues to hammer businesses
The brutal winter storm in the United States is disrupting business across a range of industries, including many sectors that are still trying to…
Continue ReadingHow Robinhood ended up in Washington’s crosshairs
This was supposed to be the year Robinhood turned the page on its troubles and launched a massive IPO. And then GameStop mania happened. Robinhood…
Continue ReadingFacebook won’t let people in Australia share news
People in Australia can no longer find news on Facebook. Facebook said Wednesday that people and publishers in Australia cannot share and view news…
Continue ReadingNigerian women form #AnkaraArmy to celebrate new WTO boss, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Nigerians are recreating the distinctive signature style of new World Trade Organization boss Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to celebrate…
Continue ReadingBlack franchise owner sues McDonald’s for alleged race discrimination
A Black McDonald’s franchise operator has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that it steered him toward less profitable restaurants…
Continue ReadingSorry, America: China is now Europe’s biggest trading partner for goods
Europe is now trading more goods with China than the United States, a sign of how the pandemic is transforming the global economy. Data released this…
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Rush Limbaugh, conservative media icon, dead at 70 following battle with cancer
Rush Limbaugh, the conservative media icon who for decades used his perch as the king of talk-radio to shape the politics of both the Republican…
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