November 17, 2022
“Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores began late last year. The walkouts coincide with Starbucks’ annual Red Cup Day, when the… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2022
“Shares of Carvana jumped by as much as 32% Thursday morning – representing a small, yet notable, increase after a week of significant declines for the used car retailer. The stock hit $10 a share during early trading but has given back… Continue Reading…
November 8, 2022
“The investments of 125 billionaires produce 393 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year, according to a report by Oxfam. That’s the equivalent CO2 output to the whole of France and makes the average billionaire’s annual emissions a million times… Continue Reading…
November 3, 2022
“…The jackpot for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing has surged to $1.5 billion, the second billion-dollar jackpot of 2022, after no players claimed the top prize in Wednesday’s drawing. It’s the fifth time a U.S. lottery prize has reached 10 digits since 2016, when the… Continue Reading…
October 3, 2022
“…The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 681 points higher, or 2.3%. At one point it advanced as much as about 700 points. The S&P 500 rose 2.1%, after falling Friday to its lowest level since November 2020, and the Nasdaq… Continue Reading…
September 27, 2022
“…In general, the insurance premium for new energy cars — which includes electric — is about 20% higher than it would be for comparable traditional fuel-powered cars, said Wenwen Chen, director at S&P Global Ratings, who leads the firm’s research… Continue Reading…
September 19, 2022
“…Homebuilder sentiment in September fell 3 points to 46 in the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Anything below 50 is considered negative… That is the ninth straight month of declines and the lowest level since May… Continue Reading…
August 22, 2022
“Shares of theater chain and meme trader favorite AMC fell sharply on Monday as the struggles of a rival company appeared to weigh on the stock. AMC was down more than 30% in premarket trading, building on a loss of more than… Continue Reading…
August 9, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: Sri Lanka’s economy seemed to have flourished for nearly two decades thanks to loans from China. But with inflation soaring and interest rates rising across the globe, China’s lines of credit ended up strangling the nation’s economic prospects.… Continue Reading…
July 29, 2022
“A day after Walmart warned investors that its profit would shrink as rising prices forced shoppers to make fewer purchases at its stores, Unilever, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s, three other consumer-facing giants, reinforced the message, to different degrees, providing a window into how companies are navigating this… Continue Reading…
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