Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday warned Congress that her department will need to embark on “extraordinary measures” on August 2 to prevent the U.S. government from defaulting if lawmakers are unable to strike a deal to raise or extend ...
Amazon will investigate allegations of discrimination and harassment within its Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit, following an employee petition that criticized AWS’s culture. More than 550 Amazon workers signed the petition, which calls out AWS for its “underlying culture of ...
Walmart Inc. lost a federal lawsuit in Wisconsin when a jury sided with a sales associate who has Down syndrome and alleged that the company fired her because of her disability. Marlo Spaeth worked for Walmart for about 16 years ...
The pandemic forced many businesses to cut back on pay raises, forego hiring all together, and conduct mass layoffs. Thankfully, there is light at the end of the tunnel and many businesses are ready to put their money where their ...
After Blue Origin’s historic human spaceflight yesterday morning, ticket sales for future passenger trips are through the roof. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced that his company has already sold $100 million worth of tickets for upcoming space journeys. He hasn’t ...
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It’s no secret the news surrounding inflation has been downright scary as of late. The good news is you can protect yourself and your wealth while still being able to make money. Find out how you can play inflation for ...
Downsizing and shrinkflation both refer to the same thing: companies reducing the size or quantity of their products while charging the same price or even more. “Downsizing is really a sneaky price increase,” Dworsky says. “Consumers tend to be price ...
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment was estimated last month to be 5.3%. Now, a non-partisan advocacy group says seniors could be seeing a bigger bump. They are eyeing estimates to be just above 6% currently. The new estimate comes as ...
Consumer prices just posted their largest one-month jump in nearly 13 years, a fact that might tempt some to conclude that a white-hot U.S. economy is on the brink of runaway inflation. But a spike in the June 2021 consumer ...