For some workers, the decision to stay home when sneezing and coughing will no longer mean forgoing a day’s pay. In Tuesday’s election, ballot measures passed in three red states — Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska — that would require employers to provide earned paid sick leave for employees, with certain exceptions. This follows a similar […]
Savannah Britt owes about $27,000 on loans she took out to attend college at Rutgers University, a debt she was hoping to see reduced by President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness efforts. Her payments are currently on hold while courts untangle challenges to the loan forgiveness program. But as the weeks tick down on Biden’s […]
The Gulf region is looking to the next U.S. administration for help in ending the Mideast war and firm cooperation on security and economic interests.
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials are poised Thursday to reduce their key interest rate for a second straight time, responding to a steady slowdown of the inflation pressures that exasperated many Americans and contributed to Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Yet the Fed’s future moves are now more uncertain in the aftermath of the election, […]
The Canadian government on Wednesday ordered TikTok to shutter its operations in the country, citing national security risks. Users in Canada, however, will still have access to the app. “The government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd’s operations in Canada through the establishment of TikTok Technology Canada […]
Ed Sheeran came out to Music Business Worldwide‘s Music Business U.K. Awards in London on Tuesday night, giving a speech to a crowd of industry power players to honor WMG’s outgoing record executive Max Lousada, while imploring record labels to champion art and artist development instead of following analytics and data. “They don’t make people […]
An ocean away from the turmoil of the U.S. presidential election, Ed Sheeran paid moving tribute to outgoing Warner CEO of Recorded Music Max Lousada, with whom he’s worked closely at the company for many years, at Music Business Worldwide’s Music Business U.K. Awards in London Tuesday night. Lousada was honored with the Sir George Martin […]
Production is now set to begin at the former Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, less than two years after GM announced the massive $2.2 billion investment to fully renovate the facility to build a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors DETROIT – President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala […]
Energy Audits getty With energy prices soaring and the holiday season just around the corner, businesses should consider conducting an energy audit as an essential part of year-end planning. Beyond reducing utility costs, energy audits help meet sustainability goals and improve a company’s market reputation, making it an excellent strategy for boosting both financial and […]
NEW YORK — Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died. He was 95. Marcus died Monday in Boca Raton, Florida, surrounded by family, according to a Home Depot spokesperson. Marcus was Home Depot’s CEO as it grew rapidly during its first two decades, […]
