UncategorizedHarris takes up Biden’s crusade against corporate ‘price gouging’ and hidden fees fwadmin / July 31, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris goaded Donald Trump at a rally in Atlanta before a roaring crowd of more than 10,000 supporters.
UncategorizedStarbucks revenue misses estimates as same-store sales decline for second straight quarter fwadmin / July 31, 2024 Starbucks’ stock has tumbled 21% this year, fueled by concerns about weaker demand for its coffee in the U.S. and China.
UncategorizedSamsung second-quarter operating profit soars 1,458% as AI demand remains strong; results top estimates fwadmin / July 31, 2024 Samsung Electronics posted higher-than-expected second-quarter revenue and operating profit, as demand for advanced memory chips remained strong.
UncategorizedLabor leader behind Amazon’s only unionized U.S. warehouse is out at the union he helped launch fwadmin / July 31, 2024 Members of the Amazon Labor Union voted in a reformist slate, rejecting the faction backed by former ALU president Chris Smalls.
UncategorizedPennsylvania casinos sue to declare $1 billion in slot machine taxes unconstitutional—unless electronic games also pay up fwadmin / July 31, 2024 Casino owners claim a slot-machine tax is unconstitutional because the state doesn’t impose it on electronic “skill games” found in many bars and stores.
UncategorizedMicrosoft’s cloud business is powering its profits—but there’s still some disappointment fwadmin / July 31, 2024 Microsoft’s growth was led by its cloud computing business, where quarterly revenue rose 19% to $28.5 billion.
UncategorizedCiti shed its ‘laughingstock’ label—and is now outperforming every other big bank fwadmin / July 31, 2024 America’s largest banks are destroying the S&P 500, beating it by an average of 67%, but the perennial underperformer Citi is now leading the way.
UncategorizedGovernment says three-quarters of Amtrak trains are late because of one rail company’s repeated lawbreaking fwadmin / July 31, 2024 “Americans should not experience travel delays because rail carriers break the law,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said.
UncategorizedIsraeli military warns of ‘anarchy’ as far-right protesters storm army bases fwadmin / July 31, 2024 Unrest breaks out after military police detain soldiers over alleged ‘serious abuse’ of Palestinian prisoner
UncategorizedIsrael says it has killed senior Hizbollah commander in Beirut strike fwadmin / July 31, 2024 Attack was retaliation for deadly incident in Golan Heights that has been blamed on the Lebanese militant group