Starbucks Revenue Misses Estimates as Its US Growth Slips
Starbucks Corp.’s quarterly sales fell short of analysts’ estimates as traffic growth slowed in the US. Higher prices
2023-08-02 06:45
BNSF train engineers offered paid sick time and better schedules in new deal
Roughly 7,500 BNSF train engineers may get up to eight days of paid sick time and more predictable schedules if they approve a deal with the railroad announced Tuesday
2023-08-02 06:28
Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the U.S. credit rating, citing an expected increase in government debt over the next three years and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance” over the past two decades
2023-08-02 06:22
Environmentalists sue to stop Utah potash mine that produces sought-after crop fertilizer
Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit to prevent the construction of a new potash mine they say would devastate a lake ecosystem in the drought-stricken western Utah desert
2023-08-02 06:19
An accomplice to convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh's financial misdeeds gets seven years in prison
The former CEO of a respected South Carolina bank will spend seven years in federal prison for helping Alex Murdaugh steal nearly $2 million from clients' legal settlements
2023-08-02 04:51
X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speech
A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been sued by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter
2023-08-02 04:27
Vintage computer that helped launch the Apple empire is being sold at auction
A vintage Apple computer signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak is being sold at auction
2023-08-02 02:56
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Minnesota but the state is still working out retail sales
Minnesota’s legalization of recreational marijuana went into effect Tuesday
2023-08-02 02:28
CEO Brendan Quirk narrows the focus of USA Cycling with an eye on worlds and the Olympics
It would be an understatement to say that Brendan Quirk took over a USA Cycling organization in turmoil in December 2021
2023-08-02 02:28
DeSantis-controlled Disney World district abolishes diversity, equity initiatives
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have been abolished from Walt Disney World’s governing district, which is now controlled by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis
2023-08-02 01:47
Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board and gives commissioner his support as Saudi deal talks continue
Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years on tour
2023-08-02 01:26
Norfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment
A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings
2023-08-02 01:23