Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here's what that could mean
A chainsaw-wielding, self-professed "anarcho-capitalist" is now one step closer to overhauling Argentina's beleagured economy — by throwing out the nation's peso currency and adopting the US dollar as legal tender.
2023-10-24 02:48
Qatar Airways longtime CEO Akbar Al Baker resigns
Akbar Al Baker is resigning as chief executive of Qatar Airways, marking a sudden end to one of the longest managerial reigns in the world of aviation.
2023-10-24 00:49
UPenn president made a 'mistake' but shouldn't be forced out, former governor says
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell doesn't think the University of Pennsylvania needs a leadership change to get through the crisis gripping the Ivy League school.
2023-10-24 00:45
UAW union just ordered 6,800 workers to strike a massive Dodge Ram facility
The United Auto Workers union sent 6,800 Stellantis employees to the picket line Monday morning in a surprise, targeted strike at the company's Dodge Ram facility.
2023-10-23 22:46
Some Walgreens pharmacy workers say they are planning another walkout. Here are their reasons why
Some pharmacy workers at Walgreens, one of the nation's largest drugstore chains, say they are planning another walkout at the end of October, and organizers are hoping this time the protest spreads nationwide.
2023-10-23 21:23
ESG investing is dying on Wall Street. Here's why
The market for environmental, social and corporate governance, or ESG, investing is fundamentally broken.
2023-10-23 20:17
Billionaires pay almost no tax. A global levy of just 2% could raise $250 billion
Governments should open a new front in the international clampdown on tax evasion with a global minimum tax on billionaires, which could raise $250 billion annually, the EU Tax Observatory said on Monday.
2023-10-23 18:58
Chevron agrees to buy Hess for $53 billion
Chevron announced Monday that it has agreed to buy rival Hess in yet another oil industry consolidation deal.
2023-10-23 18:49
Chinese drug firms backed by global banks found using leopards and pangolins parts, group says
Three top Chinese pharmaceutical companies, which are backed by top global banks, are using endangered animal parts in their medicines, according to an investigation by an environmental protection group.
2023-10-23 15:23
University early decision applications mostly benefit rich kids
A college admissions program popular among the country's most selective universities may actually be skewed against lower-income applicants, college consultants and experts say.
2023-10-23 05:49
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave resigns after backlash to Israel-Hamas war comments
Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive of Web Summit, stepped down Saturday after several Big Tech companies withdrew from the company's upcoming annual technology conference over his comments on the Israel-Hamas war.
2023-10-22 07:46
How toy and game companies are winning back their grown-up former customers
I was on vacation and hanging out quietly in the hotel room with my friend when, out of nowhere, she
2023-10-22 02:45