<b>UAW strikes: What to make of the latest escalation at Ford</b>
UAW strikes: What to make of the latest escalation at Ford
DETROIT – A shift in strategy by the United Auto Workers union this week has some analysts wondering if the parties are — perhaps, counterintuitively — getting closer to a deal. On Wednesday the union initiated a at Kentucky Truck Pla...
2023-10-14 23:51:40
How Snickers maker Mars prepares for Halloween and trick-or-treat
How Snickers maker Mars prepares for Halloween and trick-or-treat
For 11 months of the year, Tim LeBel is Mars Wrigley's president of sales. But for the month of October, he dons a new title: chief Halloween officer. For decades, the fall holiday has been the biggest day of the year for candy makers. In r...
2023-10-14 23:51:34
Canadian Unifor autoworkers union strikes General Motors
Canadian Unifor autoworkers union strikes General Motors
DETROIT — Labor strikes are now an international issue for after the Detroit automaker failed to reach a tentative agreement by Monday for roughly 4,300 workers represented by . The Canadian autoworkers will join roughly 9,200 United Auto...
2023-10-13 15:40:37
Number of people with $100 million has doubled since 2003
Number of people with $100 million has doubled since 2003
The population of the super wealthy, or those worth $100 million or more, doubled over the past 20 years as asset prices soared around the world, according to a . There are now 28,420 so-called centi-millionaires worldwide, up 12% over last...
2023-10-13 15:40:31
<b>Supreme Court won't hear challenge to FDA rejection of flavored vapes</b>
Supreme Court won't hear challenge to FDA rejection of flavored vapes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear arguments in a challenging the 's authority to reject approvals of flavored . The case is one of several challenges to the FDA's regulation of the , which has hooked members of a new generation...
2023-10-13 15:40:25
<b>Nike, American Eagle, Lululemon among favorite brands for teens</b>
Nike, American Eagle, Lululemon among favorite brands for teens
Teens are spending 4% less on clothing compared to last year, down to $563 per year. Females are outspending males by about $180, slightly less than the difference in the spring version of the survey. After Nike, and are the second- and thi...
2023-10-13 15:40:20
PepsiCo (PEP) Q3 2023 earnings
PepsiCo (PEP) Q3 2023 earnings
on Tuesday quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations and raised its outlook for its full-year earnings. Shares of the company rose 2% in premarket trading. Here's what the company reported compared with what Wall Str...
2023-10-13 15:40:15
GM, Canadian autoworkers union Unifor reach deal to end strike
GM, Canadian autoworkers union Unifor reach deal to end strike
DETROIT — has reached a tentative agreement for nearly 4,300 Canadian autoworkers after the union representing those workers early Tuesday. Canadian union Unifor said Tuesday afternoon the "strike actions are on hold to allow the membersh...
2023-10-13 15:40:09
AMC tells Taylor Swift fans they can sing, dance during movie
AMC tells Taylor Swift fans they can sing, dance during movie
Take us to church, Taylor. Starting Friday, Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour film arrives in theaters, and with it comes a certain expectation of exuberance from those in attendance. Friendship bracelet swapping, outfits dripping with shimmery...
2023-10-13 15:40:04
Birkenstock prices IPO at $46 per share
Birkenstock prices IPO at $46 per share
Birkenstock, the longtime German shoe brand , on Tuesday, giving it a tentative valuation of about $8.64 billion. The pricing came in just shy of the midpoint of Birkenstock's stated range of $44 to $49 per share and gives it a market cap t...
2023-10-13 15:39:58
Walgreens names veteran health-care executive Tim Wentworth as next CEO
Walgreens names veteran health-care executive Tim Wentworth as next CEO
has chosen veteran health care executive Tim Wentworth as the company's . Wentworth is the former CEO of the nation's largest pharmacy benefits management company, Express Scripts, which was acquired by in 2018. He stayed on and served as c...
2023-10-13 15:39:51
Stellantis, Samsung SDI to build EV battery plant in Indiana
Stellantis, Samsung SDI to build EV battery plant in Indiana
DETROIT — and automaker plan to invest more than $3.2 billion in a new electric vehicle battery plant in Kokomo, Indiana. The facility — Stellantis' sixth battery plant announced globally — was largely expected, but the location and t...
2023-10-13 15:39:46
Period care brands August, Rael and others unite to fight 'tampon tax'
Period care brands August, Rael and others unite to fight 'tampon tax'
Starting Wednesday, consumers paying state sales tax on menstrual products will be able to get those costs on some period care purchases reimbursed. — an initiative of period care brands August, Cora, LOLA, The Honey Pot, Rael, Here We Fl...
2023-10-13 15:39:40
ChargePoint raising $232 million, shares fall
ChargePoint raising $232 million, shares fall
Shares of EV charging network operator closed sharply lower Wednesday after the company said it's raising $232 million via stock sales. The company's stock was down over 15% at Wednesday's market close. ChargePoint said in a that a group of...
2023-10-13 15:39:35
Adjustable-rate mortgage demand spiked last week. Here's why.
Adjustable-rate mortgage demand spiked last week. Here's why.
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose to the highest level since 2000 last week, but rates on adjustable-rate mortgages fell. That caused a run on these so-called ARMs, pushing total mortgage application volume very slightly h...
2023-10-13 15:39:29