Fitch downgraded its credit rating for the U.S. government, from AAA to AA+, two months after the debt-ceiling crisis was resolved. “In Fitch’s view, there has been a steady deterioration…
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Customers want instant gratification. Workers say it’s pushing them to the brink.
Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single-digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers. But they point to an underlying factor driving a…
Heineken CEO on Bud Light campaign fallout: ‘You need to stand for your values’
Heineken’s chief executive says the company has learned lessons from the social media controversy around a campaign for rival beer Bud Light — but still believes businesses should stand up…
Bed Bath & Beyond’s website relaunched Tuesday under its new owner, Overstock.com, breathing new life to the iconic home goods retailer declared bankrupt earlier this year. The goal, said Overstock…
Ford is recalling 870,000 F-150 pickups due to potentially faulty parking brakes
Ford is recalling more than 870,000 newer F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the electric parking brakes can turn on unexpectedly. The recall covers certain pickups from the 2021…
You have a month left to get your share of Facebook’s $725 million settlement — here’s how
Facebook users have less than one month left to apply for their share of a $725 million settlement over the social network’s privacy violations, part of the lengthy fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal that rocked…
YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, known to his 172 million subscribers as MrBeast, filed a lawsuit on Monday against his food delivery service partner, Virtual Dining Concepts, claiming the company damaged…
Former Bed Bath & Beyond investor Ryan Cohen must face emoji-inspired shareholder suit
A U.S. judge has ruled that former Bed Bath & Beyond investor Ryan Cohen can be sued by investors over a tweet he posted featuring an emoji that seemed to indicate an…
Trudi Shertzer can’t wait bring her 8-month-old to work every day. An operations duty manager at Pittsburgh International Airport, she is counting the days until she can drop off her…
Why the Federal Reserve has made everything more expensive to make things less expensive
It seems like a contradiction: How would increasing the cost of monthly credit payments help to bring down the price of goods and services in the economy? But that is…