BBC News Uber faces lawsuit over India rape investigationBBC NewsA woman raped by an Uber driver in India is suing the company for allegedly invading her privacy, after reports that the firm obtained her medical records. The lawsuit comes as the ride-hailing company is trying to restore its reputation amid a series …Beleaguered Uber Hit […]
MarketWatch Oil set to add to streak of weekly lossesMarketWatchCrude futures were quiet on Friday as the market is set to close out another downbeat week amid continued worries about how quickly global inventories might get pared. Oil fell upwards of 5% each of the past two weeks, and futures have dropped a …Oil Extends […]
'Sexist, evil company': Uber recruiters rebuffed by women they try to hireThe Sydney Morning HeraldLast year, software engineer Elizabeth Ford got what many young engineers in Silicon Valley once considered the dream job pitch: Would she be interested in working at Uber? Ford was blunt with the Uber recruiter, telling her the company was immoral […]
Reuters Air bag maker Takata to file for bankruptcy this month: sourcesReutersFILE PHOTO: The logo of Takata Corp is seen on its display at a showroom for vehicles in Tokyo, Japan, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo. 1/3. left. right. FILE PHOTO: A billboard advertisement of Takata Corp is pictured in Tokyo …Takata shares suspended […]
New York Times At Last, Jeff Bezos Offers a Hint of His Philanthropic PlansNew York TimesJeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, is well on his way to becoming the richest person in the world. Credit Andrew Kelly/Reuters. Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, is well on his way to […]
Reuters Snap sinks to IPO price for first time since market debutReutersSAN FRANCISCO Shares of Snap Inc dropped 4.9 percent on Thursday to their initial public offering price, highlighting investors' loss of confidence in the social media company that faces fierce competition from Facebook. The owner of Snapchat – a …Snap's return to its IPO […]
Phoenix Business Journal Fry's owner Kroger's stock crashes with 19 percent dropPhoenix Business JournalIt was a tough day for grocery stocks after Kroger Co. — which owns Fry's Food & Drug Stores here in Arizona — cut its earning guidance. Kroger (NYSE: KR) ended Thursday down 18.89 percent at $24.56 per share. A Fry's Food […]
Washington Post What is Lidl? 5 things the German grocer is bringing to AmericaWashington PostGerman grocery powerhouse Lidl arrived in the United States on Thursday, opening 10 new stores along the East Coast and putting big-name companies like Walmart, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's on high alert. The company, which has 10,000 locations in …US grocery […]
Washington Post The surprising number of American adults who think chocolate milk comes from brown cowsWashington PostSeven percent of all American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows, according to a nationally representative online survey commissioned by the Innovation Center of U.S. Dairy. If you do the math, that works out to 16.4 […]
TheStreet.com Janet Yellen Plans Retirement of Unconventional Fed PolicyTheStreet.comBefore 2008, monetary policy went a little something like this: The Fed met periodically, voted on overnight interest rates, and the New York Fed bought and sold stuff to keep rates as close to that target level as possible. But after the financial … and more » Subscribe […]