Hindu Business Line Yen Falls as Nikkei Rally Saps Haven Demand Ahead of U.S. JobsBloombergThe yen weakened as the Nikkei 225 Stock Average broke above 20,000 for the first time since 2015 following a record close in U.S. equities, sapping demand for haven assets. Pullbacks in the dollar-yen were shallow and Tokyo sales desks made […]
Fortune The Environmental Protection Agency Offering Employee Buyouts in an Attempt to Cut Down StaffingFortuneThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to offer some employees a buyout program to reduce staff, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, as President Donald Trump proposes slashing the agency's budget and workforce to reduce …Buyouts Are Coming to the […]
The Hill Apple CEO: I tried to get Trump to stay in Paris dealThe HillApple CEO Tim Cook hit back at President Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate deal in an email to staff Thursday, saying that the company will continue to fight climate change. In the email, obtained by […]
New York Times Blue Apron, a Meal Delivery Service, Files for Public OfferingNew York TimesBlue Apron filed documents on Thursday to take its meal-kit business public. The company began allowing home cooks to avoid the grocery store in 2012. Credit Evan Sung for The New York Times. Blue Apron was a pioneer in delivering food […]
Reuters Pace of US auto sales slows; GM, Ford shares rise anywayReutersA worker dusts the roof of a new Ford car at the Jacob Javits Convention Center during the New York International Auto Show in New York April 16, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri. 1/2. left. right. Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks are seen at a dealership …Ford […]
Reuters US factory activity edges up; private payrolls surgeReutersFILE PHOTO; Jacob Bailey conducts assembly on an SUV chassis at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Arlington, Texas June 9, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Stone. 1/2. left. right. A job seeker fills out an application at the King Soopers grocery store table at a …What to watch for in […]
Washington Post Walmart is asking employees to deliver packages on their way home from workWashington PostBENTONVILLE, ARK. — Walmart's newest tactic in its fight against online giant Amazon: enlisting its employees to deliver online orders on their way home from work. The idea, Walmart executives said Thursday, is to cut costs on the so-called last-mile […]
Fortune Where to Get Free Doughnuts on National Doughnut DayFortuneThe United States will celebrate National Doughnut Day on Friday, June 2, meaning fans of the fried dough treat are in for sweet freebies all day. A number of doughnut chains across the country are offering doughnuts free of charge to mark the holiday …How to […]
New York Daily News Despite ongoing controversies, United to launch 18-hour flightNew York Daily NewsIf United Airlines gets the go-ahead, the new flight between LA and Singapore would become the longest by distance of any airline flying to or from America. (Mel Evans/AP). BY Brian Lisi. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Thursday, June 1, 2017, 12:33 […]
Newsweek World's largest airplane is rolled outCNN(CNN) Even if you had been allowed to kick the tires as the world's largest airplane was rolled out for the first time Wednesday, it might have taken you a while. Stratolaunch — which is designed to release rockets that will carry satellites into …Billionaire Rolls Out Ginormous Rocket-Launching […]