Community activists and union leaders in Chicago are demanding McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski sit down with Black and brown workers and ‘address systemic racism.’
Category Archives: business
Johnson & Johnson's $465 million opioid penalty overturned by Oklahoma court
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson.
Robinhood hit by data breach exposing emails, names of 7M users
Popular investing app Robinhood said Monday that it suffered a security breach last week where hackers accessed some personal information for roughly 7 million users.
GE to split into three separate companies focusing on aviation, health care and energy
Industrial giant General Electric will split into three companies following years of seeing its stock underperform, the company announced on Tuesday.
Why crowd surges like the one at Astroworld can escalate quickly
Crowd surges like the one that led to eight deaths Friday at the Astroworld music festival in Houston are extremely difficult to prevent and stop, according to
Aaron Rodgers’ State Farm ads might vanish. What’s next for his personal brand?
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has appeared in cheeky commercials for the State Farm insurance company for roughly a decade.
Wall Street hits new highs on infrastructure deal
Stocks surged to new record highs Monday, buoyed by fresh optimism about government infrastructure spending.
For holiday shoppers, last-minute gift deliveries may not be an option this year
The postal service’s package volume increased by 1.2 billion last year — and is likely to grow again this year.
The New Masters: How auction houses are chasing crypto millions
Sotheby’s has sold $65 million of NFTs in 2021, while arch-rival Christie’s has sold more than $100 million of the new type of crypto asset.
Fed-Ex sees labor shortage as UPS sees growth
As companies gear up for the holidays, Fed-Ex is struggling to deliver packages on time due to a labor shortage, while competitor UPS says its competitive wages and unionized work force are paying off. NBC News’ Jo Ling Kent explains.