Category: Business

NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after a merger of the brands created one of the biggest food manufacturers on the planet. One […]

Aug 22 (Reuters) – Elon Musk tried to enlist rival Mark Zuckerberg for the $97.4 billion bid that his consortium made for OpenAI earlier this year, but the CEO of […]

LOS ANGELES, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Walt Disney’s ESPN has reached a landmark deal with the National Football League to acquire NFL Network and other media assets from the league […]

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 (Reuters) – OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet’s GOOGL.O market-dominating Google Chrome, three people familiar with the matter told […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back from a spending surge early this year to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on […]

Small businesses play a vital role in shaping vibrant, creative, and unique communities across the nation. Every day, small business owners work tirelessly to serve their neighbors, create jobs, and […]

Everybody has that small business in their community that goes above and beyond to help others. Maybe it’s a restaurant that hosts neighborhood events that bring the community together. Or […]

Hailey Bieber is selling her skincare and beauty company, Rhode, to e.l.f. Beauty for a whopping $1 billion. The mega-deal announced on Wednesday involves $800 million in a combination of […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump appeared to give his approval to Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel on Friday, saying the “planned partnership” between the two would […]

(Reuters) – Moody’s on Friday cut the U.S. credit rating by one notch, citing rising debt and interest payments that outpace those of similarly rated sovereigns, in a move that […]

China-based e-commerce sites Shein and Temu will get a chance to stock their U.S. warehouses due to the reprieve in tariffs announced this week, experts say, allowing them to keep […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied Monday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. Each of the world’s two largest economies agreed to […]

Union supporters delivered a powerful message to REI this week when the cooperative’s members rejected a batch of candidates for its board of directors. The existing board had hand-picked three […]

Elon Musk on Thursday blasted The Wall Street Journal over a report that Tesla’s board of directors is looking to recruit a new chief executive to replace the billionaire in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings in the United States fell in March as President Donald Trump’s trade wars clouded the economic outlook. U.S. employers posted 7.2 million vacancies in March, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s rally kept rolling Thursday as better-than-expected profits for U.S. companies piled up, though CEOs said they’re unsure whether it will last because of uncertainty […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street weakened Monday as investors worldwide get more skeptical about U.S. investments because of President Donald Trump’s trade war and his criticism of the Federal […]

China has reported its exports jumped 12.4% in March from a year earlier as companies rushed to beat increases in U.S. tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

TOKYO (AP) — World markets soared on Thursday, with Japan’s benchmark jumping more than 9%, as investors welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to put his sharp tariff hikes on […]

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off […]

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares and U.S. futures advanced Tuesday, led by gains in Tokyo where the Nikkei 225 shot up just over 6% as markets calmed somewhat after the […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla sales fell 13% in the first three months of the year, another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-flying electric car company is struggling to attract […]

Amazon spent $12.7 million last year on consultants who specialize in defeating labor organizing campaigns, reflecting the online retailer’s determination to keep unions out of its warehouses and delivery hubs. […]

Elon Musk has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal, the billionaire announced on Friday. Both companies are privately […]

Shares of Tesla slid again Monday as confidence in Elon Musk’s electric car company continues to disintegrate following a post-election “Trump bump.” Tesla shares tumbled 15.4%, to $222.15. That’s the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around after […]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and other lawmakers pressed the Education Department on Wednesday to clarify how much access Elon Musk’s team had been granted to student loan borrowers’ sensitive data […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is making cuts to its menu, with some of the coffee giant’s “less popular beverages” set to take their final bow next week. In an […]

A judge at the National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday that Medieval Times broke the law repeatedly as it tried to fend off a union organizing campaign at its castles […]

This story is the second installment in a two-part series on nuclear power in Asia. Maani-Ana Yikpotey saw the world changing. In his three decades of life, the rain patterns […]

The outdoor retailer REI wants you to know it isn’t a typical corporation — it’s a consumer-owned cooperative, with values beyond just making money. Lest you forget, REI puts “co-op” […]

Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia formed the chain’s first union on Monday, setting the stage for a larger organizing fight at the Amazon-owned grocer. Employees at the company’s Center City […]

A year after the launch of the short-lived Coca-Cola Spiced, Coke is adding another new flavor to its lineup. Coca-Cola Orange Cream is scheduled to go on sale Feb. 10 […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Costco shareholders rejected a proposal urging the wholesale club operator to evaluate any risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices. According to preliminary results […]

If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited […]

The American Civil Liberties Union and other legal groups are pressing a major arbitration provider to stop enforcing workers’ employment debts, saying the cases amount to “indentured servitude.” The ACLU […]

Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action […]

Millions of workers can expect a raise in the new year as state and local governments around the country increase their minimum wages. Twenty-one states and more than 40 U.S. […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Board sued Walmart and a financial services firm on Monday for allegedly requiring delivery drivers to use an app that charged them fees to access their […]

Unionized Starbucks workers went on strike in three cities Friday and threatened to expand their walkouts to additional markets in the run-up to Christmas. Their union, Starbucks Workers United, said […]

Amazon delivery drivers at several of the retailer’s hubs went on strike Thursday demanding the company bargain a union contract, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Teamsters said […]

A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular […]

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s show time. After weeks of pushing early deals, retailers in the United States and some other countries are promising bigger discounts on Black Friday, the […]

A grocery store worker filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Kroger and Albertsons in Colorado state court on Monday, accusing the two supermarket giants of colluding against striking employees […]

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed […]

President-elect Donald Trump wants to gut the Biden administration’s policies that promote wind turbines and electric vehicles. But nuclear power is the only source of energy with growing support among […]

A judge at the federal labor board has ordered a do-over union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, finding that the online retail giant broke the law in […]

Tens of thousands of Boeing workers are ending their 53-day strike after voting to accept a contract offer from the company on Monday. The deal between the airplane manufacturer and […]

Nearly a month after Microsoft bet $16 billion on reviving the defunct Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power its energy-hungry data centers, Google and now Amazon are inking massive […]

Federal officials claim Starbucks cut workers’ hours at hundreds of unionized stores without bargaining over it — and they want the coffee chain to pay up. The general counsel of […]

The growing speed at which we receive our online orders may come at a serious cost to workers’ bodies, according to the Government Accountability Office. A new report from the […]

Thousands of dock workers at ports along the East and Gulf coasts went on strike early Tuesday morning amid a contract dispute, halting the flow of goods with a potentially […]

Jyothi Renny says she learned about her $30,000 debt when she received a phone call in January from her old employer, a health care staffing firm called MedPro International. MedPro […]

In 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear plant came to embody Americans’ fears about atomic energy, after one of its two reactors partially melted down in what became the worst […]

The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to start cutting interest rates could bolster green energy investments, which took a hit as the U.S. central bank drastically increased the cost of borrowing […]

Thousands of Boeing workers went on strike on the West Coast Friday morning after rejecting a tentative contract their union negotiated with the aerospace manufacturer. The massive work stoppage, involving […]

Thousands of hotel workers in a dozen U.S. cities are preparing to go on strike as early as Labor Day weekend as they battle for new contracts with major hotel […]

Labor prosecutors are challenging Amazon’s long-running claim that it doesn’t employ the massive network of drivers who deliver its packages across the country. A regional director for the National Labor […]

Canada’s two largest railroads locked more than 9,000 unionized workers out of their jobs Thursday morning, shutting down the country’s rail freight lines with major implications for North American trade. […]

Southwest Airlines is doing away with its 50-year tradition and plans to start assigning seats and premium seating for customers who are seeking more legroom. The airline said Thursday that […]

Electricity prices surged by nearly twice as much as overall inflation across the United States, new federal data show, putting life-saving air conditioning out of reach for a growing number […]

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency that claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to […]

Officials at the National Labor Relations Board have ordered a group of Las Vegas casinos to bargain with a union even though the union lost its election, finding that the […]

California’s labor commissioner has fined Amazon $5.9 million for allegedly violating the state’s new warehouse safety law. Officials announced Tuesday that they had issued citations to the online retail giant […]

Waffle House plans to increase pay for servers at its restaurants across the country over the next three years, with some workers likely to see raises of a few dollars […]

The U.S. Labor Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Hyundai, accusing the auto manufacturer of “oppressive child labor” in its Alabama supply chain. The complaint alleges that a 13-year-old […]

The deadly riots that broke out earlier this month in the French territory of New Caledonia are pushing up the price of nickel, a key metal needed to transition off […]

Mercedes-Benz USA hired a large team of anti-union consultants to help the company defeat an organizing effort by the United Auto Workers union earlier this month, according to new disclosures […]

COVAS DO BARROSO, Portugal — For centuries, Aida Fernandes’ family has lived in this village nestled in the rugged mountains that crown the northern border with Spain, with generation after […]

As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed […]

Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama have voted against joining the United Auto Workers, a setback for the union as it tries to organize the auto industry in the South. The vote […]

Federico Kochlowski said he doesn’t want the plant to unionize. A labor federation says the company is violating an agreement of neutrality.

Sean Barnes has often shown up a little late to work at their REI store in Austin, Texas, over the last four and a half years. The 31-year-old says managers […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer inflation in the United States cooled slightly last month after three elevated readings, likely offering a tentative sigh of relief for officials at the Federal Reserve […]

As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed […]

A federal judge has rebuked Trader Joe’s for filing a “meritless” trademark claim against its workers’ union and ordered the grocer to cover the union’s legal fees as a deterrent […]

The automaker and the UAW said that they plan to start bargaining a first contract following the union’s historic win.

“We know exactly the danger of TikTok,” Ursula von der Leyen said nearly a week after President Joe Biden signed U.S. legislation threatening a nationwide ban.

In May 2019, I flew to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to attend a conference on the future of carbon capture, the technology the oil industry was betting on to slash the […]

Employees at Volkswagen’s SUV assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have voted to join the United Auto Workers in a historic labor victory, the union and Volkswagen announced late Friday. A […]

Accelerator pedal pads on the futuristic, all-electric vehicles have a risk of getting stuck, potentially causing them to crash, federal safety officials said.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Roughly 4,000 Volkswagen workers here will decide this week on whether to form a union at their assembly plant. Their votes will shape more than just the […]

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has a message for basketball fans: Don’t drink Molson Coors beers during the NCAA Final Four. The union is boycotting the company’s products nationwide amid […]

Disney shareholders voted to rebuff Nelson Peltz and his ally, former Disney chief financial officer Jay Rasulo, who sought seats on the company’s board.

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When William Littig showed up for work at his REI store on Feb. 21, it didn’t take long for him to realize it would be his last day. Two managers […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The theft of sensitive information belonging to millions of AT&T’s current and former customers has been recently discovered online, the telecommunications giant said this weekend. In […]

It’s yet another milestone in America’s emergence as the world’s top petro state.

Amazon spent more than $3 million on anti-union consultants last year in its continuing effort to keep organized labor out of its delivery network, according to disclosures filed Saturday with […]

A leadership shake-up at Boeing, including news Monday that its top executive plans to step down, highlights the difficult path facing the iconic aircraft manufacturer as it tries to navigate […]

A union that’s organizing Waffle House workers filed a petition with the Labor Department on Monday, asking federal officials to investigate the iconic chain’s policy of deducting mandatory meal costs […]

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China controls 98% of the world’s production of gallium, a soft, silvery metal used to make semiconductors, LED screens, and solar panels — and a key ingredient in next-generation weapons. […]

Starbucks has agreed to sit down with workers from its 400 unionized stores in late April and start hammering out principles for a labor accord, another sign the coffee chain […]

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have filed a petition seeking to hold a union election at their assembly plant, bringing the United Auto Workers to the cusp of a historic […]

REI workers from stores around the country showed up uninvited at their corporate office in Issaquah, Washington, last Friday. The signs they were carrying made it clear to the white-collar […]

The union for Medieval Times workers informed the dinner-theater company Wednesday that it no longer intends to represent employees at two castles that organized, bringing an end to a colorful […]

The union says the outdoor apparel brand stayed neutral in the process, in contrast to companies like Trader Joe’s and REI.

Labor board officials have accused the grocer of using illegal tactics to sway workers against unionizing.

The natural gas industry lost its initial bid to strip key climate-friendly measures out of national homebuilding guidelines, HuffPost has learned. The rules in the model building code will require […]

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines are ending their proposed $3.8 billion merger weeks after a federal judge blocked the the deal, saying it would hurt consumers who depend on Spirit’s […]

An estimated $4 billion business merger involving former President Donald Trump’s social media company could hit a major snarl after a lawsuit was filed Wednesday accusing Trump of trying to […]

Anheuser-Busch and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract for thousands of workers, potentially avoiding a strike that could have idled a dozen […]

Starbucks and the union representing workers at hundreds of its stores said Tuesday they had agreed upon a “path forward” to negotiate collective bargaining agreements and develop “a fair process […]

More than half of the employees at Mercedes-Benz’s manufacturing plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have signed union cards and intend to join the United Auto Workers, the union announced Tuesday. Hitting […]

Starbucks baristas from 21 stores around the country told the company Tuesday that they plan to organize, potentially adding hundreds of new members to a union campaign that’s battling the […]

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The grocery giants Albertsons and Kroger illegally colluded to weaken workers’ leverage amid strikes and contract negotiations in 2022, according to a lawsuit Colorado’s attorney general filed this week. As […]

If it feels like a lot of workers are going out on strike these days, that’s because they are, according to a new report from Cornell University and the University […]

Union workers who have battled dozens of Southern California hotels for new contracts are squaring off with an unlikely holdout: an airport hotel owned by the pension fund of a […]

Trader Joe’s isn’t backing down in a trademark battle with its workers’ union. Last month a federal judge threw out all of the company’s claims that the union, Trader Joe’s […]

Trader Joe’s on Wednesday escalated a fight with union members in Kentucky by filing another appeal of their union’s January 2023 election victory. A regional director for the National Labor […]

Workers at the United States’ largest factory for assembling the fuel rods used in nuclear reactors are attempting to unionize. Nearly 700 employees at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility, located […]

Dillon Dix was excited to compete this year in Starbucks’ North America Barista Championship, a company-wide contest in which the winner would receive a paid trip to Starbucks’ coffee farm […]

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From Oct. 22–26, a delegation of 20 Japanese entrepreneurs and members of the impact startups ecosystem attended the SOCAP23 social entrepreneurship conference in San Francisco. Each year, SOCAP brings together […]

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LONDON (AP) — Amazon called off its purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot on Monday, blaming “undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles” after the European Union signaled its objection to the […]

A flight with seven passengers on Friday made a “hard landing” on a Virginia highway just minutes later.

Federal labor officials allege in a new complaint that Trader Joe’s shut down its wine shop in New York City in 2022 in order to blunt a union organizing effort. […]

A federal judge said the $3.8 billion deal would reduce competition in the airline industry.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday that it planned to fine meat processor Mar-Jac Poultry nearly $213,000 following a teenager’s death at the company’s Hattiesburg, Mississippi, plant last […]

A federal judge threw out Trader Joe’s trademark infringement claim against its workers’ union on Friday, delivering the equivalent of a legal smackdown in an order dismissing the complaint. Hernán […]

D.J. Edwards comes home smelling like beer every morning. He works from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. as a filler operator at Anheuser-Busch’s brewery in Jacksonville, Florida, running a huge […]

BOSTON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and […]

Almost exactly one year ago, NuScale Power made history as the first of a new generation of nuclear energy startups to win regulatory approval of its reactor design ― just […]

The employees had alleged that the rocket company failed to address a culture of sexism and discrimination.

A federal court temporarily lifted a sales halt on two higher-end models of the Apple Watch ordered by the International Trade Commission due to a patent dispute.

Prosecutors at the National Labor Relations Board say Trader Joe’s illegally fired a union supporter in Massachusetts because he was pushing for better working conditions. In a complaint filed Tuesday, […]

The music streaming service hopes the cuts, which amount to about 1,500 people, will help it become profitable.

Regulators say Exclusive Poultry Inc. had kids as young as 14 working to debone chickens with sharp knives and “operate power-driven lifts to move pallets.”

Last year, the independent, fledgling union Trader Joe’s United accomplished what had never been done before: It formed the chain’s first unionized store, in Massachusetts, then its second, in Minnesota. […]