High gas prices are displayed at a Shell station on March 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Consumers hoping to switch to an all-electric or more fuel-efficient vehicle, while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes gas prices to record highs, will largely be out of luck. A
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In this article SBUX The Starbucks Workers United hub in Buffalo on November 16, 2021. Libby March | The Washington Post | Getty Images Three more Starbucks locations in the Buffalo, New York, area have voted in support of unionizing, dealing yet another blow to the coffee giant as more of its workers organize. The
Exterior view of a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, New Jersey. Walmart saw its profits jump in latest quarter as e-commerce sales surged during the coronavirus pandemic. VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images A federal judge has ordered Walmart to immediately rehire a woman with Down syndrome and give
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions during an MLB owner’s meeting at the Waldorf Astoria on February 10, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Manfred addressed the ongoing lockout of players, which owners put in place after the league’s collective bargaining agreement ended on December 1, 2021. Julio Aguilar | Getty Images Sport | Getty
Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted told CNBC on Wednesday that it’s too soon to know when the company will restart business operations in Russia. “I think this is premature. The war has been going on for two weeks, and at this stage we’re taking the right decision at this moment. … I think it’s very difficult
Dr. Dave Chokshi is the Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. As another Covid-19 wave recedes across the country, the full toll of the pandemic on our emotional health is becoming clearer. Ask someone if they feel disconnected or isolated, and chances are pretty good, regardless of their age, occupation,
In this article MCD A McDonald’s restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia. Peter Kovalev | TASS | Getty Images McDonald’s expects its Russian shutdown will cost the fast-food giant roughly $50 million a month until it reopens its restaurants there. The Chicago-based company announced Tuesday it would temporarily shutter its Russian locations as Russian President Vladimir
In this article M Pedestrians carry Macy’s shopping bags in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Macy’s says the American consumer is still healthy and spending. But, as escalating oil prices translate into higher prices at the gas pump and bigger grocery bills, the department
In this article VOW3-DE VW ID. Buzz VW Volkswagen is resurrecting its iconic microbus — the quintessential van associated with traveling Deadheads and the 1960s counterculture — as an all-electric van called the ID. Buzz. The German automaker on Wednesday finally unveiled the electric vehicle as a 21st-century descendent of its T1 Microbus. VW has
In this article DIS A view of Mickey Mouse at the Walt Disney World theme park entrance in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Octavio Jones | Getty Images The Walt Disney Company is now publicly opposing Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill. On Wednesday, CEO Bob Chapek addressed the company’s stance on the bill and acknowledged
Cars make their way toward downtown L.A. during the morning commute on April 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Biden administration is restoring California’s authority to set its own rules on greenhouse gas emissions from cars, pickups and SUVs, a move that rolls back a Trump-era decision and puts
A customer picks up a package of Impossible Burger plant based meat during the Impossible Foods Inc. grocery store product launch at Gelson’s Markets in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Impossible Foods is suing Motif FoodWorks for patent infringement, claiming that the start-up’s