Production Of These Popular SUVs Was Just Shut Down
The Texas walkout came one day after workers shut down Stellantis’ Ram Truck plant in Michigan.
What to know as IRS kicks off withdrawal option for pandemic-era small business tax credit
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images More from Year-End Planning Here’s a look at more coverage on what to do finance-wise as the end of the year approaches: “This is a game-changer,” said Eric Hylton, national director of compliance for Alliantgroup, a firm that has been reviewing ERC claims for other tax professionals….
Striking Auto Workers Just Shut Down The Ram Pickup Plant
Workers went on strike Monday at the Michigan plant where Dodge parent company Stellantis produces its highly profitable Ram 1500 series pickup truck, according to the United Auto Workers union. The walkout at the Sterling Heights Assembly plant marks another significant escalation in the UAW’s concurrent strikes against the “Big Three” automakers, which includes Ford…
Chevron Buys Hess In 2nd Buyout Among Major Producers This Month As Oil Prices Surge
Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion in another huge deal this month as the industry uses its windfall from surging oil prices.
The Impact Of This Year’s Strikes Can Be Seen In A Few Eye-Popping Numbers
Writers, actors, nurses, auto workers, baristas, pharmacists, graduate students — ever since 2023’s “hot labor summer” began, it seems like workers all over the country have been walking off the job to demand more of their bosses. But are we really seeing a resurgence of the strike weapon? By several measures, yes, we are. More…
The Impact Of This Year’s Strikes Can Be Seen In A Few Eye-Popping Numbers
Writers, actors, nurses, auto workers, baristas, pharmacists, graduate students — ever since 2023’s “hot labor summer” began, it seems like workers all over the country have been walking off the job to demand more of their bosses. But are we really seeing a resurgence of the strike weapon? By several measures, yes, we are. More…
China Bans Exports Of A Key Material, Escalating Trade War With U.S.
China has slapped export controls on graphite, a key mineral used to make steel and electric car batteries, ratcheting up a trade fight with the United States over the technologies needed to wean the world’s economy off planet-heating fossil fuels. The measures, announced Friday in a joint declaration from Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce and the…
Running a franchise business like fast food is getting more expensive
A customer views a digital menu at the drive-thru outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Peru, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s decision to raise royalty fees for the first time in nearly three decades doesn’t mean a wave of franchisees across corporate brands are about to see their cost of doing business…
Companies Like Starbucks Just Found A New Way To Undermine Their Employees
Some new unions are facing an unforeseen hurdle as they try to bargain first contracts with big-name employers: getting sued for the names they’ve chosen. Starbucks is the latest company to file an intellectual property lawsuit against its employees’ union. The coffee chain claims that the group, Workers United, is “diluting” the Starbucks brand and…
Union President Blasts Ford Chairman: ‘He Knows Exactly How To Settle This Strike’
The executive chairman of Ford Motor Company broke his silence on the monthlong auto workers strike on Monday and said the work stoppage could “devastate local communities” if it continues. Bill Ford, the great-grandson of Henry Ford and the company’s chairman since 1999, also criticized the United Auto Workers union for recently shutting down the…
