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.
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Listen to article (1 minute) Drones are more likely to be buzzing overhead this year if you live in Dallas. Walmart plans to offer drone delivery to most of the region this year, a major expansion of its effort in recent years to provide the delivery option to some customers in several states. Copyright ©2024…
Apple’s Vision Pro to Become Available in U.S. Feb. 2
Apple’s new mixed-reality headset will become available in the U.S. starting Feb. 2, setting the stage for the company’s premium-priced offering to compete in a crowded market. The tech giant’s Vision Pro headset, initially unveiled in June, will be available for pre-sale Jan. 19. It represents Apple’s first major new product in years. Copyright ©2024…
Electric cars: Sales lose momentum, prompting tax cut calls
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Progress builds toward L.A. hotel strike settlement as union reaches deals with 10 more hotels
Unite Here Local 11 has reached tentative contract agreements with 10 more Southern California hotels covering hundreds of housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers, servers and front desk workers who have been pushing for higher pay and better benefits. Momentum is building to resolve the five-month-old strike that initially involved 60 hotels and more than 15,000 workers and…
Auto Workers Ratify Big Three Contracts With ‘Record Gains’
Auto workers have signed off on a trio of new contracts with Ford, General Motors and Jeep parent company Stellantis, bringing closure to a more than six-week strike that rocked U.S. auto makers and showed a renewed militancy within the industry. The United Auto Workers union announced Monday morning that 64% of members overall voted…
Former Employees At Central Casting, Hollywood’s Legendary Agency For Background Actors, Say They Endured A Toxic, Grueling Workplace
Over the course of nearly 100 years, Central Casting has come to dominate the TV and film industry as a major source of employment for thousands of actors across networks, studios, and streaming platforms. But current and former employees say that power has gone unchecked internally, creating what they say is a toxic workplace where…
