Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/30/2024 - 3:00am
Most American workers are hired “at will”: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party may terminate the arrangement at any time for a good or bad reason, or none at all.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/30/2024 - 2:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Alphabet and Microsoft are leading the U.S. stock market on Friday toward the finish of its first winning week in the last four.
The S&P 500 was 1.1% higher in afternoon trading and on track for its best week since November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 166 points, or 0.4%, as of 12:29 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 2.1% higher.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/30/2024 - 1:00am
The fashion sector is in crisis. It’s hard to get through a month without hearing about another fashion company issuing profit warnings – even Swedish-owned H&M, for a long time seen as the industry’s success model, is hurting. In January, it lost 12% in market value and abruptly changed CEO. The firm has been struggling with weak sales and stockpiling for years, mostly as a result of inefficient supply chains.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:07am
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers’ ambitious drive to expand its reach to nonunion factories across the South and elsewhere faces a key test Friday night, when workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will finish voting on whether to join the union.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:06am
When we consider how leaders get to the top, we might think of somebody like Jordan Belfort, the millionaire stock broker portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the Wolf of Wall Street. And humility is probably not the word that comes to mind.
However, Belfort’s rise was followed by a fall (he ended up in jail). For those who want to reach the top and stay there, it may be best to stay humble.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:05am
LINCOLN — It was hard for Mark Gentert to admit, but the COVID-19 pandemic was probably good, in a “twisted way,” for sales at his small-town meat locker outside of Hastings.
“The grocery stores were running out of meat,” Gentert said. “It started bringing people out of the cities and out in the country.”
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:04am
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:04am
LONDON (AP) — Olympic organizers unveiled their plans Friday to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology.
The International Olympic Committee outlined its agenda for taking advantage of AI. Officials said it could be used to help identify promising athletes, personalize training methods and make the games fairer by improving judging.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:06am
MIAMI (AP) — Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:05am
Eighteen years ago, my friend and I started a business selling handmade, custom-churned ice cream. Our one-of-a-kind flavors – like red velvet cake and maple blonde brownie – have made our old-fashioned parlor a longtime favorite in Omaha.