Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to help four million Americans register to vote through a new information campaign the social media platform is set to announce Wednesday. Zuckerberg outlined the multifaceted initiative in an op-ed published in USA Today, where he also said Facebook will continue to clamp down on election interference ahead of the...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe National Book Critics Circle is the latest organization to be roiled by its response to Black Lives Matter movement after its lone black board member resigned in frustration. By Monday, 14 board members have resigned after Hope Wabuke blasted the board for delays in framing its response to the racial justice protest, which led...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareUS retail sales roared back from record losses last month as states eased coronavirus lockdowns and stores reopened, new data show.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareFederal regulators have vowed to get to the bottom of a widespread T-Mobile network outage that left customers across the country with no cell service. Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai on Monday tweeted that the FCC would be “launching an investigation.” “The T-Mobile network outage is unacceptable,” Pai wrote.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Hotel chain Hilton Worldwide Holdings said on Tuesday it would cut 2,100 corporate roles globally in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The company also said it is extending the previously announced furloughs, reduced hours, and corporate pay cuts for up to an additional 90 days.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
A former CrossFit employee has accused ex-CEO Greg Glassman of mistreating female staffers at the beloved fitness brand that he says was "ruled by fear."
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareStephen Roach, Yale University senior fellow and former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman, has a warning for US dollar bulls. The prominent economist says that the era of the US buck may be coming to an end and is forecasting a 35% decline soon in the US currency against its major rivals, citing increases in the...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareSeven carriers plan to punish customers who flout mask requirements amid concerns about passengers taking them seriously, industry group Airlines for America announced.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIt’s not about who wore it better, it’s about who wore it first. Hedge fund performance coach Denise Shull says the creators of hit TV show “Billions” are thumbing their noses at her claims that she was the inspiration for one of their lead characters by dressing that character in one of her favorite outfits....
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareJeff Bezos is willing to testify before lawmakers probing anti-competitive business practices in Silicon Valley, according to reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareNow he’ll be the one spending time in the can. The former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods on Tuesday was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to fix the price of canned tuna.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is resorting to unusual tactics to fend off a lawsuit against his struggling video startup Quibi, The Post has learned. Despite publicly blasting patent infringement claims by video company Eko as meritless, Quibi has quietly hired private investigators to dig up dirt on the rival — including its founder Yoni Bloch...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareEuropean Union regulators have launched two antitrust investigations focused on whether Apple violated competition rules in its App Store and its mobile payment service. The probes mark the European Commission’s latest crackdown on tech giants over competition concerns.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Signify, the world’s largest lighting manufacturer, said on Tuesday researchers at Boston University had confirmed an ultraviolet light made by the company works to degrade most coronavirus in a laboratory setting in a matter of seconds.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Twitter has tapped former FBI general counsel James Baker, a central player in the Russia collusion investigation, to serve as counsel to the tech giant. “Thrilled to welcome @thejimbaker to @Twitter as Deputy General Counsel,” Twitter’s chief legal officer, Sean Edgett, posted Monday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Regal Entertainment parent Cineworld Group said Tuesday it will reopen select theaters at the end of the month in some of its markets. All 787 of the company’s theaters are expected to be up and running by July 10.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
US bank profits fell by 69.6 percent, to $18.5 billion, in the first quarter of 2020 from the year prior as banks felt the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to data from a banking regulator.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Ford Motor Company is bringing back the SUV infamously used as a getaway car by O.J. Simpson — on the disgraced football star’s 73rd birthday. The car manufacturer will unveil the 2021 Ford Bronco on July 9.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The head of the United Auto Workers will meet this month with the US attorney in Detroit to discuss potential changes for the union following a wide-ranging corruption probe. Matthew Schneider, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, has floated the idea of the government taking control of the union and has pushed...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareLONDON — Long lines stretched along streets across England as shops selling items considered as nonessential during the coronavirus pandemic, such as sneakers and toys, welcomed customers on Monday for the first time since the U.K.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Tech giant Google has barred ZeroHedge from its lucrative ad platform and threatened to boot The Federalist after finding “racist” content on their pages related to the Black Lives Matter movement.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
One week after James Gorman announced that Morgan Stanley would diversify its leadership and spend millions to raise up its black executives, a woman who spent 16 years in charge of diversity at the firm called him a hypocrite.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
McDonald’s appears to be bouncing back from its coronavirus woes. Share’s of the fast food giant were up nearly 2 percent in early trading on Tuesday after it reported that US sales in May were down just 5 percent — a significant improvement from April, when they plummeted 19.2 percent.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
As businesses reopen across the US after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they won’t sue if they catch COVID-19. Businesses fear they could be the target of litigation even if they adhere to safety precautions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
PARIS – Carrefour and Google said on Tuesday they were launching a voice-based grocery shopping service in France as part of the French retailer’s ambition to accelerate its expansion into food e-commerce.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
LONDON — Yadeen Rashid was flying high in February. He’d just earned stellar grades in his latest semester at Virginia Tech University, where he’s in his third year double majoring in economics and political science.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
US lawmakers and policymakers should be wary of China’s moves to target vulnerable US assets and expand its market share in the wake of the global economic crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus, according to a study prepared for a US trade group and released on Tuesday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
US stocks staged a dramatic recovery Monday when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell swooped in with yet another program to help buffer investors from the impact of the coronavirus. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled as much as 762.36 points, or 2.9 percent, to 24,843.18, after several US states reported spikes in COVID-19 infections and...
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareAmericans may be imbibing more, but they’re not spending more — and that’s hurting some retailers, The Post has learned. Since the coronavirus lockdowns kicked off in March, booze deliveries have been through the roof — rising as much as 600 percent at one point, according to delivery company Drizly.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON – Smithfield Foods Inc. is missing about a third of its employees at a South Dakota pork plant because they are quarantined or afraid to return to work after a severe coronavirus outbreak, according to the workers’ union.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share