Trump’s 25% tariffs an existential threat to Canada’s auto industry

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Canadian and American flags fly near the base of the Ambassador Bridge connecting Canada to the U.S. in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Cole Burston | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — There’s growing concern that President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian imports would be an existential threat […]


Costco egg recall raised to highest risk level due to salmonella concerns

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The Food and Drug Administration elevated its recent recall of more than 10,000 cartons of eggs sold at Costco to the highest alert level due to fears that salmonella contamination will “cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” In late November, Costco announced that it was recalling nearly 260,000 eggs sold under the Kirkland Signature […]


U.S. sues Walmart, Branch Messenger over driver payment accounts

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A Walmart truck pulls out of a Walmart Distribution Center in Hurricane, Utah, on May 30, 2024. George Frey | Afp | Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a complaint Monday against Walmart and work-scheduling platform Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers to use poorly managed and costly deposit accounts in order […]


Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world’s No. 3 automaker

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Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to join forces, forming the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and that smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors also had agreed […]


CFPB sues JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo over Zelle fraud

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Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress,” in the Dirksen Building on Nov. 30, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday sued the operator of […]


New Hudson Yards project to add much-needed housing, hotel near Javits Center

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They won’t shoot out of the ground overnight, but a 72-story skyscraper apartment tower and a 28-story hotel are in the future for the burgeoning Far West Side, aka the Hudson Yards District. Gov. Kathy Hochul named a four-member development partnership as “conditionally designated” to build the tower and a Hilton-branded hotel at 418 Eleventh […]


Party City to close all of its stores, report says

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A sign in a Party City store in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 18, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Party City on Friday announced it will close all of its stores and has initiated corporate layoffs effective immediately, according to a CNN report. CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees in a meeting viewed by CNN […]


Amazon workers at Staten Island warehouse join nationwide strike against retailer amid busy holiday season

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Frustrated workers at Amazon’s largest facility in Staten Island walked out on the job Saturday morning, joining a nationwide strike against the retail giant just days before Christmas.  Workers from the JFK8 Fulfillment Center, which employs a staff of about 5,500, joined the picket lines in solidarity with thousands of employees from warehouses across the […]


What a government shutdown could mean for air travel

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A lone traveler makes his way past a nearly deserted TSA security screening area at Orlando International Airport ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, on October 9, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.  Paul Hennessy | Anadolu | Getty Images A government shutdown is looming just as the peak holiday travel season gets underway. Lawmakers have […]


Labor force participation among US-born American men has plunged amid soaring immigration: analysis

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Native-born American men have been fleeing the workforce in droves in a decades-long trend that coincides with a rise in immigration, according to a new analysis sounding the alarm on the issue. The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a study this week showing the share of working-age (16 to 64), U.S.-born men not participating […]