Starbucks’ strong US holiday offset by costs, China slump
Starbucks had a strong holiday season in the U.S., but those results were offset by higher labor and commodity costs…
Jewish Federations eye security improvements for communities
A year before the massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, a security director from the city’s Jewish federation came…
Climate change a rising Fed concern as nominees face hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — How far the Federal Reserve can go to compel banks to consider the consequences of climate change…
Kroger’s King Soopers Union Workers Approve New Contract
By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) – Workers at nearly 80 King Soopers, owned by Kroger Co, approved a new three-year contract,…
Alphabet, Google Beat Sales Estimates For Holiday Quarter
By Paresh Dave and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc and its Google unit on Tuesday reported higher than expected fourth-quarter…
The end: Facebook-backed digital currency Diem sold to bank
A once-ambitious but now faltering Facebook-backed digital currency project known as Diem is dead, its assets sold to bank holding…
Fed’s Bullard Sees Rate Hikes Now, Then Time To Assess
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard on Tuesday said he favors lifting rates at…
Oil Companies, Union Hold New Talks On U.S. Refinery Worker Contract
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – Union and energy company negotiators met on Tuesday to settle terms on a new…
Fed’s Bullard Does Not Think A Half-point Rate Hike ‘really Helps Us’ -Reuters Interview
(Reuters) – St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard on Tuesday said he favors lifting rates at the U.S. central…
Mexico’s remittances surged 27% in 2021 to $51.6 billion
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s central bank says remittances — the money migrants send home to their relatives — grew…