Fast food wage increase goes into effect next week Most California fast-food workers are now earning at least $20 an hour — the highest minimum wage across the U.S. restaurant industry. Yet the pay hike, which went into effect on April 1, is sparking furious debate, with some restaurant owners warning of job losses and … Read more
Some investors believe that the current technology boom and artificial intelligence will power a gigantic bull market in the months and years to come. Other analysts are warning of high valuations and a potential bubble if markets get much more euphoric. In any case, it can be tricky trying to value high-flying stocks such as … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and noted diversity skeptic Ben Shapiro.Photo: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images (Getty Images) Tesla’s annual shareholder report is out. It includes a bunch of growing numbers: Almost $100 billion in revenue, more than 1.8 million cars delivered to customers, more than 140,000 employees. But one thing that isn’t increasing in size, … Read more
Financial fraud is as prevalent today as it was over 100 years ago, when the Italian con artist Charles Ponzi was swindling investors out of their fortunes in one of the earliest high-profile financial scams ever recorded. With the next recession or economic downturn in the back of investors’ minds, law enforcement officials are on … Read more
Starbucks has officially opened electric vehicle charging stations at 15 locations on the thousand-mile stretch between Denver, Colorado and Seattle, Washington, as part of its partnership with Swedish automaker Volvo. The 50 Volvo charging stations, at Starbucks stores in Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, will recharge any electric car with a CCS1 or CHAdeMO … Read more
Starbucks workers hold strike on Red Cup Day Thousands of unionized Starbucks employees walked off the job Thursday on “Red Cup Day,” an annual promotion in which the coffee chain gives out reusable cups to customers who order holiday drinks, according to the union behind the protest. Starbucks Workers United said what it dubbed the “Red … Read more
Thousands of unionized Starbucks workers will walk off their jobs on Thursday, with the one-day work stoppages coming to protest the company’s stance with shops that voted to organize, according to Starbucks Workers United. The labor action is timed to for Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, an annual event in which the coffee giant hands out … Read more
Navigating your way through an airport, even for a trip you’re excited to take, nearly always feels like a chore. But I have found that if you have the right tools ready to use, you can actually make the whole experience much more tolerable. Here are some of my favorite travel apps to try out … Read more
A ketogenic meal laid out on a dining table with the hands of people serving themselves. A keto diet is a low carb, high fat diet that avoids many fruits. Fertnig/Getty Images At 4 a.m. the Friday before Christmas, I lay curled up and crying on my bedroom floor, convinced my son was no longer … Read more