United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to cut more than 16,000 jobs early next month, following federal coronavirus aid protecting aviation jobs. These involuntary cuts, many of them furloughs, meaning employees could be called back if demand returns, make up about 17% of United’s staffing level by the end of …
Read More »Dozens of black ex-franchisees claim alleged discrimination against McDonald’s
The lawsuit, filed late Monday night, accused McDonald’s of systematically discriminating against black franchise operators by offering their white counterparts better financial assistance and more convenient locations. The former franchisees, who run about 200 restaurants together, have operated stores during the year since the 1980s. According to the complaint, McDonald’s …
Read More »Of all the major changes that took place in the Dow on Monday, this may be the most important
The Dow Jones Industrial Average will see a handful of significant changes on Monday morning, but that, perhaps, change in how it will be calculated, will be the most important for Wall Street in the near term. Starting Monday’s opening, the so-called divisor – the figure used to determine the …
Read More »Bill Gates gave Warren Buffett a happy gift on his 90th birthday
Vern Run Buffett: His life in pictures President and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, War Run Buffett, attends an event in Washington DC in 2012. They are celebrating their 90th birthday this year. Vern Run Buffett: His life in pictures Buffett was born on August 30, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska. He …
Read More »Fed or future? Expansion of telehealth by advancing the epidemic
WAS SHINGTON (AP) – TeleHealth There is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus epidemic. Medicare Smartphones have temporarily waived restrictions predicting the era and are now under pressure to make telemedicine widely available in the future. When society closes in early spring, …
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