Younger sustainability-minded shoppers and bargain-hunting consumers of all ages who feel the economic pinch of the COVID-19 pandemic are increasingly giving up new clothing for resale items that sometimes still have their labels . In fact, according to thredUP, a leading online second-hand shopping site, an increase in resale demand, …
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You may need to show up four hours before your next flight. During a hearing Tuesday before the House and Representatives Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, the experts outlined the challenges airlines will face in keeping their passengers and crew healthy, as they continue to fly amid the coronavirus pandemic. …
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Proposals by Climate Action 100+ investor signatories calling on major oil and power companies to disclose lobbying and improve governance on climate change garnered record support during the last season of shareholder representation. In particular, a majority of 53% of the shareholders of Chevron Corp. CVX, -0.16% voted in favor …
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Mastercard Inc. is making a bigger bet on open banking as consumers seek to use their banking and financial credentials with more online services. The company announced Tuesday that it plans to acquire Finicity, an open banking company, for $ 825 million, with an additional profit of $ 160 million …
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Text size Cindy Ord / Getty Images There weren’t many big surprises at Apple CEO Tim Cook’s keynote on Monday at the company’s World Developers Conference, but there was enough news to keep the bulls in stocks happy. Shares of Apple (ticker: AAPL) on Tuesday continued their march into the …
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