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Boeing and Alaska Airlines point fingers at each other in lawsuit over door plug blowout
Boeing and Alaska Airlines have separately denied any legal responsibility for the injuries allegedly caused to dozens of passengers after a door plug blew out of a 737-Max 9 jet during a flight in January. In its formal answers this week to a class-action lawsuit brought by dozens of passengers…
Read More »Wholesale inflation rose 0.6% in February, much more than expected
Wholesale prices accelerated at a faster-than-expected pace in February, another reminder that inflation remains a troublesome issue for the U.S. economy. The producer price index, which measures pipeline costs for raw, intermediate and finished goods, jumped 0.6% on the month, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. That was…
Read More »Boeing, Alaska Airlines point fingers at each other in lawsuit over door plug blowout
Boeing and Alaska Airlines have separately denied any legal responsibility for the injuries allegedly caused to dozens of passengers after a door-plug blew out of a 737-Max 9 jet during a flight in January. In its formal answers this week to a class-action lawsuit brought by about 40 passengers of…
Read More »Family Dollar to close almost 1,000 stores
The parent company of Family Dollar said it would close approximately 1,000 stores, citing market conditions, store performance and other factors. Dollar Tree, which has owned Family Dollar since 2015, said Wednesday that 600 Family Dollar stores would close in the first half of 2024, with another 370 locations closing…
Read More »The Body Shop shuts down in the U.S. after filing for bankruptcy
The Body Shop is shutting down its U.S. operations after filing for bankruptcy. The U.K.-based chain filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in New York last week, according to a court filing. The filing means the company’s U.S. operation will sell off certain assets to pay back its creditors. Earlier this…
Read More »Laid-off tech workers turn to LinkedIn, therapy and one another to bounce back
More than a year out from the most brutal round of tech layoffs since the dot-com bubble burst, workers are reckoning with the loss of what some saw as airtight job security in an industry that’s still downsizing. The tech industry recorded about 34,000 layoffs in January, the most in…
Read More »The Body Shop shuts down U.S. operations, with plans to close dozens of U.K., Canada stores
The Body Shop is shutting down its U.S. operations after filing for bankruptcy. The U.K.-based chain filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in New York last week, according to a court filing. The filing means the company’s U.S. operation will sell off certain assets to pay back its creditors. Earlier this…
Read More »Airbnb bans indoor security cameras for properties listed on its platform
Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras from rental properties listed on its site, citing privacy concerns. The platform had previously allowed cameras in common areas like hallways and living rooms as long as they were clearly mentioned in a property’s listings. Those will now be banned, too. “Our goal was…
Read More »Sam Altman rejoins OpenAI board of directors, months after removal
OpenAI on Friday announced its new board and the wrap-up of an internal investigation into the events leading up to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s ouster. Altman will also rejoin OpenAI’s board. The new board members are: The three new members will “work closely with current board members Adam D’Angelo, Larry…
Read More »Shredded cheese recall over listeria concerns in 15 states affects food-maker Sargento
Sargento is recalling shredded and grated cheese products sold to food service groups in 15 states over concerns the cheeses could be contaminated with listeria. No Sargento-branded products sold in traditional grocery stores were affected. The recall has been linked to one supplier, California-based Rizo-Lopez Foods Inc., that has also…
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