Bernie Sanders urges Walmart to boost ‘starvation wages’
Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Wednesday told Walmart Inc shareholders and top executives that the world’s largest retailer should boost the “starvation”-level wages it pays its workers and stop fueling income inequality.
Meg Whitman said she was happy to throw HP predecessor ‘under the bus’ over Autonomy deal
Meg Whitman, the former boss of Hewlett-Packard, said she was happy to throw her predecessor Leo Apotheker “under the bus” in a moment of anger over the botched acquisition of British software company Autonomy, London’s High Court heard on Wednesday.
Fed says contacts worry about trade war; economy growing modestly
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday reported that its contacts at companies across the country were worried that international trade tensions could weigh on business even as economic activity picked up.
U.S. pushes Mexico to take more asylum seekers, tighten controls: sources
The United States is pushing Mexico to keep asylum seekers on its side of the border, clamp down on people smugglers and tighten controls on migrants in the south of the country, three Mexican sources said ahead of talks in Washington on Wednesday.
Warren criticizes Trump’s ‘dart throwing’ Mexico tariff decision
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Mexico as “random dart throwing” that lacks a coherent strategy.
Bernie Sanders accuses Walmart of paying ‘starvation wages’
Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Wednesday told Walmart Inc shareholders and top executives that the world’s largest retailer should boost the “starvation”-level wages it pays its workers and stop fueling income inequality.
U.S. SEC adopts rules to prevent broker conflicts, boost disclosure
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday voted to adopt a package of rules requiring brokerage firms to disclose potential conflicts in the fees investors pay and the commissions brokers earn when giving financial advice.
Exclusive: GM CEO defends plan to sell Ohio plant to startup
General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra on Wednesday defended the automaker’s plan to sell an assembly plant in Ohio, arguing the plan to sell the plant to an electric vehicle start-up was thoroughly vetted and had a chance of success.
Trump adviser, influential senator cast doubt on Mexico tariffs
A White House trade adviser and a leading Republican senator said on Wednesday that a U.S. plan to impose tariffs on Mexican goods might not go into effect, offering hope for Mexico and American businesses concerned about economic damage from a new fro…
Mexican president has list of potential retaliatory tariffs on U.S.: sources
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has received an official list of U.S. products that could be subject to retaliatory tariffs if across-the-board duties threatened by the Trump administration take effect, officials said on Wednesday.
