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Consumer confidence drops to its lowest level in nearly two years as Americans fret over their financial futures

Consumer Engagement

April 30, 2024 Consumer confidence drops to its lowest level in nearly two years as Americans fret over their financial futures U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month. BY Associated Press U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month as Americans continue to fret about their short-term financial futures with prices and interest … Continue reading Consumer confidence drops to its lowest level in nearly two years as Americans fret over their financial futures →

Walmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to make healthcare profitable

Walmart

April 30, 2024 Walmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to make healthcare profitable The decision to close the health centers, which were primarily located in smaller towns where customers might lack access to quality care, represents an abrupt reversal for the supermarket chain. BY Emily Price Walmart announced plans Tuesday … Continue reading Walmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to make healthcare profitable →

What you can learn about Elon Musk from the movie he helped produce almost 20 years ago

Famous People

March 24, 2024 What you can learn about Elon Musk from the movie he helped produce almost 20 years ago The worldview of 2005’s ‘Thank You for Smoking’ offers a surprising glimpse of the Tesla CEO’s personal views today. BY Joe Berkowitz “Few people on this planet know what it is to be truly despised,” says … Continue reading What you can learn about Elon Musk from the movie he helped produce almost 20 years ago →

Citigroup layoffs loom as the financial giant makes some of its most drastic changes in years

Employee Layoffs

  By Christopher Zara November 20, 2023 Layoffs are underway this week at Citigroup as part of a companywide restructuring and simplification plan that was announced by CEO Jane Fraser in September. In a memo to employees on Monday, Fraser said the financial giant’s executive management team has been working with company leaders to implement … Continue reading Citigroup layoffs loom as the financial giant makes some of its most drastic changes in years →

Google Hid Its AI Dominance In Search For Years

Google AI

Google Hid Its AI Dominance In Search For Years by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 1, 2023 Google executives downplayed the company’s position on artificial intelligence (AI) in recent testimony during its federal antitrust trial, saying the company has tried to be slow and cautious when implementing the technology because of its “dangerous” power.  … Continue reading Google Hid Its AI Dominance In Search For Years →

UAW will go on strike at all Big Three automakers for the first time in 88 years

Employee Strikes

  By Associated Press September 15, 2023 DETROIT (AP) — About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay. Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union began … Continue reading UAW will go on strike at all Big Three automakers for the first time in 88 years →

45% Of U.S., U.K. Advertisers Have Used Same Ad Approach For Past 5 Years

UK Regulations

45% Of U.S., U.K. Advertisers Have Used Same Ad Approach For Past 5 Years by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 31, 2023 Accenture earlier this year released research in partnership with Pinterest that analyzed the state of the advertising market, its upcoming challenges and how prepared advertisers are to face them. The research found that that … Continue reading 45% Of U.S., U.K. Advertisers Have Used Same Ad Approach For Past 5 Years →

Analyst Sees Microsoft Bing Search Outpacing Google Search Revenue Within 3 Years

Microsoft Bing

Analyst Sees Microsoft Bing Search Outpacing Google Search Revenue Within 3 Years by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, July 21, 2023 Microsoft’s development of its own version of Google’s Performance Max platform, as well as rebranding the PromoteIQ retail media platform and Xandr ad tech into a suite of applications under the Microsoft Advertising banner, has prompted … Continue reading Analyst Sees Microsoft Bing Search Outpacing Google Search Revenue Within 3 Years →

Why is Anchor Brewing Co. closing? San Francisco icon halts operations after 127 years

Bankruptcy

By Associated Press July 12, 2023 San Francisco’s 127-year-old Anchor Brewing Co. will shut down after years of declining sales, citing tough economic conditions. “We recognize the importance and historic significance of Anchor to San Francisco and to the craft brewing industry, but the impacts of the pandemic, inflation, especially in San Francisco, and a … Continue reading Why is Anchor Brewing Co. closing? San Francisco icon halts operations after 127 years →

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