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3 min read - BusinessFreightWaves
Historic trucking rate disparity could cripple service in late ’24
The wide range of spot and contract rates being offered may help trigger a strong market shift later in the year. The post Historic trucking rate disparity could cripple service in late ’24 appeared first on FreightWaves.
5 min read - LifestyleMotley Fool
Why You Should Upgrade Your Costco Membership if You Use Costco Travel
Don't upgrade because the cashier asks you -- do it to get 2% back on your trip to Paris. See why a Costco Executive membership is good for travelers.
4 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
Missed Out on AppLovin? Buy PubMatic Instead.
Shares of the app-promoting platform look less appealing than those of the publisher-minded advertising middleman PubMatic.
5 min read - BusinessFortune
Tesla chair says life-changing wealth boosts her independence as she blasts judge’s critique of ‘lackadaisical’ oversight of Elon Musk—’That is crap’
“I had to look up that word . . . I will tell you, anybody who knows me, knows that I am not lackadaisical, now that I know what that word means."
3 min read - LifestyleMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee's Baird Center holds grand opening after $456 million renovation: 'It is momentous'
The $456 million project doubled the convention center's size, officials said, including allowing for 300,000 feet of exhibition space. A grand opening was held Saturday.
3 min read - USWJZY
Settlement announced after lawsuit filed against UNC School of the Arts alleges sexual assault
Over four years, the UNC System will pay $10 million to the survivors and UNCSA will pay $2.5 million.
2 min read - USWBTW Myrtle Beach
Cascade Custom Pools loses $320K federal court case as lawsuits mount against troubled company
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Myrtle Beach-based pool company at the center of a News13 investigation suffered a major legal defeat this week, amid a string of lawsuits stacked up against it. While claims against Cascade Custom Pools continue to mount, the troubled company owned by Chris Harrington on Friday was ordered to pay […]
2 min read - USMerced Sun-Star
Student assistants are paid more than lecturers at UC. Ripple effects of 2022 strike
Teaching assistants earn about $300 more per month per class than lecturers at a UC campus.
7 min read - BusinessGizmodo
Boeing Employees to Get Whistleblower Training From Their Union
Reuters reports that the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace locals that cover workers at Boeing and fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems will be holding trainings Friday to better equip their members on rules and regulations regarding whistleblowing.
2 min read - USKSNT Topeka
Topeka retirement center celebrates 60 years of service
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A local retirement center is writing a new chapter in Topeka this week by showcasing the results of extensive renovation work at one of its buildings. Brewster Place is capping off 60 years of service to the retirement community in the Capital City this May with the completion of a $16 million […]
1 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
Warren Buffett warned AI is like the atomic bomb, but this expert thinks he's being way too gloomy
Warren Buffett warned humanity has let the genie out of the bottle again with AI. Nuclear power may be a better analogy given its risks and benefits.
2 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Big Funds Bet the ‘Anything But Bonds’ Trade Is Poised to End
(Bloomberg) -- Big US bond investors have been aggressively shifting money into long-dated notes, betting that the unloved asset class will be one of the winners from eventual interest rate cuts.Most Read from BloombergGantz Says He’ll Quit Unless Netanyahu Moves to New War PlanA 25-Year-Old BofA Trader Dies Suddenly at Industry OutingUS Company Becomes World’s Most Valuable Solar Firm After Chinese Rivals SlipZyn Shortage? Nicotine Pouches Out of Stock in Several US StatesChina Attempts to End
5 min read - Businessdpa international
Russia freezes foreign bank assets after sanctions halt project
An arbitration court in St Petersburg has frozen the assets of several banks in Russia, including Germany's Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, after the planned construction of a terminal, which Deutsche Bank had helped to guarantee, was cancelled. The court action was taken at the request of RusChimAllianz, a Gazprom subsidiary operating an LNG terminal on the Baltic Sea. The company is claiming €239 million ($260 million) against Deutsche Bank, according to a report by the Russian state news agenc
2 min read - BusinessFuturism
OpenAI Employees Forced to Sign NDA Preventing Them From Ever Criticizing Company
Cone of Silence ChatGPT creator OpenAI might have "open" in the name, but its business practices seem diametrically opposed to the idea of open dialogue. Take this fascinating scoop from Vox, which pulls back the curtain on the restrictive nondisclosure agreement (NDA) that employees at the Sam Altman-helmed company are forced to sign to retain […]
1 min read - BusinessFortune
Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy
For about one hour late Friday, day-ahead prices on ERCOT's website jumped as high as $688 per MWh.
2 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
VCs and the military are fueling self-driving startups that don't need roads
A new crop of early-stage startups — along with some recent VC investments — illustrates a niche emerging in the autonomous vehicle technology sector. Two recent entrants -- Seattle-based Overland AI and New Brunswick-based Potential -- are poised to get a first-mover advantage on this segment of autonomy. While these startups are applying their tech in different ways, Overland AI and Potential do share some common off-road ground.
8 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Deal Dive: Sagetap looks to bring enterprise software sales into the 21st century
When the founders of Sagetap, Sahil Khanna and Kevin Hughes, started working at early-stage enterprise software startups, they were surprised to find that the companies they worked at were trying to sell their innovative tech through old-school methods like repeated cold emails and calls. Khanna, a former product marketer, and Hughes, a former sales manager, knew these methods weren't effective to either sell software or help buyers get the solution they needed. "Company executives are frustra
4 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
Everyone Is Talking About Tesla -- Is It a Good Long-Term Option?
With Tesla facing a barrage of negative headlines, investors are questioning its long-term viability.
4 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
Why the Steward Health Bankruptcy Filing May Be a Good Thing for Medical Properties Trust in the Long Run
Could this make Medical Properties Trust a lower-risk stock?
5 min read - USRedding Record Searchlight
The Buzz: Why this Mexican food chain is expanding to Redding. Once Upon A Child opens
The former Arby's building on Lake Boulevard had been vacant for nearly five years before this Mexican restaurant decided to 'jump into Redding.'
5 min read - TechnologyDigital Trends
4 high-end features Windows laptops still have over MacBooks
Apple's MacBook lineup offers excellent performance, even better battery life, and great displays. But that doesn't mean Windows laptops can't compete.
5 min read - USWHBF Davenport
Employees can participate in hiring event to recruit immigrants, refugees
Employers in the Quad Cities can participate in a hiring event to recruit newly arrived immigrants and refugees, according to a news release. “The Immigrant Workforce Job Fair – QC’s Best Kept Secret” will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Holiday Inn, 226 17th St., Rock Island. Employers can register here. The event will offer […]
1 min read - BusinessFortune
American stock markets have dominated global trading for most of the last 120 years. Here’s how other big economies measure up
U.S. markets have fended off challenges from China and Japan.
1 min read - BusinessWJZY
People who had an iPhone 7 may qualify for piece of $35 million Apple settlement
If you were once an owner of the iPhone 7, or its larger sibling the iPhone 7 Plus, you could qualify for a piece of the $35 million settlement Apple has agreed to pay out.
2 min read - TechnologyDigital Trends
Google fumbled what could have been its biggest product in years
Google didn't launch a pair of AI smart glasses at Google I/O, but instead weakly teased a concept, leaving the path clear for the competition to take over.
6 min read - WorldAFP
Pope leads forum for peace in Italy's Verona
Pope Francis presided over a forum for peace Saturday during a visit to Verona, home to the warring Montague and Capulet families in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".It was Francis' first trip since a visit to Venice in April where he presided over mass in St Mark's Square.
2 min read - BusinessBloomberg
BHP Debates Improved Anglo Bid as Time Runs Out in Takeover Saga
(Bloomberg) -- With time running out on its $43 billion pursuit of Anglo American Plc, BHP Group faces a critical question: what would it take to draw the smaller company to the negotiating table within the next few days? Most Read from BloombergGantz Says He’ll Quit Unless Netanyahu Moves to New War PlanA 25-Year-Old BofA Trader Dies Suddenly at Industry OutingUS Company Becomes World’s Most Valuable Solar Firm After Chinese Rivals SlipZyn Shortage? Nicotine Pouches Out of Stock in Several US S
5 min read - BusinessDetroit Free Press
Little-known tech company aims to change how you look at car windows
From micro LEDs to video screens that roll up for easy storage there's more to new auto glass than meets the eye.
2 min read - BusinessThe Oklahoman
Former south OKC bank branch sells to medical office user, plus more real estate deals
Office building sales, land sales, and office, industrial, and retail leases: Check out these commercial real estate transactions from around OKC.
2 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
The 3 Most Common Payroll Mistakes Small Businesses Make
Is your business at risk of making major payroll mistakes? Read on to see if that's the case, and learn how to avoid common blunders.
3 min read - BusinessPalm Beach Daily News
What were the biggest real estate sales of the 2023-2024 season in Palm Beach?
Here are the Palm Beach single-family deals that hit $20 million between Sept. 1, 2023, and May 3, 2024, plus the biggest condo and commercial sales.
8 min read - BusinessDetroit Free Press
GameStop shares take big hit
Shares dropped 25.9% following the announcement Friday of a 45-million-share offering and disappointing preliminary first-quarter revenue estimates.
2 min read - BusinessFortune
PE-owned AffiniPay is up for sale again—and the price tag could reach $2 billion
TA Associates bought AffiniPay from Great Hill Partners in 2020 for an undisclosed sum.
1 min read - BusinessMarketWatch
The folks who are most excited about Dow 40,000? The hat sellers.
There’s a market for headwear tied to the stock market.
3 min read - BusinessFortune
TodayTix CEO Brian Fenty took over at 31. Now 38, he warns aspirational young leaders: ‘There’s a fine line between fake it till you make it and learn it and do it well’
Under Brian Fenty's leadership, the theatre ticketing platform has partnered with Netflix, acquired Secret Cinema and Goldstar, and now reaches over 25 million users on the app.
4 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
This Stock Has Trounced Microsoft, Alphabet, and AMD. It Has Nothing to Do With AI.
Betting on AI isn't the only way to beat the market.
4 min read - LifestyleCape Cod Times
'Gorgeous rustic charm': Antique barn home in Wellfleet offers stunning interior at $749K
You'll find this beautiful antique converted barn on one of Wellfleet's most scenic side roads, within walking distance of the village and harbor.
2 min read - BusinessFlorida Today
Whatever your income, tax planning can take jolt out of return-time 'surprises'
Use your 2023 tax return to make conscious decisions or consult a tax pro; most of all, take advantage of the opportunities available.
4 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
1 Magnificent Stock With Plenty of Power to Cash In on the AI Megatrend
Enbridge has many ways to capitalize on AI-powered growth drivers.
5 min read - LifestyleSC Cloud | St. Cloud Times
5 Under 40: Spencer Linn of Primerica wants to bring young people to finance
Linn, senior regional leader at Primerica Financial Services, is one of this year's SC Times/LocalIQ 5 Under 40.
3 min read - LifestyleThe Daily Record
Scout for early season orchard pests will help create healthier crops as the year goes on
With a quickly moving spring, many of the fruit trees in our area have already dropped their flower petals and started developing fruit clusters.
3 min read - BusinessFortune
‘Single greatest talent acquisition opportunity’: Elon Musk firing Tesla’s Supercharger team proves an unprecedented gift for the EV industry
EV infrastructure provider EnviroSpark was desperate to recruit new staff when Tesla's entire team came onto the market all at once.
6 min read - USCharlotte Observer
Mecklenburg sheriff faces another lawsuit over inmate’s death, supervision at jail
The estate of a man who died in jail in 2021 also is suing Wellpath, the company that on Saturday ends its contract with the Mecklenburg jail.
1 min read - BusinessRetail Banker International
Interview: Persado’s Lisa Spira on how banks can use GenAI to personalise marketing and appeal to Gen-Z
Too many banks have not yet realised the financial power of Gen Z. As Lisa Spira, VP of Content Intelligence at Persado tells Douglas Blakey, it is high time that they reframe their marketing strategy to acknowledge this group as serious customers
6 min read - BusinessThe Metrowest Daily News
Movers & Shakers: Bowditch & Dewy's John Shoro is honored by Mass. Lawyers Weekly
Best Lawyers in America honored John Shoro as “Lawyer of the Year” in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
2 min read - BusinessSpringfield News-Leader
Business in brief: SRC opens self-storage; NaviLens now at Blind Community Thrift Store
This week in business news, SRC Holdings opens a self-storage facility in Springfield. Also, the Blind Community Thrift Store introduces NaviLens.
5 min read - LifestyleThe Bergen Record
Do starter homes still exist? According to North Jersey realtors, the answer isn't so clear
Once upon a time, first-time buyers entered the housing market under the notion that they'd be looking for a "starter home." Do they still exist?
4 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
Why 77% Revenue Growth Is Meaningless for IonQ Stock
It will probably take more than rapid top-line growth for the company to overcome its difficulties.
4 min read - USThe Bergen Record
Derek Jeter's Greenwood Lake 'castle' back on the market at drastically reduced price
Known locally as "the castle" on Greenwood Lake, Derek Jeter's long-time house bordering the New York-New Jersey state line is back on the market.
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