Amazon goes on hiring spree as working conditions under scrutiny
New York (CNN Business)Amazon plans to let some of its employees work from home until the middle of next year. “Employees with work that can effectively be done from home … Read More
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Pelosi 'optimistic' of stimulus agreement with the White House before the weekend. 'Both sides are serious about finding a compromise.'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is "optimistic" of agreeing a stimulus deal with the White House before the weekend, she said Tuesday. A deal agreed this week could pass into law … Read More
She is the youngest member of Congress
New York (CNN)One year and a month ago, young activists from the Sunrise Movement barged into Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi’s Capitol Hill office to demand immediate action on climate change. … Read More
SPAC craze is driven by a frenzy of speculation and may not yield expected returns, legendary short-seller Jim Chanos says
Business Insider The special-acquisition company frenzy is being driven by unrestrained speculation and may not yield expected returns, Bloomberg reported legendary short-seller Jim Chanos as saying. History shows so-called “blank-check” … Read More
Westpac’s ties to Puerto Rico bank Euro Pacific spark calls for financial crime reform
Westpac's links to an offshore bank at the centre of a sweeping international money laundering and tax evasion probe have sparked fresh calls for reform of the financial sector’s approach … Read More
10 things in tech you need to know today
Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Have an Amazon Alexa device? … Read More
ATM fees didn't increase in 2020 for the first time in 15 years—here's why
For the first time in 15 years, banks aren't charging you more to access your own money, according to an analysis from Bankrate. Like clockwork, out-of-network ATM fees hit record … Read More
Apollo Board to Examine Leon Black’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Apollo Global Management Inc. board members are investigating co-founder Leon Black’s ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after more information emerged this month about their longtime business dealings. Black asked … Read More
The Trump administration separated thousands of migrant children from their families at the border — lawyers say they still can't find the parents of 545 of those children
ACLU lawyers said in a legal filing that they haven't been able to find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by the Trump administration at the US-Mexico border, NBC … Read More
Cathay Pacific cuts 8,500 jobs, shutters regional airline
Executive pay cuts will also continue throughout 2021 Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways said Wednesday it would cut 8,500 jobs and shut a regional airline as it grapples with … Read More
A Biden win could be bullish for the Chinese yuan, analysts say
"We assume a Biden win that reduces some trading uncertainty," analysts at Swiss bank Lombard Odier wrote in a report on Tuesday. Under President Donald Trump's administration, the U.S. and … Read More
Michigan's top elections official warns voters not to mail their absentee ballots
Fox News Flash top headlines for October 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson warned the state’s … Read More