Why a small China-made EV has global auto execs and politicians on edge
LIVONIA, Mich. — A small electric vehicle is having a big impact on the global automotive industry. It’s not the EV itself that’s making waves but its price — and its potential to disrupt domestic auto industries around the world. The China-built BYD Seagull,
Target doubles bonuses for salaried employees as profits surge
Target is ratcheting up bonuses for salaried employees, including leaders in stores and across supply chains, thanks to a surge in profits. The move comes thanks to $2 billion in additional profit growth for 2023, a company spokesperson said in
WeightWatchers CEO apologizes to body positivity influencer after Oprah special on weight loss drugs
The CEO of WW, the weight loss company also known as WeightWatchers, apologized to a body positivity advocate for the company’s role in contributing to ‘toxic’ diet culture in the past. On Wednesday, WW CEO Sima Sistani posted an Instagram story
Reddit pops 48% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range
Reddit shares jumped 48% in their debut on Thursday in the first initial public offering for a major social media company since Pinterest hit the market in 2019. The 19-year-old website that hosts millions of online forums priced its IPO on Wednesday at $34 a
Hermès lawsuit claims luxury retailer reserves its famed Birkin bags only for its biggest spenders
Hermès is being targeted in a new lawsuit accusing the luxury retailer of selling its coveted Birkin handbags only to customers who have spent exorbitant amounts of money at the store on other goods. The proposed federal class-action lawsuit, which was
How ESPN executives plan to survive the decline of cable TV
Disney’s ESPN is at a crossroads. For more than 40 years, the world’s largest all-sports network has grown annual revenue by increasing cable subscription fees. ESPN first charged pay-TV distributors less than $1 per month per subscriber in the 1980s. In
Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek breaks silence, says there’s no strategic need for ESPN partners
In his first public comments since Disney fired him as CEO in November 2022, Bob Chapek told CNBC he sees no reason for Disney-owned ESPN to add minority partners. “Strategically, I don’t really see a benefit in bringing on yet another minority partner
Harris steps up her role as ambassador to voters shaky on Biden
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Speaking to a crowd speckled with Latino faces and ticking off endorsements from the Latino community, Vice President Harris talked about her family’s own immigration story, focusing on her mother, who first set foot on
IVF ruling, abortion debate shape battle lines in Alabama special election
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Teddy Powell, a Republican running for a state House seat, walked a suburban neighborhood one recent afternoon, pledging to voters that he would fix roads, improve schools and redirect tax dollars to the district. Not once did
Follow the misinformation trail about Tyson Foods’ hiring
“As Perry [Iowa] residents struggle to cope with mass layoffs, Tyson Foods has its eyes on a different class of workers. The company is now offering new jobs to asylum seekers in other states …. They’re firing Americans and offering