Ports seek order forcing dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports • US economy grows at solid 3% rate boosted by consumers, businesses
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Thursday, September 26, 2024

Video game maker Activision Blizzard laying off 400 workers in Irvine, LA

Since last year’s acquisition by Microsoft, the company has cut more than 1,000 jobs.

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Ports seek order forcing dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports

The union representing 45,000 dockworkers from Maine to Texas says it will go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.

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US economy grows at solid 3% rate boosted by consumers, businesses

GDP picked up sharply in the second quarter from the tepid 1.6% annual rate in the first three months of the year.

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Homebuyers: Here are your do’s and don’ts for a smooth transaction

The onslaught of materials is coming, and you better be ready. And whatever you do, don’t go buy a car.

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OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit company

While OpenAI already has a for-profit division, where most of its staff works, it is controlled by a nonprofit board whose mission is to help humanity.

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Southwest Airlines spells out changes designed to boost profit and fend off a hedge fund

The airline plans to end the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years.

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Southwest cutting flights in Atlanta while adding redeye routes from Hawaii

The retreat in Atlanta will eliminate more than 300 jobs for pilots and flight attendants.

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X releases first transparency report since Elon Musk’s takeover

It shows the company has removed millions of posts and accounts from the site in the first half of the year.

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Homeowners eye $4,000-$6,000 in annual refi savings as rates drop

The last time refinancing activity was this high, mortgage rates were just under 5%, according to MBA.

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Boeing strike squeezes California aerospace suppliers, including Independent Forge in Orange

The family-run business faces permanent closure if labor walkout drags on.

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