Folks who use they/them pronouns are less likely to get jobs – especially in red areas (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Blackstone is said to be pursuing a purchase of Jersey Mike's for around $8 billion (www.restaurantbusinessonline.com)
White-sounding names get called back for jobs more than Black ones, a new study finds (www.npr.org)
Yes, this mostly replicates previous studies, with one major difference: they name the bad companies this time.
Corporate climate plans are improving, but still 'critically insufficient' (grist.org)
One Year After SVB’s Collapse, California Banks Are Back in the Spotlight (www.bloomberg.com)
Right-wingers pledge to boycott The North Face because it supports LGBTQ+ youth (www.lgbtqnation.com)
US small-business sentiment slides to lowest level in more than 11 years (www.reuters.com)
Johnson & Johnson boosts heart device business in $13.1 bln Shockwave deal (www.reuters.com)
Amazon is capable of reducing plastic waste in the US. So why isn't it? (www.motherjones.com)
Why the price of chocolate exploded: How climate change drives inflation (www.salon.com)
The billionaires join Bernie Sanders in weighing in on four-day workweek. Here's what CEOs who actually made the move say (www.cnbc.com)
Some Walmart shoppers could get up to $500 in cash from a class-action settlement (www.npr.org)
Tesla Drastically Cuts Model Y Prices Because Inventory Is At Record Levels (jalopnik.com)
Hungry at 3 am? You’re out of luck now (www.cnn.com)
Hungry at 3 a.m.? Head home and go to sleep. You’re out of luck.
With GE’s split, the last chapter of the Jack Welch era is over (www.axios.com)
Major fast-food chains plan to implement more digital order kiosks in hopes of boosting profits (www.salon.com)
Biden says U.S. economy is world's best. Trump calls it a 'cesspool.' Data is clear. (www.cnbc.com)
Joint World Bank, UN Report Assesses Damage to Gaza’s Infrastructure (www.worldbank.org)
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 – The cost of damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza is estimated at around $18.5 billion according to a new report released today by the World Bank and the United Nations, with financial support of the European Union. That is equivalent to 97% of the combined GDP of the West Bank and Gaza in 2022.
Meet the ‘subprime auto king’ who arranged Trump’s $175 million bond (thehill.com)
Global Economic Boycotts Are Profoundly Impacting Corporate Earnings (internationalbanker.com)
Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores (gizmodo.com)
Trump's Truth Social lost $58 million in 2023, and the stock is taking a hit (www.foxbusiness.com)
Ordinarily, I’d ignore links to Fox Business… but how bad does it have to be for Fox to be reporting this?
General Electric completes split into 3 public companies Tuesday (www.axios.com)
GE Vernova, the energy spinoff, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange this morning using the ticker symbol “GEV.”...
United asks pilots to take unpaid leave in May because of delivery delays at Boeing (www.npr.org)
