By Emma Nitzsche Panera Bread expanded its catering options for remote and hybrid workers as the U.S. business climate shifted post-pandemic. With over 45% of the workforce expecting to have a hybrid workforce model in 2021, Panera, which has claimed to be the largest restaurant caterer in the U.S., wants to continue serving its customers in the [...]
By Emma Nitzsche A new report revealed that Facebook fired 52 engineers in 2015 after allegedly abusing their access to users’ personal data. According to a report by The Telegraph, the employees supposedly accessed data through Facebook’s internal systems that allowed them to view a user’s location, private messages, and deleted photos. The report involved [...]
By Emma Nitzsche On Wednesday, the U.S. Congressional Joint Economic Committee held a hearing on concentrated corporate power. Chairman Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr. (VA-D) presided over the hearing and introduced four witnesses from various economic policy backgrounds. The central focus of the hearing was to discuss the best ways to foster competition under concentrated [...]
By Emma Nitzsche On Thursday, Lyft announced that it would reintroduce its 'rideshare option' starting next week. Users who select the option will share a vehicle with one other stranger on their journey. Lyft suspended rideshare over a year ago in response to the pandemic, but as more Americans are getting vaccinated, the ride-hailing company [...]
By Emma Nitzsche On Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson issued a voluntary recall on five of its Neutrogena and Aveeno aerosol sunscreen products after a low level of benzene was detected in some samples. The recalled products included its Beach Defense Sunscreen, Cool Dry Sport Invisible Daily and Ultra Sheer, and Aveeno's Protect & Refresh aerosol sunscreen. The [...]
By Emma Nitzsche An investigation from Consumer Reports found that more than one-third of Americans have at least one error on their credit report. The finding was concerning, considering a poor credit score could result in lenders turning down consumers for credit cards, denying car and home loans, or charging higher interest rates. In the survey, Consumer [...]
By Emma Nitzsche Tesla CEO Elon Musk defended his company's $2.6 billion purchase of SolarCity in court on Monday. Randall Baron, a long-running shareholder lawyer, asserts that Musk caused other Tesla directors to breach their fiduciary duties by agreeing to buy the company. The lawsuit alleges the celebrity CEO forced Tesla's board of directors into draining the [...]
By Emma Nitzsche The cost of living reached dangerous highs in June, raising questions about whether the spike in prices will subside in line with the Federal Reserve’s predictions. According to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey published Monday, inflation peaked at the highest level since June 2013. A report from the Labor Department showed [...]
By Emma Nitzsche Facebook’s WhatsApp faces complaints from consumer groups on Monday after purportedly pressuring users to accept controversial privacy policy changes. The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) filed a complaint against the messaging app with eight other countries. The filing claimed WhatsApp infringed upon European consumer rights and included the European Commission and European network of consumer authorities. The [...]
By Emma Nitzsche On Sunday, Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson rode into space on a test flight to show how his company is ready to transport customers. The flight reached an altitude of 50 miles above Earth's surface and gave Branson and his fellow passengers three minutes of weightlessness. Five other passengers joined Branson on the flight. David [...]
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