While JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon has refused to endorse a candidate in Tuesday’s presidential election — his wife has firmly thrown her support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Judy Dimon knocked on doors in the key swing state of Michigan over the weekend as she urged voters to elect Harris over former President Donald Trump, … Read more
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s auto safety regulator has ended a 2 1/2-year investigation into Ford engine failures after the company replaced engines or extended the warranty on some vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Monday on its website that its analysis traced the problem to intake valves that can … Read more
New York Times technology staffers went on strike Monday morning just ahead of Election Day, threatening to disrupt the paper’s coverage as the 2024 presidential race comes to a close. The Times’ tech guild walked off the job shortly after midnight, according to the Wall Street Journal. The guild’s demands include worker protections, fair pay … Read more
It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too. Returnless refunds are a tool that more retailers are using to keep online shoppers happy and to reduce shipping fees, processing time and other ballooning costs from returned … Read more
A sign disparaging Bud Light beer is seen along a country road on April 21, 2023 in Arco, Idaho. Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of Bud Light has faced backlash after the company sponsored two Instagram posts from a transgender woman. Natalie Behring | Getty Images Retailers are facing a tough equation as they head into the … Read more
Boeing workers from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing production facility on the day of a vote on a new contract proposal during an ongoing strike in Renton, Washington, U.S. October 23, 2024. David Ryder | Reuters Boeing‘s more than … Read more
JPMorgan Chase has refused to pay out an estimated $331-a-month pension to the widow of one of the bank’s former longtime employees — with the excuse that he failed to fill out the necessary paperwork before his untimely death, The Post has learned. Melvyn Silverberg, who worked for a decade as a systems analyst at … Read more
Getty Images The testing will determine Primark’s quality and durability guidelines Cheap clothes have outperformed more expensive garments in durability testing conducted for the discount fashion industry. The University of Leeds has worked with retailer Primark to test items such as jeans and T-shirts to set “standards” on how long clothing should last. The university’s … Read more
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates opened its annual oil-and-gas summit on Monday with pledges to increase energy output even as global prices have fallen and world politics remain uncertain ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The massive Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference comes after the UAE just last … Read more
Unionized factory workers at Boeing are voting Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike, which has lasted more than seven weeks and shut down production of most Boeing passenger planes. A vote to ratify the contract would clear the way for the aerospace giant to resume airplane production and bring … Read more