Charles Feeney, retail entrepreneur who gave $8 billion to charity, dies at 92
Charles "Chuck" Feeney, a retail entrepreneur and investor who amassed a multibillion-dollar fortune and then gave it all away, has died. He was 92.
2023-10-10 06:53
A contract for 75,000 workers is about to expire. The largest US health care strike in history could be next
A labor contract for thousands of unionized health care workers across five states and Washington, DC, is set to expire
2023-09-30 18:22
Where things stand on Day 5 of auto strike: A new deadline, another strike delayed
The United Auto Workers union's already unprecedented strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis could soon get even bigger.
2023-09-20 02:27
Haven't been paying attention to the UAW strike? What you need to know
Time is running out to avert a strike that could shut down America's unionized auto assembly plants and other manufacturing facilities.
2023-09-14 23:22
Autoworkers strike deadline nears as negotiators rush to avoid historic walkout
With less than a day to go before labor contracts expire at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, the only certainty is that all 145,000 United Auto Workers at those companies will not strike on Friday. But there's a good chance at least some of them, at a mix of plants and companies, will walk out.
2023-09-14 19:16
Time is running out to file claims for Facebook's $725 million data privacy settlement
Anyone in the United States who had a Facebook account in the past 16 years has roughly one week left to file for payment in a data privacy settlement case.
2023-08-17 21:16
Microsoft and Activision extend their deal deadline
Microsoft and Activision have mutually agreed to extend their merger deadline by three months in the face of ongoing negotiations with the UK government that could allow the $69 billion acquisition to close, the two companies announced on Wednesday.
2023-07-19 21:51
Monday is the last chance to claim your 2019 tax refund
If you forgot to file your taxes during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, you have until Monday to do so. The 2019 return must be filed on paper, rather than electronically, and be postmarked by July 17.
2023-07-14 17:18
Actors union agrees to 11th hour mediation effort, but strike still looms
The union representing 160,000 actors said on Tuesday it has agreed to a request from studios and streaming services to meet with federal mediators over contract negotiations but is still prepared to go on strike at 11:59 pm PDT on Wednesday unless a deal is reached.
2023-07-12 12:57
Janet Yellen reaffirms June 1 as hard deadline to raise the debt ceiling
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed June 1 as the "hard deadline" for the US to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on its obligations.
2023-05-21 23:57