Boeing freezes hiring in sweeping cost cuts as it grapples with strike

Boeing freezes hiring in sweeping cost cuts as it grapples with strike

Workers with picket signs outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, US, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.  M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing announced sweeping cost cuts Monday, including a hiring freeze, a pause on nonessential staff travel and a reduction on supplier spending to preserve cash … Read more

UAW union files unfair labor charges against Stellantis

UAW union files unfair labor charges against Stellantis

United Automobile Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024.  Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union on Monday said it had filed federal unfair labor practice charges against … Read more

Tapestry-Capri antitrust trial: Michael Kors testifies

Tapestry-Capri antitrust trial: Michael Kors testifies

NEW YORK CITY — In a federal courtroom on Monday, storied fashion designer Michael Kors spoke about the steep challenge of staying relevant in a world where brands can rise and fall based on viral TikTok videos and photos of handbags on the arms of celebrities like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Kors kicked off the … Read more

Charter rolls out new Spectrum pricing, internet speeds

Charter rolls out new Spectrum pricing, internet speeds

Christopher L. Winfrey, CEO of Charter Communications. Courtesy: Charter Communications Charter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey said he wants customers to think of reliability and credibility when they think of their cable and broadband provider. The cable giant told CNBC it is unveiling a series of changes Monday to bolster that goal, including rolling out new … Read more

Stouffer’s takes on Kraft with new boxed mac and cheese

Stouffer’s takes on Kraft with new boxed mac and cheese

Stouffer’s Supreme launches with two flavors: cheddar cheese and three cheese. Source: Nestle Stouffer’s is expanding beyond the freezer aisle and taking on Kraft Heinz with its new shelf-stable mac and cheese. The Nestle brand, which celebrated its centennial in June, has spent the past 70 years focused on frozen entrees, such as pizzas, lasagna … Read more

Here’s why Americans are going back to Chili’s

Here’s why Americans are going back to Chili’s

Chili’s efforts to win back American consumers are working. Same-store sales, a key metric for the restaurant industry, jumped 14.8% in its fiscal fourth quarter, a significant increase as many chains struggle to bring in diners.  “Our marketing team has done a great job of getting back into what we call the zeitgeist or being … Read more

DirecTV, Disney reach deal to end blackout in time for college football

DirecTV, Disney reach deal to end blackout in time for college football

DirecTV and Disney have reached a deal that brings Disney’s ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider’s customers after a roughly two week blackout. The deal comes in time for college football this Saturday, which airs on ABC, ESPN, as well as the SEC Network and ACC Network, as well as the Emmy … Read more

Why the European Union’s tariffs on Chinese automakers may not work

Why the European Union’s tariffs on Chinese automakers may not work

By the end of October, the European Union will make a final decision on what some analysts call the biggest EU trade case against China in more than a decade. But automakers and countries are divided over whether to place tariffs — so far of up to 36.3% — on Chinese electric vehicles. A German … Read more

Pfizer’s cancer cachexia drug shows positive midstage trial results

Pfizer’s cancer cachexia drug shows positive midstage trial results

Pfizer‘s experimental drug for a common, life-threatening condition that causes cancer patients to lose their appetite and weight showed positive results in a midstage trial, the drugmaker said Saturday.  Patients with the condition, called cancer cachexia, who took Pfizer’s treatment saw improvements in body weight, muscle mass, quality of life and physical function, according to … Read more

United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi using Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX

United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi using Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX

A United Airlines Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft departs at San Diego International Airport en route to New York on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California.  Kevin Carter | Getty Images United Airlines said Friday that it plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi for free using Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX on its hundreds of jetliners, … Read more