by Beth Holmes | Jan 24, 2022 | Companies, News
Bank of America is planning to eliminate bounced check fees, among other fee reductions. Non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees are almost universal among banks and credit unions. They’re the fee a bank charges when a customer overdraws their account by check....
by Beth Holmes | Jan 17, 2022 | News
Empty shelves continue to plague both stores and shoppers, as stores find it hard to restock. Shortages in grocery stores have been a recurring problem in the United States since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. At first, they were caused by runs on goods like...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 10, 2022 | Companies, News, Technology, Women of Business
Elizabeth Holmes, deposed CEO of medical startup Theranos, has been convicted of fraud over her claims of revolutionary medical testing systems. Theranos, which Holmes founded when she was 19, claimed to be able to run tests for hundreds of diseases and health issues...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 27, 2021 | News
The hospitality industry in England will get a much-needed handup as Britain announces 1 billion pounds ($1.3B) in grants and aid for restaurants, pubs, venues, and hotels. Like many other industries, hospitality and entertainment depend heavily on the Christmas surge...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 20, 2021 | Companies, News, Profiles, Women of Business
Leena Nair is the new CEO of Chanel, in what many are calling the shattering of more than one glass ceiling. Nair, 52, is being recruited from Unilever, the British megacorporation behind global brands like Dove, Axe, Lipton, and Magnum. She joined Unilever in 1992,...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 13, 2021 | News, Technology
A cryptocurrency lawsuit worth over $50 billion dollars has been settled, in favor of Craig Wright, possibly one of the inventors of Bitcoin. Craig Wright is a computer scientist from the United Kingdom, and there is some evidence, including his own testimony, that he...
