by Beth Holmes | Jan 11, 2023 | Companies, News, Technology
Coinbase, a major cryptocurrency trading platform, has reached a $100 million settlement with New York State over criminal activity using their resources. Coinbase Global, Inc., founded in 2012, operates the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States. The...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 19, 2022 | Companies, News
The Keystone pipeline, lightning rod of fossil fuel controversy, has spilled about 14,000 barrels of crude oil in a creek in Washington County, Kansas. TC Energy, the Canada-based company that operates the onshore pipeline, reported that they shut the Keystone system...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 12, 2022 | Companies, News
Confidentiality agreements in the case of sexual harassment may soon be curbed, as President Biden signs new legislation limiting their use. Confidentiality agreements in business are supposed to protect the practices that businesses don’t want their competitors...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 5, 2022 | Companies, News, Technology
A subscription fee to allow cars to reach their top acceleration is Mercedes-Benz’s latest brilliant new idea. The Mercedes-EQ EQE 350, Mercedes-Benz’s newest electric car, is capable of going from 0-60 MPH in about 5.2 seconds, according to the company’s online...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 28, 2022 | News
A rail strike threatens as pressure increases with the approach of the holiday season. Four of the largest rail unions in the United States have failed to reach contract agreements recently, over matters such as long required working hours, low paid sick leave, and...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 21, 2022 | Advice
Thanksgiving this year is expected to cost between 9% and 15% more than it did last year, with turkey and other traditional staples having jumped up in price. Food prices in general have risen between 9.5% to 10.5% this year; historically, they’ve risen only 2%...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 14, 2022 | Companies
The Washington Attorney General has filed a lawsuit to block Albertsons from offloading $4 billion to shareholders before the review of their upcoming merger. Albertson Companies Inc, which owns grocery store chains Albertsons, Safeway, Haggen, Kings, Tom Thumb, Vons,...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 7, 2022 | Companies, News, Social Media
The Twitter board of directors have all been fired as Elon Musk takes control, after nearly a year of will-he-won’t-he from the erratic billionaire. Musk took over Twitter as its new owner this week, after his $44 billion purchase was pushed through against his...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 31, 2022 | Companies, News
Ticketmaster and Live Nation should not have been allowed to merge, according to an antitrust suit put before the Justice Department. In 2010, live events organizer Live Nation and online third-party ticket-seller Ticketmaster merged to become Live Nation...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 24, 2022 | News
Freight on the Mississippi is being threatened by record low water levels, and it may result in global supply chain issues. The Mississippi River, which stretches for 2340 miles from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico and connects the Great Lakes to the...
