Amazon had a secret operation to gather intel on rivals like Walmart and FedEx, reportedly called Big River

businessinsider.com Amazon used a secretive offshoot to gather intel on retail rivals like Walmart and eBay, a new report says. Tom Williams/Getty Images Amazon ran an uncover operation to…

2024 ICCC Program Provides Free Training, Education, and Mentorship to Small Business Owners

benzinga.com Boston, MA, April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) is proud to announce the opening of applications for the 2024 Inner City…

Today in History: Ford Motor Co. unveils the Mustang at the New York World’s Fair

chicagotribune.com Today is Wednesday, April 17, the 108th day of 2024. There are 258 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 17, 1964, Ford Motor Co. unveiled the…

7 Buyback Kings to Buy as Corporate Cash Floods the Market

investorplace.com Return of capital is top of mind with these seven buyback stocks With corporate profits at record highs, many companies are returning much of that cash to investors through…

FedEx Reports After The Close On 3/21

forbes.com According to NextEarningsDate.com, the FedEx next earnings date is projected to be 3/21 after the close, with earnings estimates of $3.54/share on $22.08 Billion of revenue.…

Daily Dividend Report: Humana, FedEx, Honeywell, Coca-Cola, Abbott

forbes.com Humana announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend to stockholders of $0.885 per share payable on April 26, 2024 to stockholders of record as of…

Can lorries go green faster?

economist.com YOU MAY think that if you splashed out $100,000 for a vehicle you would take delivery of something flash—a Porsche, say. In fact, many such buyers care less about the badge…

How worried should Amazon be about Shein and Temu?

economist.com “Shop like a billionaire.” With that enticing slogan Temu touted itself to Americans watching the Super Bowl on February 11th. Football fans had been treated to a similar…

UPS Supplants FedEx as Primary USPS Shipper

thedailyupside.com Now it’s up to UPS to supply proof of delivery profits. On Monday, United Parcel Service announced it will soon become the primary air cargo shipper for the United States…

If You Can Only Buy One Value Stock in April, It Better Be One of These 3 Names

investorplace.com These companies are seeing their share prices move in the right direction Value stocks are securities that look fairly or undervalued compared to their earnings, outlook and…

What’s in a name? Oakland airport’s identity crisis has two cities in a tug of war

siliconvalley.com What’s in a name? A whole lot more than Oakland Port officials bargained on when they decided to change the name of Oakland International Airport to something a little more…

Is there mail on Tax Day? USPS, UPS, FedEx hours today

newsweek.com On Monday, many Americans will file their taxes since it is the deadline across the nation to either submit your tax return or ask for an extension. Some might even wonder…

Look better on paper

bostonherald.com Ronnie Avery says she’s always amused when her husband signs something in front of her. “It can be a FedEx bill, a check at a restaurant, a Christmas card. Whatever it is,…

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer is getting rid of bosses and asking nearly 100,000 workers to ‘self-organize’ to save $2.15 billion

finance.yahoo.com In a bid to claw back $2.15 billion, the struggling pharmaceutical giant Bayer CEO is doing away with middle managers and 99% of the company’s 1,362-page corporate handbook,…

Wall Street Favorites: 3 Transportation Stocks With Strong Buy Ratings for April 2024

investorplace.com These transportation stocks can keep chugging along in 2024 It’s a great time to be looking at transportation stocks to buy. Thanks to the reshoring boom, multinational…

Sky-High Shift: Rising Air Cargo Demand Reshapes Supply Chain Dynamics

pymnts.com One if by land, two if by sea — headaches, that is. With the recent news that, after 22 years of partnership, UPS is replacing FedEx as the primary air cargo provider for…

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer is getting rid of bosses and asking nearly 100,000 workers to ‘self organize’ to save $2.15 billion

aol.com In a bid to claw back $2.15 billion, the struggling pharmaceutical giant Bayer CEO is doing away with middle managers and 99% of the company’s 1,362-page corporate handbook,…

3 Under-Appreciated Dividend Stocks That Just Raised Their Payouts to Record Highs

finance.yahoo.com Everyone loves a stock that produces outsized gains relative to the S&P 500. A less flashy but rewarding accomplishment is when companies consistently raised the dividends…

UNOS Kills

marginalrevolution.com I’ve long been an advocate of increasing the use of incentives in organ procurement for transplant; either with financial incentives or with rules such as no-give, no-take…

Pharmaceutical giant is getting rid of bosses and asking staff to ‘self organize’ to claw back $2.15 billion

fortune.com In a bid to claw back $2.15 billion, the struggling pharmaceutical giant Bayer CEO is doing away with middle managers and 99% of the company’s 1,362-page corporate handbook,…

The Trump donor whom Biden can’t fire is running the U.S. Postal Service directly into the ground

aol.com Technology has afforded us the ability to connect with nearly anyone, anytime—and free of charge. But there’s just something nostalgic and tactile about receiving a letter…

The Trump donor who Biden can't fire is running the US Postal Service directly into the ground

fortune.com Technology has afforded us the ability to connect with nearly anyone, anytime—and free of charge. But there’s just something nostalgic and tactile about receiving a letter…

US Postal Service Is America’s Worst-Run Organization

247wallst.com The United States Postal Service (USPS) wants to raise the price of its First Class stamps again. If it gets approval, the cost of its “Forever” First Class stamp will hit…

Hong Kong, long an economic crossroads, now faces one

semafor.com The Scene Milton Friedman called it his favorite economy, a “laboratory experiment” in freebooting capitalism. “If you want to see how the free market really works,” he said…

What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Resumes to U.S. Jobs

yahoo.com A group of economists recently performed an experiment on around 100 of the largest companies in the country, applying for jobs using made-up résumés with equivalent…

3 Stocks Soaring on Bullish Analyst Calls: Is It Time to Buy?

investorplace.com Analyst upgrades are moving these stocks higher before earnings season It’s hard to believe we’re already a quarter of the way through 2024. So far, it’s been a solid year…

5 Top Wall Street Blue Chip Stocks Are Likely Raising Their Dividends This Week

247wallst.com After years of a low-interest rate environment, which has reversed significantly over the last two years, many investors continue to turn to equities for growth potential…

Brickbat: Fighting Fire

reason.com Sherri Chance's son called 911 when he noticed flames shooting out of the clothes dryer at their home in DeKalb County, Georgia. He expected a quick response since there was…

Is there mail today? Solar eclipse hours USPS, FedEx, UPS

newsweek.com On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse is expected to pass over parts of the United States, with some questioning whether the celestial event will have any impact on mail…

Can I see some ID? Deepfakes are pushing the digital identity business to play catch-up

aol.com How can businesses and their people trust that someone actually is who they say they are? It’s tougher than ever to know for sure. The story that’s spooked everyone:…