Amazon Prime Day sale for the year 2021 will take place on June 21 and June 22, the company officially announced. The company’s annual shopping holiday is again not going to be held in July. Traditionally, Amazon has been organising the shopping extravaganza in mid-July. However, last year it had shifted the event to October […]
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Boeing Says It Fired 65 Employees Since June For ‘Racist, Unacceptable’ Behaviour
Adopting zero tolerance against racist and hateful behavior, Boeing has fired 65 employees. The company also disciplined 53 others for unacceptable behavior. The action was taken under the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy. The policy was implemented by Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun in May 2020 following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The policy also aims […]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Speaks On ‘Gruelling’ Working Conditions Of Employee
Amazon chief executive officer Jeff Bezos has finally opened up about the ‘grueling’ working condition of the employees. Bezos in a letter to shareholders said that the company needs to do a ‘better job’ for employees. He said this in the letter, which is the last in the capacity of a top executive of the […]
Taco Bell Opens Digital Only Boozy Restaurant In New York’s Times Square
Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way people used to see the world. And all businesses are now adapting to the changed scenario. Restaurants are also making required changes as they have witnessed a sharp surge in online orders. This is why Taco Bell has started its first digital-only restaurant in the United States. So if […]
With Focus On Electric Motorcycles, Harley-Davids on Nominated Ford CEO Jim Farley To Board of Directors
Harley-Davidson has been trying to concentrate on electric motorcycles and working in this direction the company has announced Ford Motor Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley to its board of directors. The decision by Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz is also being seen as a move to revive the struggling motorcycle brand. This will also pave the […]
Volkswagen Wraps Dieselgate Investigation, To Seek Damages From Former CEOs
The Volkswagen Group has finally wrapped internal investigation in the Dieselgate emissions cheating scandal that went on for several years. The automaker has now decided to seek compensation from two former CEOs. It has sought damages from former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler and former CEO Martin Winterkorn. This was one of the biggest financial damages […]
Kellogg’s Accepts Requests Of Customers To Bring Back Its Crunchy Cereal Straws
After a hiatus of almost 12 years, Kellogg’s is bringing back its popular Cereal Straws. Announcing the return, the company said that the decision has been taken over social media pleas and petitions by superfans. This is because of the 4 years old petition created by Hannah Wade on Change.org. The food giant’s move to […]
Adidas to begin formal process to divest long-struggling Reebok
Adidas has decided to divest long-struggling US fitness brand Reebok. The German sportswear is now about to begin the formal process for the same. The decision has been taken following a review of the business. The company in a statement said that it will present in detail the new strategy on March 10. The apparel […]
Facebook To Take On Apple With Smartwatch, Roll Out Expected By Next Year
Facebook is reportedly planning to venture into the wearable technology market and is working on a smartwatch. According to a report, the smartwatch will allow users to respond to messages. The watch is expected to be loaded with health and fitness-related features. People familiar with the development said that the social media giant is planning […]
Jeff Bezos To Step Down As Amazon CEO Later This Year, Andy Jassy His Successor
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is all set to step down from the post. According to an announcement made by the company, Bezos will serve as executive chairman after leaving the chair of CEO. Bezos will quit later this year as CEO. He is holding the chair for nearly 27 years. Bezos is also the founder […]
Kraft Heinz Reportedly Selling Its Planters Brand To Hormel USD 3 Billion
The Kraft Heinz Company is reportedly selling its Planters brand for USD 3 billion. Reports suggest that Kraft Heinz is in talks with Spam owner Hormel for the deal. According to people familiar with the development, the deal can be officially announced as soon as within a week if things go as planned. To prepare […]
FDA Postponed Foreign Reviews Citing Coronavirus Epidemic
The U.S. FDA has announced the suspension of most foreign assessments for drug, food, and medical devices abroad through April. The federal agency has announced the news citing the rapidly spreading coronavirus across America. So overseas manufacturing facilities will not gain approvals for the upcoming few weeks. Reportedly, the FDA will not perform regular inspections […]
Wells Fargo Agrees To Pay USD 3 Billion In Penalties To Settle Fake Accounts Scandal
Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to pay USD 3 billion in penalties to settle criminal and civil probes into fake accounts scandal, the Department of Justice said. The nation’s fourth biggest bank has admitted that it pressurized employees in the fake accounts scandal. Under pressure, bank employees opened millions of accounts and created credit […]
President Trump decides to meet Russia’s Lavrov at the White House
When Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov last time visited the White House, President Trump had just discharged James Comey, his then FBI director. At the time, Trump boasted it would dispel pressure related to an investigation into whether his campaign had binding to Moscow. But instead, it had the converse effect, winding the political flames […]
Uber in talks to sell UberEats’ business in India to Zomato
Uber Technologies, Inc., commonly known as Uber expanded its business from cab-hailing services to food delivery services and launched UberEats food delivery services in India in 2017. When it was announced, the new product was seen as competitors like Swiggy and Zomato. A common perception prevailed during the launch was that Uber Eats could be […]
World’s first electric commercial aircraft takes off
The world is extensively suffering from carbon emission. There are various causes of carbon emission, such as natural sources, which include decomposition, ocean release, and respiration. Human origins are deforestation, cement production, and burning of fuels. When everyone talks about the burning of fuels, then aviation sectors contribute more than 2.5% of total emissions on […]
The lawsuit filed against the US government by Huawei over new FCC laws
Huawei announced that it had filed a lawsuit challenging the FCC decision that avoids the use of federal subsidies for Americans to purchase Huawei equipment. Huawei is the leading smartphone brand and largest telecommunication maker. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in New Orleans. Song Liuping, Chief Legal Officer of Huawei, said that as this […]
The US President Trump Twitted in Favor to Develop 5G Network In America
Donald Trump said on Twitter yesterday that he visited the Apple Mac Pro production site. His comments caused a large number of questions. Between them: Trump said he requested CEO Tim Cook to let Apple (AAPL) participate in the “building” 5G network in America. They have everything – money, equipment, idea and [CEO Tim] Cook!” […]
Kaiser Permanente Workers Postpone 5-Day Statewide Strike As Death Of CEO Bernard Tyson
A planned five-day strike by over 4,000 health professionals at Kaiser Permanente psychologists has been postponed. The strike was set to begin on Monday. It has been deferred in acknowledgment of the death of Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson. Union officials voted to postpone the strike after the news about his death surfaced. Leaders of […]
McDonald’s CEO Steps Down After Violating Company Policy
McDonald’s has fired its CEO Steve Easterbook for having an inappropriate relationship with an employee of the company. The company said that Steve has violated the policy by having a romantic relationship with a subordinate. Fast-food giant does not forbid the mangers for having a love affair with direct or indirect subordinates. In an email, […]