Niraj Shah, CEO, Wayfair Ashlee Espinal | CNBC Wayfair drew backlash and calls from some customers for a boycott after employees protested the company’s apparent sale of $200,000 of mattresses and bunk beds destined for a Texas detention camp for migrant children. Under the hashtag #BoycottWayfair, customers and businesses took to Twitter to announce they were
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Silverado 1500 with a new for ’20 diesel (c) 2019 Paul A. Eisenstein | TheDetroitBureau.com At a time when U.S. automotive sales have begun to decline for only the second time since the Great Recession, demand for pickups — and the prices some die-hard fans will pay for them — has defied gravity. Manufacturers like
Corporate image of the automotive brand Honda that exhibits its vehicles seen at the Automobile Trade Fair 2019 in Barcelona. Ramon Costa/SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images In the fever pitch surrounding U.S. trade negotiations, Cars.com’s latest “American-Made Index” show’s some of the most homegrown cars in the U.S. are built by Japanese manufacturers.
Employee wellness programs guidelines won’t violate health privacy and discrimination regulations. Braun S | Getty Images Companies have embraced health surveys, biometric screenings and other wellness offerings, as a way to keep employees healthy and lower their overall medical costs. But studies are finding that most traditional workplace wellness programs do not work, and large
U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower Tuesday morning, amid expectations of more dovish talk from the Federal Reserve. At around 02:30 a.m. ET, Dow futures slipped 43 points, indicating a negative open of more than 16 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were both seen slightly lower. Market focus is largely attuned to