The number of Americans applying for state unemployment benefits dropped last week, even as a surge in coronavirus cases and colder weather continue to threaten the labor market’s recovery from the pandemic. The latest jobless claims figures from the Labor Department, which cover the week ending Nov. 28, show that 712,000 workers sought aid last
The Trump administration is suing Facebook for allegedly hiring immigrant workers for high-paying jobs rather than looking for Americans to fill the role. The Justice Department, in a 17-page complaint filed Thursday, accused the social media giant of inadequately advertising some 2,600 positions that were filled immigrants with H-1B high skill visas. “Facebook intentionally created
Walmart is delivering an additional $700 million in cash bonuses to U.S. associates this holiday season for their “sustained commitment” during the coronavirus pandemic. Roughly 1.5 million Walmart and Sam’s Club associates working in the company’s stores, clubs, distribution centers and fulfillment centers will be rewarded with another bonus right on Christmas Eve. Full-time hourly
Paypal launched the Generosity Network, a crowdsourced fundraising platform, to raise up to $20,000 over a 30-day period. “The Generosity Network was designed to provide an accessible, easy and secure way for our customers to raise money on behalf of causes, and connect them with millions of PayPal customers who can offer their support this
WASHINGTON—Big Tech’s legal woes are expected to worsen in the coming weeks as federal and state antitrust authorities prepare to file new lawsuits against Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, people familiar with the matter said. The authorities are readying as many as four more cases targeting Google or Facebook by the end of January,
The number of gun sale background checks on Black Friday declined nearly 8% this year, although it was the fourth-highest one-day total on record in 2020. National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 186,645 checks on the shopping holiday, a slight drop from the same day a year ago when 202,465 checks were conducted,
(CNN)In an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19, Pennsylvania state officials announced Monday that residents will not be able to drink alcohol at bars or restaurants the night before Thanksgiving. Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced that the temporary suspension will go into effect on 5 p.m. Wednesday and
Snap Inc on Monday rolled out a feature, “Spotlight”, that would allow users to share short-form videos publicly in its Snapchat app, adding a service that would compete with ByteDance-owned TikTok and Instagram Reels. Users, who could previously share snaps or stories with friends, can now share them directly to Spotlight and garner more followers,
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will implement new sweeping restrictions on businesses and activities as the state reported over 2,000 cases a day over the weekend and average coronavirus cases in the state have doubled in the past two weeks. “This spike puts us in a more dangerous a position as we were in March,” Inslee
New York (CNN Business)McDonald’s has struggled at breakfast, a part of the day it once dominated. So the chain is rolling out new bakery items Wednesday for the first time in nearly a decade. The expansion of the company’s McCafé lineup adds three new sweets — an apple fritter, a blueberry muffin and a cinnamon
