Jeff Bezos now dedicates 2 afternoons a week to his space company Blue Origin instead of one, a report says
Jeff Bezos has doubled his time with Blue Origin, working on his space company Tuesday as well as Wednesday afternoons, sources told CNBC.
Amazon plans a pay cut of up to 23% for hourly workers who guide trucks in and out of its UK delivery stations
Amazon said the pay cut would align the UK with the rest of Europe, and that employees had “a number of options,” including taking supervisor jobs.
Afghanistan’s financial system is about to collapse, lender warns, as the US keeps nearly $10 billion in reserves frozen from the Taliban
The head of the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan said the country’s financial industry was dealing with an “existential crisis.”
3 ways ambitious women and men of color can get ahead at big companies, according to top CEOs and executives who made it
Insider spoke with some of the most powerful women of color in corporate Europe. They told us how they made it – and how others can make it, too.
Asian markets grapple with Evergrande fallout as concern over a China power crunch grows
Asian shares mainly drifted lower Tuesday as investors continued to fret over China Evergrande Group’s unsolved debt crisis and eyed the potential impact of a widening power shortage in China.
FBI: 2020 homicides up nearly 30%, largest 1-year jump ever
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homicides in the U.S. in 2020 increased nearly 30% over the previous year, the largest one-year jump since the FBI began keeping records, according to figures released Monday by the agency.
California 1st to require hourly wages in garment industry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday approved what he termed a “nation-leading” law requiring the garment industry to pay workers by the hour instead of for each piece of clothing they produce.
With lunch invite, UN chief tries to restart Cyprus talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hosted a lunch Monday for the leaders of divided Cyprus, hoping to bring them back to negotiations to reunite the Mediterranean island nations — talks that have been stalled since 2017.
Georgia congressional district plan could help GOP grab seat
ATLANTA (AP) — An initial proposal to redraw Georgia’s congressional districts appears to give Republicans a better chance of winning a suburban Atlanta congressional district now held by Democrat Lucy McBath, but raises a number of other questions.
Blackhawks G Lankinen removed from COVID-19 protocol
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen practiced Monday after he was removed from the COVID-19 protocol list.
Man convicted in 1999 ranger killing dies in Oregon prison
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A 75-year-old man died Monday in hospice care at the Oregon State Penitentiary while serving a life sentence without parole for the kidnapping and shooting of two Oregon park rangers in 1999, officials said.
Court says it will wait to rule on Georgia abortion law
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court said Monday that it will wait until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case that seeks to overturn its landmark decision guaranteeing a woman’s right to an abortion before weighing in on…
Foes of tax cuts, voting law changes ready petition filings
PHOENIX (AP) — Massive income tax cuts passed by the Arizona Legislature this spring and a series of election law changes could be put on hold until voters weigh in next year if opponents turn in enough signatures by a…