Business

• How to get a slice of Verizon’s $100M class-action settlement

  4-1-2024 Business NY Post - Business 25

  Verizon Wireless agreed to dish out $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company unfairly charged an administrative fee —...

• Ten in-demand jobs with skyrocketing wage growth that will remain hot in 2024: analysts

  4-1-2024 Business NY Post - Business 23

  The rates of growth that those top-ten jobs saw in their median pay in 2023 ranged from 18% to 24%.

• Ford hikes price of some F-150 Lightning models up to $10K, slashes others $7K

  4-1-2024 Business NY Post - Business 24

  Ford announced that it’s adjusting the price of some of its F-150 Lightning models, boosting some as much as $10,000 while slashing others up to...

• TGI Fridays abruptly closes 36 ‘underperforming’ restaurants, sells 8 more to former CEO

  4-1-2024 Business NY Post - Business 31

  Casual dining chain TGI Fridays abruptly announced that it is closing 36 “underperforming” restaurants across the US — five of which are in New...

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• Tax-funded building boom underway across U.S. as teams leverage leaving

  4-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 35

  A new wave of sports facility construction is underway. One driven, in part, by a race to keep up with rivals and one that could collectively cost...

• New York City evicts vendors from Brooklyn Bridge, ending a bustling tourist market

  4-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 24

  Scores of sellers who once peddled cheap souvenirs to tourists atop the Brooklyn Bridge were evicted Wednesday under a new city rule that prohibits...

• SpaceX illegally fired workers for complaining about Elon Musk, labor relations official claims

  4-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 29

  An official with the National Labor Relations Board filed an official complaint against SpaceX on Wednesday, claiming the company illegally fired...

• Ransomware theft in 2023 'as bad as it has ever been': Report

  4-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 31

  The scourge of ransomware in the U.S. is "as bad as it has ever been," with 2,207 governments, hospitals, and schools victimized by hackers in...

• Ex-U.S. commander sees possible tie to China in attacks by Iran-backed Houthis

  4-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 18

  A former top U.S. Navy commander says Iran-backed Houthi militants may be using anti-ship ballistic missile technology that originated in China to...

• Georgia agency awards contract to raise Savannah bridge to accommodate bigger ships

  4-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 30

  The Georgia Department of Transportation said Wednesday it has chosen a general contractor to oversee a $189 million project to raise Savannah's...

• Hawaiian salt makers combat climate change, pollution to protect sacred tradition

  4-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 34

  On a warm summer afternoon, Tina Taniguchi was on her hands and knees scraping dirt off an oblong depression in the ground. Thick brown hair peeked...

• Xerox cutting 15% of its workforce

  4-1-2024 Business Washington Times - Business 22

  Office equipment manufacturer Xerox announced it will cut thousands from its workforce Wednesday to streamline the business.