This Week: Coca-Cola earnings, inflation and housing updates
Beverage giant Coca-Cola will report its latest financial results Tuesday.
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Mars Wrigley fined after two workers tumbled into chocolate tank last year
Federal workplace authorities fined the popular Pennsylvania candy factory $14,500 and categorized citation as ‘serious’US federal workplace authorities have fined a popular Pennsylvania candy factory more than $14,500 after two of its employees fell i…
In Mexico, US complaints help union organizing efforts
It has been nearly two years since the United States began pressing Mexico over labor rights violations, by using rapid dispute resolution methods contained in the U.S.-Mexico Canada free trade agreement.
Carlsbad’s Viasat to launch first satellite, rivaling SpaceX’s Starlink
The launch aims to kick off a return to growth for Viasat, which has been hamstrung as its existing high-orbit, geostationary satellites have filled up.
Australia should force banks to repay scam victims and adopt better protections, advocates say
Calls for federal government to mandate the checking of account details before money transfers are madeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government should take action to force banks to reimburse scam v…
Brexit is a self-inflicted wound of unparalleled severity | Phillip Inman
Quitting the EU has stalled business investment, making us reliant on workers who are now scarce. Hence rising wages, high inflation and increased interest rates. Result? A looming recessionWhenever Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, t…
NHS consultants run private firms charging to cut waiting lists at their own hospitals
Calls for a ban as health trusts award ‘insourcing’ contracts worth millions to tackle backlogsSome of the country’s most senior NHS clinicians are earning a lucrative sideline running private firms that offer to cut waiting lists at their own hospital…
Jim Chalmers confident Australia will avoid recession despite warnings of more interest rate rises
The treasurer also noted ‘very encouraging’ signs on power prices falling, saying Labor’s energy price relief package was workingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news…
Fines against WA climate protester ‘absurdly excessive’, Human Rights Watch says; refund for Myki charges during outage – As it happened
Activist pleaded guilty on Friday to criminal damage. This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastProductivity commission report will be released in MarchChalmers says he has received a five-year revi…
Finnish president wants Finland, Sweden in NATO by summer
The Finnish president said in an interview published Saturday that he wants Finland and Sweden to be admitted into NATO as full members no later than by the military alliance’s summit in Lithuania in July.