01 Sep Proposed Hair Testing Rule Forwarded to Federal Register A proposed rule authorizing the use of hair samples to test truck drivers and other federal workers has been forwarded to the Federal Register for publication soon, the chairman of a federal drug testing advisory board said Sept. 1. Read more...
01 Sep Manufacturing Expands at Fastest Pace Since Late 2018 U.S. manufacturing expanded in August at the fastest pace since late 2018, powered by growth in new orders that are a bright spot in an otherwise struggling economy. Read more...
01 Sep Walmart’s Challenger to Amazon Prime Will Launch Sept. 15 Walmart Inc.’s answer to Amazon Prime finally has a launch date. Read more...
01 Sep Robert Mercer, Former Goodyear CEO, Dies at 96 Robert E. Mercer, a former chairman and CEO of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., died Aug. 28 at the age of 96. Read more...
01 Sep Walmart’s Challenger to Amazon Prime Will Launch in Two Weeks Walmart Inc.’s answer to Amazon Prime finally has a launch date. Read more...
01 Sep Tesla to Sell up to $5 Billion of Shares After Stock Surge Tesla Inc. plans to sell as much as $5 billion of shares, capitalizing on its high-flying price and on a recent stock split that made it more accessible to individual investors. Read more...
31 Aug Diesel Jumps 1.5¢ After Hurricane Laura Ravages Gulf Region The price of diesel jumped by 1.5 cents nationwide to $2.441 a gallon, the Energy Information Administration reported Aug. 31, as much of the nation’s oil exploration and refining capacity was shut down because of two severe-weather events. Read more...
31 Aug Tesla, Apple Stocks Surge After Splits Become Effective Already plumped up by big rallies in 2020, stocks for Apple and Tesla popped again Aug. 31, surpassing record highs after the companies' stock splits took effect. Read more...
31 Aug Delta, American Join United in Dropping Most Change Fees for US Trips This could be the final boarding call for the $200 ticket-change fee that has enraged so many U.S. airline travelers over the past decade. Read more...
31 Aug Ford Ends Ventilator Production After Making 50,000 Ford is ending production of ventilators and returning the factory where they were built to full-time auto-parts output after completing delivering 50,000 ventilators to the government. Read more...