NEW YORK (AP) — Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activists and, as of this week, the White ...
A number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020. Emboldened by a U.S. Supreme ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Like most presidents, Donald Trump faces an economy that seldom bends to political ambitions. The Republican has promised strong growth, high tariffs, income tax cuts and booming oilfields. But despite the solid job market and low 4.1% unemployment rate, he has to contend ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses are still not required to register with an agency called the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN — for now. The registration is part of the Corporate Transparency Act, an anti-money laundering statue passed in 2021. Under the CTA, the owners ...
The cigarettes are disproportionately used by young and minority smokers. The action was widely expected by anti-smoking advocates, who’ve spent years pushing for a ban on menthol, the only flavor still allowed in cigarettes. Tobacco companies have typically faced lighter regulation under ...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are hanging near their all-time high on Friday as they head for the close of a second straight winning week. The S&P 500 was virtually flat in midday trading, a day after setting a record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 48 points, or 0.1%, as of ...
