Business

It's been a wild few days for Twitter and Elon Musk. Where do things stand now?

5:14am April 12, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Dan Ives, tech analyst with Wedbush Securities, about Elon Musk's actions with Twitter and what it means for the company, the business of social media and investments.

Who is responsible when a gig worker, such as an Uber driver, is killed on the job?

5:14am April 12, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

A new report says more than 50 gig workers were killed by passengers while working for platforms like Uber and DoorDash. Advocates say more needs to be done to protect drivers and their families.

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PG&E will pay $55 million in penalties and costs over 2 wildfires

5:14am April 12, 2022

by Alex Emslie

California power company PG&E has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in civil settlements to avoid prosecution. The utility was found responsible for two major wildfires in recent years.

Baby formula is offered for sale at a big-box store on Jan. 13 in Chicago. Baby formula has been in short supply in many stores around the U.S. for several months.

A shortage of baby formula is worsening and causing some stores to limit sales

5:26pm April 11, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Some 29% of baby formula products were out of stock at retailers across the U.S. during the week of March 13, according to the firm Datasembly.

Etsy has increased the 5% transaction fee for sellers to 6.5%.

Etsy sellers launch a week-long strike over increased fees

5:19pm April 11, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Thousands of Etsy sellers closed their online shops for a week starting Monday in an attempt to get the company to address several complaints they have about the site.

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Etsy sellers launch week-long strike over increased fees

4:23pm April 11, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Some sellers and creators on the online marketplace Etsy are going on a week-long strike. They say the company's fees and unfair practices make staying on Etsy untenable for their businesses.

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Airlines are replacing planes with buses on some short routes

4:23pm April 11, 2022

by David Schaper

If booking an American Airlines flight from two smaller Eastern cities, you'll end up on a bus instead of a plane for the trip to the airline's Philadelphia hub. Other airlines are doing this too.

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Is adding an edit button on Twitter a good thing?

4:23pm April 11, 2022

by Shannon Bond

Twitter users have long asked for an edit button and now the company says it's finally coming. But skeptics warn it could change Twitter — and not for the better.

A woman removes pieces of broken glass from a shop window after a bombing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 23.

Russia's war could shrink the Ukrainian economy by 45% this year, the World Bank says

12:44pm April 11, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Meanwhile, the Russian economy is expected to contract by some 11% this year as a result of sanctions, and several other countries in the region are projected to fall into recession.

Firm contracted to make Postal Service trucks plans to do it at a non-union facility

7:27am April 11, 2022

by Chuck Quirmbach

The U.S. Postal Service has big plans to replace its aging fleet of 165,000 gasoline-burning delivery vehicles. And some are pushing for the electric trucks to be built by union labor in Wisconsin.

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