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Apple's $500 Billion Investment Is 'Unrealistic' According To Analysts: Here's Why It 'Lacks Substance'

Apple's $500 billion US investment plan faces scepticism. Analysts question its feasibility, citing cash flow concerns and past similar pledges.

International Business Times UK · Feb 25, 2025

Elon Musk's directive to federal workers to explain their productivity or get the ax could take them 165,000 hours of their workdays to complete

The time needed for all federal workers to reply to Musk's email could cost the government about $8.5 million in wages.

Fortune · Feb 25, 2025

Why Black and Decker is trying to remove the ‘Stanley’ from the iconic mugs

Stanley Black and Decker said it wants to protect its brand and reputation after PMI — which makes Stanley cups — was forced to recall 2.6 million cups due to faulty lids that led to burns

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Trump tariffs won’t just make imports pricier — car insurance costs will go up too

A tariff on autos would drive up already-inflated insurance costs.

Fortune · Feb 22, 2025

Donald Trump’s decision to cut down the federal workforce could lead to an economic disaster in some parts of the country

Brace for impact.

Fortune · Feb 22, 2025

America’s foremost DEI shareholder activist warns that anti-diversity groups are forcing companies to underperform

Removing obstacles to women and people of color creates a true meritocracy, and shareholders know that’s good for business, says Andy Behar, CEO of As You Sow.

Fortune · Feb 22, 2025

Five major airlines are suing the U.S. government over a rule that punished them for damaging passengers' wheelchairs

More than 11,500 wheelchairs and scooters were mishandled by airlines in 2023, according to the Department of Transportation.

Fortune · Feb 21, 2025

Meta approves bonuses of up to 200% of executives' salaries as war for tech talent rages

Meta has approved a plan that could see company executives earning bonuses of up to 200% of their salaries.

Fortune · Feb 21, 2025

DOGE shut the funding spigot for medical research overnight. Scientists are calling it 'the end of science' in America

Scientists warn the private medical sector won’t see a boost after DOGE cuts public research funding and emphasizes an ‘imminent’ brain drain of scientists to China.

Fortune · Feb 21, 2025

Delta is offering $30,000 with 'no strings attached' to passengers on the Toronto flight that crash-landed. Legal experts say they should read the fine print

Passengers should search for words like “release,” “waiver,” and “arbitration,” among others.

Fortune · Feb 21, 2025