Report: Whole Foods may be cool, but working for Bezos is no bargain

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Report: Whole Foods may be cool, but working for Bezos is no bargain

by WorldTribune Staff, March 6, 2019 Many employees at Whole Foods, which was purchased by Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon in 2017, say reduction in their hours have effectively negated wage gains made since Amazon introduced a $15 minimum wage. When the $15 minimum wage went into effect on Nov. 1, employees at Whole Foods told The […]

Global CFOs: U.S. has world’s only improving economy

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Global CFOs: U.S. has world’s only improving economy

by WorldTribune Staff, September 24, 2018 The United States is the only major economy in the world to get an “improving” score in the latest CNBC survey of corporate executives. The latest quarterly score marks the fifth quarter in a row that the economy under President Donald Trump has been viewed as “improving” in the […]

Boom: Chamber of Commerce credits Trump, not Congress, for economy

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Boom: Chamber of Commerce credits Trump, not Congress, for economy

by WorldTribune Staff, September 21, 2018 President Donald Trump’s policies of slashing regulations and cutting taxes have the economy booming at twice Obama-era levels, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says. “I really appreciate the major effort by government, and when I say government it was the White House, but yes the Congress and the Senate, […]