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Report: Sprint Planning Bid for T-Mobile
By Ben Munson With Sprint reportedly working on a bid to buy T-Mobile, a widely speculated possibility could be moving closer to fruition. The Wall Street Journal cited sources who revealed Sprint is studying up on the regulatory hurdles such … Continue reading
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Tagged AT&T, business, Clearwire, Deutsche Telekom, Softbank, Sprint, T-Mobile, technology, Wall Street Journal
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Deciding Between An LLC or S Corporation: 6 Key Differences
By C. Daniel Baker When starting a business or growing a business from a sole proprietorship, the limited liability company LLC and the S corporation are the go-to entities for small business owners. Both entities provide liability protection which prevents business … Continue reading
A Record Number Of Americans Cant Afford Their Rent
By Bryce Covert Paying more than 30 percent of your income on rent is what experts call unaffordable. Yet the number of people who fall into that group has reached record numbers, according to a new report from the Joint … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable housing, business, Great Recession, poverty, Residential, United States
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Comcast taps JPMorgan on potential Time Warner Cable bid
By Soyoung Kim, Nicola Leske and Liana B. Baker Top U.S. cable provider Comcast Corp has tapped JPMorgan Chase & Co for advice as it evaluates a potential bid for Time Warner Cable Inc, people familiar with the matter said. … Continue reading
The Burrito Chain That Pays Entry-Level Workers $10 An Hour And Wants To Pay More
By Bryce Covert Boloco, a Boston-based burrito chain, pays its entry-level workers anywhere from $9 to $11 an hour, most of them making $10, with many who advance into higher roles making $17 an hour or more, CEO John Pepper … Continue reading
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Tagged Boloco, Boston, Burger King, business, jobs, McDonald, minimum wage, Wage
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D.C. Council Unanimously Votes To Give Workers A Raise And Time Off
By Bryce Covert On Tuesday, the Washington, D.C. Council unanimously voted to raise the city’s minimum wage to $11.50 an hour and to expand its current paid sick leave policy to cover tipped workers, who were originally left out. Both … Continue reading
I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave
By Mac McClelland “Don’t take anything that happens to you there personally,” the woman at the local chamber of commerce says when I tell her that tomorrow I start working at Amalgamated Product Giant Shipping Worldwide Inc. She winks at … Continue reading
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Tagged business, corporations, Human rights, inequality, labor, Ohio, online shopping, Warehouse, work, working wage
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Merrill Lynch Set To Pay Largest-Ever Racial Discrimination Settlement
By Alan Pyke Eight years after a group of black financial advisers filed a lawsuit alleging their bosses systematically steered the most profitable business to white employees, Merrill Lynch is preparing to pay the largest racial discrimination settlement ever. In … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, business, discrimination, Financial adviser, lawsuit, Merrill Lynch, race, racism, wall street
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Maybe You Get Bad Customer Service Because You’re a Bad Customer
By Matt Walsh I could have taken a picture of you and posted it here to publicly shame you, but I didn’t. That’s because I am not trying to be vindictive, ma’am. I’d merely like to answer that question you … Continue reading
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Tagged business, call centers, courtesy, Customer service, fast food, merchandising, Office, retail, sales
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