A lot of workers are out on strike right now. Here’s how that looks in the jobs report
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN
Business
Trump campaign announces raising more than $45.5 million in third quarter
By Fredreka Schouten and Alayna Treene, CNN
Writers’ strike contract voting begins
By Parker Garlough
After 148 days of striking, WGA members are ready to return to the writers room—once voting on the tentative contract is completed.
Netflix shutters its DVD rental business, marking the end of the red envelope era
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business
Netflix will send out its last red envelope on Friday, marking an end to 25 years of mailing DVDs to members.
JPMorgan agrees to pay $75 million to settle lawsuit with US Virgin Islands government over alleged Jeffrey Epstein trafficking ties
By Lauren del Valle, CNN
JPMorgan Chase has reached a settlement with the US Virgin Islands over a lawsuit alleging the bank enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking crimes.
United Auto Workers strike expands to Massachusetts Stellantis facility
By Colette Lauture
The strike reached a one-week mark.
Dumb Money: How a Massachusetts native took down investment giants
By Nia Harmon
Based off of the true stories of ordinary people with an extraordinary leader, the new movie Dumb Money recounts the GameStop short squeeze of 2021 that took down hedge fund empires.
Boston Chamber of Commerce encourages Governor Healy to increase pay to bring in new MBTA General Manager
By Mackenzie Bruno
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, one of the top business leaders in the area, stated to Governor Healy that a sizable salary increase is vital to ensure a talented professional comes to fix the MBTA’s multitude of concerns.
U.S. Job Growth Despite Omicron Surge
By Hannah Rose Shemtov
January’s unemployment rate at 4.0% contradicts economists’ low expectations and reveals U.S. economic resilience.
Retail Stocks are Soaring Ahead of Black Friday
By Kendall Claar
After hitting a slump in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, retail stocks have rebounded in 2021, retailers too are looking forward to making the most of important days like Black Friday.