How Walmart’s CEO lured white collar workers to small town Arkansas and improved employee relations

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Electric car sales tumble across Europe as demand plummets in Germany
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U.K.’s Richest Family Spent More on Dog Than Paying Staff, Court Hears
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Wolfspeed plant delayed as EU's chipmaking plans flounder
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Crude settle higher ahead of fresh inventory data eyed
Oil prices settled higher Tuesday, as traders awaited fresh inventory to weigh up expectations for a pick up in demand as the summer season is underway. At 14:30 ET (18:30 GMT), the U.S. crude futures 1.5% to settle at $81.57 a barrel and the Brent contract climbed 1.3% to $85.33 a barrel. The latest forecast of U.S. crude stockpiles are due later in the session, with the American Petroleum Institute due to reveal its estimate, ahead of the official numbers on Thursday.
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Detroit Three automakers should exit China, leading analyst says
Legacy U.S. automakers such as Ford Motor and General Motors should leave the China market to preserve capital amid the costly electric vehicle (EV) transition, a leading auto analyst said on Tuesday. “I think you have to see the [Detroit Three] exit China as soon as they possibly can,” said John Murphy, Bank of America Securities analyst, at his annual presentation of “Car Wars,” a closely watched industry report. Murphy's guidance for the Big Three came during a discussion of the harsh cost-cutting measures they would have to take to be competitive with EV manufacturers like Tesla, as well as carmakers abroad.
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China protests over EU move to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
China’s Commerce Ministry on Thursday accused the European Union of making unreasonable demands in its investigation into imports of Chinese electric vehicles before announcing it was raising tariffs by as much as 38%. Ministry spokesman He Yadong said the European side had demanded excessive amounts of information from Chinese automakers and then unfairly accused the Chinese companies of failing to cooperate. "After Chinese companies did their best to cooperate with the investigation and provided information, the European Commission still unreasonably accused Chinese companies of not fully cooperating and imposed punitive high tax rates,” He said, describing the Chinese companies as “shocked and disappointed.”
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Raising Cane’s managers now make $175,000 as new laws and shortages push fast-food salaries to six figures
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Workers at Premier Inn owner protest at AGM against plans to cut 1,500 jobs
Unite union also considering employment tribunal claims for unfair dismissal against Whitbread
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Kin of 737 MAX crash victims seek $25 bln Boeing fine
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