For Delta Passengers Facing Delays, No Calm After the Storm
Photo A Delta Air Lines jet at Atlanta’s international airport last year. Delta says it has canceled about 3,000 flights this week as it continues to struggle in the aftermath of a storm. Credit David Goldman/Associated Press For Delta Air Lines, the dark clouds started to roll in on Wednesday.It was the midway point in what turned into a challenging week for the airline — one that saw about 3,000 flight cancellations and many more disgruntled customers.When thunderstor..>> view originalFCC Chairman Plans Fast-Track Repeal Of Net Neutrality, Sources Say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is moving quickly to replace the Obama administration’s landmark net neutrality rules and wants internet service providers to voluntarily agree to maintain an open internet, three sources briefed on the meeting said Thursday. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican appointed by President Donald Trump, met on Tuesday with major telecommunications trade groups to discuss his preliminary plan to reverse the rules, the so..>> view originalHHGregg Will Close All 220 of Its Stores After Failing to Find A Buyer
Another retailer bites the dust.The management of hhgregg said on Friday afternoon that the company was closing all 220 of its stores and going out of business entirely, having failed to find a buyer for the furniture, electronics and appliance retailer in bankruptcy court. The liquidation ends a 62-year run for the Indiana-based chain.The company, which competed with Best Buy (bby), among others, sought Chapter 11 protection in Indianapolis bankruptcy court in early March, when CEO Bob Riesbeck..>> view originalCalifornia Governor Declares End to Drought Emergency
LOS ANGELES — One of the worst droughts in California history has officially ended, Governor Jerry Brown declared on Friday, but not before it strained the state's farm economy and threatened water supplies for millions of residents. Months of drenching storms and melting snowpack have replenished reservoirs, which began drying up in late 2011. That allowed Brown to lift most stipulations of an emergency order he implemented in January 2014, about two years after the conditions crossed the..>> view originalPhil Mickelson's gambler pal convicted: 'I'm in total shock'
Posted: Apr. 7, 2017 8:00 am Updated: Apr. 7, 2017 5:09 pm NEW YORK (AP) — A Las Vegas gambler linked to golfer Phil Mickelson saw the jury verdict convicting him of insider trading charges Friday as only a gambler could. "I just lost the biggest bet of my life," William "Billy" Walters said outside Manhattan federal court minutes after the jury returned its verdict after two days of deliberations. "To say I was surprised would be the biggest understatement of my life," Walters said in the Sout..>> view originalSen. Wyden Asks IRS Commissioner About Trump's Tax Returns
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen refused to discuss President Trump's tax returns at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday, April 6, 2017. (AP File Photo)(CNSNews.com) - Every year around this time, the Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing on the tax filing season. But this is the first time a committee member has asked the IRS commissioner about a president’s tax returns.“If IRS agents found ties to Russia in the president's tax returns, would they now be able to share that informat..>> view originalMost Wells Fargo board members should go, says influential advisory group
An influential shareholder advisory firm has recommended that Wells Fargo & Co. investors vote against most of the company’s incumbent board members in an upcoming election — a stinging rebuke that the bank’s board called “extreme and unprecedented.”In a report issued Friday, Institutional Shareholder Services said that board members failed to properly oversee the San Francisco bank and could have done more to prevent “unsound retail banking sales practices.” The firm, which advises big investm..>> view originalUS hiring slumped in March as employers added only 98000 jobs
The momentum in the U.S. labor market flagged in March, new government data showed Friday, with the private sector and the government adding only 98,000 jobs, the lowest gain in nearly a year, as winter storms weighed on economic activity. “It was a disappointment,” said Beth Ann Bovino, chief economist at S&P Global Ratings. But the lower job gains were probably caused by temporary factors, such as the weather, she said. “Also it comes after strong job gains the prior few months, and maybe bus..>> view originalHyundai, Kia recall 1.4M vehicles; engines can fail
Business Hyundai, Kia recall 1.4M vehicles; engines can fail Posted 8:59 a.m. yesterdayUpdated 10:33 a.m. yesterday By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto WriterDETROIT — Hyundai and Kia are recalling 1.4 million cars and SUVs in the U.S., Canada and South Korea because the engines can fail and stall, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers some of the Korean automakers' most popular models in the U.S. and Canada including 2013 and 2014 Hyunda..>> view originalUS regulators accuse Google of underpaying female workers
Google and other technology companies have been trying to improve hiring practices that have historically doled out most of their technical jobs to white and Asian men. Their efforts to strike a better balance have been mostly unsuccessful so far. For instance, only 19 percent of Google's technology jobs are held by women. Overall, nearly one-third of Google's more than 70,000 workers are women. The Labor Department's probe evolved from a lawsuit filed in January seeking to bar Google doing bus..>> view original
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