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The new normal: Cyber Monday is exciting deal-hungry shoppers more than Black Friday this holiday season
Deloitte said overall 53% of people will rely on Cyber Monday for discounts, while just 44% say they’re planning to snag promotions on Black Friday this year.
Facebook suspends Russian Instagram accounts targeting U.S. voters
Facebook Inc. said on Monday it has suspended a network of Instagram accounts operated from Russia that targeted Americans with divisive political messages ahead of next year’s U.S. presidential election, with operators posing as people within the United States.
Under Armour names Operating Chief Patrik Frisk to replace Kevin Plank as CEO, shares jump
Chief Operating Officer Patrik Frisk will replace founder Kevin Plank as CEO on Jan. 1, 2020. Frisk will also join the company’s board, while Plank transitions to executive chairman and brand chief.
Former Harrisburg high school still for sale, but Steele Elementary is off the market
The former William Penn High School building remains available for purchase, but the sale of a now-vacant Harrisburg elementary school is at least temporarily on hold. On Monday, Harrisburg School District Acting Assistant Superintendent Chris Celmer said the former Steele Elementary School has been taken off of the market.
China seeks $2.4B in sanctions against U.S. in Obama-era case
China is seeking $2.4 billion in retaliatory sanctions against the United States for non-compliance with a WTO ruling in a tariffs case dating to the Obama era, a document published on Monday showed.
Drug companies reach $260M opioid settlement with Ohio counties, averting landmark trial
Four large drug companies reached a last-minute $260 million legal settlement over their role in the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic, striking a deal with two Ohio counties to avert the first federal trial over the crisis.
$224K settlement ends wage dispute against central Pa. trash hauling firm
A federal judge has approved a nearly $224,000 settlement to end a wage dispute against a central Pennsylvania waste hauling firm.
JPMorgan wants to hire people with criminal backgrounds
"When someone cannot get their foot in the door to compete for a job, it is bad for business and bad for communities that need access to economic opportunity," said JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon in a press release.
Chick-fil-A’s first UK location will close after pressure from LGBTQ rights group
Chick-fil-A opened its first location in the United Kingdom in early October. A little more than a week later, the British shopping center leasing the location has already said it will not extend the restaurant’s six-month lease, BBC reported Friday.
Activists urge Wolf, again, to shut down the Mariner pipelines
When a crowd of about 60 protesters with the groups Halt Mariner Now and the Mama Bear Brigade gathered outside Wolf’s door Wednesday to ask him to close down a major, nearly completed pipeline project, Wolf wasn’t there and Capitol police wouldn’t open the door.
How to navigate a business sale – as a buyer and seller
More than 10,300 businesses were sold in the U.S. in 2018 — an increase of 31.5% over the number of businesses sold in 2016, according to the BizBuySell Annual 2018 Insight Report. A stronger economy has resulted in more financially strong businesses, more financing options and more willing buyers and sellers. The silver tsunami of retiring baby boomers also fuels this trend.
Mark Hurd, co-CEO of Oracle, dies at 62
Mark Hurd became chief of Oracle, one of the world’s top business-software companies, despite leaving Hewlett-Packard following a sexual harassment claim. He had taken a leave of absence from Oracle in September 2019 because of unspecified health reasons. Oracle stock had gone up about 37% since he and Safra Catz were appointed as CEOs in September 2014.
