Year: 2024

Students at Wesleyan UniversityJoanne Rathe | The Boston Globe | Getty ImagesDecades-old legacy preferences face new challengesA civil rights group is also contesting the practice of giving priority to the children of alumni at Harvard University, saying it discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.”Your family’s last name… […]

Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesWalmart is reducing the cost of its subscription service for Americans who receive food stamps and some other types of government assistance, as it pushes to grow the program and notices more price sensitivity among shoppers.The nation’s largest retailer said Thursday that it will cut the price of Walmart+… […]

This year, consumers are spending more on back-to-school supplies and coughing up more to cover a particular kind of credit card fee at the same time.Total back-to-school spending is expected to reach a record $41.5 billion with another $94 billion in college shopping, according to the National Retail Federation.related investing newsThe so-called swipe fees, which companies… […]

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines are seen on a table in Los Angeles, May 7, 2021.Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Netflix — Netflix dropped more than 8% after reporting mixed quarterly results Wednesday. The streaming giant beat on earnings per share for the second quarter, but… […]

Workers at TSMC Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 6, 2022.Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty ImagesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will delay production at its new Arizona chip plant to 2025 due to a shortage of skilled labor, the company’s chairman said on TSMC’s second-quarter earnings call Thursday.Apple has said it plans to… […]