Economy: Los Angeles to demand $30/hour minimum wage in hotel industry
Economic illiteracy runs rampant in government.
Business, Nutrition: Another vegan restaurant chain is bankrupt
When only 1% of the population claims to eat "vegan", the concept of vegan restaurants cannot meet long term business success.
Economy: Tariffs will not bring jobs back to the U.S.
Instead they will bring robots and automated factories - duh.
Nutrition: Plant-based meat products fading away
Poorly positioned and marketed, ultraprocessed fake meat products have faded from view.
Business: Unintended consequences of laws
Higher hourly wage law resulted in lower annual income for affected workers.
Automation: UPS lays off 244, replaces with automation
UPS will eliminate 244 union jobs when Portland site closes for automation – oregonlive.com
Business: Meta (FB, IG) puts laid off workers on a “do not hire list”
Even high performers are being let go because they did not have enough low performers to meet head count reduction targets.
Amazon ends 2-day Prime shipping for many
The Amazon Prime brand was built on 2-day shipping. In 2024, Amazon quietly stopped the service for many, without an announcement, while raising Prime member fees.
Tesla protesters want Tesla employees to lose their jobs?
Nothing makes any sense. The media is failing to inform readers as to why DOGE is happening.
Policy: Tariff madness
Trade restrictions make everyone worse off. How does this make sense?