Amazon values same-sex equality, but its charitable-giving plan clashes
AmazonSmile, the retail giant’s charitable-giving program, lets customers select from nearly 1 million nonprofits for their giving. But that’s led to donations to groups that discriminate against the...
View ArticleFBI seizes Los Angeles schools' iPad documents
The U.S. attorney's office has subpoenaed the Los Angeles Unified School District for records pertaining to its $1 billion iPad project as part of a federal grand jury probe.
View ArticleRev. Jackson: Tech companies are ‘boycotting our talent’
The head of the Rainbow Push Coalition talks about Microsoft, Amazon and opening up more opportunities in the tech industry to minorities and women.
View ArticleRussia warns of recession next year
The Russian government has acknowledged that the country will fall into recession next year, battered by the combination of Western sanctions and a plunge in the price of its oil exports.
View ArticleHershey explores removal of corn syrup
Hershey is looking at replacing the high-fructose corn syrup in some of its products with sugar.
View ArticleTwitter tries to make it easier to report abuse
Twitter is trying to make it easier for victims and witnesses of online harassment to report it.
View ArticleTakata says recall decision is up to automakers
Japan's Takata Corp. refused to comply with a U.S. government demand for an expanded recall of its air bags that can explode and shoot out shrapnel, and instead passed along the crucial decision to...
View ArticleIn emails, Jobs determined to keep iPod Apple-only
Legendary Apple CEO Steve Jobs had seven words for a subordinate when he learned that a rival company was about to introduce a program that would let music fans buy songs anywhere and play them on...
View ArticleAir shipments of batteries could be fire risk
Dramatic government test results raise new concern that bulk shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries carried as cargo on passenger planes are susceptible to fires or explosions that could destroy...
View ArticleCyber Monday sales jump 17 percent to over $2B
Online shoppers set a set a single-day spending record on Cyber Monday, despite deals being stretched out this holiday season.
View ArticleMicrosoft's Satya Nadella set to lead first shareholders meeting
The venue of Microsoft's shareholders' meeting -- Bellevue's Meydenbauer Center -- will be the same as last year.
View ArticleBoard elected, executive pay approved by 'majority' at Microsoft meeting
Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith conducted the brief business end of the company's annual meeting in Bellevue. No surprises, but a lingering question about how much support the executive pay...
View ArticleSurvey: US companies added 208,000 jobs last month
U.S. businesses hired at a solid pace last month, according to a private survey, a signal that Friday's November jobs report from the government will likely also show strength.
View ArticleUS productivity grew at 2.3 percent rate in 3Q
U.S. workers' productivity increased in the July-September quarter at a slightly faster pace than previously estimated while labor costs declined for a second straight quarter.
View ArticleUS services firms growing more quickly
U.S. services firms expanded at a faster pace in November, a signal that overall economic growth should remain robust.
View ArticleUS stocks trade slightly higher; Oil gains
A batch of good news on the U.S. economy nudged stocks slightly higher Wednesday as major indexes flitted near record levels. Oil and gas companies climbed as the price of crude oil edged up.
View ArticleWestern sanctions, ruble crash hit Russians hard
Oyster Bar built a thriving business serving mollusks to well-heeled Muscovites. Then came Western sanctions, and the restaurant was forced to rechristen itself this fall. Today, it serves up burgers...
View ArticleHouse moves to extend tax breaks through December
The House is moving to extend a $45 billion package of expired tax breaks through the end of the year, which would enable millions of businesses and individuals to claim them on their 2014 returns.
View ArticleJustices hear UPS pregnancy discrimination case
The Supreme Court is weighing how much employers must do to accommodate pregnant workers under a federal law aimed at combating discrimination against them.
View ArticleMarkers for the seaport alliance
Commissioners of the Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma are holding town halls to seek public comments on the proposed seaport alliance between the two. For example, one will be held today from...
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