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"Sorry, I Don't Work For You Anymore." — 17 Stories From Employees Who Got Petty Revenge On Their Awful Bosses
"We all knew something was going on with him and another employee. Months later, he wouldn't give me three days off because my niece died of SIDS. So I walked out, bought a $30 burner phone, and texted his wife his phone password. They got divorced."
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Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered Monday after finding that the company intentionally trespassed when it repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe's reservation. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik initially ruled last year that the railway deliberately violated the terms of a 1991 easement with the Swinomish Tribe north of Seattle that allows trains to carry no more than 25 cars per day. The judge held a trial earlier this month to determine how much in profits BNSF made through trespassing from 2012 to 2021 and how much it should be required to disgorge.
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China targets Europe's farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars
The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports, just days after the EU said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. The Commerce Ministry didn't mention the EV tariffs when it announced Monday that it is opening an anti-dumping investigation into pork from Europe, but the move is widely seen as a response to the EU move on electric cars.
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28 Famous Actors With Their Own Production Companies (And What Each Is Called)
Actors quickly learn that the real money is in production, so here are the companies some have started to get in on it. The top actors in Hollywood make a lot of money, but anyone will tell you that the real money is in production. Here is a list of many of the actors with their own production companies, along with the name of the company to look out for.
The Guardian
BYD: China’s electric vehicle powerhouse charges into Europe
Threat of EU tariffs may not be enough to slow carmaker in its attempt to challenge Tesla on global stage
WWD
Kering Is Committed to Developing Innovations in Sustainable Materials and Business Models
Marie-Claire Daveu, chief sustainability officer, shared how Kering is navigating the sustainability imperative globally and locally during a talk at the WWD Global Fashion Summit in Riyadh.
Sky News
China targets EU pork as threat of trade war escalates
China may target the European Union's pork producers in retaliation for EU tariffs on its electric cars. The world's second largest economy revealed on Monday that it had launched an investigation into imports of pork for human consumption from the bloc. The Commerce ministry inquiry was in response to a complaint by Chinese pork producers earlier this month.
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Disney is mailing checks after a $9.5 million class action settlement. Here's how to know if you are owed any money.
Disneyland guests who paid nearly $1,400 for a Dream Key annual pass can expect a settlement check soon. But it amounts to less than a one-day ticket.
Reuters
Musk plans stock option grants to Tesla's high-performers, sources say
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk told employees on Monday that the electric vehicle maker is working on stock-based compensation for high-performing employees, according to two people who reviewed an internal memo. The plan comes just days after Musk won shareholder approval for his $56 billion pay plan consisting of stock options and two months after he announced job cuts affecting more than 10% of Tesla's global workforce in the face of slowing demand for EVs and intensifying price competition from Chinese rivals. "Over the next few weeks, Tesla will be doing a comprehensive review to provide stock option grants for exceptional performance," Musk said in an email, according to the two people who reviewed it and are based in China and the U.S., respectively.
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Restaurant ordered to change name by global burger chain
The independent Bushey restaurant Smash and Wings has been ordered to change its name by the global fast food chain Smashburger.
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McDonald's Abandoning AI-Powered Drive Thrus After Embarrassing Failures
Fast food chain McDonald's is giving up on its AI-powered drive-thru bots, following a string of hilarious, albeit embarrassing failures that resulted in unlucky customers ending up with over $250 worth of chicken McNuggets and unwanted packs of butter. According to industry publication Restaurant Busniess, McDonald's is terminating its drive-thru AI test, a joint […]
CityAM
Spain’s immunity challenge is back in an English court
The Kingdom of Spain is at the Court of Appeal as it seeks sovereign immunity over a long-running battle over violation to a provision of the Energy Charter Treaty
South China Morning Post
German firms hope EU-China tariff talks can help dodge shake-up in EV business
German firms in China have yet to revise their business plans in response to the European Union's new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and potential retaliation from Beijing, as they wait for the outcome of political negotiations, according to a business advocacy group. The European Union's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles cannot offer protection to German carmakers or increase their competitiveness, said Maximilian Butek, executive director of the German Chamber of Commerce in East Chin
The Independent
Wells Fargo fires ‘mouse jigglers’ who were faking work
A number of larger firms have been using tools to monitor employees after expansion of remote work in pandemic
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London gold body drops jurisdictional challenge in Tanzania labelling case
The London Bullion Market Association is being sued over how it certified gold sourced from a Tanzanian mine.
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Wells Fargo employees fired after fake-work claim turns up keyboard sim, Bloomberg reports
More than a dozen Wells Fargo employees were terminated for using keyboard activity simulation to fake working online, Bloomberg reported.
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‘Serious disparity’ around retirement savings of people identifying as LGBTQ+
People who identify as LGBTQ+ are particularly likely to say they are not saving for their retirement, according to research for Scottish Widows.
Reuters
Rival pork exporters could benefit from China-EU trade tensions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Pork suppliers from South America and the U.S. could gain market share in China if Beijing restricts imports from the European Union in response to escalating trade tensions, traders and analysts said. Russia, increasingly a close trading partner of China that started exporting pork to China in February, could also step up meat shipments. China's commerce ministry said on Monday it had opened an anti-dumping investigation into imported pork and its by-products from the EU, after the bloc imposed anti-subsidy duties on Chinese-made electric cars.
The Telegraph
‘Punk’ former BrewDog boss launches app paying users for product reviews
The self-styled “punk” founder of BrewDog is launching a new app for social media influencers, a month after stepping down from the controversial beer brand.
Reuters
China's Leapmotor started EV production at Stellantis' Polish plant, Jefferies says
A Stellantis-led joint venture has started production of electric vehicles of China's Leapmotor at Stellantis' Tychy plant in Poland, analysts at Jefferies said, quoting Leapmotor's management. Jefferies said in a report late on Sunday that Leapmotor's management said at an analyst call the first units of its T03 small EV rolled off Stellantis' assembly plant in Poland last week and was on schedule for mass production in September. Reuters had reported in March, citing two people close to the matter, that Stellantis had chosen its Polish facility as the first production base in Europe for Leapmotor's cars, primarily for cost-saving reasons.

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"Sorry, I Don't Work For You Anymore." — 17 Stories From Employees Who Got Petty Revenge On Their Awful Bosses

Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains

China targets Europe's farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars

28 Famous Actors With Their Own Production Companies (And What Each Is Called)

BYD: China’s electric vehicle powerhouse charges into Europe

Kering Is Committed to Developing Innovations in Sustainable Materials and Business Models

China targets EU pork as threat of trade war escalates

Disney is mailing checks after a $9.5 million class action settlement. Here's how to know if you are owed any money.

Musk plans stock option grants to Tesla's high-performers, sources say

Restaurant ordered to change name by global burger chain

McDonald's Abandoning AI-Powered Drive Thrus After Embarrassing Failures

Spain’s immunity challenge is back in an English court

German firms hope EU-China tariff talks can help dodge shake-up in EV business

Wells Fargo fires ‘mouse jigglers’ who were faking work

London gold body drops jurisdictional challenge in Tanzania labelling case

Wells Fargo employees fired after fake-work claim turns up keyboard sim, Bloomberg reports

‘Serious disparity’ around retirement savings of people identifying as LGBTQ+

Rival pork exporters could benefit from China-EU trade tensions

‘Punk’ former BrewDog boss launches app paying users for product reviews

China's Leapmotor started EV production at Stellantis' Polish plant, Jefferies says