Trump tax-free overtime plan ‘fake as his tan’: Senate Finance chair

Trump tax-free overtime plan ‘fake as his tan’: Senate Finance chair

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden threw shade at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday over Trump’s latest campaign promise: to eliminate income taxes on overtime pay. “Donald Trump is losing, and these tax proposals he’s floating out of desperation are as fake as his tan,” Wyden said in a statement. The Oregon Democrat … Read more

Strike will ‘jeopardize’ recovery, hit aircraft production

Strike will ‘jeopardize’ recovery, hit aircraft production

Union members hold picket signs during a news conference following a vote count on the union contract at the IAM District 751 Main Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.  M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing CFO Brian West said a labor strike that began Friday will hurt … Read more

Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike

Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike

Boeing Co. workers and supporters hold signs outside the Aerospace Machinists Union District 751 Hall ahead of a vote on the union contract in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.  M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images More than 30,000 Boeing workers were set to strike Friday, halting production of most of … Read more

JD Vance says he thinks Apple benefits from Chinese slave labor

JD Vance says he thinks Apple benefits from Chinese slave labor

Republican vice presidential nominee Ohio Sen. JD Vance on Thursday took a shot at Apple on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” stating he thinks the company benefits from “slave labor” in China. His comment was part of a broader conversation about taxing companies that rely on manufacturing in China. “Do I think Apple is an evil company? No. Do … Read more

Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract

Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images Boeing workers are voting on a new labor contract on Thursday, setting up the potential for a crippling strike if staff members decide to reject the deal just as … Read more

Dutch neobank Bunq on hiring spree, with focus on digital nomads

Dutch neobank Bunq on hiring spree, with focus on digital nomads

Dutch digital bank Bunq is plotting re-entry into the U.K. to tap into a “large and underserved” market of some 2.8 million British “digital nomads.” Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Dutch challenger bank Bunq told CNBC that it plans to grow its global headcount by 70% this year to over … Read more

Japan wage growth to surpass inflation, says asset management firm

Japan wage growth to surpass inflation, says asset management firm

Japanese girls hanging out on Shibuya streets of Tokyo, Japan. Ferrantraite | E+ | Getty Images Japanese wages are expected to grow in real terms in the second half of 2024 for the first time in more than three decades, according to Asset Management One. Wages in Japan are rising more rapidly than they did … Read more

Week’s two key inflation reports to help decide size of Fed’s rate cut

Week’s two key inflation reports to help decide size of Fed’s rate cut

People shop at a store in Brooklyn on August 14, 2024 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Federal Reserve gets its last look this week at inflation readings before it will determine the size of a widely-expected interest rate cut soon. On Wednesday, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics will … Read more

Volkswagen VW scraps labor agreements as standoff with unions intensifies

Volkswagen VW scraps labor agreements as standoff with unions intensifies

Employees leave the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau after a works meeting. Europe’s largest car manufacturer had announced that, in view of the worsening situation, it would once again tighten its austerity measures at the core VW brand. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German automotive giant Volkswagen on Tuesday said it was scrapping … Read more

Presidential debate Trump, Harris economy facts

Presidential debate Trump, Harris economy facts

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to Alro Steel manufacturing plant in Potterville, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2024.  Brian Snyder | Reuters When Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump take the debate stage in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, expect them to arrive with a stockpile … Read more