Oregon State

NBC News

There’s no room for price gouging in a ultra-competitive business like retail, Target CEO Brian Cornell said on Wednesday. In an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” the retail chief disputed campaign talking points accusing grocers of inflating prices. He said retailers have to be responsive to customers or risk losing business.

Target CEO addresses 'price gouging' accusations in retail

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Stock Region

The FTC's Legal Battle Against the Kroger-Albertsons Merger: A Detailed Examination. Disclaimer: This article is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or financial advice. The views expressed herein are those of the author based on publicly available information and do not reflect any official stance or opinion.

Kroger-Albertsons Merger FTC Trial Begins

POLITICO

The FTC’s case against the $25B deal between Kroger and Albertsons is one of the administration's highest-profile efforts to lower food costs and boost blue collar workers.

Feds take grocery merger to court amid 2024 fight over high food prices

FTC Claims Deal Would Hike Prices, Hurt Union Workers. [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]. Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. are finally getting their day in court. Nearly two years after the acquisition was announced, the grocery giants on Aug. 26 started a federal court...

Kroger-Albertsons Deal Heads to Court With Food Price Focus

Texas State

Walmart’s Zoom call in May was anything but routine for the roughly 300 employees who learned they would need to relocate or lose their jobs. Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the situation that were on the call but not allowed to speak during it, said they were told during the meeting that Walmart would start requiring thousands of workers from its smaller offices and remote locations to move to one of its main office hubs to boost in-person presence.

Walmart employees were caught off-guard by the company’s mandate to relocate

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

Baldwyn, MS

Mississippi News Group

A Baldwyn man has been charged with kidnapping and assault involving his spouse according to a press release from the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department. On July 27th, 2024 Deputy Ethan Hester took a report from a victim that came to the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department.

Local man charged with kidnapping and assault

Massachusetts State

The Spun

For decades Bill Belichick called the state of Massachusetts home while leading the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl titles, nine appearances and hundreds of wins. But he has some gripes about living in the state that he summed up in one word. Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show, Belichick said ...

Bill Belichick Has A One-Word Nickname For The State Of Massachusetts

Surgery Partners is the third-largest ASC operator in the country, and private equity firms are reportedly also interested in buying the chain. UnitedHealth Group is one of several potential buyers of Surgery Partners, an operator of ambulatory surgical centers, and negotiations on a potential deal are still in the nascent phase, Bloomberg reported.

UnitedHealth considering purchase of Surgery Partners

Georgia State

Appling County, GA

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

Iowa State

Iowa Storm Center

(IowaStormCenter.com) -- A strong pacific storm system will get underway later tonight with severe thunderstorms and heavy rain. The first round of the one-two punch event is hitting across western Iowa this morning. Then the focus will be across southwest Iowa for severe thunderstorm development by this evening with threats for hail, damaging winds, heavy rainfall and a couple of isolated tornadoes.

Severe Thunderstorm/Heavy Rainfall Threat Tonight.

Salon

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is planning to enact the first-ever federal law against corporate price gouging in the food and grocery industries, much to the frustration of some major corporations and food executives. In a speech made last Friday, Harris promised to crack down on “excessive prices unrelated to...

Food industry executives push back on Kamala Harris’ plan to fight “price gouging,” corporate greed

The Motley Fool

Bitcoin could soar in price over the next decade. But that's not the only reason billionaires are buying Bitcoin.

Billionaires Are Buying This Cryptocurrency That Could Soar 20,000%, According to MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor

This pattern has angered many people, who view the excessive purchasing as both a symptom and a driver of consumerism-obsessed culture. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — the second-richest person on the planet, according to Forbes — is already a controversial figure. And he just angered many more people by casually adding a sprawling $90 million megamansion to his portfolio.

Outrage ensues after Jeff Bezos adds $90M mansion to his collection: 'This guy can waste money like very few others'

MarketRealist

For about three days, he became the world's richest person, outranking the Microsoft founder

Meet the man who was once richer than Bill Gates. Then, he lost $70 billion in one go

The Independent

 The family of Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy have described them as “incredible people and an inspiration to many” following their deaths in the sinking of a luxury yacht in Sicily.In a statement paying tribute to the couple, they said: “We are grieving for our loved ones and all of those affected by the tragedy.“We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the emergency services and everyone who helped tirelessly in this rescue operation.This is an unimaginable grief to shoulder. Our only ask is that our family’s privacy is respected at this...

Jonathan and Judy Bloomer: A finance veteran and a women’s health ‘champion’

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Crisp County, GA

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

It’s another day in the Long March out of China by Western firms. This time around, it’s IBM’s turn. On Monday, the tech giant announced it would be shutting down its Chinese research and development team, shifting some operations to other international locations and affecting around 1,000 employees in the process. At this point, it would have been more surprising had it stayed.

IBM Shutters Its China R&D Division

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Federal regulators challenge Albertsons-Kroger merger in court

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A hearing began in Oregon on Monday as federal regulators aim to block a merger...

Federal regulators challenge Albertsons-Kroger merger in court

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