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Walmart launches nationwide same-day prescription delivery
Fox Business· 2024-10-22 16:16
Walmart announced on Tuesday that it will deliver prescription drugs from stores directly to customers as it competes with rivals like Amazon. The Arkansas-based retailer is joining a list of companies including Amazon, CVS and Walgreens that have embraced the trend of delivering prescriptions directly to consumers that have become more reliant on e-commerce. Walmart's service applies to both new prescriptions along with medication refills, according to the retailer. All medication – barring some exceptions ...
Target cutting prices on 2,000 items ahead of holiday shopping season
Fox Business· 2024-10-22 15:15
Target is slashing prices on 2,000 items this holiday season to gain an edge over competitors during this critical shopping period. This marks its second round of price cuts, following a successful summer effort that boosted sales despite cautious consumer spending. On Tuesday, the Minneapolis-based retailer said it will cut prices on its in-house and national brands, including food and beverages, everyday essentials, holiday gifts and items to prep the home for the holidays.The lower prices have already st ...
Boeing strike costliest in economic damage so far in 2024
Fox Business· 2024-10-22 10:11
文章核心观点 - 波音公司与其工会达成临时协议,工人将于本周三投票决定是否接受该协议,包括35%的4年涨薪、新的奖励计划和7000美元的批准奖金 [1] - 即使工人接受该协议并重返工作,这次罢工对波音公司和其他相关方造成的经济损失也将超过今年美国其他任何一次罢工 [1][2] - 根据经济分析公司AEG的估计,截至上周五,这次罢工已造成76亿美元的损失,如果再持续一周,损失将超过80亿美元 [2][3] - 这次罢工不仅对波音公司造成巨大损失,也影响了这家美国最大出口商之一的地位和制造业形象 [5] - 罢工已迫使波音公司推迟交付飞机,长期影响可能比直接损失更加严重 [6] 根据相关目录分别进行总结 波音公司与工会达成临时协议 - 波音公司与国际机械工人联合会地方751分会达成临时协议 [1] - 协议内容包括35%的4年涨薪、新的奖励计划和7000美元的批准奖金 [1] - 工人将于本周三投票决定是否接受该协议 [1] 罢工造成的经济损失 - 即使工人接受协议并重返工作,这次罢工也将成为今年美国最为昂贵的罢工 [1][2] - 根据AEG的估计,截至上周五,这次罢工已造成76亿美元的损失,如果再持续一周,损失将超过80亿美元 [2][3] - 这次罢工的影响已经超出了直接参与罢工的工人,波及到公司管理层、工程师、供应商以及西雅图地区其他企业 [3] 对波音公司的影响 - 罢工迫使波音公司实施休假并裁员约17000人,减产 [4] - 这次罢工不仅造成巨大经济损失,也影响了波音公司作为美国最大出口商之一的地位和制造业形象 [5] - 罢工已迫使波音公司推迟交付飞机,长期影响可能比直接损失更加严重 [6]
McDonald's is in the spotlight lately: what is the hourly pay for employees?
Fox Business· 2024-10-22 10:11
文章核心观点 - 麦当劳工资水平因地区、职位和经验等因素而有所不同,公司自有餐厅的平均时薪为15美元,而加盟店工资由加盟商自行决定 [1][2] - 2021年,麦当劳自有餐厅的工资水平提高了10%,入门级员工时薪为11-17美元,经理时薪为15-20美元 [2] - 加州通过法案将快餐行业最低工资从16美元提高到20美元,相当于年薪41,600美元 [3] 行业概况 - 快餐行业普遍受到最低工资法规的影响,需要根据联邦和州的最低工资法来确定工资水平 [1] - 麦当劳大部分餐厅由加盟商自主经营,加盟商可自行决定价格和工资 [1][2] - 加州通过新法案提高了快餐行业的最低工资标准,以改善工人的工资待遇和工作条件 [3] 公司动态 - 麦当劳自有餐厅的平均时薪为13.27美元,但公司计划到2024年将其提高到15美元 [1][2] - 麦当劳自有餐厅的工资水平在2021年提高了10%,入门级员工时薪为11-17美元,经理时薪为15-20美元 [2] - 麦当劳加盟店在纽约已经将工资提高到15美元以上,以吸引和留住员工 [2]
CVS workers strike at 7 California locations seeking better pay, health care
Fox Business· 2024-10-21 10:15
文章核心观点 - 南加州7家CVS药店的工人正在罢工,他们要求更好的工资和医疗保险,并指责公司在合同谈判中采取恶意行为[1] - 超过90%的两个当地联合食品和商业工人工会成员在9月29日投票赞成罢工[2] - CVS表示已经就提高工资和增加公司医疗保险缴费达成临时协议,但工人表示无法负担CVS提供的保险费用[2] 行业概况 - 全国各地的药店连锁店都面临成本和网络竞争的压力[3] - CVS Health CEO最近辞职,股价下跌19%,CVS正在实施三年计划关闭900家门店[3] - CVS药房技术人员经过广泛培训和执照要求,工作5年后时薪为24.90美元[3] 公司运营 - 工人表示除了配药,还需要不断呼吁顾客接种流感疫苗等额外工作[4] - 为防止盗窃,很多门店将商品锁起来,导致顾客需要等待员工解锁,公司没有提供足够的人员支持优质服务[5] - 工人还要求改善门店安全[5]
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink flaunts firm's behemoth status
Fox Business· 2024-10-18 22:21
文章核心观点 - 贝莱德作为全球最大的资产管理公司,在第三季度吸引了2210亿美元的资金流入,创下新纪录 [1] - 贝莱德CEO Fink表示,越来越多的国家认识到美国资本市场的力量,希望建立自己的资本市场 [1] - Fink预测,由于政府赤字扩大和银行贷款收紧,人们、企业和国家将越来越多地转向市场为退休、业务和经济融资 [2] 公司业务表现 - 贝莱德的ETF产品在第三季度吸引了970亿美元的资金流入,全年累计达2480亿美元 [2] - 其中480亿美元流入固定收益,320亿美元流入核心股票和精选ETF,200亿美元 [2] - 贝莱德运营着多只最大规模的ETF产品,包括标普500指数ETF、MSCI EAFE指数ETF、美国综合债券ETF和罗素1000增长指数ETF [3] 行业趋势 - Fink表示,ETF的全球应用正在不断扩大,使用水平将持续提高 [2] - 贝莱德股价今年已上涨24%,略高于标普500指数23%的涨幅 [3]
Aldi, Walmart, others tout Thanksgiving meal deals
Fox Business· 2024-10-18 17:41
Major U.S. grocers are going head-to-head, offering similar discounted Thanksgiving meal baskets to lure in cost-conscious customers who are squeezed by high prices.  Although overall inflation has fallen significantly, inching closer to the Federal Reserve's intended 2% target, prices for some food items remain up by double-digits. Primerica's latest Financial Security Monitor survey polled households making between $30,000 and $130,000 annually and discovered that 40% of respondents cited inflation as the ...
Feds investigating the safety of Tesla's ‘Full Self-Driving' feature
Fox Business· 2024-10-18 17:15
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Friday said it is investigating 2.4 million Tesla vehicles with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) software after four collisions were reported, including a fatal crash. The auto safety regulator opened the preliminary evaluation after receiving four reports of crashes in which Tesla's FSD software was engaged at times when there was reduced roadway visibility – such as sun glare, fog or airborne dust.The NHTSA said that in one crash "the Tesla vehicle ...
Spirit Aero to furlough 700 workers for 21 days due to Boeing strike
Fox Business· 2024-10-18 14:15
Spirit AeroSystems will tell employees on Friday that it will furlough 700 workers for 21 days as an over month-long strike at U.S. planemaker Boeing eats into the supplier's cash and inventory space, a spokesperson told Reuters. The furloughs will affect Spirit Aero employees working on Boeing's 767 and 777 widebody jet programs. Production of those jets was halted during the strike by more than 33,000 U.S. West Coast factory workers since Sept. 13.The furloughs follow other Spirit efforts to cut costs, in ...
CVS names David Joyner new CEO, replacing Karen Lynch
Fox Business· 2024-10-18 13:40
文章核心观点 CVS Health任命行业高管David Joyner接替CEO Karen Lynch以扭转业务困境,此前公司下调盈利预期并实施成本削减计划,第三季度医疗成本超预期 [1][4][5] 管理层变动 - CVS Health任命有37年医疗和药房福利管理经验的David Joyner接替Karen Lynch担任CEO,Joyner曾担任CVS Health执行副总裁和CVS Caremark总裁 [1] - 公司认为David对综合业务的深刻理解有助于应对行业挑战、推动运营改善和实现独特价值 [3] - 公司称赞2021年上任的Karen Lynch在疫情期间以客户为中心的领导以及将公司转变为科技驱动医疗公司的努力 [4] 成本削减与业务调整 - 8月公司下调2024年盈利预期,计划通过多年生产力计划削减20亿美元成本 [4] - 公司正在敲定三年关闭900家门店的计划,近期已削减超30万企业岗位中的2900个,约占员工总数1% [4] 行业挑战与市场表现 - 行业面临持续的干扰、监管压力以及不断变化的消费者需求和期望,公司需保持竞争力和高效运营 [4] - 过去一年公司股价下跌约20% [4] 第三季度业绩情况 - 第三季度公司医疗成本高于预期,投资者不应再依赖此前第二季度财报电话会议的指引 [5] - 公司预计第三季度调整后每股收益在1.05美元至1.10美元之间 [5]