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- Google workforce: Too white, too male, for its own likingWhat is Google doing to diversify its workforce? A new report shows that only 2 percent of its Googlers are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women.
Chicago $15 wage? Lawmakers propose hike.Chicago $15 wage was proposed by a group of alderman Wednesday, an effort that would boost the minimum wage in the nation's third-largest city. The Chicago $15 wage would聽match the聽minimum聽pay that fast-food workers have sought during national protests.
Apple Beats deal capitalizes on a changing music industryApple's $3 billion deal to buy Beats Music comes at a time of difficult change for the music industry, according to Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine. In addition to Beats headphones, the company's streaming subscription service was a major factor in the purchase.聽
$650 million settlement over marketing of blood thinner drug$650 million settlement: German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim agreed to a $650 million settlement in a lawsuit involving 4,000 claims questioning the marketing and safety of Pradaxa.- Company surpasses $1 million crowdfunding target for solar-power roadsSolar Roadways, a company that builds solar-power generating roads, already passed its crowdfunding target of $1 million, and it still has four days left to raise more money. Solar Roadways founders Scott and Julie Brusaw continue to improve their prototype product.聽
Three alternative policies and taxes for climate changeThe Environmental Protection Agency's mission to control greenhouse gases is long and complicated, write Adele Morris. But, there are three better ways to fight climate change.聽
Volkswagen previews new technology in next Passat sedanVolkswagen will unveil the next model of the Passat sedan in July. While consumers will have to wait to see the car, Volkswagen recently previewed some of the automaker's latest technology.
Square starts lending program to help small businessesSquare, a mobile payments startup, has started Square Capital, a credit program for small businesses. Square says the program eases the process of getting funds for small businesses to grow.
Google self-driving car: no steering wheel, no problem?Google's electric, autonomous car doesn't have a steering wheel, brakes, or a gas pedal. But what does that mean for Google's driverless car, the law, and safety?
Hillshire Brands faces takeover bid from frozen chicken giantHillshire Brands faces a takeover bid from Pilgrim's Pride, which would expand its business beyond fresh and frozen chicken into a variety of packaged meats including Ball Park hot dogs and Jimmy Dean sausages. The deal would derail Hillshire Brands' planned takeover of Pinnacle Foods.
UN World Food Programme initiative to help female farmers, families in EcuadorThe World Food Programme and Ecuador's government will nourish families with produce from women farmers. The initiative will聽alleviate hunger and malnutrition in Ecuador, where 87 percent of households live in poverty.
National Burger Day brings burger joints togetherMay 28 is not only National Burger Day in the US, but also in Canada.聽This week, Toronto celebrates its third annual Burger Week.
Michigan minimum wage counter-offer: $10.10 is too high, but how's $9.25?Michigan Republicans raised minimum wage to $9.25 over the next four years, to head off a November ballot measure to raise it to $10.10 per hour.
Why a carbon tax is great 鈥� and very complicatedCarbon tax could help fight the battle against climate change, writes Howard Gleckman. But, enacting such a tax is easier said than done.
Hyundai-Kia beats Honda to "Greenest Automaker" awardFor the first time since 1998, Honda is no longer considered the "Greenest Automaker." Instead, Hyundai-Kia took the "Greenest Automaker" prize this year.
US home prices are rising, but more slowlyUS home prices rose in March, but house prices are losing momentum, according to a report released Tuesday. When will the US housing market return to normal?
CEO pay hits $10 million, 257 times worker pay. The gap's been bigger.CEO pay in the US surpassed eight figures for the first time, according to a new study. The typical CEO now makes 257 times more than the average worker, whose wages have barely budged in recent years.聽
Spending on dining out increases by 2.7 percentConsumer spending on eating out rose 2.7 percent between July 2012 and July 2013, bringing foodservice spending back to pre-recession levels. Meanwhile, spending money on at-home food decreased by 0.2 percent.
General Motors uses research to make stop-start systems smootherGeneral Motors puts a stop-start system in its 2015 Chevrolet Impala to make driving more pleasant. It also improves Chevrolet's city mileage improvement by five percent.
Doris Buffett works one-on-one to help with billionaire brother's charityDoris Buffett and her billionaire brother Warren聽worked out the unusual arrangement because neither wanted to disregard charitable requests.
