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E-bike firm Cowboy targets full-year profitability next year

The Cowboy Cruiser. Cowboy Cowboy, the Belgian electric bike maker, is expecting to hit full-year profitability in 2024 even as some of its market rivals are facing financial hardship. Adrien Roose, Cowboy’s CEO and co-founder, told CNBC that he expects the company to reach profitability on an EBITDA basis by …

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How much do you know about the U.S. minimum wage?

The U.S. minimum wage can be a complicated thing. There’s the federal minimum wage, each state’s minimum wage — plus some cities have their own minimum wages as well. On top of that there’s also the tipped minimum. It can all be a lot to try to remember or understand. …

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Tipping once rewarded good service. Now it predicts how you’re treated

Instacart operates similarly; shoppers see a list of batches that are available to them in their area, as well as the expected customer tip, and they may select the one they want to shop, according to the company. Uber drivers may not see the expected tip in advance, but at …

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Amazon says employees may risk promotion if they ignore RTO mandate

Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is dialing up the pressure on corporate employees who haven’t complied with the company’s return-to-office mandate.  Staffers who don’t adhere to …

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Volkswagen, Nissan and Hyundai on track for worst China sales in years

Volkswagen’s ID.7 is set for release in Europe and China in the fall of 2023, and in North America in 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese brands are taking the lead in the country’s rapid shift to new energy vehicles, putting Volkswagen on track for its smallest year …

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Fed’s efforts to squash inflation are hurting Walmart, others

The Federal Reserve’s campaign to squash inflation is a long-term win for the U.S. economy, but investors in companies such as Walmart are paying the price now, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. The U.S. retail behemoth, along with cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks and energy giant Chevron, all saw their …

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai compares AI to climate change at APEC CEO Summit

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Google CEO Sundar Pichai said artificial intelligence is like climate change in that it will …

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Mom and pop shops cut software spending, creating Wall Street jitters

Nick Martin, co-founder and CEO of Joe Coffee, is so concerned about the state of the economy that he’s looking for ways his company can save money. One main area for cuts: software. Martin started the Seattle-based company with his brother, Brenden, to help local coffee shops better compete with …

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More student loan borrowers walk away from their debt in bankruptcy

President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the student loan forgiveness program on Oct. 17, 2022. Leah Millis | Reuters More people with federal student loans have been able to walk away from their debt in bankruptcy court due to a Biden administration policy change announced last November. In the fall …

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AI agents could change how we live our lives

From virtually sending a friend money to ordering food to your doorstep, computer and mobile applications allow us to accomplish many tasks faster and easier than we could in the past. However, despite its rapid development over the past few years, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates thinks today’s software is still …

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