Visa, Mastercard, and Discover have delayed the implementation of a new merchant category code aimed at tracking firearm sales due to legislative proposals and criticism.
Adidas has warned that it could experience its first annual loss in 31 years, with the sportswear company projecting a full-year operating loss of 700 million euros, or $739 million, for 2023.
Although many may be unfamiliar with Sahra Wagenknecht outside of Germany, she often dominates the political discourse within the country. Known as being anti-woke, skeptical of immigration, and opposed to sending weapons to Ukraine, she became increasingly popular with German voters even if at the same time, a sizeable faction of the Left Party’s leadership wanted her gone.
The Department of Justice sued to block JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines, a deal that the Biden administration says would mean “higher prices and fewer choices” for Americans who rely on low-cost air travel.
Since the racial reckoning triggered by the death of George Floyd in the summer of 2020, corporations have opened their checkbooks and flashed their woke credentials.
