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Walmart CEO Pushes To Raise Minimum Wage

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. “The federal minimum wage is lagging behind,” McMillon said at Walmart’s annual shareholders meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas on Wednesday (June 5). The comments came as a surprise, and some have speculated that Walmart’s status as the nation’s largest private employer could create pressure on Congress to act.

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36 State Attorneys General settle with CarMax over non-disclosure of open safety recalls

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Additionally, CarMax is prohibited from directly or indirectly stating in marketing, advertising, or during sale (including vehicle labeling) that a vehicle is “safe” or has been repaired for “safety issues.” . This information must also be displayed on the window sticker for vehicles sold in stores.

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Southern Bancorp is building wealth for everyone

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Darrin Williams, an attorney and former Arkansas state representative, wasn’t interested when Southern Bancorp, Inc. Williams notes that this often occurs in minority and/or economically distressed markets: Some banks might provide deposit accounts for individuals but then deny them a loan. By Judith Sears. Name: Southern Bancorp.

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Walmart Pushes Digital Innovation During Investor Day

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Doug McMillon started his presentation for Walmart’s annual investor meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas by saying he wanted to “challenge your thinking about Walmart.” As for the total responses, investors didn’t seem much fazed by the reduced earnings, as shares fell by 2 percent in pre-market trading, but were up 2.1

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This Time, We Want You To Drink The Kool-Aid

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And so, in celebration of national Kool-Aid day – which was technically yesterday, but is being celebrated throughout the weekend (more on that in a second) – we come not to bury Kool-Aid, but to praise it. Apart from being rolled onto the market in Nebraska in 1927, we have a few other fun facts about the fruity, sweet beverage.

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Walmart Makes Cash Cheap, Banks Balk At Bitcoin And Startups Struggle To Profit

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Starbucks and MoneyGram all dropped their latest round of performance data on the markets — and investors and analysts were exuberant and/or terrified, depending on how closely those results conformed to what they thought was going to happen. Last week, earnings managed to steal the front and center show.

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A Deep Dive into the Distribution of the FICO Score Across the US

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So, while the average FICO® Score is increasing over time at the national level, what about at the state or city level? While 31 states (and the District of Columbia) have an average score higher than the national average of 706, we generally see that the Midwest and New England states have the highest average FICO® Scores.