United Grapples With PR Crisis Over Videos of Man Being Dragged Off Plane

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United Grapples With PR Crisis Over Videos of Man Being Dragged Off Plane

New York Times
By THE NEW YORK TIMES on Publish Date April 10, 2017. Photo by 7NEWS24, via YouTube. Watch in Times Video ». embed. United Airlines on Tuesday faced a spiraling crisis from videos showing a passenger being dragged off an airplane, as consumers …

Walmart to offer discounts for ordering at home, picking up at the store

USA TODAY
Fighting back against Amazon and other online sellers, Walmart said Wednesday it is going to offer a discount on thousands of items ordered online — if shoppers will then go to their closest store to pick them up.

Morning Agenda: Another Departure from Uber

New York Times
Rachel Whetstone, who is leaving her post as head of Uber’s policy and communications, in 2012. Credit Toru Yamanaka/Agence France-Presse – Getty Images.

United shares slide as PR nightmare catches up with investors

CNBC
The airline’s stock had climbed nearly 1 percent Monday, not reacting much initially to the internet’s response to an ugly video of a passenger being dragged off an overbooked flight.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Investors swoop on stocks as geopolitical strains simmer

Nasdaq
… * Graphic: World FX rates in 2017 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * European stocks rise as risk appetite gradually returns * Nikkei skids 1 pct as yen climbs to five-month peak * Gold holds gains, US Treasury yields at lows for the year * Growing unease

Akzo Nobel rejects Elliott’s call to oust chairman

MarketWatch
FRANKFURT– Akzo Nobel NV rejected a call by shareholder Elliott Management Corp. to oust the company’s chairman, while suggesting the activist investor could be working with U.S.

‘Charging Bull’ sculptor says ‘Fearless Girl’ distorts his art. He’s fighting back.

Washington Post
With hopes of dispensing the “perfect antidote” to the stock market crash of 1987, Italian-born sculptor Arturo Di Modica spent two years welding a 7,000 pound bronze bull statue designed to capture the resilience of the American people.

Exclusive: North Korean ships head home after China orders coal returned

Reuters
A Thomson Reuters Eikon ship-tracking screen shows cargo ships returning to Nampo port in North Korea April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration.

GOP’s Dodd-Frank rewrite would strip consumer bureau of power

The Hill
A sweeping Republican rewrite of the Dodd-Frank Act would significantly reduce the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) power and subjected it to greater White House and congressional oversight.

Toshiba Casts Doubt on Its Ability to Stay in Business

New York Times
One of the better-known suitors for Toshiba’s chip unit is Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn. Credit Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters.

Brent oil rises for 8th day on possible extension to supply cut

Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson. By Amanda Cooper | LONDON.

Neurocrine Biosciences Snags U.S. Approval for Movement Disorder Drug

TheStreet.com
Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) won approval in the U.S. Tuesday to market Ingrezza, a new drug to treat patients suffering from tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder.

America’s Amazon labeled one of ten most endangered river systems in nation

AL.com
These lilies, known as Cahaba lilies in north Alabama and Delta lilies in south Alabama, are native to the United States and smell divine.

Google Wants Women to Just Trust That It Pays Them the Same as Men

Gizmodo
In the midst of an ugly legal battle with the Department of Labor over the gender wage gap, Google updated its blog on Tuesday to assert its commitment to paying women and men at the company equally.

Businesses pressure Trump to stay in Paris climate deal

The Hill
Businesses that support the Paris climate deal are pressuring President Trump to keep the United States in the accord. They argue that by staying involved in the international talks, the U.S.

Shell was complicit in a billion-dollar corruption scandal for a lucrative Nigerian oilfield

Quartz
Shell is at the center of a $1.1 billion corruption scandal in Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba). Share. Written by. Yomi Kazeem. Obsession.

UK wage growth slows as higher inflation starts to bite

BBC News
The UK unemployment rate has remained at 4.7% as inflation starts to wipe out wage growth, official figures show. The number of people unemployed fell by 45,000 to 1.56 million in the three months to February, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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