From Minneapolis to Washington DC, from Louisville to Las Vegas, reporters are facing assault and arrest while reporting on widespread protests and unrest. At least a half dozen different incidents were reported on Friday, starting with the wrongful arrest of a CNN crew in Minneapolis and ending with the arrest of two photographers in Las…… MORE
The brand famously known for its campaign encouraging you to get out there and “Just Do It” is flipping the switch and urging people “Don’t Do It” in new messaging focused on race. Friday evening, Nike posted a text-only video on its social media accounts with messaging encouraging people to “For once, Don’t Do It,”…… MORE
Welcome to the Summer Friday edition of your daily business rundown. We know a lotta y’all like to check out early on Fridays, so we’re keeping this snappy. ALL SYSTEMS GO? SpaceX is going for round two tomorrow. The company was going to make history on Wednesday with its first ever crewed space mission but…… MORE
TJ Maxx built its appeal on the “treasure hunt” shopping experience. Now it must persuade shoppers that it’s safe to return to scavenging stores in the age of a pandemic. It may not be that hard a task. There are already early signs that many shoppers are eager to return to reopened TJ Maxx stores,…… MORE
American consumer spending ground to a halt during the coronavirus lockdown, and that is a massive problem for the spending-addicted US economy. April’s personal consumption data showed a 13.6% drop in consumer spending, according to a Bureau of Economic Analysis report released Friday. That’s equal to $1.89 trillion, and drags spending down to a level…… MORE
Even as parts of the global economy open back up, companies are laying off tens of thousands of workers — a sign of the damage wrought by months of shutdowns and the ongoing impact of social distancing measures. What’s happening: Automakers and air carriers announced a wave of job cuts this week, underscoring the potential…… MORE
When a journalist is arrested at a protest, the free and fair gathering of the news is arrested, too. That’s one of the reasons why these infringements on press freedom are relatively rare in the United States — and why Friday’s brief arrest of a CNN crew in Minneapolis was so egregious. “Police may not…… MORE
JDE Peet’s, the owner of Peet’s Coffee, gave Europe’s depressed IPO market a shot in the arm on Friday, raising €2.25 billion ($2.5 billion) in an Amsterdam listing that valued the firm at €15.6 billion ($17.3 billion). Shares in the company, which also owns the Jacobs, Douwe Egberts and L’OR brands, surged as much as…… MORE
Renault is slashing 14,600 jobs as part of a major overhaul designed to reduce costs and help the French carmaker survive the coronavirus pandemic. Some 4,600 positions will be eliminated in France, with 10,000 more in other markets. The company announced Friday that it will cut fixed costs by more than €2 billion ($2.2 billion)…… MORE
President Donald Trump has angrily complained this week about social media companies, repeatedly accusing them of censoring conservative voices and going as far as to sign an executive order Thursday seeking to limit their power. But data from Facebook, the world’s largest social media company, pours cold water on the assertion that conservative voices are…… MORE
