Category: Sports

The discreet charm of the Skoda Octavia
The Combi is the station wagon version of the fourth generation Skoda Octavia. This recently restyled model is also available as a sedan. SKODA AUTO…

Loss at Mercedes-Benz slows UAW’s southern campaign
After suffering a setback at two Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama on Friday, the United Automobile Workers union’s efforts to organize other Southern auto plants are…

At Rougier & Plé, strikers threatened with dismissal
Four employees involved in two days of strike, followed by the majority of the staff for the second, were summoned, on May 3 and 6,…

Case against Lodi, one of New York’s best restaurants, could reduce barriers to unions
The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against the New York restaurant group led by celebrity chef Ignacio Mattos, claiming it engaged in…

GameStop, AMC Stocks Soar as Meme Stock Renaissance Continues
Wall Street is feeling déjà vu. This week, an army of small investors drove up the price of GameStop, the video game retailer whose huge…

projects around land ownership revive fears of the financialization of agriculture
In Noirmoutier-en-l’Ile (Vendée), May 2, 2024. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP Access to land is a hot topic for young farmers. However, in the government’s draft…

US to announce new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
The Biden administration is expected to announce new tariffs of up to 100% on Chinese electric vehicles and additional import taxes on other Chinese products,…

“The wheat fields are turned upside down”
A man drives a harvester in a wheat field, in Iraq’s central Najaf province, May 7, 2024. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP VSoops of seed on…

New Ho King, a Chinese restaurant, wins Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef
The past six weeks have seen the long-running feud between Compton, Calif.-born rapper Kendrick Lamar and Canadian rapper Drake turn into a full-blown beef, with…

GM to retire Chevrolet Malibu to make more electric vehicles
General Motors announced Wednesday that it will stop making the Chevrolet Malibu, the last affordable sedan in its U.S. model lineup and a venerable brand…