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Smithfield CEO downplays threat of employee deportations as pork giant goes public

Smithfield went public Tuesday more than a decade after the world's largest pork producer was bought by China's WH Group.

29.01.2025 10

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Storms pound U.S., bringing first-ever tornado warning to San Francisco

Inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S., with dangerous conditions including heavy snow in upstate New York, a major ice storm in Midwest...

16.12.2024 5

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Railroad unions push to ink new contracts with their employers before Trump returns to office

The pressure will be on the unions to settle because the Biden administration won’t be there anymore to lean on the railroads.

14.11.2024 2

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Norfolk Southern rule that railcars should be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety worries after toxic Ohio derailment

Rail unions have been raising the alarm for several years now about inspections being rushed across the industry in the wake of the railroads...

07.11.2024 10

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Warren Buffett keeps selling Apple stock as Berkshire’s cash pile swells to $325 billion

Berkshire's Apple stake is now valued at $69.9 billion, down drastically since the end of last year when it was worth $174.3 billion.

02.11.2024 5

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Appeal could delay $600 million settlement payments in Norfolk Southern’s fiery Ohio derailment for 2 years

People in town who are frustrated they won't get their money right away lashed out at Rev. Joseph Sheely and started threatening him and his wife...

01.10.2024 10

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Experts warn EV owners of fire risk from Hurricane Helene

Keeping electric vehicles out of standing water is the best way to avoid the possibility of a fire.

28.09.2024 3

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Federal judge approves Norfolk Southern’s $600 million settlement for residents near fiery Ohio derailment

Roughly 55,000 claims were filed. Only 370 households and 47 businesses opted out.

26.09.2024 3

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Warren Buffett on markets’ ‘casino-like’ behavior, avoiding snake-oil salesmen and when Charlie Munger told him he made a big mistake

“He told me – correctly! – that I had made a dumb decision in buying control of Berkshire. But, he assured me, since I had already made the...

10.09.2024 3

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Norfolk Southern’s $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement was rejected by less than 400 households

Altogether, 54,925 claims had been filed as of last week, and that number should be close to the final total because there was an Aug. 22 deadline...

10.09.2024 4

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CEO under investigation for alleged relationship with employee

The Norfolk Southern board has hired an outside law firm to lead an independent investigation.

10.09.2024 5

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A train worker’s death could have been prevented with a simple $350 investment, colleague alleges

A CSX worker was killed by remote-control locomotives last fall, and unions blame understaffing.

30.08.2024 5

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Residents torn over $600 million Norfolk Southern derailment settlement as crucial deadline looms

Researchers studying the health of East Palestine residents and tracking respiratory problems, rashes and other ailments say it may not be clear...

20.08.2024 3

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Railroad giant threatens to revoke workers’ hard-won schedule improvements

The $145 billion Union Pacific railroad offered paid sick days for the first time last year and they helped make the attendance system more...

10.08.2024 10

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Ohio residents hurt in Norfolk Southern freight train derailment can now get $25,000 each from $600 million settlement

The lawyers who negotiated the deal have increased the estimated injury payment from the original $10,000 because they now have more information...

31.07.2024 10

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Government says three-quarters of Amtrak trains are late because of one rail company’s repeated lawbreaking

“Americans should not experience travel delays because rail carriers break the law,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said.

30.07.2024 2

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Smithfield CEO downplays threat of employee deportations as pork giant goes public

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Storms pound U.S., bringing first-ever tornado warning to San Francisco

Josh Funk

Railroad unions push to ink new contracts with their employers before Trump returns to office

Josh Funk

Norfolk Southern rule that railcars should be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety worries after toxic Ohio derailment

Josh Funk

Warren Buffett keeps selling Apple stock as Berkshire’s cash pile swells to $325 billion

Josh Funk

Appeal could delay $600 million settlement payments in Norfolk Southern’s fiery Ohio derailment for 2 years

Josh Funk

Experts warn EV owners of fire risk from Hurricane Helene

Josh Funk

Federal judge approves Norfolk Southern’s $600 million settlement for residents near fiery Ohio derailment

Josh Funk

Warren Buffett on markets’ ‘casino-like’ behavior, avoiding snake-oil salesmen and when Charlie Munger told him he made a big mistake

Josh Funk

Norfolk Southern’s $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement was rejected by less than 400 households

Josh Funk

CEO under investigation for alleged relationship with employee

Josh Funk

A train worker’s death could have been prevented with a simple $350 investment, colleague alleges

Josh Funk

Residents torn over $600 million Norfolk Southern derailment settlement as crucial deadline looms

Josh Funk

Railroad giant threatens to revoke workers’ hard-won schedule improvements

Josh Funk

Ohio residents hurt in Norfolk Southern freight train derailment can now get $25,000 each from $600 million settlement

Josh Funk

Government says three-quarters of Amtrak trains are late because of one rail company’s repeated lawbreaking

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