How Doug McMillon went from a high schooler working at Walmart for $6.50 an hour to a millionaire CEO running one of the world"s most powerful companies (WMT)
Danny Johnston / AP Images Walmart CEO Doug McMillon began working for the retailer in high school. McMillon experienced a meteoric ascent in the company, helming Sam's Club and Walmart International during his rise.....»»
Walmart hits a record high after announcing major overhauls to its gun policies
"We know these decisions will inconvenience some of our customers, and we hope they will understand," Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said......»»
Walmart CEO praises Amazon and reveals what he admires most about the tech giant as the companies go head-to-head with Prime Day sales (WMT)
Gareth Patterson / AP Images Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on Monday praised Amazon as the companies battle over competing sales on Prime Day. McMillon also admitted that Walmart "fell behind" on e-commerce.....»»
Walmart CEO’s Salary Is 1,188 Times the Median Employee’s
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon's pay last year was 1,188 times the pay of a median company employee. That's way above the already high median ratio of CEO-to-median-employee pay......»»
Newsmaker: Walmart President Doug McMillon, the out of the box thinker
The informal chief of the world's largest retailer, which just bought Flipkart, has been making an energetic transition to e-commerce in the past few years.....»»
11 things you probably didn"t know about Walmart
If Walmart were a country, it'd be the 42nd largest economy in the world. Here's what you should know about the brand and its CEO, Doug McMillon......»»
The Tell: BlackRock sees ‘high bar’ for Fed to change its policy stance, even with powerful economic restart
The U.S. economy may be seeing a powerful restart as the pandemic subsides, but the world's largest asset manager sees pitfalls in underestimating just how slow the Federal Reserve can go in tightening monetary policy......»»
The Tell: The world risks ‘running out of copper’ — and here’s how high prices may rise as the economy reopens, BofA warns
Copper inventories are falling low just as the global economic reopening gets under way, according to BofA. “If scrap supply doesn't come through, stocks would deplete by 2024,” the bank’s commodity strategists warn......»»
Amazon workers leading a historic push for unionization in Alabama describe midnight "education" meetings, an unexpected mailbox, and streams of anti-union flyers as they go up against one of the world"s most powerful companies
Insider spoke with Amazon workers from Bessemer, Alabama, who have battled anti-union tactics as they try to fo.....»»
Goldman Sachs junior bankers describe "inhumane" working conditions where they don"t have time to eat or shower in a brutal internal survey
Thirteen first-year analysts at Goldman Sachs described the steep mental and physical toll of high expectations, 100-hour weeks, and little sleep. For 13 first-year analysts at Goldman, a six-fig.....»»
Walmart "in a position of strength," CEO Doug McMillon says
See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»
Bitcoin climbs 4% to a new high before paring gains as the cryptocurrency"s record-breaking surge continues
The price of bitcoin hit a 24-hour high of 48,929.36 on February 11 at 7:08PM E.T., continuing a rally on news this week of support from big companies. A visual representation of the digital .....»»
Oil companies’ losses in 2020 were staggering. And that was before the government focused on climate change.
Oil majors that were once the most powerful corporations in the world lost much of their footing in 2020, along with many billions of dollars......»»
Sweden"s per-capita coronavirus death toll is among the highest in the world — a sign its decision to avoid a lockdown might not be working
AP Photo/Andres Kudacki Sweden never issued a mandatory lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, instead asking its citizens to voluntarily maintain social distance. Sweden has a relatively high per-capita d.....»»
Working from home may sound great, but remote work almost exclusively benefits high-earners and worsens income inequality for everyone else
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images As offices close around the world due to the spread of COVID-19, some workers are lucky enough to be able to maintain their income by working remotely. According to a study conducted in Canada, howev.....»»
The high-rise office you left in March may not resemble the one you’re going back to. Here’s what workplaces may look like after the coronavirus shutdown.
Chicago companies are working to make their offices safe as workers return from COVID-19 shutdowns. It will be the biggest changes to the workplace since the aftermath .....»»
Experts say the office as we knew it is gone, and companies will need one-way hallways, sneeze guards, and other safety measures to let employees return. Here"s what it could look like.
Blitz Scores of white-collar employees have acclimated to working from home instead of the office as the coronavirus disease has altered daily rhythms across the world. Reopening dates for the workplace are not set in s.....»»
The most impactful strikes in history – for better or worse
Workers from Amazon, Walmart, Target and other companies protesting pandemic working conditions join a long line of labor protests spanning centuries......»»
Offices are buying thermal cameras with facial recognition to see if employees are running a fever — and the demand for the cameras is skyrocketing as companies plan to reopen
Kogniz As companies plan to reopen in the wake of COVID-19, many are looking for high-tech tools to monitor the h.....»»
Three High-Quality Companies To Bet On In A Post-Coronavirus World
We do not know what the long-term impacts of this health crisis will be. The market has rallied in recent weeks, but it is still likely we could be in for a sustained economic recession. read more.....»»
Here are the best public high schools in South Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report (Slideshow)
One of the Top 5 public high schools in the nation is located in South Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report. The Best Public High Schools ranking covered more than 17,000 schools across the country. Working with RTI International, U.S. News.....»»