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Coca-Cola Third-Quarter Earnings Top Analysts’ Estimates, Promoting It to Increase Its Annual Outlook

Coca-Cola’s fiscal third-quarter earnings and sales exceeded Wall Street analysts’ estimates on Wednesday thanks to an improvement in its away-from-home channels such as restaurants, cafes, and cinemas, prompting it to increase its annual outlook again. In a press release, Chairman and CEO James Quincey said that Coca-Cola’s strategic transformation had allowed it to emerge from the pandemic as a stronger…


Aviation Workers Urged to ‘Hold Their Ground’ and Sue Employers Over Vaccine Mandate

Speakers at a meeting opposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates in Tusla, Oklahoma, on Oct. 26 told aviation and aerospace workers to “hold their ground” and sue employers who fire them for being unvaccinated. Roughy 100 people attended the meeting at Hope Community Church where Broken Arrow Republican Mark Sherwood, Republican State Rep. Wendi Stearman, a local certified public accountant, and an…


Shipping Companies at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Will Soon Be Fined for Staying Too Long in Marine Terminals

Shipping companies at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will soon be fined if their containers stay in marine terminals for too long, officials announced on Monday. Officials at San Pedro Bay Ports said in a statement that the fines are being imposed in an effort to “improve cargo movement amid congestion and record volume.” Starting…


Shipping Problems to Persist Through 2022 Amid Supply Chain Crisis: Economists

Economists expect shipping problems at large ports in the United States as well as the subsequent shortage in goods and price increases to persist into the middle of 2022 amid the ongoing supply chain crisis. Roughly 77 ships are currently waiting outside docks in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, carrying a…


Biden Admin ‘Not Pursuing’ Using National Guard to Help With Supply Chain Issues: White House

The White House has walked back on President Joe Biden’s latest remark about supply chain challenges, saying that the Biden administration is not planning to mobilize the National Guard to help unload container ships or drive trucks to deliver goods. During an Oct. 21 town hall meeting hosted by CNN, Biden was asked whether the…


Biden Says US Has ‘Commitment’ to Defend Taiwan if China Attacks

President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the United States was committed to defending Taiwan if the self-ruled island were attacked by China—a departure from a long-held U.S. position of “strategic ambiguity.” “Yes, we have a commitment to do that,” Biden told a CNN town hall event in Baltimore when pressed on the issue, amid…


Biden Not Attending Weekly COVID-19 Calls With Governors

Some governors have noted President Joe Biden’s lack of engagement with states regarding the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. His administration continues the practice of weekly conference calls with governors, which started under President Donald Trump, but Biden himself has yet to attend. His vice president, Kamala Harris, has only briefly attended one call…


Biden Yet to Attend Single Weekly COVID-19 Call with Governors

Some governors have noted President Joe Biden’s lack of engagement with states regarding the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. His administration continues the practice of weekly conference calls with governors, which started under President Donald Trump, but Biden himself has yet to attend. His vice president, Kamala Harris, has only briefly attended one call…


Hundreds of Boeing Workers Protest in Washington State After Company Tells Workers They Must Be Vaccinated

Hundreds of Boeing Co employees protested in Washington state on Friday after the company told workers they must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Roughly 200 workers gathered in protest outside of the company’s Renton and Everett locations just days after the planemaker announced the new mandate. On Oct. 12, the planemaker announced that employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 in line with…


Boeing Tells Workers They Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine by December

Boeing has told employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19, a spokesperson confirmed. The policy will apply to roughly 125,000 employees in the United States, of which about 57,000 are in Washington state, The Seattle Times reported. Employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 in line with the deadline set by President Joe Biden requiring federal employees as well…