Tag: Walmart

This 2015 file photo shows the Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md. In a letter to Amazon, Ebay, Walmart, and Jet this week, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb noted that a growing number of people are taking the drug loperamide in high doses, which can result in serious heart problems or death. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FDA asks online retailers Amazon, Ebay, Walmart to restrict anti-diarrheal medication used by opioid addicts

Kimberly Leonard · March 2, 2018 12:12 am

A shopper loads her car after shopping at a Walmart in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. According to a statement from the company, the decision to raise the minimum firearm purchasing age to 21 was reached "in light of recent events" and that the company plans to execute the change "as quickly as possible." (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Walmart to stop sale of firearms to customers under 21

Diana Stancy Correll · March 1, 2018 12:20 am

A cyclist passes in front of Liebman's store on Main Street in New Rochelle, N.Y. The leaders of small and mid-size companies are increasingly optimistic about the state of the U.S. economy and their own abilities to increase sales, according to a new survey by JPMorgan Chase.

Economic recovery reaches Main Street payrolls

James Langford · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

Editorial: Walmart vs. Amazon

The Editors · February 22, 2018 10:30 am

Rachel Brand denies leaving DOJ over concerns she might oversee Robert Mueller probe

Diana Stancy Correll · February 21, 2018 11:20 pm

A customer places school supplies into a shopping cart at a Walmart in Burbank, Calif. in August 2017. The company expects a $2 billion windfall this year from GOP-led tax cuts. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

Walmart pours $2 billion tax windfall into e-commerce, pay raises

James Langford · February 20, 2018 5:53 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is reportedly collaborated with Ivanka Trump on promoting a paid leave program. However, while Rubio's intentions in formulating paid leave policy are good, but good intentions do not make good policy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

No, Social Security should not pay for maternity leave

Amelia Irvine · February 7, 2018 6:34 pm

Walmart has the greatest capital base, consumer name recognition, and understanding of Amazon's business model. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Amazon’s prime-or-punishment strategy has opened the door to Walmart’s competition

Tom Rogan · February 5, 2018 1:50 pm

A Huffington Post story on Thursday was headlined, "Congratulations On Your $1,000 GOP Tax Reform Bonus!*" The story's subhead adds, "*If you have 20 years on the job, that is." (screenshot)

Beltway Confidential

The attempt to downplay tax reform-related bonuses and wage increases is just weird

Becket Adams · February 2, 2018 4:21 am

Employees under 25, who are historically making less than previous generations, are most likely to benefit from the positive consequences of tax reform. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Walmart wage increase benefits young workers the most

Corinne Clark · January 12, 2018 7:22 pm

Walmart closes 63 Sam's Club stores. Some of the stores were closed Thursday, and employees were not told of Walmart's decision until they arrived to work to find several stores hadn't been opened. (Walmart, via Flickr)

Walmart closes 63 Sam’s Clubs after announcing bonuses attributed to tax cuts

Melissa Quinn · January 11, 2018 8:20 pm

Walmart announced the starting wage rate will be bumped to $11 an hour and eligible employees will receive a cash bonus of up to $1,000. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Walmart to raise wages and give bonuses, citing GOP tax cuts

Caitlin Yilek · January 11, 2018 1:38 pm