Day: July 22, 2022
Starbucks Says It Will Close 16 Locations Due to Safety Issues. Others Say Company Is Union Busting.
Four years ago, CEO Howard Schultz made the decision to open Starbucks’ bathrooms to everyone, including homeless people and drug users, after two black men were arrested at one of his stores in Philly for demanding to use their bathrooms without making a purchase and then refusing to leave in protest.
China Reportedly Deployed Tanks to Protect Banks that Froze Depositors’ Funds
China is trying to ease panic over mortgage boycotts and frozen bank accounts. Tanks were reportedly deployed to protect banks that have frozen funds and an announcement by the Henan branch of the Bank of China that savings of depositors in their branch are “investment products” and cannot be withdrawn.