San Francisco State University Surrenders to Pro-Palestinian Activists, Divests from Arms Manufacturers
San Francisco State University (SFSU) will divest from three arms manufacturers because they allegedly fail to meet “human rights standards.”
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Major Companies Leave Illinois Ahead of Democrat Convention
Morton Salt has joined the growing list of major companies to ditch Chicago for safer and more business-friendly cities ahead of the Democratic National Convention’s kickoff on Monday.
Officials: Caterpillar Worker ‘Incinerated’ in Molten Iron Days After Starting Job
Caterpillar, the largest manufacturer of construction equipment in the world, is facing a significant fine after the death of a foundry worker in Illinois in June.
J.B. Pritzker Loses Another Illinois Company: Caterpillar Moves to Texas
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzer (D) is trying to put a brave face on the departure of another major Illinois company to a Republican-run state, as construction vehicle company Caterpillar announced Tuesday it is moving its corporate headquarters to Texas.
Climate Change Blamed for Toxic Caterpillar Plague in Spain
Alarmists are charging that climate change is the culprit behind a “toxic caterpillar plague” affecting southern Spain, insisting that global warming has ushered in an early spring.
U.S. CEOs to Indian Government: Send Us Millions of Your College Graduates
Many millions of Indian graduates should be allowed to take white-collar jobs from U.S. college graduates, says a coalition of top U.S. business leaders.
Nvidia and Caterpillar Point to Weakness in China as Outlooks Dim
China’s economic weakness is bleeding over into U.S. companies with big exposures to sales in Asia.
NYU Student Government Passes ‘BDS’ Resolution Against Israel
New York University’s student government voted in favor of a resolution demanding that the university divests from three companies that do business with Israel. The students accused NYU of giving their tuition payments to companies involved in “murdering brown people across the globe.”
Caterpillar Profit Surges on Rising Energy Prices, Tax Cuts More than Offset Tariff Related Cost Increases
The company said the Trump administration’s tariffs to increase raw material costs in the remainder of 2018 by about $100 million to $200 million. But it expects to offset much of those increased costs with price increases.
Stocks Crushed After Caterpillar Warns of Peak Margins
The Dow Jones Industrial Average went on a wild ride. In early trading, the index climbed more than 200 points, only to fall to midday lows of around a 600 point loss.
Report: Pitzer College Overturns Boycott Israel Student Resolution
The Pitzer College board of trustees announced on Friday that, following “careful consideration,” it had decided to “rescind…and declare…to be of no effect” a student government vote held during Passover to add an anti-Israel boycott into its bylaws.
Caterpillar Hires H-1B Foreign Graduates, Dumps 300 American Professionals
Caterpillar is firing 300 American employees in Mossville, Indiana, even though it is continuing to recruit and pay foreign “H-1B” guest-workers to do the white-collar jobs sought by American professionals in the United States.
Caterpillar Lays Off 300 More Illinois Workers
One of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment is laying off another 300 Illinois workers as part of a larger shuttering of facilities in the U.S., Belgium, and Ireland, the company announced.
Approval of ‘New’ Keystone Pipeline Outrages Environmentalists
Final federal approval for what is being called the “new Keystone” came from the Army Corps of Engineers on July 26—allowing the pipeline to move forward.
Clinton Blasts Israel Boycott Ahead Of Methodist Church Vote
TEL AVIV – Hillary Clinton reiterated her position that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement was an impediment to peace, ahead of her Methodist church’s bid to join the Israel boycott, The Times of Israel reported.
