Earnings season opens as Alcoa reports results
Corporate America faces cautious forecasts as S&P 500 earnings are projected to rise 3 percent in Q2 from a year earlier, down from earlier 7 percent and 9 percent expectations. Raw materials and technology firms may slow growth while China probes Tetra Pak for market dominance and infant formula price fixing.
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Bike commuting gains traction with big firms
Dallas Morning News reports that many large companies now support biking to work. The League of American Bicyclists lists nearly 500 U.S. firms, including Apple, Facebook, and General Mills, as bike friendly. TI notes health and community benefits plus lower emissions and gas use. a Quality Bike Products study shows employees who bike save on health insurance, boosting the bottom line.
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General Mills
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Texas Instruments Inc
Dallas
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Quality Bike Products
Bloomington
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Help-for-hire Startups Rise in Los Angeles
Los Angeles residents increasingly use mobile apps and websites to hire peers for tasks such as home repairs, rides, pet care, and errands. Platforms like DogVacay Lyft Uber Sidecar Airbnb TaskRabbit enable faster, cheaper services with bids and user-set prices, disrupting traditional service models.
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Los Angeles
Lyft
Uber
Airbnb
TaskRabbit
Johnny Brackett
Task Rabbit
San Francisco
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