NEW YORK (AP) — WeightWatchers is shaking up its leadership. WW International on Friday announced that CEO Sima Sistani would leave her role effective immediately. Tara Comonte, a WeightWatchers board member and former Shake Shack executive, was made interim chief executive. The New York-based company didn’t reveal the reasons behind the abrupt move. It noted…… MORE
Latest Talks Between Boeing and Its Striking Machinists Break Off Without Progress, Union Says
NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing Boeing factory workers who are currently on strike in the Pacific Northwest says contract talks “broke off” with the company after another bargaining session. A regional district of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said late Friday that Boeing “would not engage substantively” on a demand…… MORE
Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Cooling Price Pressures, Clearing Way for More Rate Cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts. Prices rose just 0.1% from July to August, down from the previous month’s 0.2% increase. Compared with a year earlier, inflation fell to 2.2%, down…… MORE
Boar’s Head Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Deadly Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak, USDA Says
(AP) – The deli meat company Boar’s Head is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials over a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning. U.S. Agriculture Department officials disclosed the action in response to requests for government records. USDA officials refused to give The Associated Press documents about inspections and enforcement at a now-closed plant in…… MORE
A Federal Judge in Texas Will Hear Arguments Over Boeing’s Plea Deal in a 737 Max Case
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for Boeing and families of some people who died in two crashes of Boeing jetliners will go face to face in court next month. On Friday, a federal judge in Texas ordered a hearing over Boeing’s agreement to plead guilty to conspiracy in connection with the 737 Max jetliner.…… MORE