Week in Review: Airbag Recall, Banks’ Currency Scheme, YouTube Kids Controversy, L.A. Hikes Min. Wage

Crash test dummy ©Todd Lappin

By    May 22, 2015

Takata issues massive recall of defective airbags; Los Angeles raises its minimum wage to $15; YouTube Kids faces FTC claims; banks plead guilty to felony criminal charges of manipulating foreign exchange markets.

Week in Review: Crumbling American Rail, Verizon Buys AOL, Facebook Goes for $15, WalMart Guzzles California’s Water

Amtrak train car in Beech Grove, Indiana. ©Steve Baker

By    May 15, 2015

Facebook raises minimum wages to $15; Wal-Mart sources bottled water from drought-stricken Sacramento; Verizon buys AOL for $4.4 billion; Texas ice cream maker Blue Bell struggles following bacterial outbreak.

Week in Review: Fast-Track Drugs, Tesla’s Blockbuster Battery, Whole Foods for Millennials, Shameful Nail Salons

By    May 8, 2015

Johnson & Johnson will fast-track unapproved drugs for the dying; Alibaba hires a new CEO from the inside; Whole Foods is creating a line of stores for younger shoppers; Tesla’s new solar batteries take off; Working conditions at New York City’s nail salons are abysmal.

Week in Review: U.S. Economy Stalls, ‘Secret’ Shuttered, Slow Oil Profits, Priced out of Parenthood

Baby. © TheGiantVermin

By    May 1, 2015

U.S. GDP slows in the first quarter; ‘Secret’ Chat App fails to take off despite big investments; Oil profits stagnate on falling prices; Parenthood is now pricier than real estate; Ferguson demographics mapped.

Week in Review: Facebook’s Growing Pains, Cybersecurity Bill, California on Equal Pay, Education Payout

Education © Akhmad Reiza

By    April 24, 2015

Facebook falls short on profit; Google’s newest venture is wireless; the U.S. House takes on cybersecurity; California attempts to close wage gap for women; pay levels are plunging for less educated workers.

Week in Review: Google’s Antitrust Trouble, Etsy’s Crafty IPO, “Fight for $15,” A New Magic Kingdom

Etsy headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. ©Scott Beale

By    April 17, 2015

Google faces antitrust allegations in Europe; Etsy’s craftiness was valued at $3.5 billion in IPO; the “Fight for $15” minimum wage protest hit 230 cities; Goldman Sachs’ earnings wowed; ushering in a new Magic Kingdom.

Week in Review: YouTube takes on Netflix, Shell Acquires BG Group, Greece Pays Up, Mapping California’s Water

Nearly empty reservoir at Uvas Creek in Santa Clara, California, February, 2014. ©Ian Abbott

By    April 10, 2015

YouTube is planning to launch a video subscription service; Greece made a $450 million euro loan repayment; Royal Dutch Shell bought BG Group for $70 billion, the biggest energy merger in a decade; the New York Times maps where California’s water goes.