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(New York, NY) -- A big week for retail earnings. Markets are looking to shake off a rough start to August following mixed inflation reports. Home Depot, Target and Walmart are set to report with retail sales data for July due out early tomorrow.
>>IRS Misplaces Millions Of Tax Account Records
(Washington, DC) -- The IRS can't find thousands of microfilm cartridges with millions of sensitive business and personal tax account records. That's according to a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. The review found "significant deficiencies" in the way the Internal Revenue Service keeps the files safe. The IRS is legally required to keep them for a certain amount of time. The report says its physical inspection saw empty boxes labeled as having the backup cartridges, but had no explanation as to where they were.
>>Amazon Warns Office Workers It Tracks How Often They Actually Go In
(Seattle, WA) -- Amazon is warning it's U.S. office workers that it's keeping tabs on how often they're going into work in-person. Screenshots of an email circulating on corporate social media platform Blind read "you are not currently meeting our expectation of joining your colleagues in the office at least three days a week, even though your assigned building is ready." It says the e-commerce giant expects its employees to be coming into the office at least three days a week. Amazon says workers whose ID badges were rarely used to scan into their office were meant to get the email. Stocks Open /wm/jtw Copyright © 2023 TTWN Media Networks Inc.
>>Transit Engineers Threatening To Strike
(Trenton, NJ) -- New Jersey Transit engineers are threatening to strike. The union representing the engineers are now sending out strike authorization ballots and the votes are expected to be tallied up at the end of the month. The union says they are fighting for better pay and that they have not had a pay raise in four years. NJ Transit is reassuring travelers that trains will keep rolling even if engineers go on strike.
>>Toyota Recalls Tundra Model Pickup Trucks (Plano, TX) -- Toyota is recalling nearly 170-thousand new model Tundra pickup trucks to fix a problem with the fuel line. The company says there's a potential risk of fire if a faulty fuel tube rubs against the vehicle's brake line. Owners of 2022 and 2023 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid models are urged to take their trucks to a dealership immediately for temporary repairs. Toyota says new parts will be available later this year to fix the issue.
