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NASCAR puts Penske Racing on probation after allegedly a cutting deal

NASCAR placed Penske Racing on probation after cutting deal allegations with Front Row Motorsports was said to have transpired allowing Joey Logano pivotal track position.


GM and union agree to terms in Canada plant

The Unifor union and GM Co. was able to meet and agree on the new collective bargain agreement. A tentative settlement on a new collective agreement between General Motors Co and Canda's Unifor union was reached to cover employee benefits for GM's CAMI assembly plant located in Ontario, Canada.

Low-wage social contract creates protest from fast-food workers

Thousands of fast food workers organized protests to demand higher wages after US federal minimum wages were said to be almost always without benefits.

Banks face day of weighing up commodities after Goldman’s oil burned

181,000 gallons of asphalt that belonged to Goldman Sachs was burned after an explosion occurred at Elk Grove refinery.


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