Southwest Airlines plans to implement assigned seating and paid seat-selection options beginning January 2026.
January 01, 2026
high
temporal
Change to boarding and seat-assignment policy for the airline
Starbucks operates approximately 10,000 company-owned stores and approximately 7,000 licensed locations in the United States.
November 13, 2025
high
temporal
Scale of Starbucks' U.S. retail footprint (company-owned vs. licensed locations).
As of November 13, 2025, around 550 company-owned Starbucks stores in the United States were unionized.
November 13, 2025
high
temporal
Count of unionized company-owned Starbucks stores in the U.S.
Starbucks has given out free reusable cups on its annual "Red Cup Day" to customers who purchase a holiday drink since 2018.
November 13, 2025
high
temporal
Recurring promotional practice tied to Starbucks' seasonal holiday marketing.
Starbucks states that its wage and benefit package in retail is worth an average of $30 per hour.
November 13, 2025
high
temporal
Company claim about the monetary value of wages and benefits offered to retail employees.
Industry leaders in streaming and entertainment expect the future of entertainment to become more personalized, more interactive, and more immersive.
November 13, 2025
high
trend
Broad industry expectation about the direction of entertainment experiences.
As of 2025, multiple entertainment companies, including The Walt Disney Company, were engaged in legal actions alleging that certain AI companies had infringed copyrights.
November 13, 2025
high
temporal
Ongoing legal trend involving entertainment firms and AI companies over copyright claims.
Condé Nast's Chief People Officer role includes leading HR functions such as talent acquisition and development, diversity and inclusion, employment practices, HR technology and workforce planning, and strategic business partnering.
November 12, 2025
high
descriptive
Job responsibilities listed in a company bio for a Chief People Officer role.
The average U.S. tariff rate increased sevenfold from the beginning of 2025 to 16.6% as of 2025-11-11.
November 11, 2025
high
temporal
Reported change in the average U.S. tariff rate during 2025.
As of 2025-11-09, United Parcel Service (UPS) operated 26 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft out of more than 500 aircraft in its fleet, and FedEx operated 28 MD-11 aircraft out of about 700 aircraft in its fleet.
November 09, 2025
high
temporal
Fleet composition statistics indicating the relative share of MD-11 aircraft within major cargo carriers' total fleets.
In 2025, McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft accounted for about 9% of United Parcel Service's (UPS) airline fleet and about 4% of FedEx's airline fleet.
November 08, 2025
high
statistical
Composition of MD-11 aircraft within major U.S. cargo carriers' fleets as reported in 2025.
UPS's Louisville Worldport hub is UPS's largest package handling facility, employing more than 20,000 people in the region, handling about 300 flights daily and sorting more than 400,000 packages per hour.
November 08, 2025
high
operational
Operational capacity and staffing metrics for the UPS Worldport hub in Louisville as reported in 2025.
As of 2025, MD-11 aircraft made up about 9% of UPS's airline fleet and about 4% of FedEx's fleet.
November 08, 2025
high
temporal
Reported fleet composition percentages for major U.S. cargo carriers.
As of 2025, Western Global Airlines was the only other U.S. cargo airline operating MD-11 aircraft and had 16 MD-11s in its fleet, with 12 of those aircraft in storage, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
November 08, 2025
high
temporal
Status of MD-11 operations among U.S. cargo airlines.
Executive compensation packages can be structured entirely in stock and divided into multiple tranches where each tranche vests only if paired performance criteria—such as achieving specified company market-capitalization thresholds and meeting earnings or product-specific sales targets—are satisfied.
November 06, 2025
high
corporate
Describes a common structure for performance-based equity compensation for senior executives.
Restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded under performance-based compensation plans are frequently subject to vesting and sale restrictions that prevent immediate sale, with the stated purpose of incentivizing the executive to remain with the company.
November 06, 2025
high
corporate
Explains a typical contractual mechanism used to retain executives after granting equity awards.
Market capitalization is the total value of a company's outstanding shares and is commonly used as a benchmark to compare company valuations and to set quantitative targets in corporate performance plans.
November 06, 2025
high
definition
Defines a valuation metric often referenced in corporate finance and executive pay schemes.
Executive long-term incentive compensation packages can be structured to pay out only if predefined performance milestones are achieved, commonly including targets such as company market capitalization thresholds and product delivery volumes.
November 06, 2025
high
structural
General design and conditions of CEO long-term incentive pay packages.
UPS Worldport is UPS's largest shipping hub and is located at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky.
November 05, 2025
high
organizational
Identifies the location and status of UPS's primary air cargo hub.
UPS Worldport has the capacity to sort about 416,000 packages per hour.
November 05, 2025
high
operational_capacity
Sorting throughput capacity reported for UPS's largest air hub.
UPS reported cutting 48,000 jobs year-to-date in 2025 and closed some buildings as part of a corporate turnaround.
November 05, 2025
high
corporate_action
Workforce reductions and facility closures reported by the company during its turnaround efforts in 2025.
UPS shifted its strategic focus toward business-to-business deliveries and away from Amazon-focused deliveries as part of a corporate turnaround.
November 05, 2025
high
business_strategy
Describes a change in UPS's delivery focus associated with its turnaround strategy.
In 2025, Forbes reported Elon Musk's net worth at $493 billion.
November 05, 2025
high
temporal
Contemporary estimate of an individual's net worth reported by a major financial media outlet.
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) operates a film rating system that assigns ratings ranging from G to NC-17.
November 05, 2025
high
descriptive
Overview of the scope and rating categories used by the MPA's film classification system.
The Motion Picture Association's film ratings are produced through a process in which parents watch entire movies and evaluate them to determine the appropriate rating.
November 05, 2025
high
process
Describes the MPA's stated methodology for assigning movie ratings.
Stellantis is a Netherlands-based automotive company that owns the Chrysler brand.
November 04, 2025
high
general
Corporate ownership structure of automotive companies.
Samsung SDI America is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan and manufactures batteries.
November 04, 2025
high
general
Location and business activity of a battery manufacturer.
Kimberly-Clark owns major consumer paper and baby-care brands, including Kleenex, Scott, and Huggies.
November 03, 2025
high
temporal
Ongoing brand portfolio information for Kimberly-Clark.
Kenvue owns major consumer health and personal-care brands, including Tylenol, Aveeno, Band-Aid, Johnson's, and Neutrogena.
November 03, 2025
high
temporal
Ongoing brand portfolio information for Kenvue.
In 2025, FactSet reported that four out of five S&P 500 companies that had reported earnings during that reporting season beat analysts' forecasts.
November 03, 2025
high
temporal
Earnings reporting season for S&P 500 companies in 2025, per FactSet.
In 2025, FactSet indicated that with roughly two-thirds of S&P 500 companies having reported earnings, aggregate earnings for the S&P 500 were on track to grow by nearly 11% year-over-year.
November 03, 2025
high
temporal
Projection of year-over-year earnings growth for the S&P 500 during the 2025 reporting season, per FactSet.
The World Economic Forum has stated that the adoption of artificial intelligence is uneven across industries, meaning that AI will not impact all jobs or sectors equally.
October 31, 2025
high
temporal
Assessment of differential AI adoption and labor impact across industries.
Instacart is a San Francisco-based grocery delivery company that began accepting online SNAP payments in 2020.
October 31, 2025
high
descriptive
Company acceptance of SNAP/EBT for online grocery purchases.
Instacart offers discounted memberships for SNAP recipients and zero delivery fees on orders over $35.
October 31, 2025
high
descriptive
Ongoing company pricing and membership policies that apply to SNAP customers.
DoorDash is a San Francisco-based food delivery company that allows customers to link SNAP/EBT cards to their accounts.
October 31, 2025
high
descriptive
Platform capability to accept or associate government nutrition benefits for eligible purchases.
Zip Co is an Australia-based 'buy now, pay later' app that lets users set up installment payment plans to pay for purchases.
October 31, 2025
high
descriptive
Business model description of a fintech company offering installment payment options.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a major cloud-computing provider.
October 28, 2025
high
descriptive
AWS is the cloud arm of Amazon and a leading provider of cloud infrastructure and services.
Adoption of generative AI and other AI technologies can produce efficiency gains that may reduce staffing needs for some corporate roles while increasing demand for other types of roles.
October 28, 2025
medium
trend
AI-driven automation and productivity tools change labor requirements across organizations.
Many technology companies expanded their corporate workforces during the COVID-19 pandemic (roughly 2020–2022).
October 28, 2025
high
historical
Demand and investment patterns during the pandemic led tech firms to hire across corporate functions.
Nvidia's annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) held in San Jose is widely referred to as the "Super Bowl of AI".
October 27, 2025
high
descriptive
Industry reputation of Nvidia's flagship developer conference.
Nvidia's developer conferences commonly feature sessions and live demonstrations on chip design, AI (including topics such as superintelligence), robotics, life sciences, energy, quantum computing, and 6G.
October 27, 2025
high
descriptive
Typical thematic coverage at Nvidia developer conferences.
Alaska Airlines is one of the largest U.S. passenger carriers and is primarily centered on the U.S. West Coast.
October 24, 2025
high
corporate
General description of the airline's market position and geographic center of operations.
Alaska Airlines serves approximately 140 destinations worldwide, including destinations in 37 U.S. states and 12 countries.
October 24, 2025
high
statistical
Airline network size and geographic scope as reported by the carrier.
As of 2025-10-24, Target Corporation operates about 1,980 stores in the United States.
October 24, 2025
high
temporal
Baseline company size and store footprint.
Warner Bros. Discovery is the parent company of HBO, CNN, and DC Studios.
October 21, 2025
high
organizational
Identifies major media brands owned by the company.
In 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to split into two companies: a streaming-and-studios company comprising HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, and DC Studios; and a separate cable-focused company comprising networks such as CNN, Discovery, TNT Sports and digital products including Discovery+ and Bleacher Report, with the separation expected to be complete by mid-2026.
October 21, 2025
high
corporate_structure
Describes the planned organizational split and the assets allocated to each resulting company.
In 2025, President Donald Trump reported that an unnamed firm committed $37 million in steel to the White House ballroom project.
October 15, 2025
high
temporal
Reported in-kind materials commitment for the White House ballroom construction.
AI accelerators are racks of customized hardware composed of specialized chips designed to accelerate large-scale artificial intelligence workloads.
October 13, 2025
high
contextual
Describes the class of hardware commonly deployed to run modern AI models.
Broadcom supplies semiconductor products and works with major cloud and AI service providers, including Amazon and Google.
October 13, 2025
high
contextual
Describes Broadcom's role as a supplier in the cloud and AI infrastructure ecosystem.
Circular financing describes arrangements in which companies both invest in a startup and supply that startup with technology or services, a structure that can raise concerns about conflicts of interest and speculative overvaluation in a sector.
October 13, 2025
high
definition
Financial structure observed in technology ecosystems where suppliers are also investors.
Lack of proper training, inexperienced laborers, lax safety standards, and accelerated construction schedules are common contributing factors to construction-site accidents and severe worker injuries.
October 12, 2025
medium
observational
Safety reviews and worker-safety reports frequently cite these factors as increasing accident risk on construction projects.
Publix operates supermarket stores in eight U.S. states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, with more than 1,421 total supermarket locations and over 900 locations in Florida.
October 09, 2025
high
temporal
Company footprint and store counts reported for Publix.
McDonald's same-store sales (sales at locations open at least one year) increased 3.6% in the third quarter (July–September) of 2025.
September 30, 2025
high
temporal
Company same-store sales metric for Q3 2025
McDonald's U.S. same-store sales increased 2.4% in the third quarter (July–September) of 2025.
September 30, 2025
high
temporal
U.S. same-store sales metric for Q3 2025
McDonald's consolidated revenue for the third quarter (July–September) of 2025 increased 3% year-over-year to $7.08 billion.
September 30, 2025
high
temporal
Quarterly revenue result for Q3 2025
McDonald's reported adjusted earnings per share of $3.22 in the third quarter (July–September) of 2025 after excluding one-time items including $39 million in restructuring charges.
September 30, 2025
high
temporal
Adjusted EPS and one-time charge detail for Q3 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in 2025 that spending to build data centers is not especially interest-rate sensitive and is based on longer-run assessments that such investment will drive higher productivity.
September 29, 2025
high
temporal
Economic assessment of data-center capital expenditures and their sensitivity to interest rates.
Accurate Energetic Systems manufactures bulk explosives for commercial and military use and produces other related products.
January 01, 2025
high
descriptive
Company product description reported on the company's website.
Accurate Energetic Systems operates a manufacturing facility in the Bucksnort area of Hickman County, Tennessee, approximately 60 miles west of Nashville.
January 01, 2025
high
descriptive
Geographic location of the company's facility.
In 2025, Boston Consulting Group formalized guidelines for working with humanitarian organizations and established restrictions on undertaking consulting work in active conflict zones.
January 01, 2025
high
organizational_practice
Policy changes by a major management consulting firm clarifying engagement rules for humanitarian work and conflict-zone restrictions.
In 2025, Boston Consulting Group reinforced its evaluation and approval processes for social-impact work to strengthen oversight of client selection and project authorization.
January 01, 2025
high
organizational_practice
Organizational process improvements aimed at improving governance of pro‑bono and social-impact engagements.
The 2025 Global State of AI at Work report found that nearly three out of five companies said they were hiring for AI-related roles in 2025.
January 01, 2025
high
temporal
Survey-based report on corporate hiring trends related to artificial intelligence.
China is a dominant producer of mature-technology semiconductors that are widely used in automobiles.
January 01, 2025
high
temporal
Refers to China's large share of global production for older-generation semiconductor technologies commonly used in automotive applications.
The global automotive industry relies on magnets (including those produced from rare earth elements) and mature-technology semiconductor chips, creating vulnerability to supply constraints of those inputs.
January 01, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the types of inputs critical to vehicle production and the resulting supply-chain exposure.
National export controls can be used to restrict shipments of strategic materials or components and thereby influence international production and supply chains.
January 01, 2025
high
temporal
Describes a durable policy tool whereby governments limit exports to achieve strategic or economic objectives, affecting global industries.
Nexperia is a Netherlands-based semiconductor company that sends most of its products to facilities in China for packaging and testing before delivering them to customers.
January 01, 2025
high
temporal
Some semiconductor manufacturers use overseas packaging and test facilities as part of their production and distribution process.
The BBC is a publicly-funded British national broadcaster.
November 09, 2024
high
temporal
Describes the funding model and national role of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
BBC iPlayer is the BBC's online streaming platform.
November 09, 2024
high
temporal
Names the BBC's digital streaming service used to distribute its programming.
In 2024, Southwest Airlines introduced checked-baggage fees of $35 for the first checked bag and $45 for the second checked bag, with some exceptions for loyalty members and certain fare types.
July 01, 2024
high
temporal
Airline baggage fee structure
Amazon acquired One Medical in February 2023.
February 01, 2023
high
temporal
Corporate acquisition linking Amazon and a membership-based primary care provider
Kenvue was spun off from Johnson & Johnson in 2023.
2023
high
general
Corporate restructuring and spin-off history.
Amazon launched Amazon Pharmacy in 2020 as an online pharmacy platform that lets users buy medications, order refills on phones or other devices, and have medications delivered to their doorsteps.
January 01, 2020
high
temporal
Background on Amazon's online pharmacy service
Tesla completed its initial public offering (IPO) in June 2010.
June 01, 2010
high
temporal
Company milestone (IPO).
In 1998 Boeing announced it would phase out MD-11 jetliner production, with final deliveries scheduled for 2000.
January 01, 1998
high
temporal
Production timeline for the MD-11 aircraft model.
Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997.
January 01, 1997
high
historical
Corporate merger date between Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.
MSNBC launched in 1996, and the "MS" in its name originally stood for Microsoft because Microsoft was a partner in launching the network.
January 01, 1996
high
temporal
Origins and naming of the cable news network MSNBC.
UPS Airlines was established in 1988.
January 01, 1988
high
temporal
Founding year of UPS's airline unit.
Santo Tequila is a tequila brand founded by Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar.
high
descriptive
Brand ownership and founding information about a commercial tequila product.
Guy Fieri is a host on the Food Network.
high
descriptive
Professional role of a media personality referenced in reporting about a consumer brand.
Double brokering is a freight-logistics practice in which a contracted trucking company reassigns transportation to additional carriers without the shipper's knowledge, creating opportunities for fraud and cargo theft.
high
temporal
Describes a durable, reusable definition of a logistics fraud method.
Criminals create front trucking or broker companies using phony letterheads, email addresses, and phone numbers to appear legitimate and facilitate cargo theft.
high
temporal
Describes a recurring tactic used to masquerade as legitimate carriers or brokers.
Perpetrators of cargo theft sometimes fabricate or manipulate tracking information and supply staged evidence such as videos of mechanical breakdowns to delay shippers and mislead logistics providers.
high
temporal
Describes common deceptive techniques used during thefts in transit.
Layered subcontracting and online infiltration of the global supply chain can be exploited by organized criminal groups to steal high-value goods in transit.
high
temporal
Describes a structural vulnerability in modern supply chains that enables organized theft.
CBS News has a historical tradition of influential, independent-minded executive producers, exemplified by Fred Friendly (Edward R. Murrow's collaborator) and Don Hewitt (creator of 60 Minutes).
high
descriptive
Organizational and historical characteristic of CBS News production leadership.
The Free Press operates as a standalone news-and-views site with its own brand and a subscription-based business model.
high
descriptive
Business model and branding approach of an online media outlet.
Amazon Pharmacy Kiosks are self-service automated machines designed to dispense hundreds of commonly prescribed medications (for example, antibiotics, inhalers, and blood pressure treatments) and seasonal flu and allergy medications; the kiosks are intended to let patients obtain prescriptions at the point of care by scanning a QR code in the Amazon app and require an Amazon Pharmacy account and for a provider to send prescriptions to Amazon Pharmacy.
high
descriptive
Description of the features and intended workflow of Amazon's pharmacy kiosk technology
Microsoft engages external advisors from a range of industries to provide expertise and insights.
medium
organizational
General corporate practice regarding use of external advisors.
Accurate Energetic Systems describes itself as dedicated to the development, manufacture, handling, and storage of high-quality energetic products utilized in both defense and commercial markets.
high
corporate
Company self-description from its website about its business activities and product markets
Accurate Energetic Systems is an explosives manufacturer.
high
classification
Industry classification indicating the company produces explosive/energetic products
Amazon commonly hires large numbers of additional part-time and full-time workers for the holiday shopping period (October through December), often at scales of roughly a quarter-million workers in busy seasons.
high
temporal
Describes a recurring staffing pattern by Amazon for the October–December holiday shopping period.
Amazon reported that its seasonal roles pay an average of over $19.00 per hour, while its regular full- and part-time employee wages average about $23.00 per hour, plus benefits.
high
temporal
Company-reported average wage levels for seasonal versus regular employees.
Comcast created a separate company named Versant to house cable networks including MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and the Golf Channel, while NBCUniversal retains assets including NBC News, the NBC News Now streaming network, Telemundo, and Bravo.
high
organizational
This describes a corporate restructuring that separates certain cable networks into a distinct company while keeping other assets with NBCUniversal.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides remote computing (cloud) services to applications, websites, governments, universities, and companies.
high
definition
Describes the primary service AWS offers (cloud/remote computing) and typical customer types.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) counts among its customers some of the world's largest businesses and organizations.
high
organizational
Indicates the scale and profile of AWS's customer base.
Failures or misconfigurations in the Domain Name System (DNS) can cause widespread outages that affect cloud computing services.
high
process
General technical principle about DNS and cloud service availability
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the name commonly used for Amazon's cloud computing service.
high
definition
Identification of Amazon's cloud platform
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is a rocket and space-technology company associated with entrepreneur Elon Musk.
high
descriptive
Organizational description of SpaceX.
Cards Against Humanity is a Chicago-based company that publishes the party game 'Cards Against Humanity'.
high
descriptive
Organizational description of the card game publisher.
Cameron County is a county located in the far southern region of the U.S. state of Texas.
high
descriptive
Geographic location referenced in reporting about land ownership and access.
Ford Motor Company builds more than 80% of the vehicles it sells in the United States in U.S. manufacturing facilities, the highest share among Detroit automakers.
high
statistical
Refers to the share of U.S.-sold Ford vehicles that are manufactured within the United States.
Automakers that manufacture a large share of their vehicles domestically can still import many parts and thus remain exposed to tariffs on imported auto components.
high
economic
Describes the supply-chain dynamic where domestic vehicle assembly can coexist with reliance on imported components, creating vulnerability to import tariffs.
John Dickerson has held multiple roles at CBS News, including anchor of Face the Nation, co-anchor of CBS This Morning, contributor to 60 Minutes, and moderator of CBS News presidential primary debates.
high
biographical
Career roles and positions held within CBS News
CBS News is the producer/broadcaster of national programs such as CBS Evening News, Face the Nation, CBS This Morning, and 60 Minutes.
high
descriptive
Overview of major programs associated with the CBS News division
During pretraining, large language models (LLMs) learn to statistically predict the next word in a sequence, which enables them to handle patterns like grammar and spelling but does not guarantee reliable answers to tricky factual questions.
high
process
Pretraining is the initial stage where models ingest large amounts of text and learn next-word prediction.
Fine-tuning and posttraining methods, including human feedback, are used to steer pretrained LLMs toward safer and more accurate behavior by adjusting their outputs based on additional training objectives.
high
process
Posttraining refers to later-stage training such as reinforcement learning from human feedback and other fine-tuning techniques.
Standardized benchmarks that rank LLM performance by rewarding confident correct answers and penalizing expressions of uncertainty create incentives for models to produce confident guesses rather than explicitly indicating uncertainty or saying 'I don't know'.
high
mechanism
Benchmark-driven evaluation criteria influence model behavior by shaping the objectives optimized during fine-tuning and deployment.
It is common for companies to implement workforce reductions as part of post-merger restructuring and cost-cutting efforts.
high
general
Describes a general business practice observed after mergers and acquisitions.
Companies that complete mergers and acquisitions often seek opportunities to streamline operations, which can include organizational restructuring.
high
general
Generalizable corporate strategy following a merger or acquisition.
NVIDIA became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $5 trillion.
high
temporal
Market capitalization milestone for a publicly traded technology company.
The Walt Disney Company owns television networks including ABC and ESPN.
high
corporate-ownership
Describes ownership of specific broadcast and cable networks.
Kimberly-Clark is the manufacturer of the Huggies diaper brand and the Kleenex tissue brand.
high
general
Corporate brand ownership and product lines.
Kenvue owns consumer healthcare and personal care brands including Tylenol, Band-Aid, Listerine, Neutrogena, and Aveeno.
high
general
Portfolio of a consumer healthcare company.
Executive compensation packages are often structured as performance-based restricted stock awards that tie pay to specific financial and operational milestones such as market capitalization targets, unit delivery targets, production of autonomous vehicles, and manufacturing output of new product lines.
high
corporate_governance
Describes a common structure and types of performance milestones used in large executive pay plans.
Institutional investors evaluate executive compensation proposals based on factors including the total size of the award, shareholder dilution, mitigation of key-person risk, and the perceived alignment of executives' interests with shareholders.
high
corporate_governance
Common criteria cited by asset managers and sovereign wealth funds when deciding how to vote on pay proposals.
Compensation plans can include provisions that grant an executive additional voting power in the company as part of the award structure.
high
corporate_governance
Mechanism by which some pay packages increase an executive's control or influence over corporate decisions.
UPS Worldport, located at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, serves as UPS's global hub for air cargo operations and is the company's largest package-handling facility worldwide.
high
organizational
Facility role and location within UPS's air cargo network.
UPS is the largest employer in Louisville, Kentucky, providing approximately 26,000 jobs.
high
economic
Local employment scale reported for the company.
Workers United was founded in upstate New York in 2021.
high
organizational
Labor union organizing Starbucks workers
Workers United represents more than 9,500 baristas across 550 Starbucks cafes.
high
statistical
Membership scale of the labor union
Starbucks has roughly 240,000 employees working in about 10,000 stores across North America.
high
statistical
Company workforce and store footprint
Starbucks refers to its store managers as "coffeehouse leaders," and those roles are salaried.
high
organizational
Job titling and compensation structure at Starbucks
The Independent Pilots Association is the labor union that represents pilots employed by UPS Airlines.
high
organizational
Union representation for pilots working at UPS Airlines.
MSNBC began as a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC News.
high
historical
Origin and ownership structure of the MSNBC cable news channel.
Microsoft later divested its ownership stake in MSNBC, while the channel continued to use the MSNBC name after that divestment.
high
historical
Outcome of the change in corporate ownership related to MSNBC's name retention.
Some retailers, including McDonald's and Kwik Trip, round cash transaction totals to the nearest five cents when pennies are unavailable.
high
general
Retailers may implement rounding policies for cash payments in response to shortages of one-cent coins.
Some franchise operators, including GoTo Foods (owner of Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Jamba, and Carvel), recommend rounding cash transactions in the customer's favor when pennies are scarce.
high
general
Franchise-level guidance can direct how individual locations handle cash rounding during coin shortages.
Some restaurant chains, such as Wendy's, instruct their locations to round cash transactions down to the nearest nickel when experiencing penny shortages.
high
general
Rounding down is one operational policy companies may use to manage lack of pennies while maintaining customer fairness.
Retailers may encourage cashless payments as a response to coin shortages and may run promotions or exchange programs to collect pennies for making change (example actions reported by Sheetz and Giant Eagle).
high
general
Encouraging electronic payments and running coin-collection promotions are operational responses to limited coin supply.
The Blue Origin New Glenn orbital launch vehicle is approximately 321 feet tall and is powered by a first stage with seven BE-4 methane-fueled main engines producing about 3.8 million pounds of liftoff thrust.
high
technical_specification
Vehicle size, engine type, and liftoff thrust are design characteristics of the New Glenn heavy-lift rocket.
The New Glenn launch system is designed with a reusable first stage that can perform a controlled descent to an offshore landing platform, be recovered, and be refurbished for potential reflight.
high
vehicle_capability
Reusable first-stage recovery and refurbishment are part of New Glenn's operational concept to enable multiple flights of the booster.
CNBC is an acronym that stands for Consumer News and Business Channel.
high
temporal
Meaning of the CNBC network name.
When retailers face higher input costs such as increased tariffs, they are likely to be more selective in discounting by reducing the number of items discounted and the depth of discounts to preserve margins.
medium
causal
Anticipated retailer pricing and promotional strategies under higher cost pressure.
Netflix has more than 300 million global subscribers.
high
statistical
Company scale and subscriber base used to assess market power in streaming.
A combined streaming entity holding a greater than 30% share of the streaming market has been traditionally regarded as presumptively problematic under U.S. antitrust practice.
high
legal
Antitrust market-share thresholds used as a screening indicator for potential competitive concerns in mergers.