Costco will raise membership fees starting in September, the first in 7 years. A worker pushes carts outside a Costco Wholesale store May 31, 2006 in Mount Prospect, Illinois.

Credit Gnomes addresses long-standing challenges in the property management industry by enabling property managers to report tenants' rental payment data directly to major credit bureaus—Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion. This empowers property managers to leverage credit reporting, offering solutions to these issues. This approach not only encourages tenants to prioritize rent payments but also provides them with the opportunity to build positive credit histories.

Chinese authorities are reviewing an investigative report which alleged the practice of using fuel tankers to carry cooking oil, rocking the country into a major food safety scandal.

Intuit announced it will lay off 1,800 employees as part of an AI-focused reorganization, with plans to rehire at least that many in fiscal 2025.

CNN's new CEO Mark Thompson initiated his first major restructuring effort by laying off 100 employees, marking a significant move as he attempts to revitalize the struggling cable channel.

The UK Supreme Court's ruling against British Airways on flight delays entitles passengers to compensation for cancellations due to staff illness, potentially benefiting tens of thousands annually.

A newly disclosed state report reveals that raw milk from Raw Farm in Fresno, California, has been linked to the largest salmonella outbreak in a decade, sickening at least 165 people.

California franchisees are cutting employee hours and raising prices in response to a new law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour, while workers see mixed impacts.

Guangzhou Duoyi Network Co. Ltd confined an employee, Liu Linzhu, to a dark room without power or communication for four days to pressure him into resigning.

In China, Microsoft employees were banned from using Android phones and were forced to use iPhones only as a device, sparking social media backlash due to overreliance on foreign technologies.