Starbucks () is giving all of its nearly 200,000 U.S. employees a Lyft () to their local polling place.On Tuesday, Starbucks said it would provide all of its employees, known internally as “partners,” a free one-way Lyft ride up to $75 to the polls to cast votes in the presidential election, or volunteer as a poll worker. The offer also covers partners just dropping off a ballot at a post office or another voting location.The offer is valid through Nov. 3.In late August, to get out and vote in what’s shaping up to be a polarizing election.“The upcoming election is a reminder that we, as...…Starbucks () is giving all of its nearly 200,000 U.S. employees a Lyft () to their local polling place.On Tuesday, Starbucks said it would provide all of its employees, known internally as “partners,” a free one-way Lyft ride up to $75 to the polls to cast votes in the presidential election, or volunteer as a poll worker. The offer also covers partners just dropping off a ballot at a post office or another voting location.The offer is valid through Nov. 3.In late August, to get out and vote in what’s shaping up to be a polarizing election.“The upcoming election is a reminder that we, as...WW…

Read full articleMarc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the company's record quarter, Salesforce's Slack acquisition, and his thoughts on the future of work. We want to turn our focus to Salesforce. Now, this is a stock that has outperformed over the past month with shares up just around 9%, recently reporting a record quarter. We want to head to Julia La Roche, who is joined by a very special guest. Julia? Well, thank you so much, Seana. And I'm pleased to bring in this conversation with Salesforce founder and CEO, Marc Benioff. Marc, always great to have you...…Read full articleMarc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the company's record quarter, Salesforce's Slack acquisition, and his thoughts on the future of work. We want to turn our focus to Salesforce. Now, this is a stock that has outperformed over the past month with shares up just around 9%, recently reporting a record quarter. We want to head to Julia La Roche, who is joined by a very special guest. Julia? Well, thank you so much, Seana. And I'm pleased to bring in this conversation with Salesforce founder and CEO, Marc Benioff. Marc, always great to have you...WW…

The most basic and comprehensive measure of the U.S. economy is gross domestic product, or GDP. It’s a measure followed by investors, economists, and policymakers like the .But GDP may be failing to capture and communicate the impact of technology.Jim McCaughan, CEO of the $425 billion asset management firm Principal Global Investors, tells Yahoo Finance that new technology has disrupted old industries and made our lives easier, but it could also be driving errors in how we measure our economy.“[The] implementation of technology has really accelerated in recent years. You have everything...…The most basic and comprehensive measure of the U.S. economy is gross domestic product, or GDP. It’s a measure followed by investors, economists, and policymakers like the .But GDP may be failing to capture and communicate the impact of technology.Jim McCaughan, CEO of the $425 billion asset management firm Principal Global Investors, tells Yahoo Finance that new technology has disrupted old industries and made our lives easier, but it could also be driving errors in how we measure our economy.“[The] implementation of technology has really accelerated in recent years. You have everything...WW…

Read full articleFormer Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn slammed the Japanese justice system during his first public appearance since fleeing the country.“I did not escape justice. I fled injustice and persecution, political persecution,” Ghosn said at a press conference in Beruit, Lebanon on Wednesday. “You're going to die in Japan or you've got to get out.”During his speech, he described how he was “brutally taken” from his world as he knew it on the day of his arrest in Japan in November 2018.“I have not experienced a moment of freedom since November 19, 2018. It is impossible — it is...…Read full articleFormer Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn slammed the Japanese justice system during his first public appearance since fleeing the country.“I did not escape justice. I fled injustice and persecution, political persecution,” Ghosn said at a press conference in Beruit, Lebanon on Wednesday. “You're going to die in Japan or you've got to get out.”During his speech, he described how he was “brutally taken” from his world as he knew it on the day of his arrest in Japan in November 2018.“I have not experienced a moment of freedom since November 19, 2018. It is impossible — it is...WW…