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Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is currently under investigation for the coffee chain’s labor practices and he has some choice words for lawmakers on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee. He doesn’t like being referred to as a billionaire. Like seriously...stop calling him that. He just has billions of dollars and grew up poor.Does Beyond Meat’s Plant Have a Mold Problem?Schultz is currently the subject of a Senator Bernie Sanders-led Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee hearing into the…

Longtime Starbucks Corp. SBUX 0.31% leader Howard Schultz is expected on Wednesday to defend the coffee chain against accusations it has retaliated against pro-union workers who say they are seeking better pay and benefits.In prepared remarks to a Senate committee, Mr. Schultz said the company has attempted to bargain with representatives of the Starbucks Workers United union in good faith. Any unionized employee disciplined by Starbucks…

CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz sits off stage to listen to soon to be Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan at Investor Day in Seattle, Washington Tuesday September 13, 2022.Melina Mara | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesFormer Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday is likely to face tough questions from Sen. Bernie Sanders about the coffee chain's alleged union busting.Schultz stepped down from his post on March 20, handing the reins over to Laxman Narasimhan, who spent the prior six months learning about the company.…

Tini Howard has been talking about her Dawn of DC approaches to Catwoman and Harley Quinn, being published by DC Comics.Tini Howard has been talking to Gregg Katzman of CBR about the upcoming Dawn Of DC publishing initiative at DC Comics, amongst many other DC Comics creators. Talking about her just-starting run with Sweeney Boo on Harley Quinn, she states "We're coming off of Stephanie's run and Riley's run with Harley, where they took her through one kind of journey, and Sweeney and I are taking her through another.…

Starbucks Corp. SBUX -1.57% interim Chief Executive Howard Schultz has agreed to testify before a Senate committee, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday, the latest development in the 18-month conflict between the company and U.S. baristas seeking to unionize. Mr. Sanders, an Independent who is chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, has accused the company of flouting…

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (L), Starbucks CEO Howard SchultzReuters (L) | Getty Images (R)Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has agreed to testify in a U.S. Senate hearing about the coffee chain's alleged union busting after pressure from Sen. Bernie Sanders.The Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, or HELP, Committee was scheduled to vote Wednesday morning on whether to subpoena Schultz, who previously declined a request to appear. Sanders, a democratic socialist who represents Vermont, serves as chair of the…

Starbucks Chairman and former CEO Howard SchultzJason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesSen. Bernie Sanders is making good on his threat of a subpoena for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on what Sanders has called union-busting activity at the company's coffee shops.Sanders said Wednesday that the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, or HELP, Committee will vote March 8 on whether to issue a subpoena for Schultz, who previously declined to appear in front of the committee.Sanders said in a statement that Schultz has…

Starbucks' new line of olive oil-infused coffee drinks could disrupt the industry, interim CEO Howard Schultz told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday."This is a transformational moment in the history of our company creating a new category, a new platform," Schultz told CNBC's "Mad Money." He said Starbucks' new olive-oil coffee, which he conceived after an inspirational trip to Sicily, will be incremental to the business over time.The drinks debut Wednesday at the company's 25 Italy locations. Schultz believes it will be a…

When you think about it, Henry Cavill ranks as one of the longest-tenured superheroes in the history of cinema, spending more time in the role of Superman than virtually all of his counterparts in both the DCU and Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actor was first announced as the latest incumbent of the costume in January 2011, and his exit wasn’t confirmed until December of 2022 when James Gunn shocked the world by revealing his plans for the future of the new (and hopefully improved) DC Studios did not involve Zack…

In addition to games like Starfield, The Elder Scrolls 6, and Fallout 5, Bethesda continues to push into the mobile games space. Bethesda's Todd Howard has now teased the company's next mobile game, which hasn't been announced yet."We have a new mobile game that we're working on that we haven't announced yet that I'm in love with," Howard said on the Lex Fridman podcast recently, as transcribed by VGC.So far, some of Bethesda's mobile releases have included Fallout Shelter, The Elder Scrolls Legends, and…