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Watchdog: Shipping Giant Maersk Spent Over $6.5B On Stock Buybacks As Port Workers Strike For Fairer Treatment

Corporate Greed
October 2, 2024

A new analysis from government watchdog Accountable.US found a major shipping corporation at the center of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) strike has spent over $6.5 billion on stock buybacks benefiting wealthy investors, while another company announced up to $101 million in buybacks with plans to potentially authorize more.

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Under FTC Action, Shady Corporate Landlord Agrees to Pay Back Wronged Tenants

Junk Fees
September 24, 2024

In a major win for struggling tenants, today the Biden-Harris administration announced that Invitation Homes -- the nation’s top corporate landlord for single-family homes -- agreed to a $48 million settlement to help refund consumers harmed by the company’s illicit behavior including “deceiving renters about lease costs, charging undisclosed junk

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