The price of lithium batteries is dropping as demand for electric vehicles continues to fall. The price of the commodity is down more than 30 percent in 2023, ending a two-year rally that pushed the price of the key battery material to new heights. In addition, prices for other metals that go into batteries, such as cobalt and nickel, are also sliding. The reversal comes as electric auto makers such as Tesla and Ford cut vehicle prices to attract more customers.
UPS is gearing up for a mass hiring event that could help a critical labor shortage affecting the U.S. across all industries. Jon Bowers, human resources director with UPS, joined Cheddar News to discuss the company's job fair known as 'Brown Friday,' which is slated to take place Nov. 3 and Nov. 4, ahead of the holiday season.
A Missouri jury found the National Association of Realtors and other brokerages liable for nearly $1.8 billion in damages on Tuesday. The jury found the parties conspired to keep commissions for home sales artificially high and the lawsuit looked at sales that took place between April of 2015 through June of 2022.
The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs.