According to PlasticOceans.org, the United States consumes an average of 60 billion single-serve plastic water bottles every year. rOcean is hoping to change that.
rOcean is a water filter device that connects directly to your home's tap water. Sunjay Guleria and Mohini Boparai Guleria co-founded the company together to bring a cleaner, more convenient option to the market.
The pair join Cheddar to show the prototype for the device. rOcean went live on Indiegogo today, and the Guleria's expect that orders will be shipping by Christmas.
A bipartisan group of two dozen lawmakers is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to put the brakes on an initial public offering by Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein until it verifies it does not use forced labor from the country’s predominantly Muslim Uyghur population.
Pilots at American Airlines have voted to authorize a strike, and Southwest Airlines pilots are preparing to join them, as unions put more pressure on the airlines to approve new contracts with hefty pay raises.
Cheddar News takes a look at The Day Ahead as the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting kicks off on Tuesday while earnings season continues with some big-name companies such as Ford, Pfizer, Starbucks and Uber on tap to report quarterly results. The JOLTS report is also due to be released ahead of April job numbers.
Dan Geltrude, managing partner of Geltrude & Co., joined Cheddar News to discuss why it's vital for a college student to begin budget preparations early for college tuition. "It's developing good financial habits," he said. "I'm a strong proponent that in high school, there should be some teaching, some course ... about personal finance."
