Business leader shot to death after complaining about drug cartel extortion in Mexican TV interviews

The head of a Mexican business chambers’ federation in Tamaulipas state, across the border from Texas, was killed Tuesday, hours after giving television interviews complaining about drug cartel extortion in the state, officials said. Julio Almanza was shot to death outside his offices in the city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas. “We are hostages

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StubHub faces lawsuit over “drip pricing” practices

StubHub faces lawsuit over “drip pricing” practices – CBS News Watch CBS News StubHub faces allegations of misleading customers by adding significant fees at the final checkout stage, a practice known as “drip pricing.” This tactic has prompted a lawsuit from Washington D.C.’s attorney general, who claims that StubHub’s hidden fees can increase the total

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Amazon is legally responsible for recalling dangerous products sold on its site, agency finds

Amazon distributed hundreds of thousands of hazardous products sold by third-parties through the e-commerce giant’s platform and is responsible for recalling them, a federal agency has ruled. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday issued a decision and order against Amazon, determining the retailer was a “distributor” of products that are defective or fail

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