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Bank of America hikes its minimum wage to $22 per hour

Bank of America is giving its lowest-paid employees a bump in wages to $22 an hour, equivalent to nearly $46,000 a year for full-time workers. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company’s pay increase bolsters the earnings of a large portion of its 174,000 U.S. employees, and follows wage hikes that started …

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Bezos bashes Biden over inflation, blaming stimulus spending

Jeff Bezos is bashing Joe Biden over inflation, taking to Twitter to blame the president for the sharpest spike in prices in 40 years and saying that the soaring costs facing Americans amount to “regressive tax that most hurts the least affluent.” The post from Bezos — whose estimated $137 …

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Transcript: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on “Face the Nation,” May 15, 2022

The following is a transcript of an interview with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul that aired Sunday, May 15, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We want to go now to the governor of New York, Kathy Hochul. Good morning to you, Governor. GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL: Good morning. I’m …

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