Evening Scan
Today's headline-grabber was the Nasdaq exodus, with GM and Hilton heading for the NYSE. A federal judge struck down the Labor Department's farmworker pay formula, and Apple's $1,999 foldable is hitting the limits of early-adopter demand.
$2.5B — the annual amount the struck-down formula shifted from farmworkers to growers. (Fortune)
Connected World
Why GM and Hilton are ditching the NYSE for Nasdaq
Two blue-chip names heading to the NYSE in tandem signals the Big Board's brand premium has eroded. (Fortune)
Trump's farmworker pay cut moved $2.5 billion a year from workers to growers. A judge says it's illegal, and back pay could follow
The Labor Department has until Dec. 30 to rewrite the pay formula covering nearly 400,000 seasonal jobs. (Fortune)
Apple's Foldable iPhone Duo Draws Early Complaints of the Screen Cracking
Apple acknowledged an inner-display defect on a "small number" of units, a product-speak term for a hinge problem. (Slashdot)
Connected World
Arrowspace's $119 screwdriver identifies screws and lights up the matching bit
A gadget that solves the "which bit is this again?" problem for the price of a decent dinner. (Yanko Design)
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