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Back in action: ThreeSixtyEight’s Assembly Required conference series is returning next month with an airing of Untapped, a documentary following six young adults from low-income communities as they undergo rigorous skills training in pursuit of better futures. The event will be at Baton Rouge Community College’s Magnolia Theatre on Oct. 29, with tickets going on sale at 9 a.m. Thursday morning. Check out the site for more information.
Bankruptcy: Tupperware Brands, the iconic food-storage company known for its resealable plastic containers and pioneering direct-to-consumer sales, has filed for bankruptcy after years of struggling with weak sales. Tupperware and certain subsidiaries have voluntarily initiated Chapter 11 proceedings and will start a process to sell the business and its brand out of bankruptcy. Read more from The Wall Street Journal.
Lone dissenter: Michelle Bowman on Wednesday became the first Federal Reserve governor to vote against an interest rate decision by the U.S. central bank since 2005, denying Fed Chair Jerome Powell a clear consensus at a pivotal moment. The Fed’s other 11 voting members all cast their ballots in support of reducing the Fed’s policy rate by half a percentage point. Bowman, the Fed said, preferred a quarter-point rate cut. Read more from Reuters.
