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By Bill Disbrow Updated 1:30 pm PDT, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Lyft is launching a subscription service, but you need to read the fine print. Lyft is launching a subscription service, but you need to read the fine print. Photo: Angela Weiss / AFP/Getty Images Unspoken rules of Lyft/Uber Unspoken rules of Lyft/Uber Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images Don't make your driver wait for you. Be outside on the curb when he/she arrives. If you know you won't be ready, don't request the ride until you're sure you are. Don't make your driver wait for you. Be outside on the curb when he/she arrives. If you know you won't be ready, don't request the ride until you're sure you are. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images If you live on a one-way street or are getting picked up from one, offer to … [Read more...] about Lyft announces $299 subscription plan, but you won’t get unlimited rides

Chronicle News Services Published 1:32 pm PDT, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Huawei, despite being barred in the U.S., surpassed Apple to become the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker and is trying to overtake Samsung. Huawei, despite being barred in the U.S., surpassed Apple to become the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker and is trying to overtake Samsung. Photo: Wang Zhao / AFP / Getty Images Photo: Wang Zhao / AFP / Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Huawei, despite being barred in the U.S., surpassed Apple to become the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker and is trying to overtake Samsung. Huawei, despite being barred in the U.S., surpassed Apple to become the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker and is trying to overtake Samsung. … [Read more...] about Business News Roundup, Oct. 17

By Michelle Robertson, SFGATE Published 10:56 am PDT, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Planning photos for a proposed IKEA Dublin location. Planning photos for a proposed IKEA Dublin location. Planning photos for a proposed IKEA Dublin location. Planning photos for a proposed IKEA Dublin location. Photo: Barney Michalchuk, IKEA/Courtesy Planning photos for a proposed IKEA Dublin location. Planning photos for a proposed IKEA Dublin location. Photo: IKEA/Courtesy Devoted IKEA fans love sharing their favorite "hacks" for IKEA products. However, those well-intended repurposings don't always go as planned ... Devoted IKEA fans love sharing their favorite "hacks" for IKEA products. However, those well-intended repurposings don't always go as planned ... Photo: Mark Lennihan/Associated Press … [Read more...] about After more than a decade of squabbling, will IKEA finally come to this East Bay city?

WASHINGTON • U.S. employers posted the most jobs in two decades in August, and hiring also reached a record high, fresh evidence that companies are desperate to staff up amid solid economic growth.Job openings rose a slight 0.8 percent to 7.14 million, the highest on records dating back to December 2000, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That is also far more than the 6.2 million of people who were unemployed that month.The number of available jobs has swamped the number of unemployed for five straight months. Hiring has been solid, which has pushed down the unemployment rate to a nearly five-decade low of 3.7 percent. Strong demand for workers when so few are out of work may force more companies to raise pay in the coming months.President Donald Trump celebrated the report on Twitter, tweeting: "Incredible number just out... Astonishing! It's all working!" Trump added that the stock market was "up big" and referenced "Strong Profits."Yet so far, pay raises have been modest. … [Read more...] about Employers post record number of open jobs in August