Amazon wants you to start your own delivery service, Kohl's is already hiring for Christmas, and more top news

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Amazon is encouraging entrepreneurs to start their own delivery services, which could see them earn up to $300,000 a year. The e-tailer’s latest venture — Delivery Service Partners — will allow individuals to invest a minimum of $10,000 to start up their own delivery service network that can include up to 40 delivery vans. The new service is designed to support small businesses, according to Amazon, as well as expand its own logistics network against the likes of FedEx and UPS. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Too early to think of Christmas? Not for Kohl’s, which is getting a jump on finding seasonal workers for the back-to-school and holiday seasons. Faced with a tight labor market, the retail giant says it’s the earliest it has ever started searching for seasonal employees. Although Kohl’s hasn’t disclosed how many workers it plans to hire, about 70,000 additional workers were employed for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. ? Here’s what people are saying.

The Justice Department says it will approve Disney’s $71 billion purchase of most of 21st Century Fox’s assets, so long as the company divest 22 regional sports networks. Disney and Comcast have been engaged in a bidding war for Fox’s movie and TV businesses. The government’s proposed settlement with Disney is aimed at preserving competition in cable sports programming, according to the Justice Department. The deal also requires approval from a federal judge and the vote of Fox’s shareholders before it can be finalized. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Packaged-food giant General Mills announced this week that it would cut 625 jobs amid rising freight and commodity costs. While General Mills saw sales rise 2.2% to $3.89 billion in the fourth quarter, profit declined 13% to $354.4 million. Many food companies are undergoing a period of uncertainty as shoppers increasingly select healthier products. ? Here’s what people are saying.

The Supreme Court ruled against requiring public employees to pay union dues, in what is seen as a huge setback for organized labor. Almost half of all states authorize collection of bargaining fees from members and non-members alike by the unions, which have grown even as private-sector unions shrink. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Also: Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he will retire this year. Appointed to the court by President Ronald Reagan, Kennedy was often a swing vote on pivotal cases. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Idea of the Day: A can-do attitude and a willingness to learn are traits we can all adopt from the best business school graduates, says former executive editor of Fast Company and Bloomberg Businessweek, John A. Byrne.

“They accepted that they didn’t have all the answers or that every deliverable need not be perfect. These leaders understood that they were just starting out and could make mistakes.”

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