The Problem With Pelaton's Rust Conversion

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Fitness company Pelton was struggling to get bikes to people. Company concealed the rust using something called rust converter. Some of world's biggest oil companies and commodity traders could be hit hard if west follows through with sanctions against moscow for any further invasion of ukraine. Here to talk more about what these sanctions could look like and who they could effect is the f t.

Russia sends troops into Ukraine after recognizing two separatist regions there. Then, Russia could be facing sanctions for its actions over Ukraine. How could that affect gas companies and consumers? Finally, Peloton discovered rust on some of its exercise bikes, it sent them to consumers anyway without telling them. We have more on its plan to conceal the rust, known as “Project Tinman.”

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