Business
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Wave of Job-Switching Has Employers on a Training Treadmill
The rise in turnover since the pandemic started has a cost in productivity: “It’s taking longer to get stuff out the door.”
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Biden Caps Two Years of Action on the Economy, With New Challenges Ahead
The president used a slim congressional majority to enact legislation that could reshape the American economy — if his administration can make the laws succeed.
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Tesla Car Sales Rose 18% in Last Quarter
The company’s rapid growth is expected to ease as the economy slows and demand for its electric cars weakens.
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Russia’s War on Ukraine Worsens Global Starvation
Moscow blocks most shipments from Ukraine, one of the world’s largest wheat producers, and its attacks on the country’s energy grid also disrupt the flow of food.
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A Stinky Stew on Cape Cod: Human Waste and Warming Water
Climate change is contributing to electric-green algae blooms. Massachusetts wants a cleanup of the antiquated septic systems feeding the mess, but it could cost billions.
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‘OK, Mexico, Save Me’: After China, This Is Where Globalization May Lead
As American companies recalibrate the risks of relying on Chinese factories to make their goods, some are shifting business to a country far closer to home: Mexico. The unfolding trend known as “near-shoring” has drawn the attention of no less than ...
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The Week in Business: Southwest’s Holiday Meltdown
Credit...Giulio BonaseraWhat’s Up? (Dec. 25-31) Stranded at the Airport Thousands of travelers were stranded in airports across the country over the holidays as Southwest Airlines canceled more than 2,900 flights on Monday and roughly 5,000 over ...
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Recession? What Recession? Pass Me Some Grapes.
The show starts in the foyer. Guests are greeted there by women in dark red togas wearing gilded arm cuffs, looking like they just walked off the set of “Ben-Hur,” the 1959 Hollywood epic about the Roman empire and chariot races. The women are here ...
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The Hottest Place to Network Is an Ice Bath
The executives at Daring Foods in Los Angeles had a tough summer. The company, which makes “plant-based chicken,” had grown 250 percent in its second year, and there was enough turnover that it started to feel, as the founder and chief executive ...
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How Barbara Walters Went From ‘Today Girl’ to Pioneering Media Star
Long before she became the first woman to co-anchor a network newscast and the foremost prime-time interviewer of heads of state and Hollywood stars, Barbara Walters understood the power of television. When she was a teenager in New York City, she ...