Business
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Southwest’s Meltdown Draws Federal Scrutiny as Passengers Remain Stranded
The airline canceled another 2,500 flights on Wednesday and said it would be days before normal service resumes.
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The Numbers in the News
DealBook looks at the data points behind some of the biggest stories of the past year, and the themes that will endure in 2023.
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As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It
Doctors are exasperated by the persistence of false and misleading claims about the virus.
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Google Employees Brace for a Cost-Cutting Drive as Anxiety Mounts
The tech giant has so far taken steps to streamline without mass layoffs, but employees are girding for deeper cuts.
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Mickey’s Copyright Adventure: Early Disney Creation Will Soon Be Public Property
The version of the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” will enter the public domain in 2024. But those trying to take advantage could end up in a legal mousetrap.
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The Bull-and-Bear Case for 2023
The S&P 500 is on pace for its first annual decline since 2018 and its worst performance since 2008. Will markets fall further next year?
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Retirees Are One Reason the Fed Has Given Up on a Big Worker Rebound
Workers are in short supply three years into the pandemic job market rebound, and officials increasingly think they aren’t coming back.
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‘Most Pro-Union President’ Runs Into Doubts in Labor Ranks
Many union leaders say the Biden White House has delivered on its promises. But its handling of a freight rail dispute has given rise to detractors.
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These Women Distillers Are Rising With the American Whiskey Boom
For the Taking the Lead series, we asked leaders in various fields to share insights on what they’ve learned and what lies ahead. It’s been quite a decade for American whiskey — just ask Andrea Wilson and Nicole Austin. Ten years ago, Ms. Wilson was ...
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Germany’s Energy Crisis Is a Cue to Chop Wood and Stock Up
Tightly stacked cords of wood line the side of a couple’s home in southern Germany, while another family farther north has lined their basement with shelves stacked with pasta, rice, cooking oil and cans of chickpeas, lentils and tomatoes. In central ...