The Trump administration says its trade policy saved the U.S. steel industry.
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Trump claims the tariffs he’s imposed on imports from China and elsewhere are saving US industries and jobs. The data offers a murkier picture.
A little lipstick doesn’t change reality.
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Companies often go out of their way to avoid clearly explaining actions like firing people or informing investors and others of bad news.
The future of work could look more like this.
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While some alarmists predict AI will decimate the workforce, the truth is concerted action by leaders in labor, business, government and education can ensure workers aren’t replaced by robots.
Amazon will not build their second headquarters in Long Island City.
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Economic research suggests tax incentives and other corporate subsidies don’t have the positive impact they’re supposed to.
Hundreds of people march in Vancouver to protest against corporate greed as part of the global Occupy movement in October 2011.
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Canada’s welfare state is disintegrating while corporate welfare soars. In an era of climate crisis, precarious work and instability, it’s time the corporate welfare bums paid us back.
Instead of fighting other countries, we should be fighting our overflowing landfills.
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Trump’s plan to slap $200 billion more in tariffs on Chinese goods is premised on yesterday’s waste-fueled economy. Tomorrow’s economy is ‘circular.’
Times Square is the Mecca of advertising.
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In the information age, advertising is no longer needed to inform consumers.That means its primary role is to manipulate.
Apple may seem a giant, but by some measures it’s not.
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Apple became the world’s ‘biggest’ company because of its sky-high valuation. But in the past, the largest companies were known for more meaningful metrics such as revenue and number of employes.
Former EPA chief Scott Pruitt, second from left, conferring with auto industry leaders.
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The environmental responsibility some businesses say they embrace is only a veneer.
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Uber, Tesla and Waymo (Google) are leapfrogging traditional car makers like Ford, VW and General Motors when it comes to self-driving cars.
Larry Fink, right, shared a stage with several of the CEOs he urged to spend more time doing good.
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Companies are flush with cash and profits and soon will have even more once the tax cut takes effect. So they can afford to be good again.
Under threat? A tough call for PSA.
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The takeover of GM’s European brands has historic parallels – and implications for both Europe and the US.
A banner deal for the auto sector?
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The French group might well manage to turn around General Motors’ struggling division, but plants will close, and the UK looks vulnerable.
Chinese dancers perform during the launching of a promotion in Shanghai in 2004, the year China became Coca-Cola’s biggest Asian market.
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Uber’s ‘retreat’ from China has led to soul-searching about whether the country is worth it. Don’t tell that to Coca-Cola and GM, however, which have found great success in the People’s Republic.
There was no joy for the creator of the DeLorean – the car was a failure.
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Few would remember this fantasy car as a model of motoring excellence. It owes its success instead to a fantasy film that has turned 30.