A Volkswagen autoworker waits for the results of a union vote on April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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The Mercedes auto workers will vote on union membership in mid-May.
Policymakers can find themselves caught between two conflicting economic goals: growth and equity.
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Tax dollars don’t always go to the communities that need them most.
There’s a shortage of workers willing to take jobs as paid caregivers.
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Paying the caregivers of people with disabilities more would improve care while increasing economic growth, a research team found.
A VIN is a unique string of 17 characters assigned to vehicles.
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VINs can tell a story if you know what to look for.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks to reporters on May 1, 2024.
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The Federal Reserve doesn’t appear eager to cut rates.
Joby Aviation tests its electric air taxi in Manhattan.
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These electric aircraft take off and land vertically so they don’t need runways. And they promise a quieter, more accessible and less polluting form of short-distance air travel than helicopters.
Getting a room in a nursing home comes with a sky-high price tag.
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What happens in November 2024 could influence other states weighing their own options.
Cows typically get over avian flu in a couple of weeks, but it’s an economic blow for farms.
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Five livestock experts who study infectious diseases in the dairy industry explain the risks.
Just how ‘open’ is the U.S. after all?
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As of 2022, only Nigeria and Sudan had lower trade-to-GDP ratios.
Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission’s chair, announced the ban.
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There are better ways to keep employees on board, such as boosting pay and providing better benefits.
Service sector jobs have unique risks.
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Conservatively speaking, workplace violence costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
More than 400 Starbucks shops have voted to join a union so far.
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The case stems from a complaint filed after seven baristas who were attempting to organize a union at a Starbucks shop in Memphis, Tenn., were fired.
Leadership decisions can be especially challenging for family companies.
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Family businesses face unique considerations when making leadership decisions.
Volkswagen workers celebrate in Chattanooga, Tenn., after their bid to join the UAW union prevailed.
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Despite making similar efforts for decades, the UAW union had never before managed to organize employees of foreign-based automakers in a Southern state like Tennessee.
The likelihood of graduating from college is linked to the type of college a student attends.
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Nearly half of all students who enroll in college never finish. Are colleges and universities to blame?
PFAS are showing up in water systems across the U.S.
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Filtering out PFAS is only the first step. These ‘forever chemicals’ still have to be destroyed, and there are many questions about how to do that safely.
A super-emitter methane leak in Iran captured by satellite.
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Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can leak from oil and gas wells, pipelines and landfills. Satellites can spot the releases fast enough to get them fixed and help protect the climate.
Talking about your ‘theory of change’ may not help make your point.
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Boasting about centering your transformative systems change paradigm means you’re doing it wrong. But fixes are available.
Honesty is the key.
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Too much virtue language in a listing can cost an Airbnb host nearly $5,000 a year.
Marijuana sales − and tax revenues − have dropped in Colorado and Washington.
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States have experimented with taxes based on price, weight and potency, but competition is heating up as more states legalize and the market matures.
Taxes can be tough – to file and to pay.
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Some people refuse to file tax returns or pay all of their income tax due to moral or ethical concerns. The IRS warns that they, like more selfish tax scofflaws, may face penalties.
Inclusive workplaces are good for morale as well as the bottom line.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion are good for the bottom line.
A group of fired Starbucks employees celebrate the result of a vote to unionize a Memphis shop on June 7, 2022.
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The case stems from a complaint filed after seven baristas who were attempting to organize a union at a Starbucks shop in Memphis, Tennessee, were fired.
Coffee is not the only way to fight boredom.
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New research suggests alternating boring and meaningful tasks can keep workers more engaged and productive.
They act kind of like drugs, but they aren’t regulated like them.
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‘Natural’ isn’t the same thing as healthful. You can have too much of a good thing, and taking action can be worse than doing nothing.