Job market had more openings and fewer layoffs in October
U.S. job openings increased solidly in October while layoffs dropped by the most in 1-1/2 years, suggesting the labor market continued to slow in an orderly fashion. But the Job Openings and Labor...
View ArticleAmazon’s AWS unveils new supercomputer with its AI chips in a challenge to...
Amazon.com’s cloud unit on Tuesday showed new data center servers packed with its own AI chips that will challenge Nvidia, with Apple coming aboard as a customer to use them. The new servers, based on...
View ArticleCargill is laying off thousands of workers
Agribusiness giant Cargill is laying off thousands of its employees. Cargill confirmed this week that it would be reducing its global workforce by about 5%. In a statement sent to The Associated Press...
View ArticleTrump vows to block Japan’s Nippon Steel from buying U.S. Steel. Here’s how
President-elect Donald Trump is underscoring his intention to block the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp., and he’s pledging to use tax incentives and tariffs to...
View ArticleA major space sector trade group is getting a brand refresh
The trade association formerly known as the Commercial Spaceflight Federation is getting a new name, a concise mandate, and a way to support the politicians who support space. The group will now be...
View ArticleFrom intimidation to inspiration: How to thrive in peer learning groups...
I still remember walking into my first mastermind group meeting: My heart was racing—a mix of excitement and a lot of nerves. I had finally taken the leap to invest in myself and my business, hoping...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments on this major transgender...
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, which is a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.The justices’...
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UnitedHealthcare executive fatally shot in Manhattan before investor meeting
Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance unit, was fatally shot on Wednesday morning outside a midtown Manhattan hotel in what appears to have been a targeted attack, New York City police...
View ArticleAlmost 30% of U.S. drugstores were shuttered within a decade. Here’s why
Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research shows.Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy...
View ArticleVW’s CEO and union boss clash as factory closures remain on the table
Volkswagen’s CEO and labour boss clashed during a staff meeting on Wednesday, with management pushing for major cuts while workers warned of more strikes if plant closures remain part of wage...
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West Texas is deep in drought. Could oil wastewater be the solution?
There is water in all the wrong places in this corner of West Texas. The Pecos River runs dry through this small town mired in severe drought. But Lake Boehmer, a pool of toxic water flowing from...
View ArticleLocation sharing is the latest way to hard launch a relationship
Are you location sharing official? Whether it’s for practical reasons, like checking if your partner can swing past your favorite takeaway on the way home, or seeing if they have got home safely from...
View ArticleHong Kong will display thousands of giant panda sculptures, aiming to boost...
Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park. The 2,500...
View ArticleChi-Chi’s plans U.S. return after two decades
Two decades after the once-popular Mexican chain Chi-Chi’s closed its doors, the restaurant is about to make its return. This week, Hormel Foods, the owner of Chi-Chi’s trademarks, announced a new...
View ArticleRaw milk recall in California expands after more bird flu virus is found
A California farm expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and halted production after state health and agriculture officials found bird flu virus in more milk samples. Raw Farm, of Fresno,...
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Turn off your away message. A24’s Y2K microsite just brought back AIM
If you’re nostalgic for the internet of the 1990s, there’s a microsite for that. To promote Y2K, the horror comedy from Kyle Mooney and A24 about technology coming to life during the final New Year’s...
View ArticleOpenAI CEO Sam Altman is ‘not that worried’ about Musk’s influence in the...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk, said he is “not that worried” about Musk’s influence in the incoming Trump administration. Altman told a New York Times...
View ArticleWho is Jared Isaacman? Trump pick for NASA administrator is a billionaire who...
President-elect Donald Trump announced today that his nominee for NASA administrator is Jared Isaacman. This is a position that requires confirmation by the Senate, which the Republicans control in a...
View ArticleFull employment, empty wallets: What’s up with the economy?
Is the economy strong? Or are we in the midst of a recession, despite what the headlines and experts are telling us? If you’re unsure, you’re not alone. Even though traditional economic metrics paint...
View ArticleAirline executives face Senate panel questions on ‘junk fees’
Members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee took aim at airline executives Wednesday for using an expanding menu of fees to charge customers for early boarding, better seats, and other comforts that used to...
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