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Why Is Howard Schultz Taking This So Personally?
Howard Schultz did not like the smell of burnt cheese. For weeks in 2007, he stewed about it. At the time, Mr. Schultz hadn’t been in charge of Starbucks for years, and he couldn’t shake the feeling that the company was adrift. Starbucks, which had ...
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The Week in Business: Labor Actions Sweep Britain
Credit...Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (Dec. 4-10) Workers’ Frustrations With Wages A wave of strikes and other labor actions began in September in Britain, largely set off by workers’ frustrations that wages were not keeping up with soaring inflation ...
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Behind New York City’s Shift on Mental Health, a Solitary Quest
The psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey has been advocating tougher involuntary psychiatric treatment policies for 40 years. Now it’s paying off.
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Vaping Settlement by Juul Is Said to Total $1.7 Billion
The proposed deal would resolve thousands of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation based in Northern California.
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The New Chat Bots Could Change the World. Can You Trust Them?
Siri, Google Search, online marketing and your child’s homework will never be the same. Then there’s the misinformation problem.
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Wish You Were Here. Ignore the Floods and Fires.
Climate change is reshaping the American economy. New Mexico is leaning on ecotourism and sustainable industries to see it through, but extreme weather keeps getting in the way.
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After a Terrible Year for Bonds, the Outlook Is Better
October capped their worst 12-month period ever, and the economy is under pressure. Yet the fundamental math of bond returns bodes well for 2023, our columnist says.
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To Rein In Big Tech, Europe Looked Beyond Lawsuits. Will the U.S. Follow?
The largest American banks are classified as “systemically important” and subject to more stringent scrutiny. Some lawmakers want to do the same for Big Tech.
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In a Future Filled With Electric Cars, AM Radio May Be Left Behind
Carmakers say electromagnetic interference causes static and noise on AM transmissions, annoying customers. Broadcasters say they could lose a connection to their core listeners, who rely on the radio for emergencies.
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Critics Say Musk Has Revealed Himself as a Conservative. It’s Not So Simple.
Elon Musk has tweeted about political topics regularly since taking over Twitter, often belittling some liberal causes. But what he stands for remains largely unclear.