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Finally, a Way Around Exorbitant Rental Car Surcharges for Tolls
Temporary toll passes, now free for those who rent cars at the Orlando airport in Florida, allow drivers to avoid charges for toll payment devices. Could this be a model for other destinations?
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Musk’s Friends and Fans Applaud Shareholder Vote on His Payday
On the social media platform X, which Mr. Musk owns, reactions to a vote that reaffirmed Mr. Musk’s $45 billion package were buoyant.
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Tesla Shareholders Approve Big Stock Package for Musk
The vote was seen as a referendum on his management of the electric car maker and on the limits of executive pay.
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Restore Elon Musk (and Tesla) to Greatness
Elon Musk is not just another inconsequential Silicon Valley billionaire. Most of his inconsequential peers have two primary accomplishments: showing up at the right place at the right time and being sufficiently arrogant to continue the course ...
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Newyork
Are American Workers’ Wages Really Lagging Productivity?
It’s become conventional wisdom in some circles that sometime in the 1970s, the link between pay and productivity broke. Workers’ productivity kept rising, but their inflation-adjusted pay did not. “The divergence between the two trends suggests that ...
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The Sky’s the Limit for C.E.O. Pay
With new executive pay disclosures, the big picture is still riches at the top and lagging wages for most of the rank-and-file, our columnist says.
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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Borrowers Get More Safeguards With New Rule
Shoppers who use the popular installment loans will be guaranteed some of the same consumer protections that traditional credit cards provide.
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Newyork
Owner and Manager of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Plead Guilty to Wage Theft
The owner, Anthony Piscina, 63, and the manager, Frank Santora, 71, pleaded guilty to stealing more than $32,000 in wages from 18 employees.
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Newyork
Ted Cruz Has Some Strong Opinions About College Sports
College sports bring in billions of dollars in revenue every year, but until very recently virtually none of it went to athletes. In 2021, the Supreme Court ruled in N.C.A.A. v. Alston that student athletes should be able to profit from their names ...
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Are University Athletes About to Earn a Big Payday?
A $2.8 billion class-action settlement proposal could finally erase the notion that college stars are amateurs — though the plan has drawn skeptics.