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News Articles: Business

The Family Dollar logo is centered above one of its variety stores in Canton, Miss., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. More than 1,000 rodents were found inside a Family Dollar distribution facility in Arkansas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 as the chain issued a voluntary recall affecting items purchased from hundreds of stores in the South.

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  • Business

Family Dollar is fined over $40 million due to a rodent infestation in its warehouse

The Food and Drug Administration found dead and live rodents, and their feces and urine. More than 1,200 rodents were exterminated after fumigation at the warehouse, which serves more than 400 stores.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in September 2023.

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  • Technology

After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project

The tech giant's sudden move took the thousands of employees working on the effort by surprise and sent a jolt to the automotive industry, which was closely watching the specter of an Apple car.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Economy

What the data reveal about U.S. labor unrest

From "Hot Labor Summer" to "Striketober," 2023 was another big year for workers joining picket lines. Today on the show, we'll dig into two recent reports that shed light on the state of labor unrest in the U.S.. We'll look at what industries are driving this trend, how workers are feeling about their jobs and what that says about the American labor movement.

Related episodes:
Why residuals are taking center stage in actors' strike (Apple / Spotify)
The never-ending strike (Apple / Spotify)
The strike that changed U.S. labor

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February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Adrian Ma,
  • Wailin Wong,
  • and 2 more
Workers and an unpainted Boeing 737 Max aircraft are pictured as the company's factory teams held a "Quality Stand Down" for the 737 program at Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash. on January 25, 2024.

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  • Business

The FAA gives Boeing 90 days to fix quality control issues. Critics say they run deep

Boeing has 90 days to come up with a plan to fix quality control issues, the FAA said Wednesday. Critics say those problems go far beyond the door plug that blew off a 737 Max in midair last month.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Joel Rose
A home available for sale is shown in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 16, 2023. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers argues the consumer price index may understate the pain of rising interest rates, such as higher mortgages.

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  • Economy

Here's a big reason why people may be gloomy about the economy: the cost of money

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers argues that high interest rates are contributing to people's gloomy economic mood. Sentiment may improve, though, if the Federal Reserve begins to cut rates.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai sent an email to staff on Tuesday saying Gemini's release was unacceptable.

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  • Technology

Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users"

Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in an internal memo that the AI tool's problematic images were unacceptable. He vowed to re-release a better version of the service in the coming weeks.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
A sign is posted in front of a Wendy's restaurant on Aug. 10, 2022, in Petaluma, Calif. The company said Tuesday that it's planning to experiment with dynamic pricing.

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  • Business

No, Wendy's says it isn't planning to introduce surge pricing

Questions about whether the fast food chain would hike prices during the busiest times of day came after comments made by Wendy's President and CEO Kirk Tanner during an earnings call.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
The Jeep logo is seen in the south Denver suburb of Englewood, Colo., on April 15, 2018. Chrysler is recalling more than 330,00 Jeep Grand Cherokees because of a steering wheel issue that may cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles.

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  • Business

More than 330,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees are recalled to fix steering wheel issue

Chrysler is recalling more than 330,00 Jeep Grand Cherokees because of a steering wheel issue that may cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
The gate to a large property in Waimea. Median home prices in the area are up 87% from pre-pandemic prices.

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  • Business

A tech billionaire is quietly buying up land in Hawaii. No one knows why

A mystery has been brewing in a small ranching town on Hawaii's Big Island. Word has it that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff bought the land, stirring worries about what he plans to do with it.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
A U.K. four-day workweek pilot has shown lasting benefits more than one year later.

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  • Business

U.K. companies that tried a 4-day workweek report lasting benefits more than a year on

Many of the companies are so pleased with the results — improved wellbeing, lower turnover, greater efficiency — they're making the four-day workweek permanent.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu

Tagged as: 

  • Economy

How to make an ad memorable

Super Bowl ads this year relied heavily on nostalgia and surprise –– a few tricks that turn out to embed information into our brains. Today, neuroscientist Charan Ranganath joins the show to dissect the world of marketing to its biological fundamentals and reveal advertisers' bag of tricks.

Charan Ranganath's new book is Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold On to What Matters.

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February 27, 2024
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By:
  • Darian Woods,
  • Wailin Wong,
  • and 3 more
Shoppers walk by a sign for the Macy's department store at a mall in Long Island, N.Y.

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  • Business

Why Macy's is closing 150 department stores

The new CEO is culling "underproductive" locations, while opening more upscale Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury stores. Here's what's happening with the chain.

February 27, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams is the new owner, along with David D. Smith, of <em>The Baltimore Sun</em>. The newspaper now features Williams' columns and stories about his broadcast interviews.

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  • Media

More crime and conservatism: How new owners are changing 'The Baltimore Sun'

The Baltimore Sun was bought last month by David D. Smith, a media executive known for his conservative political advocacy. He's already changing the nearly 200-year-old newspaper.

February 27, 2024
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Kroger first announced its plans to buy Albertsons in October 2022.

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  • Business

FTC and 9 states sue to block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger

The Federal Trade Commission and 9 states want to stop the deal that would combine the country's two largest grocery store chains. The companies say they have to merge to compete with Walmart.

February 27, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh

Tagged as: 

  • Economy

Reddit's public Wall Street bet

Any day now, social media platform Reddit is expected to launch an initial public offering (IPO), earmarking shares for its most dedicated users. On today's show, our friends at WBUR podcast Endless Thread help us unpack why Reddit is making this move, and what it might mean for Reddit's stock.

Related episodes:
r/boxes, r/Reddit, r/AIregs (Apple / Spotify)

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February 26, 2024
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By:
  • Paddy Hirsch,
  • Julia Ritchey,
  • and 1 more
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