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News Articles: Business

The Perdue Farms chicken and poultry processing factory in Salisbury, Md., pictured on May 2, 2020.

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  • Business

Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods under federal inquiry over reports of illegal child labor

The Labor Department launched investigations into the two major poultry producers after reports that migrant children as young as 13 have been working overnight shifts to clean the companies' plants.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
UAW workers picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility in Naperville, Ill., on Sept. 22, 2023. The UAW strike against Big Three automakers may not have much of an impact on car shoppers, though that could change.

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  • Business

How the UAW strikes could impact car shoppers

Historic as the UAW strikes may be, analysts say the actions are unlikely to impact car prices too much — for now. A new strike on parts distribution centers, however, could sting.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Mill Creek Residential

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  • News

Suburbs surpass Atlanta in rental market competitivity, per new study

As peak rental season nears a close, new supply added over the course of the pandemic has helped ease apartment searching for prospective renters and current residents in the metro Atlanta area, making the city less competitive for tenants compared to others like it.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Janelle Ward
Screenwriters on strike protest in front of Paramount Studios on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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  • Arts & Life

Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios after nearly five month strike

Hollywood production has been halted for months as actors and writers have been on strike. Now, the writers are headed back to work. Actors represented by SAG-AFTRA remain on strike.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
UAW members attend a solidarity rally amid the union's strike against the Big Three auto makers on Sept. 15, 2023, in Detroit.

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  • Business

UAW significantly ramps up strikes against GM and Stellantis — but not Ford

UAW workers at 38 GM and Stellantis faciilties across 20 states walked off their jobs, though Ford was not hit with new strikes. President Biden is set to attend a picket line next week.

September 22, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kaye
The Amazon Prime Video logo is displayed in a Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV taken on Jan. 7.

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  • Television

Amazon Prime Video will start running commercials starting in early 2024

Amazon Prime Video is the latest streaming service to embrace ads in what it says is an effort to continue investing in content. Ad-free service will cost an extra $3 per month.

September 22, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Rupert Murdoch, 92, is stepping down as chair of his global media empire, which includes Fox News and <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>.

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  • Media

Fox founder Rupert Murdoch steps down from his media empire, handing it to his son

Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chair of his media empire, which includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post. He is handing the reins to his son Lachlan.

September 21, 2023
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
TikTok is facing allegations of discrimination and retaliation by two of its former employees.

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  • Business

2 Black TikTok workers claim discrimination: Both were fired after complaining to HR

Two Black employees bring charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging they suffered discrimination and retaliation while working at the social media giant.

September 21, 2023
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
The practice known as tail docking artificially shortens a horse's tail. Budweiser says it has stopped the practice on its signature Clydesdales, seen here in 2012.

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  • Animals

Anheuser-Busch says it will no longer amputate the tails of Budweiser's Clydesdales

The beermaker says it will end the practice known as tail docking after it came under pressure by animal rights group PETA.

September 21, 2023
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
This image provided by Kraft Heinz shows a 24-pack of American cheese slices.

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  • Business

Kraft is recalling some American cheese slices over potential choking hazard

The company said one of its wrapping machines developed a temporary issue that makes it possible for a thin strip of film to remain on the slice even after it's been removed from the wrapper.

September 21, 2023
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
GPB  NPR

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  • Media

Rupert Murdoch announces he will step down as Fox and News Corp chairman

The 92-year-old media magnate built an unmatched global media empire over seven decades from a single newspaper he inherited in his native Australia. Murdoch says he plans to retire in November.

September 21, 2023
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • David Folkenflik
Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 2023.

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  • Economy

The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady but hints at more action this year

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday, despite stubborn inflation, although it left the door open to an additional rate hike in November or December.

September 20, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
UAW members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on Sept. 15 in Detroit. GM announced temporary layoffs on Wednesday, blaming the strikes.

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  • Business

UAW strike latest: GM sends 2,000 workers home in Kansas

General Motors had previously warned it would need to stop production at its Fairfax, Kansas, assembly plant, because it relied on parts that came from a Missouri plant that is currently on strike.

September 20, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Clorox disinfecting wipes are seen displayed for sale at a Walmart Supercenter on Sept. 18, in Austin, Texas.

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  • Business

Having a hard time finding Clorox wipes? Blame it on a cyberattack

The Clorox Co. — which also includes brands such as Pine-Sol, Brita, Glad and Burt's Bees — says it's operating at a "lower rate of processing" after an August hack on its IT infrastructure.

September 20, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
The UAW's hard bargain in ongoing negotiations with the Big Three automakers is being driven by concessions the union made in 2007. Auto workers have felt the impact of those concessions to this day.

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  • Business

Why the UAW is fighting so hard for these 4 key demands in the auto strike

Driving the UAW's tough stance in negotiations with the Big Three automakers is the sense that the union is owed a long-overdue redressal for all the concessions workers made in 2007.

September 20, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kaye
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