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News Articles: Business

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Richmond, Va., on March 2. A second Trump administration could reshape the economy, from tariffs to tax cuts.

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  • Economy

Here's what Trump 2.0 means for the economy, from tariffs to mass deportations

Trump has promised to cut taxes and government regulations, slap tariffs on imports and order large deportations of immigrants. Here's how that could impact the economy.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa.

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  • World

Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the decision to dissolve TikTok of its Canadian business is meant to address risks perceived to be related to TikTok's Chinese parent company.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala., have voted twice on whether to unionize, but the results remained too close to call since 2022.

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  • Business

Amazon ordered to let workers vote on unionizing -- for the 3rd time

A federal administrative law judge says Amazon interfered in the last election on unionization at its warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Stocks and cryptocurrencies surged after former President Trump won the presidential election. Pictured are traders working on the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Oct. 22.

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  • Business

The Dow Jones soars over 1,500 points to record high after Trump wins the election

Wall Street, crypto investors, and shareholders in Trump Media are all cheering the election results.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
Home Depot co-founder and then-CEO Bernie Marcus poses for a portrait at a store in 1998.

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  • Obituaries

Bernie Marcus, Home Depot co-founder who pledged to give away his billions, has died

A man of second acts, Marcus started Home Depot after getting fired from another retailer. He then became a philanthropist, a Republican megadonor and an evangelist of capitalism.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Minimum wage hikes and paid sick leave were on the ballots in several states in the November 2024 election.

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  • Business

Here's how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election

Some red states approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time to their workers.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Voters in Travis County, Texas, St. Paul, Minn., and Sonoma County, Calif., considered whether to approve tax hikes to help fund child care.

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  • Business

Here's where voters approved a tax hike to help pay for child care

Voters approved tax hikes to help fund child care for low-income families in the Austin, Texas, and Sonoma County, Calif. A similar measure in St. Paul, Minn., failed.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Striking machinists at Boeing picket outside the company's Renton Production Facility in Washington. Some 33,000 workers walked off the job in September demanding higher pay and better retirement benefits. Union members have voted down two previous contract offers from Boeing ahead of Monday's vote.

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  • Business

Boeing machinists approve contract, bringing an end to a bruising seven-week strike

Striking machinists voted to approve an agreement that will hike wages by 38%. The deal was endorsed by union leaders, who warned that Boeing’s next offer might be worse.

November 05, 2024
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By:
  • Joel Rose
A smartphone screen displays the logo of various social media platforms.

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  • Technology

How are social media preparing for the election? With many guardrails off

Tech platforms have stepped back from many of the more aggressive measures they took to curb the spread of election rumors and falsehoods four years ago. But some platforms still have safeguards.

November 05, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Shannon Bond
An election office worker moves bags of election supplies at the Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 2, 2024.

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  • Business

Stressed at work over the election? 3 ways to minimize political tension on the job

Political disagreements have sent workplace incivility to an all-time high this year, costing employers some $2 billion per day in lost productivity. Here’s how to cut down on watercooler fights over today’s election – and its aftermath. 

November 05, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
A McDonald's restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., is pictured in 2021.

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  • Business

A new copyright rule lets McDonald's fix its own broken ice cream machines

What would a McDonald’s be without its temperamental McFlurry machines? We may be closer to finding out.

November 03, 2024
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
A machinists strike at Boeing reduced manufacturing employment in October, contributing to a weaker-than-expected jobs report.

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  • Economy

Employers added only 12,000 jobs in October. That seems bad -- but there's a catch

U.S. employers added just 12,000 jobs last month — but the number was depressed by a machinists' strike at Boeing and Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

November 02, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
A TGI Fridays is pictured in 2020 in Queens in New York City, when the streets were empty due to the coronavirus.

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  • Business

Citing the pandemic, TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy

The casual dining chain, which saw dozens of its U.S. restaurants close this year, said its financial woes stem from the coronavirus pandemic.

November 02, 2024
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
GPB  NPR

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  • Business

JPMorgan Chase is suing some customers over 'infinite money glitch' ATM scam

JPMorgan Chase has begun filing lawsuits against customers who took part in an “infinite money glitch” — a technical issue with the bank’s ATMs that allowed people to deposit bogus checks and withdraw the money from their accounts. Andrew Mambo speaks with NPR's Alana Wise.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Andrew Mambo and
  • Alana Wise
(Left) Kamala Harris attends a pro-union march in Los Angeles on October 2, 2019; (Right) Donald Trump visited a McDonald's restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on October 20, 2024.

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  • Business

Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 5 issues affecting workers

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both appealed to workers in this year's election. But the candidates’ stances on many issues affecting workers remain far apart.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
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