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News Articles: Business

Boeing workers wave picket signs to passing drivers as they strike in Everett, Wash.. The machinists walked off the job more than six weeks ago as they bargain for higher pay and a return of their pension plan.

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At the heart of the Boeing strike, an emotional fight over a lost pension plan

Pensions are a major sticking point between Boeing and its striking machinists union. Many workers want the company to restore the pension plan they lost a decade ago, but Boeing hasn’t budged.

October 28, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
<em>The Washington Post </em>Building in Washington, D.C., on June 5.

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  • Media

'Washington Post' columnists push back against non-endorsement decision

In a joint column, 17 Post columnists called the paper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate a "terrible mistake."

October 26, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Publisher and CEO Will Lewis says the <em>Washington Post</em>' is "returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," although 1988 was the last time it abstained in a general election.

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  • Media

'Washington Post' won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s

The Washington Post declined to make an endorsement in this year's presidential race. Its editorial board has written that GOP nominee Donald Trump is unfit for office.

October 26, 2024
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Former President Donald Trump, on a camera monitor, speaks to the press as he arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court on Feb. 15 for a hearing in his case of paying hush money to cover up extramarital affairs.

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  • Media

Jailed reporters, silenced networks: What Trump says he'd do to the media if elected

On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has threatened to jail reporters who won't give up the sources of leaks and to strip networks of their broadcast licenses for fact-checking him.

October 25, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik

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  • Environment

State yanks permit for South Georgia biomass plant

Georgia environmental regulators have revoked a permit for a wood pellet manufacturing plant in Telfair County following a legal challenge opposing the project.

October 25, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
<em>Los Angeles Times</em> owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, shown in 2012, blocked his paper's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. The editorials editor resigned, saying the decision made the paper look "craven."

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  • Media

Did the 'L.A. Times' and other news outlets pull punches to appease Trump?

Inside the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, and the Washington Post, journalists question whether news executives are making editorial decisions with an eye to appeasing former President Donald Trump.

October 25, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
A McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder is shown on March 6, 2018, in Atlanta.

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  • Health

McDonald's says onions from California-based company are linked to E. coli outbreak

A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s, restaurant chain officials said.

October 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Passengers look out at an American Airlines jet. The airline is cracking down on "gate lice" — passengers who crowd around departure gates in terminals, and try to jump ahead in the boarding queue.

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  • National

'Gate lice' begone? Airline seeks to enforce order in boarding process

What’s a traveler with a carry-on bag to do as they watch scores of people file onto a plane with limited overhead bin space? Wait their turn, American Airlines says.

October 24, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
GPB  NPR

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  • Economy

U.S. Steel’s decline nearly killed this town. Its sale could save it

Braddock, Pennsylvania lost most of its population over the past almost 100 years, due largely to U.S. Steel's decline. Here's how some locals feel about the company's potential sale to the Japanese.

October 24, 2024
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  • Obed Manuel
The <em>Los Angeles Times </em>newspaper headquarters is shown in El Segundo, Calif., Jan. 23, 2024.

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  • Media

'Los Angeles Times' editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement

The editorials editor of the LA Times resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Vice President Harris for president, a journalism trade publication reported.

October 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A strike by Boeing's machinists has hobbled the plane maker since the walk-out began almost six weeks ago. Union members overwhelmingly rejected the latest contract offer as the strike continues.

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  • Business

Boeing machinists reject latest proposal, and a bruising six-week strike continues

Striking machinists voted to reject an agreement that would have boosted wages by 35%. It’s another blow for Boeing, which reported a $6 billion quarterly loss on Wednesday.

October 23, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
A McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder is shown on March 6, 2018, in Atlanta. The fast-food chain says customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants despite a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounder hamburgers.

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  • Business

McDonald's tries to reassure customers after deadly E. coli outbreak

A preliminary investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggests fresh onions that are served raw on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers were a likely source of contamination.

October 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion dollars in the third quarter on Wednesday, as its striking machinists voted on whether to accept a new contract offer. That strike, now in its sixth week, has halted production at Boeing’s factories in the Pacific Northwest.

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  • Business

Boeing posts a $6 billion loss as striking workers vote on a new contract

Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion dollars in the third quarter. The disappointing earnings report comes the same day as striking machinists are voting on a new contract offer.

October 23, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has fined Apple and Goldman Sachs $89 million. Pictured is the Apple logo hanging in front of an Apple store in Chicago in March.

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  • Business

Apple and Goldman Sachs ordered to pay $89 million over Apple Card failures

Regulators say the companies hurt hundreds of thousands of users of the credit card, which Apple launched in 2019.

October 23, 2024
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  • Laurel Wamsley
A Denny's restaurant is shown Sept. 14, 2017, in Cranberry, Pa. Officials at the restaurant chain said about half of the 150 restaurant closures will happen this year and the rest in 2025,

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  • Business

Denny's says it expects to close 150 locations by the end of 2025

Denny’s says it’s closing 150 of its lowest-performing restaurants in an effort to turn around the brand’s flagging sales. About half of the closures will happen this year and the rest in 2025.

October 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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