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Why Big Businesses in Texas Are Ignoring Gov. Abbott’s Vaccine Mandate Ban
Mandates have proven to be an effective but controversial method for compelling vaccine-shy Americans to receive their shots. But as the Biden Administration has doubled down on requiring COVID-19 vaccination—including proposing a rule that businesses with more than 100 employees mandate vaccination—for some Republicans, opposition to mandates is proving to be an essential credential for…
Uber Drivers Say a ‘Racist’ Algorithm Is Putting Them Out of Work
Some Uber drivers say they have been prevented from working due to what they claim is racially biased facial verification technology
Prince Harry, Meghan Join New York Investing Fund as ‘Impact Partners’
The couple is joining $1.3 billion investing fund Ethic as “impact partners” in the hope of raising awareness around issues such as racial injustice, climate change and income equality
IMF Board Keeps Georgieva as Chief After Data Scandal Review
Kristalina Georgieva will remain as head of the International Monetary Fund after the lender’s board reviewed accusations that she improperly influenced a World Bank ranking of China’s business climate. The fate of Georgieva—a Bulgarian economist and the first person from an emerging-market nation to run the IMF—had been in limbo since Sept. 16. That’s when…
The Seven Secrets of Indra Nooyi’s Success
The former PepsiCo CEO shares details from her life and career in her book My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future.
David Card Shares Nobel Prize in Economics for Natural Experiments
The award, this year shared between three economists, chimes with a focus of the academy on real-world applications of the economics discipline in recent years
More Than 130 Countries Reach Deal on Corporate Minimum Tax
More than 130 countries have agreed on sweeping changes to how big global companies are taxed, including a 15% minimum corporate rate.
Trump Hotel Lost $70 Million Despite Taking Millions From Foreign Governments
Trump's company lost more than $70 million on his D.C. hotel during his time in office despite taking in millions from foreign governments.
‘It Is a Battle for Facts.’ What Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa Understands About Why She Was Chosen
If Maria Ressa long has been known to people who follow the news, she has become absolutely essential to anyone grappling with why the news has gotten harder and harder to follow. Born in Manila and raised in New Jersey, Ressa, who is 58, worked for CNN for years, then in 2012 co-founded Rappler, a…
Employers Are Starting to Adopt ‘Menstrual Leave’ Policies. Could It Backfire?
Employers around the world are adopting period leave policies, but the idea has so far gained little traction in the U.S.
Why Dmitry Muratov’s Nobel Peace Prize Matters for Russia’s Journalists
Muratov is founder and editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, which has reported extensively on government corruption in Russia
U.S. Workers Are Realizing It’s the Perfect Time to Go on Strike
Thousands of workers have gone on strike across the country, showing their growing power in a tightening economy. The unemployment rate fell 0.4 percentage points in September, to 4.8 percent, as companies continued to add workers, the government said Friday, and wages are continuing to tick up across industries as employers become more desperate to…