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A Tech Company Tried to Limit What Employees Talk About. It Didn’t Go Well.

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on A Tech Company Tried to Limit What Employees Talk About. It Didn’t Go Well.
Basecamp’s move to ban political conversations lays bare a sharp divide in the tech industry over how to navigate potentially divisive issues.

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Litigation Without End: Chevron Battles On in 28-Year-Old Lawsuit

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Litigation Without End: Chevron Battles On in 28-Year-Old Lawsuit
Facing a huge damage award U.S. courts deem fraudulent, the oil company is trying to get the pollution verdict voided in Ecuador, the country it came from. Its nemesis, a plaintiffs’ lawyer now disbarred and under house arrest, is about to go on trial himself.

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Epic vs. Apple Trial Features Battle Over How to Define Digital Markets

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Epic vs. Apple Trial Features Battle Over How to Define Digital Markets
The “Fortnite” maker’s suit heads to court Monday, bringing the fight over the iPhone maker’s App Store before a U.S. judge.

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From Apple to Domino’s Pizza, U.S. Companies Scramble to Meet Surge in Demand

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on From Apple to Domino’s Pizza, U.S. Companies Scramble to Meet Surge in Demand
Supply-chain snarls and labor shortages are crimping some businesses looking to ride a rebound in the U.S. economy.

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SpaceX Capsule Returns to Earth in Rare Nighttime Splashdown

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on SpaceX Capsule Returns to Earth in Rare Nighttime Splashdown
A SpaceX capsule with four astronauts returning from the International Space Station splashed down early Sunday safely in the Gulf of Mexico, the first such nighttime return to earth for NASA since 1968.

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U.S. Household Income Surged by Record 21.1% in March

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S. Household Income Surged by Record 21.1% in March
Higher income, spending and saving are expected to help power a fast economic recovery in the U.S.

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U.S. Economy Grew at 6.4% Annual Rate in First Quarter

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S. Economy Grew at 6.4% Annual Rate in First Quarter
Gross domestic product grew at a 6.4% annual rate in the first quarter as the government distributed trillions of dollars in Covid-19 stimulus and consumers stepped up spending.

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Behind Biden’s Big Spending Plans, the Waning Sway of Economic Caution

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Behind Biden’s Big Spending Plans, the Waning Sway of Economic Caution
A generation of centrists who served Democratic and Republican presidents for three decades are exiting the stage, as the administration charts a new course on spending, deficits and inflation.

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More Than 90 New Airlines Are Launching in 2021. They Say It’s the Perfect Time.

May 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on More Than 90 New Airlines Are Launching in 2021. They Say It’s the Perfect Time.
A new class of entrepreneurs believes the moment has arrived to do something that has proved difficult in the best of circumstances: Start an airline.

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U.S. Farmers Look for Government Help to Support Biden’s Climate Plans

May 1, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S. Farmers Look for Government Help to Support Biden’s Climate Plans
A White House goal to slash U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions hinges in part on farmers and agriculture companies changing the way they do business.

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