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Covid-19 Vaccines Aren’t Yet Luring Workers Back to the Office

February 14, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Covid-19 Vaccines Aren’t Yet Luring Workers Back to the Office
U.S. workers have failed to return to the office in greater numbers this month, frustrating hopes that the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and falling infection rates would start to lure employees back and help revitalize city economies.

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Membership Spotlight: Enviroteks, LLC

February 14, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

In the midst of a global pandemic, sanitization and best health practices have taken on a new urgency. For many entrepreneurs, this means balancing extra disinfecting procedures with the ongoing needs of their business and […]

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Walmart’s Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Heads to Small Towns

February 14, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Walmart’s Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Heads to Small Towns
Walmart is set to become one of the biggest distributors of the Covid-19 vaccine. The retailer gave out its first doses on Friday, many in medically underserved areas.

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Limit on U.S. Debt, Untouched in Democrats’ Covid Aid Bill, Looms Later in the Year

February 14, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Limit on U.S. Debt, Untouched in Democrats’ Covid Aid Bill, Looms Later in the Year
Democrats chose not to include an increase in the federal debt ceiling in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, leaving the often-contentious issue to be addressed later this year.

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U.K. Economy Suffers Biggest Slump in 300 Years

February 14, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.K. Economy Suffers Biggest Slump in 300 Years
Britain recorded the largest economic contraction among the world’s major economies in 2020, highlighting the pandemic’s toll on a country that has also suffered one of the deadliest outbreaks.

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Boeing CEO Said Board Moved Quickly on MAX Safety; New Details Suggest Otherwise

February 13, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Boeing CEO Said Board Moved Quickly on MAX Safety; New Details Suggest Otherwise
A shareholders’ suit citing internal Boeing documents alleges the company’s board didn’t act as fast on safety as CEO David Calhoun said.

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New York Prosecutors Investigating Trump’s Manhattan Properties

February 13, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on New York Prosecutors Investigating Trump’s Manhattan Properties
New York prosecutors are investigating financial dealings around some of former President Donald Trump’s signature Manhattan properties, including Trump Tower.

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Purdue Lawyers Face Disclosure Questions Over Sackler Defense Deal

February 13, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Purdue Lawyers Face Disclosure Questions Over Sackler Defense Deal
The law firms defending Purdue Pharma in probes into its OxyContin painkiller didn’t disclose an existing deal with Purdue’s owners to keep information shared between them confidential when the drugmaker filed for bankruptcy.

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Facebook Meets Apple in Clash of the Tech Titans—‘We Need to Inflict Pain’

February 12, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Facebook Meets Apple in Clash of the Tech Titans—‘We Need to Inflict Pain’
CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook are at odds over privacy, power and dueling visions of the internet. Their rivalry is increasingly personal—and public.

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Opioid Settlement Tax Breaks Sought by Drug Firms

February 12, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Opioid Settlement Tax Breaks Sought by Drug Firms
Johnson & Johnson as well as the distributors McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health stand to reap about $1 billion each.

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