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Staffing levels and pandemic restrictions remain challenges, the coffee chain says. Price increases helped the company’s margins.

General Motors also reported that it plans to accelerate the timetable for some electric-vehicle launches and will establish a third factory to build plug-in trucks.

Alphabet reported fourth-quarter revenue of $75.33 billion, an increase of 32%, and profit rose by a third. The search giant also announced a 20-for-1 stock split..

The Labor Department said there were nearly 11 million openings at the end of last year, but private-sector data for January showed early signs of a pullback in demand for workers.

U.S. consumer spending is now being tested by Omicron’s persistence, waning fiscal stimulus, inflation and stock-market volatility.

A report commissioned by Rio Tinto found that nearly half of workers have experienced bullying, and 28% of women have been sexually harassed.

U.S. companies with interests in Russia are rushing to draw up contingency plans as Washington threatens sanctions should President Vladimir Putin order troops into Ukraine.

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s agreement to purchase the studio behind the Halo and Destiny franchises follows Microsoft’s move to acquire Activision Blizzard.

The Environmental Protection Agency says controlling toxic emissions reduces cancer risks and neurodevelopmental delays in children.

The company’s market-value swing from the controversy between Joe Rogan and Neil Young underscores a new level of risk from its podcast focus.