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Hollywood actors tentatively agree to new contract with studios that would end strike that has shuttered film and TV production for months
Hollywood studios and the union representing some 160,000 actors have reached a tentative agreement to end a strike that’s shut...
Don’t expect a holiday gift bonanza this year. More than half of consumers plan to spend less amid inflation and economic worries
Nearly three quarters of consumers are delaying holiday purchases for discount shopping events such as Black Friday or Singles Day,...
‘Truly, we’re in a crisis’: Santa Fe voters add momentum to ‘mansion taxes’ by approving levy on home sales over $1 million to fund affordable housing
Voters have approved a tax on mansions to pay for affordable housing initiatives in New Mexico’s capital city of Santa...
WeWork founder Adam Neumann is still worth $1.7 billion even after the company’s stunning bankruptcy
The office-leasing business declared bankruptcy this week, two years after finally going public minus its infamous co-founder. It has $19...
The Panama Canal is so congested that one ship captain just paid a record $4 million to skip to the front of the line
A shipper has paid nearly $4 million to jump to the front of the line at the congested Panama Canal...
Salvation Army looks back at McDonald’s billionaire Joan Kroc’s gift 20 years later
First-class recreation centers in low-income neighborhoods — dozens of them, scattered around the nation. That was the vision of Joan...
Fixing wage gap in STEM requires ‘treating women more like men,’ top sociologists say
Treat others the way you want to be treated. It’s an old adage with staying power for good reason. But...
U.S. counters China’s Belt and Road with $553m investment in Sri Lanka
The U.S. announced a $553 million project Wednesday to build a deep-water shipping container terminal in Sri Lanka’s Port of...
Fortune 500 Europe: Germany the biggest business powerhouse
Germany, as Europe’s largest economy, has faced a challenging period in recent years. The impact of soaring energy costs, structural...
Ex-CIA officer accused of drugging and sexually abusing two dozen women pleads guilty in the latest embarrassment for the spy agency
A former CIA officer accused of drugging and sexually assaulting at least two dozen women during various overseas postings pleaded guilty Tuesday...
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