BUSINESS

How Volkswagen’s Troubles Were Made in China

The German auto giant’s push into China powered it for decades, but now the company faces fierce competition from Chinese automakers in markets around the world.The German auto giant’s push into China powered it for decades, but now the company faces fierce competition from Chinese automakers in markets around the world. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Automobiles, […]

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The Work of Helping A.I. Destroy Work

Start-ups are paying white-collar professionals to teach their jobs to artificial intelligence models. It’s a bonanza. It’s bleak. Where will it end?Start-ups are paying white-collar professionals to teach their jobs to artificial intelligence models. It’s a bonanza. It’s bleak. Where will it end? Artificial Intelligence, Labor and Jobs, Workplace Environment, Mercor.io Corp (Mercor), Foody, Brendan (2003-

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Volkswagen Is Cutting Production as Sales in China Plunge

The German automaker has struggled to compete with fast-growing Chinese companies that offer more affordable and sophisticated electric vehicles.The German automaker has struggled to compete with fast-growing Chinese companies that offer more affordable and sophisticated electric vehicles. Automobiles, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Volkswagen AG, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Factories and Manufacturing, Politics and Government, Shutdowns (Institutional),

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Wall St. Sets Limits on Prediction Market Trading

Goldman Sachs is the latest firm to restrict how employees use the popular betting platforms.Goldman Sachs is the latest firm to restrict how employees use the popular betting platforms. internal-storyline-no, Prediction Markets, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Kalshi Inc, Polymarket (Adventure One QSS Inc), JPMorgan Chase & Company, Bank of America Corporation, Morgan Stanley, Insider Trading Read More

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You’re Freezing in Your Office Building. Here’s Why.

Office temperatures are typically set in the low 70s during summer. But where you sit and the efficiency of the cooling system can make you feel colder.Office temperatures are typically set in the low 70s during summer. But where you sit and the efficiency of the cooling system can make you feel colder. Workplace Environment, Air

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Hotel Workers Hoped the World Cup Would Boost Their Hours. It Didn’t.

Even as matches have drawn large crowds, hotel bookings have lagged. And workers in host cities say they’re struggling.Even as matches have drawn large crowds, hotel bookings have lagged. And workers in host cities say they’re struggling. Hotels and Travel Lodgings, Wages and Salaries, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Labor and Jobs, American Hotel and Lodging Assn,

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The Message From Barcelona’s New Sustainable Tourism Leader: ‘Not One Tourist More.’

As the commissioner for sustainable tourism, José Antonio Donaire’s job is to diminish the impact of the nearly 16 million annual visitors to the Catalan capital. Here’s what he’s planning.As the commissioner for sustainable tourism, José Antonio Donaire’s job is to diminish the impact of the nearly 16 million annual visitors to the Catalan capital.

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Oil Prices Wobble As a Week of Hostilities Derails Shipping

The latest turmoil, sparked by attacks on three commercial ships in the strait days ago, pushed the price of crude back above prewar levels.The latest turmoil, sparked by attacks on three commercial ships in the strait days ago, pushed the price of crude back above prewar levels. Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates),

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John Deere Farm Equipment Owners Have Right-to-Repair, F.T.C. Says

A settlement by the company with the Federal Trade Commission will allow farmers and local mechanics to make their own fixes, instead of relying on authorized dealers.A settlement by the company with the Federal Trade Commission will allow farmers and local mechanics to make their own fixes, instead of relying on authorized dealers. Deere & Company,

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