BUSINESS

Michael C. Jensen, 84, Who Helped Reshape Modern Capitalism, Dies

He heralded stock options and golden parachutes as a professor at Harvard Business School, influencing a generation of Wall Street executives.He heralded stock options and golden parachutes as a professor at Harvard Business School, influencing a generation of Wall Street executives. Jensen, Michael C, Deaths (Obituaries), Economics (Theory and Philosophy), Harvard Business School, Business Schools, Mergers, […]

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‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence. Computers

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Louisiana Will No Longer Require Students to Fill Out FAFSA to Graduate

Experts say high school seniors are more likely to go to college if they complete the financial aid form, but the state sees privacy issues with mandating it.Experts say high school seniors are more likely to go to college if they complete the financial aid form, but the state sees privacy issues with mandating it. Louisiana,

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The Fed’s Favorite Inflation Index Remained Stubborn in March

Hopes for substantial cuts in interest rates are fading as inflation shows more staying power than expected.Hopes for substantial cuts in interest rates are fading as inflation shows more staying power than expected. Inflation (Economics), Interest Rates, United States Economy, Federal Reserve System, Powell, Jerome H Read More

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Daimler Truck Workers in North Carolina Are Poised to Strike

A walkout by employees who make Freightliner trucks and Thomas Built buses would expand the U.A.W.’s campaigns in the South.A walkout by employees who make Freightliner trucks and Thomas Built buses would expand the U.A.W.’s campaigns in the South. Trucks and Trucking, Strikes, Daimler Truck AG, Freightliner, United Automobile Workers, North Carolina, Automobiles, Labor and Jobs,

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With Inflation This High, Nobody Knows What a Dollar Is Worth

Strong reactions to rising prices and misunderstandings about the value of money are rampant, our columnist says.Strong reactions to rising prices and misunderstandings about the value of money are rampant, our columnist says. United States Economy, Income Inequality, Wages and Salaries, Inflation (Economics), Interest Rates, Consumer Behavior, Elections, Content Type: Service, Personal Finances, Diamond, Peter A,

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Americans Went All-In on Self-Storage. That Demand Is Suddenly Cooling.

Many developers, spurred by the pandemic to invest money in new self-storage facilities, have been caught short by this drop in demand.Many developers, spurred by the pandemic to invest money in new self-storage facilities, have been caught short by this drop in demand. Storage, Real Estate (Commercial), Interest Rates, Public Storage Read More

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What Is a ‘Decent Wage’? France’s Michelin Raises a Debate.

The tire maker vowed to ensure that none of its workers would struggle to make ends meet.The tire maker vowed to ensure that none of its workers would struggle to make ends meet. Wages and Salaries, Michelin Group, Menegaux, Florent, France, Income Inequality, Executive Compensation, Living Wage, internal-truncator Read More

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