Business & Economy
Insights into financial markets, business trends, and economic shifts.
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CEOs haven’t felt this pessimistic about American business conditions since spring 2020, when the deadly coronavirus sent everyone home from work
Just under half of the CEOs surveyed expected a recession or slowdown in the next six months. Read More https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GettyImages-2202667226_55a777-e1741708514759.jpg?resize=1200,600…
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Costco workers now officially make $31 an hour—and can expect raises for the next two years
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Southwest Airlines coined the phrase ‘bags fly free.’ Now it’s dropping the 50-year-old perk for everyone except high-status loyalty customers
Six months ago, Southwest said the free-baggage policy was the “moat” that set the airline apart from competitors. Read More…
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Unilever’s new CEO wants to make the Dove soap maker popular with influencers as a ‘machine of content creation’
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Japan’s trade minister says he tried but failed to win assurances that key U.S. ally would be exempt from 25% tariffs
Japan depends heavily on exports and the auto tariffs would hurt, because vehicles are its biggest export and the United…
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Layoff anxiety has pushed employee confidence to the worst rock bottom in nearly a decade
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YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast makes more money from chocolate than videos
To fund its businesses, Beast Industries has raised more than $450 million over the past four years, according to people familiar…
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Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte arrested after ICC charge of ‘crime against humanity of murder’
Speaking to thousands of overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong on Sunday, the former president decried the investigation yet said…
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How CEO pay can lead to huge corporate culture problems and whistleblowing employees
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Citi downgrades U.S. stocks, raises China as America First fades
Chinese shares look attractive even after their recent rally, Citi strategists wrote, citing DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough and still-cheap valuations. Read…
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