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Spotify’s $1 Billion Podcast Bet Turns Into a Serial Drama

Listen to article(2 minutes)Spotify spent more than $1 billion to build a podcasting empire. It struck splashy deals with Kim…

1 year ago

Heating Waters Force Change in Industries That Depend on the Ocean

Aug. 28, 2023 12:11 am ETListen to article(1 minute)In Maine, lobsters are heading north and some lobstermen are moving into…

1 year ago

How Hard Should the Fed Squeeze to Reach 2% Inflation?

The strategy the central bank adopts to fight the last mile of inflation has big, potentially painful implications for consumers,…

1 year ago

The Airport Is an Increasingly Dangerous Place to Work

Aug. 15, 2023 12:10 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)Courtney Edwards carried an orange safety cone when she set out to…

1 year ago

The Economic Losers in the New World Order

Giant subsidies and rising protectionism are upending decades of free trade. Smaller countries, from the U.K. to Singapore, are getting…

2 years ago

Can San Francisco Save Itself From the Doom Loop?

The city is racing to come up with solutions for its downtown, hollowed out by a tech exodus and struggling…

2 years ago

Colleges Spend Like There's No Tomorrow. 'These Places Are Just Devouring Money.'

Students foot the bill for flagship state universities that pour money into new buildings and programs with little pushback. Source…

2 years ago

The Legal Assault on Corporate Diversity Efforts Has Begun

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2 years ago

The Era of Ultracheap Stuff Is Under Threat

Factories across Asia are struggling to attract young workers. That’s bad news for Western consumers accustomed to inexpensive goods made…

2 years ago

‘How Do I Do That?’ The New Hires of 2023 Are Unprepared for Work

Listen to article(2 minutes)Roman Devengenzo was consulting for a robotics company in Silicon Valley last fall when he asked a…

2 years ago