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Canada Wants Silicon Valley’s Tech Employees
Immigration fears in countries such as the U.S. and U.K. might create huge opportunities for economic growth elsewhere—and Toronto is taking note. → Read More
3 Takeaways From the April Jobs Report
The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to a 10-year low. → Read More
The Fear of Feelings at Work
The psychologist Susan David argues that the idea that employees should only display positive emotions at work often results in organizational failures. → Read More
Minimum-Wage Hikes Hurt Restaurants With Low Yelp Rating
A new study finds that the eateries most likely to suffer are those that diners already feel lukewarm about. → Read More
Trump Signs More Orders Targeting Wall Street Regulations
On Friday, the president called for a formal review of the panel that can deem banks “too big to fail.” → Read More
How to Find Workplace Harmony
A psychiatrist has some advice on how to work with difficult colleagues. → Read More
Taking Stock of Yahoo in Its Final Days as a Public Company
Its deal with Verizon is set to close in June, adding to a trend of struggling businesses turning private once again. → Read More
How Office Culture Can Crush Women’s Ambitions
Women often report less interest in senior roles. But that may be because of how they're treated, not a lack of motivation. → Read More
What Would It Take for Customers to Boycott United?
A new poll tested Americans’ threshold for avoiding the airline in the wake of its PR debacle. → Read More
The Fight Over Trump’s Tax Returns Isn't Over
Protests in nearly 200 cities are set for Saturday to demand that the president release his personal financial documents. → Read More
Why People Are So Upset About Wall Street's 'Fearless Girl'
The sculpture is currently set to remain on display until 2018, but critics are calling for its immediate removal. → Read More
How to Think About Walmart
Last week, four economics experts publicly debated whether the retailer represents the best capitalism has to offer, or the worst. → Read More
The Department of Labor Accuses Google of Gender Pay Discrimination
A compliance matter has turned into an accusation about salary equality → Read More
The March Jobs Report Misses Expectations
Three takeaways from the Labor Department’s snapshot of the economy → Read More
Americans Are Pretty Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off
Moving up the economic ladder relies on more than self motivation; it also requires opportunity. → Read More
Amazon Will Refund $70 Million Worth of App Purchases Made by Kids
The money will go back into the pockets of parents, who didn’t consent to buying coins, stars, and other virtual perks. → Read More
What Panera Gets From Its $7.5 Billion Sale
After speculation during the first half of the week, Panera Bread Company, a fast casual chain, announced on Wednesday that JAB Holdings Company, a German conglomerate, would purchase it for roughly $7.5 billion. JAB’s reasoning seems staightforward enough: the company has been snapping up coffee chains in the U.S. including Krispy Kreme, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Stumptown Coffee Roasters,… → Read More
Companies Can’t Solve the Gender Pay Gap All at Once
After a salary audit and adjustment in 2015, Salesforce has found that it needs to constantly monitor compensation, or inequality will keep creeping back in. → Read More
Americans Feel More Confident About the Economy
Should they? → Read More
The Geography of U.S. Productivity
Cities and the energy belt are the most productive economic regions in America. What does that mean for the rest of the country? → Read More