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Workplace Fraud: Hidden Signs Your Employee Is Stealing
Employee theft can sneak up on you when you least expect it. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but sometimes the folks you trust at work might…
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Politics
Trump’s Crypto Venture Divides the Industry He Aims to Support
Dressed in ball gowns, tuxedos and “Make Bitcoin Great Again” baseball caps, a crowd of some of the country’s most powerful cryptocurrency…
Business
Inside the $32 Billion Industry Transforming Marijuana
An email obtained by The Times shows that one committee leader, Representative Sharon Wylie, a supporter of the industry, shared a draft…
Business
Crafting a Haggis for American Tastes (and Import Restrictions)
When Scottish Americans and Scottish expats sit down on Saturday night to celebrate the birthday of the 18th-century poet Robert Burns,…
Politics
As Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Looms, Restaurants’ Undocumented Workers Fear the Worst
As the Trump administration rolls out its changes to the immigration system, fear is surging in the food-service industry as it braces…
Business
Barry Sternlicht Is Bringing Back the Starwood Hotel Brand
Barry Sternlicht made a fortune building Starwood Hotels and Resorts, which birthed successful brands like W Hotels, into a giant of the…
Politics
The Cheat Sheet on Trump’s First Week
During his first week in office, President Trump issued a barrage of executive orders, signing sweeping directives on immigration, D.E.I.,…
News
The Washington Post Commits an Unpardonable January 6 Sin
The problem, of course, is that the rug-pull always arrives too late for the conned to prevent. While we are waiting for these bills to…
Politics
Trump Aide Karoline Leavitt’s Creepy Flattery of Him Takes a Dark Turn
The triumphant announcement also came complete with martial imagery. “President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire…
Business
How Improv Comedians Make a Living Teaching Corporate Workshops
In 1994, Bob Kulhan was in his early 20s and on the path to becoming a marketing executive at a top ad agency. The financial stability of…
Business
Amazon’s Fight With Unions Heads to Whole Foods Market
At a sprawling Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia, a battle is brewing. The roughly 300 workers are set to vote on Monday on whether to…
Politics
The Surveillance Tools That Could Power Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Apps and ankle monitors that track asylum seekers in real time wherever they go. Databases packed with personal information like…
News
Should Sports be a College Major? Some, including Nike, Say Yes
For decades, a small but passionate group of academics has offered a potential balm for the fraught relationship between athletics and…
Business
Financial Advice on Social Media Is Growing. And Risky.
Amy Ryan was panicking about her savings when she went online for advice. It was April 2020, and the stock market had plunged, draining a…
Politics
In China, Rare Dissent Over a Program to Save on Drug Costs
A rare display of public anger is unfolding in China over the quality of domestically produced drugs. A prominent Shanghai surgeon pointed…
Business
Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12 Million for Not Quickly Reporting Burn Risk With Watches
Reports that Fitbit’s Ionic smartwatch was overheating began in 2018 and continued into 2020. But according to U.S. officials, the company…
Business
JPMorgan’s investment banking chair to step down, memo shows
JPMorgan Chase’s global chair of investment banking and capital markets Kevin Willsey has informed the bank of his decision to retire at…
Business
Existing-Home Sales in 2024 Were Slowest in Decades Amid High Mortgage Rates
High interest rates kept U.S. home sales in a deep freeze for much of last year. It could be a while before the market experiences much of…
News
This Hong Kong newspaper seller is preparing for a yuan crash
Currency traders looking for their next big idea could do worse than talk to Wong, who runs a news stand in Hong Kong’s Central District.…
Business
Europe: Stoxx 600 slips from record highs amid rising yield pressure
European shares pulled back from its record highs and ended flat on Friday (Jan 24), weighed down by declines in the telecom and energy…
Politics
Denmark “In Crisis Mode” After Terrible Trump Phone Call on Greenland
“I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and…
Business
US: Stocks retreat, cutting into weekly gains
Wall Street stocks concluded a winning week on a tepid note on Friday (Jan 24), retreating following mixed earnings in a move attributed…
Politics
What Is the H-1B Visa Program and Why Are Trump Backers Feuding Over It?
As President Trump embarked on a sweeping crackdown on immigration upon his return to office this week, he left unresolved a rift that…
Politics
Mississippi GOP Bill Would Bless Bounty Hunters to Capture Immigrants
Republicans in Mississippi are considering a law to help Donald Trump with his massive deportation plans—by enlisting bounty hunters. A…