Corporate executives haven't always believed that transactions must have winners and losers. But that’s not Donald J. Trump’s view.
At its November meeting, the U.S. central bank has voted not to raise interest rates, although many believe a hike in December is likely.
The president’s get-out-the-vote pitch shrewdly invoked a chain with centrist appeal.
Because they prefer chips from CVS and going out to restaurants. And, increasingly, so do their parents.
An investigation
The company has struck a deal with Disney and Fox to provide live TV to subscribers—but cord-cutters might not care enough to pay extra.
The private sector doesn’t compensate women fairly. Can it learn anything from the federal hiring process?
Peter Thiel’s remarks about the plight of Hulk Hogan are emblematic of divisions among the top 1 percent.
Technology was supposed to prevent the racism and sexism that pervade the cab industry. But, surprise, it’s not so easy to get rid of discrimination.
There isn’t much evidence from today’s statistics that human workers are on the verge of a historic shift. But just wait until the next recession.
Julie Engstrom, a designer in Cleveland, Ohio, talks about why her field is such a challenge for people with kids.
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The company’s platform lets advertisers exclude people of certain races from seeing their content. That’s a serious problem when it comes to promotions such as housing, credit, and jobs.
Sam Rosen, a fisherman from Vinalhaven, Maine, discusses changes in the industry and how they affect the identity of the island community it supports.
"I found myself unemployed five years ago for the first time in my life. That was unsettling, but it was not undoing."
Start-ups are proving more efficient than government in areas like transportation. Should some services be privatized?
Jane Harrod, a farmer in Kentucky, talks about transitioning to a different crop after the U.S. soured on cigarettes.
Among the many stories from women (and some men) who were told to smile by strangers, we’ve also heard from…
A new book takes a philosophical approach to assessing the morality of modern finance.
Minnesota’s Twin Cities, one of the most prosperous areas in the nation, is reckoning with its inequities.
Sergeant First Class Patricia Robert talks about how an “impulse decision” to enlist in her mid-20s has, unexpectedly, served her well.