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Starbucks to Lay Off 1,100 Corporate Workers

Muath Alsowadi24 February 2025

The jobs cuts, which will affect about 7 percent of the chain’s non-retail staff, are part of its new chief executive’s plan to win back customers.

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Lester Holt to Leave ‘NBC Nightly News’ Anchor Role

Muath Alsowadi24 February 2025

The longtime newscaster said he would leave the daily news show at the “start of summer.” NBC did not immediately name a successor.

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Pushback to Latest DOGE Demand May Signal Limits for Elon Musk

Muath Alsowadi24 February 2025

Pushback against Elon Musk’s latest demand to government employees reveals potential limits to his harsh approach to management and cost-cutting.

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Corporate America Is Not Raring to Return to Russia if Trump Lifts Sanctions

Muath Alsowadi24 February 2025

The White House promised “incredible opportunities” if Moscow ended the war in Ukraine. But Russia’s economy is struggling and the business environment is unpredictable.

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Can a Year-End Bonus Be Docked If You Took Maternity Leave?

Muath Alsowadi24 February 2025

Is it fair for management to dock someone’s annual incentive pay because of a maternity or medical leave?

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Ken Rosenthal, Founder of Panera Bread’s Forerunner, Dies at 81

Muath Alsowadi23 February 2025

He built a small chain of bakery cafes, with sourdough bread as its star. A few years after it was sold, it became nationally famous under a new name.

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Shakes Sold to Nursing Homes Recalled After Deadly Listeria Outbreak

Muath Alsowadi23 February 2025

The frozen supplemental drinks have been linked to an outbreak of listeria that has killed at least 11 people and hospitalized 37.

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Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad

Muath Alsowadi23 February 2025

The dream of mining metals in deep space crashed and burned in the 2010s. AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off.

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Debt and Mental Health: How One Couple Found Help

Muath Alsowadi23 February 2025

People who find themselves in financial trouble sometimes consider taking drastic measures when their situation appears hopeless. But there is always a way out.

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In Britain, a Fight Over a Film Studio Becomes a Test for the Economy

Muath Alsowadi23 February 2025

The national government has intervened in a local planning squabble, which has become a symbol for how far it will go to use development as a way to revive the...