How Unpredictable Work Hours Turn Families Upside Down
Shifts added or subtracted at short notice play havoc with budgets and lives, and disproportionately hurt black and Hispanic women.
View ArticleJapan Spent Mightily to Soften Nature’s Wrath, but Can It Ever Be Enough?
After a typhoon’s record-breaking rains breached dozens of levees, the country is wondering whether even the costliest systems can be future-proofed for the age of climate change.
View ArticleHealth Care and Billionaires Took Center Stage at Last Night’s Democratic Debate
Several candidates criticized Senator Elizabeth Warren’s health care proposal and backed proposals to impose big taxes on the wealthy.
View ArticleEurope’s Margrethe Vestager Takes a Rare Step Toward Big Tech
The E.U.’s top antitrust regulator ordered Broadcom to halt specific practices while the bloc investigates possible anticompetitive activity.
View ArticleVirgin Galactic Unveils Jumpsuit for Space Tourists
The outfits, which would look at home on the bridge of the starship Enterprise, come with a ticket to space that costs as much as $250,000.
View ArticleFlannery O’Connor Documentary Wins New Award From Library of Congress
The filmmakers Elizabeth Coffman and Mark Bosco will be awarded the first Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, which comes with a $200,000 finishing grant.
View ArticleTrump’s China Deal Leaves the Global Economy as Uncertain as Ever
A trade truce with China has done little to reduce the uncertainty that threatens the global economy
View ArticleSigns of Discord as U.A.W. Locals Consider G.M. Deal
Union leaders are meeting in Detroit to discuss a tentative contract agreement that could end a monthlong strike. The closing of the Lordstown plant remains a sore point for workers.
View ArticleWheels Up on More Flights to the African Continent
New nonstop flights are dramatically cutting travel time and linking more African cities to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.
View ArticleWorking to Benefit Society, Not Just Companies
Andrew Kassoy and the other two co-founders of B Lab are encouraging businesses to focus on more than just profits.
View ArticleThese Apps Are an Uber Driver’s Co-Pilot
Gridwise, Mystro and others help drivers predict where to get the best routes, and also manage the nitty-gritty for tax purposes.
View ArticleInvestors Get Excited Over the Brexit Deal
The British pound surged this morning after Britain and the E.U. reached an agreement on Brexit. But there are still serious hurdles to overcome.
View ArticleInterrogation Company Insists That ‘When They See Us’ Got It Wrong
Ava DuVernay’s Netflix series about the Central Park jogger case refers to harsh interrogation practices as the “Reid technique.” Now the company behind that technique is suing for defamation.
View ArticleBank Regulators Present a Dire Warning of Financial Risks From Climate Change
The San Francisco Fed warned that banks, communities and homeowners face significant financial risk from climate change and offered proposals for banks to do more to help.
View ArticleStephen Colbert Signs a New ‘Late Show’ Deal Through 2023
The contract extension for the late-night leader keeps him on the job beyond the next election.
View ArticleReview: At Ballet Theater, Premieres More Pale Than Ghostly
The fall gala featured two new works: a baffler by Twyla Tharp and a piece d’occasion by Jessica Lang.
View ArticleJuul Suspends Online Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes
Facing multiple inquiries into its marketing practices and its role in the rise of teenage vaping, the company suspended internet access to mango, cucumber and other pods.
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Spirit plans $250 million headquarters
Spirit Airlines has submitted site plans to Dania Beach for a $250 million headquarters that could be up to 500,000-square-feet at the Dania Pointe development along Interstate 95. The project was...
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Jobs, jobs, jobs at the Alliance annual meeting
While the Spirit Airlines headquarters announcement made the biggest splash at the annual meeting of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, the economic development agency also announced results for...
View ArticleBoeing C.E.O., Already Set for House Hearing, Is Likely to Face Senate, Too
Dennis A. Muilenburg is preparing to face Congress for the first time since the crashes of two 737 Max jets killed 346 people.
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