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Health care costs are rising for employers, but many hesitate to cut benefits

Nov 5, 2024
Workers' contributions follow trend of wages and inflation, but in a weaker labor market, businesses will have more leeway to reduce spending.
Small businesses are working to withstand rising health care costs.
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Now that Boeing's strike is over, the planemaker faces a massive backlog of orders

Nov 5, 2024
But the problem's industry-wide: Airbus is also dealing with a hefty backlog.
Increased demand and supply chain issues following the pandemic contributed to Boeing's current struggles.
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How insurers are paying for Helene and Milton

Nov 5, 2024
As communities recover from Helene and Milton, insurance sometimes needs insurance of its own.
Debris piled up in The Village Potters Clay Center. Hurricane Helene swept through Asheville, North Carolina, in late September, flooding the pottery studio up through the second floor.
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Here’s why you can’t blame presidents for inflation

Nov 5, 2024
During the pandemic, a wide variety of factors led to rising prices, including supply chain snarls.
While some blame sitting presidents for inflation, experts told us a variety of factors influence consumer prices.
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New companies are coming to the Dow Jones

Nov 5, 2024
The chipmaker Nvidia will replace its rival Intel on the stock index. And the paint company Sherwin-Williams will sub in for the chemical giant Dow.
Getting subbed out of the Dow “is a real kick in the pants,” said Hilary Kramer of Greentech Research.
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Retailers say supply chains are back to normal. That's good news for holiday shopping season.

Nov 5, 2024
And all of those supply chain issues during the pandemic taught some businesses valuable lessons.
The Logistics Managers’ Index found that warehousing and transportation grew across the board last month.
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Short-run Broadway shows bring in stars to try to turn a profit

Nov 5, 2024
This season, some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are coming to Broadway’s stages for limited runs. But can producers make money when a show can sell tickets for just a few months?
Patti LuPone, left, and Mia Farrow on the red carpet for opening night of "The Roommate."
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Surveying the beaches where Navy Seals train

As climate change erodes beaches, how will that impact coastal military bases?
Kai Ryssdal, right, speaks with Jason Golumbfskie-Jones of the U.S. Navy at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, where Navy Seals train.
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OPEC postpones plans to increase production — again

Nov 4, 2024
The oil cartel is holding back millions of barrels a day.
Gas prices have been weak lately, so OPEC's been holding back production.
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Nvidia and Sherwin-Williams to enter Dow Jones stock index as Intel, Dow exit

Nov 4, 2024
The ins and outs of membership in the 30-company group that represents success across industries and reflects stock market conditions.
An Nvidia display at an expo in Taiwan. The chipmaker will strengthen the DJIA's technology cohort.
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