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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.
Now that Boeing's strike is over, the planemaker faces a massive backlog of orders
by
Henry Epp
Nov 5, 2024
But the problem's industry-wide: Airbus is also dealing with a hefty backlog.
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.
Here’s why you can’t blame presidents for inflation
by
Janet Nguyen
Nov 5, 2024
During the pandemic, a wide variety of factors led to rising prices, including supply chain snarls.
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.
Retailers say supply chains are back to normal. That's good news for holiday shopping season.
by
Justin Ho
Nov 5, 2024
And all of those supply chain issues during the pandemic taught some businesses valuable lessons.
Short-run Broadway shows bring in stars to try to turn a profit
by
Jeff Lunden
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?
For public good, not for profit.
Surveying the beaches where Navy Seals train
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sophia Paliza-Carre
Nov 4, 2024
As climate change erodes beaches, how will that impact coastal military bases?
OPEC postpones plans to increase production — again
Nov 4, 2024
The oil cartel is holding back millions of barrels a day.
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.