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My Analog Life

Record scratch: A DJ remembers her analog days

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 15, 2024
DJ Asha recalls that at the beginning of her career, she lugged vinyl records across London.
Los Angeles-based DJ Asha uses a controller and laptop on Catalina Island, California, in June. "I'm really grateful for the technology because it's allowed us to do so much," she says.
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China's consumers cautious about economy as top officials meet

by Jennifer Pak and Charles Zhang
Jul 15, 2024
Growth is being held back by weak domestic demand and a real estate crisis.
Customers are sparse at a newly opened coffee shop in central Shanghai.
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Inside a UPS warehouse that prioritizes super-fast shipping

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 15, 2024
UPS' Velocity in Louisville, Kentucky, has more robots than workers.
At Velocity, robots are constantly moving through the facility, reprioritizing items that are trending.
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With a soft landing for the economy in sight, big banks are doing well

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 15, 2024
A strong stock market and a vibrant economy that never fell into recession have boosted earnings at financial institutions.
Once investors accepted that a recession isn't on the horizon, big banks have thrived.
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Shoppers have been feeling pretty meh. But that could move the Fed to start cutting interest rates.

by Henry Epp
Jul 15, 2024
One wild card: back-to-school shopping.
Back-to-school shopping season has started really early this year.
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"Glengarry Glen Ross"

Sales technology has changed, but toxic workplace culture hasn’t

by David Brancaccio
Jul 15, 2024
"Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio's thoughts on "Glengarry Glen Ross."
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Report on toxic metals in tampons draws attention to regulation of period products

by Kimberly Adams
Jul 15, 2024
Researchers found "measurable" but low amounts of metals like lead and arsenic in all of the tampons they tested.
"There are no requirements at the FDA level that limit the kind of chemicals that can be present in menstrual products directly," said Bobbi Wilding of Clean and Healthy, an advocacy group.
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Election 2024

In the wake of Trump's assassination attempt, how do we talk about politics in the workplace?

by David Brancaccio , Ariana Rosas and Meredith Garretson
Jul 15, 2024
The workplace has become an increasingly challenging place to discuss politics openly, honestly and civilly. The Society for Human Resource Management has tips to help.
Above, employees at a South Beach restaurant watch news coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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How World War I shaped labor force participation for women

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Alex Schroeder
Jul 15, 2024
New research finds that more women entering clerical work during World War I changed gender norms for years to come.
Labor shortages during World War I created job opportunities in the federal government for women, especially in clerical work. Above, soldiers at the Battle of Verdun in France in 1916.
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"This Is Uncomfortable" Newsletter

Amanda Montell on how cognitive biases mess with our lives and our money

by Tony Wagner
Jul 12, 2024
We chatted with the author and podcaster about her new book “The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality."
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