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WNBA players are ditching their contract. Here's what they want in a new one

by Savannah Peters
Oct 30, 2024
After a historic 2024 season, players are after higher salaries, better family and retirement benefits and a larger cut of WNBA profits.
The WNBA's growing popularity is sparking new CBA negotiation discussions among players.
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Private equity is buying up businesses in the skilled trades

by Kai Ryssdal , Sean McHenry and Sofia Terenzio
Oct 24, 2024
Skilled trades businesses, like HVAC repair and plumbing companies, are seen as stable, future-proof business models. Private equity wants in.
Private equity firms will buy a few skilled-trade businesses, then combine them to make one much larger company. "The idea is you improve the margins and efficiencies," said Te-Ping Chen from the Wall Street Journal.
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The minimum wage for tipped workers is on the ballot in two states

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 21, 2024
In Massachusetts and Arizona, voters will decide if a lower official wage for tipped workers should be phased out or made permanent.
Many restaurant workers rely on tips to raise their pay to state or federal minimums.
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Behind Boeing's long decline: "Putting mediocre things together doesn't create a great thing."

by Caleigh Wells
Oct 15, 2024
Now, the company has to rebuild trust with workers as well as airline customers who have been canceling orders.
Boeing's downfall can be traced back to the McDonnell-Douglas merger.
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What can quarterly earnings tell us about the economy?

by Savannah Peters
Oct 14, 2024
How individual companies are faring can help answer broader questions about things like inflation and consumer spending.
Big Banks are giving us a peek into corporate earnings.
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Corporate bonds have been having a banner year

by Justin Ho
Oct 9, 2024
As government bond yields have fallen, corporate bonds have attracted more investors. The cash may boost private-sector spending.
Corporate bonds are attracting more investor interest as yields on government debt slide.
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Southwest may need to change the perks that made customers loyal

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 27, 2024
The carrier rose on a model of open seating and cheap domestic flights — a business plan that's less competitive now.
A Southwest Airlines plan sits at a gate at Washington's Reagan National Airport. The budget carrier is looking to overhaul its business model to boost profitability.
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It's barely fall, but retailers are already gearing up for the holiday season

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 24, 2024
It may only be September, but Macy's is set to hire nearly 32,000 seasonal workers, and Walmart has already announced its earliest deals.
Retail giants like Walmart are gearing up for the holidays with plans to hire thousands of seasonal workers.
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For this fast-food chain, rural Southern towns are the special

by Cori Yonge
Sep 13, 2024
Unlike most fast-food chains, Jack's Family Restaurants has made its mark in a handful of rural regions, boosting public coffers there.
Jack's Family Restaurants has created a large footprint in rural communities.
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My Analog Life

A banker, a customs broker and a real estate agent share “analog” memories

by Maria Hollenhorst , Sean McHenry and Sofia Terenzio
Sep 6, 2024
To wrap up our series about how technology has changed jobs, we hear from three “Marketplace” regulars.
This summer, we asked listeners to help us time travel to the analog age. Above, a worker climbs a ladder to check the inside of a huge clock.
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