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Wetzel's Pretzels' CEO says minimum wage increase boosts business

by Sam Harnett
Feb 17, 2017
Bill Phelps was surprised — and pleased — by his own data.
When the minimum wage was raised in California, Wetzels Pretzels found its sales also increased.
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Sallie Krawcheck says gender diversity on Wall Street has stalled

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Feb 15, 2017
And here's what women should do about it before another financial crisis hits.
Sallie Krawcheck says her dismissal from Wall Street had to do with her gender.
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Who cares how much the boss makes?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 7, 2017
One measure of the Dodd-Frank Act that looks set to be diluted or disapparated: the rule that requires companies to disclose how much more the CEO makes than the workers. Some observers worry about this, but how much do workers really care?
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Trump travel ban weighs on first advisory meeting with business execs

by Amy Scott
Feb 3, 2017
Uber's CEO quit Trump's advisory panel amid some backlash over immigration policy.
President Donald Trump delivers opening remarks at the beginning of a policy forum with business leaders in the State Dining Room at the White House February 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. Leaders from the automotive and manufacturing industries, the financial and retail services and other powerful global businesses were invited to the meeting with Trump, his advisors and family. 
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What Trump's trade policies could mean for the high-end jeans business

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Feb 1, 2017
Peter Kim is the founder and CEO of Hudson Jeans, a high-end denim company based in LA. He talks about how he made his company and what this new administration might mean for his business.
Peter Kim is the CEO and Founder of Hudson Jeans.
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What the Equinox CEO knew about lifestyle branding before the rest of us

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jan 23, 2017
Equinox CEO Harvey Spevak used to have to "defend against whether the gym business was a fad business." His fitness empire includes fitness clubs and Soul Cycle.
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Kathryn Marinello takes the wheel at Hertz

by Sam Harnett
Jan 2, 2017
There have been a lot of management changes happening at car-rental companies.
A Hertz car-rental agency in Manhattan.
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Everyone wants the Apple taxes that Apple doesn’t want to pay

by Andy Uhler
Dec 19, 2016
An EU dispute over Ireland’s tax treatment of Apple is really about who gets Apple’s taxes.
 
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Why the biggest names in tech met at Trump Tower today

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Dec 14, 2016
Apple CEO Tim Cook was there... but Jack Dorsey of Twitter wasn't.
(L-R) Amazon's chief Jeff Bezos, Larry Page of Alphabet, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, President-elect Donald Trump, Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of PayPal, Tim Cook of Apple and Safra Catz of Oracle attend a meeting at Trump Tower December 14, 2016 in New York. 
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Incoming Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson: We've always been a destination

by David Brancaccio
Dec 8, 2016
Our interview with Johnson on Starbucks' recent tech deals, how the company is doing, and his relationship with CEO Howard Schultz.
Starbucks COO Kevin Johnson speaks during the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting on March 23, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. 
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