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Consumer

Amazon, Starbucks Both Hit with Holiday Strikes

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Though small compared to each company’s total workforces, work stoppages have set uncomfortable precedents for management.

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Industrials

Dock Workers Agree to Pause Historic Strike To Negotiate New Contract

Three days into a historic work stoppage, dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports reached a tentative deal with their employer.

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Industrials

Boeing Weighs $10 Billion Stock Sale Amid Costly Strike

Boeing is considering an emergency move: selling $10 billion in new stock to score some quick cash amid a union strike.

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Industrials

Boeing Weathers Serious Turbulence Amid Worker Strike

Days after industrial workers in its Pacific Northwest plants voted to approve a labor strike, Boeing instituted a hiring freeze.

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Industrials

Boeing Dodges a Work Stoppage in Washington

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Boeing reached a tentative deal with the union representing its production workers in Washington state, likely dodging a strike.

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Big Tech

A Small Union Win Casts a Big Shadow Over Amazon

Prosecutors for the NLRB concluded that a group of 84 unionized Amazon drivers in Palmdale, California are employed by Amazon.

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Markets

Stock Buybacks are the Ultimate Gift for Companies in Record Year

This month marks the end of what Goldman Sachs estimates will be a record year for stock buybacks, with a volume of roughly $930 billion.

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Industries

CEO Departures Have Reached a Record High with Almost 2,000

In the first 11 months of the year, 1,991 CEOs have announced their departures, up 16% compared to the same timeframe last year.

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Economics

Wall Street’s New Year’s Resolution: Launch More IPOs

No matter how you cast your ballot in the presidential election last month, recent history suggests your vote counts for IPOs.

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