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What to Expect at China’s National People’s Congress as Xi Tightens Grip

When its top legislature meets, Beijing will lay out a vision for reviving economic growth and strengthening the Communist Party’s grip after a chaotic reopening.  » mehr lesen

On Wall St., ‘Socially Responsible’ Is Common Sense. In Congress, It’s Political.

Lawmakers are trying to restrict these investment choices in workplace retirement plans, but big fund managers are trying to give shareholders a voice.  » mehr lesen

‘Dilbert’ Is Canceled but Cubicle Comedians Thrive, on TikTok

They weren’t fans of the comic strip, which was recently dropped from hundreds of newspapers, but their work builds on the office grind as comic premise.  » mehr lesen

Why Companies Are Pushing Premium Products With Higher Prices

Companies are trying to maintain fat profits as the economy changes, making “premiumization” their new favorite buzzword.  » mehr lesen

Your Boss’s Bathrobe Is Not Office Attire

Even at a start-up, even while waiting for a new office, you should not have to put up with working from the corporate HQ that is the boss’s kitchen.  » mehr lesen

Retailers Lay Out a Downbeat Outlook as Inflation Squeezes Low-Income Shoppers

Despite better-than-expected earnings, retail executives predict that any sales growth will be much smaller than in years past.  » mehr lesen

Amazon Pauses Work on 2nd Headquarters in Virginia

The delay is the latest reminder that the tech industry’s pandemic-fueled boom has slowed and another indicator of how remote work has changed office-space needs.  » mehr lesen

Bernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83

She was one of the first Black female journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times put her on the staff of a women’s news section.  » mehr lesen

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