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4-Day Workweek Brings No Loss of Productivity, Companies in Experiment Say

More than 70 companies in Britain are undergoing a six-month experiment in which their employees get a paid day off each week. So far, most companies say it’s going well.  » mehr lesen

Japan Intervenes to Prop Up the Sliding Yen

The currency’s decline to a point not seen in 24 years prompted the rare action as officials keep interest rates low.  » mehr lesen

After a Big Rate Increase, Markets Fear a Recession

The Federal Reserve has more jumbo-size interest rises planned, stoking fears of downturns in the housing, labor and stock markets.  » mehr lesen

Andy Byford, Ex-M.T.A. Leader, Steps Down as London Transport Commissioner

Mr. Byford, who was revered as “Train Daddy” during his tenure as the chief of the New York City subway, said he would move back to the United States.  » mehr lesen

Bad News From the Fed? We’ve Been Here Before.

Fed rate increases are causing pain now. But an inside look at the Volcker era shows that conditions were far worse when the Fed tried different tacks to tame inflation.  » mehr lesen

In India, Debunking Fake News and Running Into the Authorities

Alt News, an independent website, has emerged as a leading debunker of misinformation in the nation, but highlighting hate speech against minorities has put it on a collision course with the government....

Is the Hyperloop Doomed?

Though some efforts continue, the once-promising technology has run up against significant challenges — most notably creating an entirely new transit infrastructure.  » mehr lesen

Allan M. Siegal, Influential Watchdog Inside The Times, Dies at 82

As a top editor who was both feared and revered at the newspaper for decades, he left a deep imprint as its arbiter of language, taste, tone and ethics.  » mehr lesen

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