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Why charging your laptop is getting easier
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Janet Nguyen
Apr 19, 2024
The USB-C connector has become a standard across laptops and phones.
Could migrants be the answer to New York's restaurant labor shortage?
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Erin Delmore
Apr 19, 2024
Hospitality businesses say they want working visas for migrants to be fast-tracked as they struggle to fill job vacancies.
Why hasn’t tourism recovered in Palau?
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Frey Lindsay
Apr 19, 2024
Flights haven't restarted in high volume since the pandemic drop-off, and South Koreans are booking their vacations elsewhere.
The U.K. is seeking to "offshore asylum"
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Ellen Rolfes
Apr 19, 2024
Plus, we do the numbers on smartphones and sleep in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.
Cargo mover waits out “catastrophic” halt in Baltimore port business
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Sarah Leeson
Apr 19, 2024
"It was like, 'OK, this is a horrific event. And how are we going to recover from this?'" says Dawn Speakman, founder of Drayage Solutions in Baltimore.
As companies mature, they change the metrics they disclose to investors
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Henry Epp
Apr 19, 2024
Netflix will stop disclosing subscriber numbers next year. Companies revising what measures they use to indicate performance is nothing new.
Higher prices have been depressing sales for Procter & Gamble
Apr 19, 2024
Consumers are experiencing price fatigue, one economist says.
For public good, not for profit.
The "wealth effect" could affect consumer behavior — and U.S. politics
Apr 19, 2024
While sizable gains in the value of stocks and real estate has likely boosted spending, it's done less to improve sentiment.
Monday was a big filing day for PACs and other political groups
Apr 19, 2024
Earlier this week, political campaigns and PACs had to turn in numbers on spending and fundraising to the Federal Election Commission.
What is the bitcoin "halving"?
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Matt Levin
Apr 19, 2024
Bitcoin halving happens approximately every four years, and it's a big deal for the philosophical premise of the cryptocurrency.