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• Jun 30, 2023

  New rules for religious accommodation at work

  

  Employers will now have to accommodate their employees’ religious observances, unless they can prove doing so imposes a substantial burden on their business operations. Plus, the price of a monarchy, and the hot topic at today’s EU meeting.

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• Jun 30, 2023

  With race-based affirmative action gone, what about legacy status?

  

  Colleges may respond to the overturning of race-based affirmative action by putting more emphasis on socio-economic status, or even de-emphasizing legacy status. Plus, a law protecting pregnant workers went into effect this week

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• Jun 30, 2023

  Crisis-hit Pakistan strikes $3 billion IMF bailout deal

  

  From the BBC World Service: After months of negotiating, the International Monetary Fund has reached a financing deal with Pakistan to avoid a default. The British are coming… for your airport stores; many of the shops you see in airports in the US are run by a British company, WHSmith, and they’re planning even more. A new airline, K9, is giving pets seats on private jets for routes including London to New York, New Jersey and Dubai. 

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• Jun 29, 2023

  The GDP gets a recalculation

  

  An updated estimate put first quarter GDP growth in the U.S. at the equivalent of 2% per year. We’ll discuss what that robust GDP means for future rate hikes. Plus, state UI agencies still have frustrating filing processes.

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• Jun 29, 2023

  Can big banks take economic heat right now?

  

  The results of this year’s big bank stress tests are in, and the outcomes are encouraging… according to some. Then, the economic case for LGBTQ equality. 

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• Jun 29, 2023

  Sri Lanka’s five day bank holiday

  

  From the BBC World Service: Sri Lanka has begun a five-day bank holiday to allow the crisis-hit nation breathing space to restructure $42 billion in domestic debt. China is set to double its capacity to generate renewable energy by 2025, hitting government targets five years ahead of schedule. Virgin Galactic is  launching its first commercial rocket plane spaceflight. The mission is scientific — with plans to collect biometric data and conduct tests. 

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• Jun 28, 2023

  A look under the hood of the stock market

  

  While the NASDAQ and S&P have been up so far this year, a closer look shows that’s really thanks to a few heavy hitters. Plus, a new specialized neighborhood full of… doghouses?

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• Jun 28, 2023

  Inform Act aims to thwart third-party vendors reselling stolen goods

  

  Starting today, online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay are required verify the identities of high-volume vendors in an effort to curb reselling of stolen goods. Plus, why consumer confidence doesn’t match consumer spending, and a look at the hot housing market.

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• Jun 28, 2023

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Governments are moving fast on AI

  

  From the BBC World Service: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says that whilst there are threats from Artificial Intelligence, Governments around the world are acting fast. Plus, BBC’s Luke Wilson reports on drinks giant Diageo’s split with Sean Coombes – aka Diddy. And finally, is the cost of travelling stopping some Muslims travel to Mecca? We hear from the BBC correspondent in Cairo, Sally Nabil.

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• Jun 27, 2023

  “Summer Davos” check-in

  

  At “Summer Davos”, a World Economic Forum gathering, China’s premier Li Qiang criticized western countries for trying to break economic ties with China. Plus, a California program gets 21st century job skills to incarcerated women, and EV startup Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy.

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