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Literal and figurative headwinds
Oct 24, 2019

Literal and figurative headwinds

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Why the Boeing 737 Max is weighing down Southwest, and why self-driving trucks are so hard to figure out.

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It's windy in corporate America!

Oct 24, 2019
Ford, Stanley Black & Decker and Twitter were among 18 companies citing "headwinds" in earnings reports. What are they talking about?
What do we mean when we say "headwinds?"
Jack Taylor/Getty Images

Airlines might not love Boeing right now, but switching planes won't be easy

Oct 24, 2019
The waitlist for new Airbus planes is seven years long.
It's unclear when or if the 737 Max will return to the skies. Above, a Boeing 737 Max 8 takes off for a test flight in 2016.
Stephen Brashear/Getty Images

Chinese restaurant owners in California fight for gas stoves

Oct 24, 2019
As California officials look to phase out gas, some restaurant owners in San Gabriel Valley are speaking out in favor of gas cooking.
Chef Chun Lei cooks shrimp on a gas stove in the kitchen of Shanghailander Palace in Arcadia.
Josie Huang

How Los Angeles Football Club became one of the hottest tickets in LA

Oct 24, 2019
Five years ago, LAFC had an eight-person fan club. Now, the team sells out each home game.
Fans of Los Angeles FC cheer during the first half of a game between the Seattle Sounders and the Los Angeles FC at Banc of California Stadium on April 21, 2019
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

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The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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