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FTC Plan to Ban Noncompete Clauses Shifts Companies’ Focus
Businesses and lawyers are beginning to assess what the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed ban of noncompete clauses in employment...
Jan 19, 2023


"Dollar Touches Seven-Month Low Amid Weak US Economic Data and Lower Interest Rate Expectations"
The US dollar experienced a sharp decline on Wednesday, reaching its lowest point in seven months. This reversal of trend, which had...
Jan 18, 2023


Energy Startup pulls off first meaningful CO2 direct-air capture - plans to move into LA
Startup Climeworks AG achieved an important milestone recently by successfully pulling CO2 from the open air and storing it underground...
Jan 18, 2023


Buc-ee's Chooses Ruston, LA As Next Location!
Buc-ee's will open a $50 million travel center in Ruston, the Texas chain's first location in Louisiana. A minimum of 200 people will...
Jan 17, 2023


OPINION: Tik-Tok Is A Matter Of National Security
Any time you hear “ban” and “media” in the same sentence, it should raise your antennae or trigger your gag reflex, because any chilling...
Jan 17, 2023


More insurance companies pull out of Louisiana
Thousands of folks in the south no longer have home insurance because companies are leaving the area after years of devastating storms....
Jan 17, 2023


Stocks rise with focus on CPI later this week
U.S. stocks ascended at Wednesday's open as Wall Street counted down to a crucial inflation reading and big bank earnings later this...
Jan 11, 2023


Is Congress Going to Kill Credit Card Rewards?
Credit card rewards are so common these days — so expected, even — that they can seem untouchable. But that could change. Legislation...
Jan 6, 2023


The House Speaker Drama Will Hit the Market Next. Get Ready for the Debt Ceiling Battle
Even before the tussle erupted, Goldman Sachs economists called the debt limit the biggest political risk facing financial markets in...
Jan 6, 2023


BARRONS: What Kevin McCarthy and the House Speaker Turmoil Means for Markets
California Republican Kevin McCarthy lost another string of votes to become House speaker Thursday, as the drama on Capitol Hill extended...
Jan 6, 2023


Salesforce Slashes Staff in Early 2023 Move
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is putting to rest right out of the gate in 2023 that he's serious about improving profit margins, which Wall...
Jan 5, 2023


After a Bumpy Year, Renewable Energy Looks Poised for Boom Times
Net additions of renewable electricity rose to an estimated 352 gigawatts of capacity in 2022, up from 286 GW in the previous year,...
Jan 4, 2023
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