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As if some of the highest electricity prices in Europe and threats of gas rationing are not enough, Germany is apparently now facing a shortage of french fries. Reports that some German restaurants have stopped serving french fries with burgers …
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The top gambling regulator in Nevada on Thursday delayed MGM Resorts International MGM, -0.55% stakeholder Barry Diller’s licensing after federal authorities launched insider-trading investigations into his share purchases of Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI, -0.29%. Nevada Gaming Commission Chairwoman Jennifer Togliatti in a public meeting …
Women have long fought for the right to earn the same amount as men. And by some measures, they have earned significant gains: The U.S. Census Bureau notes that in 1960, the ratio of female-to-male earnings for full-time workers was …
Three in four Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women say they’ve personally experienced racism and/or discrimination in the past year, with many saying these experiences happened in public and were perpetrated by strangers, a new report says. The most …
Slot-machine and game developer Scientific Games Corp. said it plans to rebrand as Light & Wonder Inc. after the company shed its lottery and sports-betting businesses to focus on content for casinos and online gambling. Scientific Games SGMS, -8.30% said it expects …
The Walt Disney Co. blew away expectations for the holiday season, producing a record revenue total and more than $1 billion in profit by adding more subscribers to Disney+ and other streaming services than expected amid a rebound for theme …
The Value Gap is a MarketWatch Q&A series with business leaders, academics, authors, policymakers and activists on reducing racial and social inequalities. Everyone — not just executives, managers and HR representatives — has some kind of power to start dismantling racism …