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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 …
Welcome to Is This Working?, a column about the future of work through the lens of gender. That’s a question many workers, particularly women, are asking two years into a pandemic that has strained many systems to their breaking point, …
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 …
This article has been updated to reflect that a vote on concealment clauses passed. Apple investors on Friday voted to support an audit that would examine the impact of the tech giant’s policies and practices on the civil rights of …
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 …
Welcome to Is This Working?, a column about the future of work through the lens of gender. That’s a question many workers, particularly women, are asking nearly two years into a pandemic that has strained many systems to their breaking …
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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 …