Can Robots Be a Good Thing? Factories Rent Them to Retain Human Workers
Robots-for-rent is one way some small U.S. factories gain access to automation, reducing turnover and ensuring workers aren’t injured. Source link
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Orsted Stock Plummets to Record Low After Trump Halts U.S. Wind Farm
An order to stop work on the Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island further rattled the beleaguered Danish company. Source link
The Real Reason Americans Worry About Trade
Behind the pushback to global trade is a deep economic anxiety that a meager social safety net has caused in the United States. Source link
Workers Who Lost Jobs to Trade Needed Help. Washington Cut the Funding.
Trade Adjustment Assistance was supposed to help people whose jobs were threatened by overseas competition, but Congress eroded its support starting in the 1980s. Source link
Keurig Dr Pepper to Acquire Peet’s in $18 Billion Deal
After the takeover, the company will split into two businesses, one focusing on coffee and one on soft drinks. Source link
5 Years On, China’s Property Crisis Has No End in Sight
The government had set out to slow speculation, kicking off a slowdown in real estate values that is still grinding on with wide economic consequences. Source link
This Is the End of China’s Once Mightiest Property Firm
China Evergrande, set to be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, leaves behind a giant pile of debt and a long line of desperate creditors. Source link
Revealing Taste
A clever leak exposed the music habits of some famous people — and two Times journalists. Source link
They Put Off Getting in Relationships Until They Earned Enough Money
Money can’t buy love, but it can help single people feel more ready to find it. Source link
Help! My Terrible Ex-Employee Wants Advice on Her Job Search.
Plus, what to do when your boss is hitting on your boyfriend. Source link