Business Update

In an internal memo to staff on Friday, Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the central bank, said the institution would offer a voluntary deferred resignation program. Source link

Seth Miller, a state lawmaker in New Hampshire, placed billboard ads protesting Avelo Airlines’ decision to operate deportation flights for the federal government. Avelo accused him of copyright infringement. Source link

The Danish drugmaker, which makes Ozempic and Wegovy, has seen its stock tumble as competition in the weight-loss drug market has grown fiercer. Source link

Even though most Americans may see lower taxes, Republicans’ spending cuts could outweigh those benefits and leave some worse off. Source link

An additional 276,000 people filed for Social Security benefits so far this fiscal year, up 13% from a year ago. Anxiety appears to be a driver. Source link

Questions about the credit for a famous photograph from the Vietnam War have divided the photojournalism community for months. Source link

The combination, which must pass muster with antitrust authorities, would create one of the biggest TV and internet providers in the United States. Source link

The president’s Middle East visit produced multibillion-dollar technology investments by the Saudis and Emiratis. But they face political pushback at home. Source link

Hollywood offers a service, and services are what really drive the U.S. economy. President Trump’s proposed tax could set off a second, and more damaging, trade war. Source link

Paula Kerger, the chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.” Source link