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Shipping rates are going up faster than they have in nearly a decade, increasing pressure on merchants to raise prices or find other ways to offset higher costs.

After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers of the annual Davos conference will host the high-profile gathering of elites in the Swiss Alps in-person again in January.

Job openings are at historic highs, and experts say the skills gap between what workers know and what employers need is one of the big reasons. These opportunities provide hope for a solution to one of the most daunting challenges in today’s labor market.

A New Jersey state treasury official said on Wednesday it is set to divest $182 million in Unilever Plc (ULVR.L) stock and bonds held by its pension funds over the restriction of sales by the consumer giant's Ben & Jerry's ice cream brand in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.

A former Theranos Inc. lab worker testified Wednesday that she raised alarms about the blood-testing startup’s practices with colleagues, managers and even a top executive and a board member but was rebuffed at every turn.

Many restaurants say they still can not find enough workers, and owners say fears over the Delta variant and rising covid cases are slowing business and taking a toll on servers who make rely on tips from customers.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. lost 67 employees on 9/11, more than one-third of its New York workforce, when hijacked planes rammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center.

20 entrepreneurs around the country are accusing Kevin O'Leary and Kevin Harrington of running a scam.

Peloton unveiled a treadmill on Monday that it says is equipped with new safety features as the company faces multiple government probes for a previous model that allegedly caused injuries — and at least one death.

American Express launched a critical race theory training that urged employees to check their privilege and defer to employees from "marginalized groups," essentially creating a workplace hierarchy.

Notorious con man Bernie Madoff had multiple toes amputated during his final days

Home Depot stores are again requiring coronavirus masks to be worn indoors by all customers, contractors and employees due to the delta variant, the company announced Monday.

The longtime head of Scholastic Corp., M. Richard Robinson Jr., died suddenly in June on a walk in Martha’s Vineyard. He left behind a surprising succession plan.

President Biden on Wednesday is set to sign a national security memorandum to protect critical infrastructure such as electricity utility companies, chemical plants and nuclear reactors.

Furniture sales have surged during the pandemic, leading to major backlogs at manufacturing facilities. This means consumers around the nation should expect delays on their orders. A manufacturer in Conover, North Carolina says their shipping times used to be 8 weeks, but now it's taking them 22 weeks to send orders to customers. Industry experts say supply chain shortages are also contributing to the backlog, creating the perfect storm in recent months.

Georgia's lieutenant governor announced a new plan to combat crime in the state as violence continues to rise in the state and across America.

Texas is the top state of you're looking to start a new business, according to WalletHub.

Texas officials said Thursday they are considering banning Ben & Jerry’s statewide after the Vermont-based company announced it will no longer sell ice cream in "Occupied Palestinian Territory."

A Massachusetts couple has sued eBay and several of the ecommerce company's former officials, alleging the defendants carried out a harassment campaign against them that included death threats.

The conservative group Heritage Action says Democratic voting activist Stacey Abrams should pay her fellow Georgians back for the estimated $100 million it cost the state's economy when Major League Baseball pulled the All-Star Game out of Atlanta following her call for a boycott.