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A bombing kills dozens on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Ukraine retakes a small village from Russia. Some 30,000 people are losing their jobs as trucking company Yellow shuts down.
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It's the end of the road for Yellow, one of the nation's largest freight carriers
Trucking company Yellow is shutting down after taking a $700 million federal pandemic loan three years ago. The closure would mean the loss of approximately 30,000 jobs — 22,000 of them Teamsters.
The Yellow trucking company meltdown, explained
Yellow's demise stems from an exodus of customers, union strife and longstanding financial troubles.
Auto companies are making big profits, but still stumbling when it comes to EVs
The U.S. auto industry is experiencing unanticipated stumbles and challenges as it pivots to producing more electric vehicles, even as it makes large profits.
Do recent positive developments qualify as a 'soft landing' for the economy?
Is recent news about the economy so good that the U.S. can say it is coming in for a "soft landing," where inflation gets tamed without a recession?
What recession? It's a summer of splurging, profits and girl power
Economic data show higher prices and constant warnings of a downturn haven't slowed down American shoppers. The Fed is anxious. Companies are thrilled.
With a rise in robberies of postal carriers, it's a dangerous time to work in mail
Attacks against postal carriers are up, and so are mail thefts. The U.S. Postal Service has a new safety plan, but is it strong enough? This is occurring as the USPS tries to recruit more workers.
What Barbie's professional history says about women in the labor force
With more than 200 careers under her pink belt, Barbie has always been a hard worker. What can the types of professions Barbie's done tell us about women in the U.S. labor force? A lot, actually.
Backup driver of an autonomous Uber pleads guilty to endangerment in pedestrian death
The backup driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 was sentenced to three years of supervised probation.
The man who once tweeted as @X wasn't informed when the company took over his handle
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Gene X. Hwang about X (formerly Twitter) taking over his handle @x without informing nor compensating him.