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The U.K. is undergoing the largest trial of a four-day workweek and less may be more

4:34pm November 25, 2022

The U.K. has been undergoing the largest trial of a four-day workweek ever conducted. The Indicator podcast hosts Wailin Wong and Paddy Hirsch explain when it comes to productivity, less may be more.

Elon Musk says the company is ready to re-launch a verification program designed to ease the app's financial reliance on advertisers, but has yet to provide details.

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Elon Musk says Twitter will re-launch its verification program next week

4:04pm November 25, 2022

by Emily Olson

The embattled CEO tweeted Friday that the company will re-launch its paid verification program next week. He says accounts will be manually verified and color coded, but has yet to offer details.

Shoppers walk the aisles of Walmart for Black Friday deals in Dunwoody, Georgia. Walmart opened at 6am on Black Friday for shoppers.

Inflation looms large as Black Friday shoppers head to the stores

10:54am November 25, 2022

by Emily Olson

More than 60% of shoppers say the economy is affecting their holiday plans. Many say they'll be more selective in their purchases, going for cheaper goods and less expensive stores.

Half of Twitter's top 100 advertisers appear to no longer be advertising on the website.

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Twitter has lost 50 of its top 100 advertisers since Elon Musk took over, report says

7:37am November 25, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

Half of Twitter's top 100 advertisers appear to no longer be advertising on the website. A new report states that these 50 advertisers have spent almost $2 billion on Twitter ads since 2020.

Blue bonds could be a solution for climate change and debt for some countries

5:00am November 25, 2022

by Wailin Wong

Low-income countries are seeing some of the most severe effects of climate change. They are also facing growing debt as interest rates go up. What if there was a way to solve both problems at once?

Inflation makes food insecurity top of mind for many this holiday season

5:00am November 25, 2022

by Wailin Wong

Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot speaks with Morning Edition about food insecurity.

How inflation will affect this year's Black Friday shopping

5:00am November 25, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

Inflation is motivating shoppers to chase Black Friday deals even more than usual.

Clothing stores have been cutting prices, trying to sell off their glut of inventory.

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How stores ended up with too many (wrong) clothes

5:00am November 25, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

Remember when we couldn't get enough athleisure? Or pajamas? Now, the hottest question for clothing retailers is whether they've got an "inventory glut." For shoppers, this means discounts.

The empty assembly line at the Duralex glassware factory in Orléans, France, on Nov. 15.

Europe fears its industries will jet to the U.S. as energy costs force plant closures

5:00am November 25, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

Duralex glassware maker is just one company that's suspended operations over spiking energy costs after a cutoff of Russian natural gas.

Signage for the FTX Arena, where the Miami Heat basketball team plays, is seen illuminated on Saturday. The rapid collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX into bankruptcy has driven arena owner Miami-Dade County to seek a break in its naming rights deal with FTX.

Miami-Dade County, stuck in a 19-year contract with FTX, seeks to rename its arena

7:50pm November 24, 2022

The county, which owns the arena where the Miami Heat play, wants a bankruptcy judge to let it end its $135 million contract with the failed cryptocurrency company so it can find a new sponsor.