Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Inside the chaotic unraveling of Jack Ma's $35 billion IPONov 07, 2020 5:20 am - The midlevel bureaucrats left China's richest man waiting as they prepared for a meeting that would send shock waves across the financial world. It was Monday morning in...
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Analysis: Uber's ballot victory doesn't fix gig economy's big problemNov 07, 2020 5:20 am - Uber Technologies and Lyft won a big victory on a state ballot measure that could have threatened their businesses by changing their relationship with workers. But this ...
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Uber won its prized contractor status for drivers. Now what?Nov 07, 2020 5:18 am - In one fell swoop, Uber and Lyft on Tuesday fended off labor protections that were decades in the making, allowing the companies to keep compensating their drivers as in...
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U.S. service industries expand at slowest pace in five monthsNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - U.S. service industries expanded in October at the slowest pace in five months as orders and employment cooled, indicating more moderate growth in the biggest part of th...
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USPS says it can't comply with court-ordered sweep of mail-in ballotsNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - The U.S. Postal Service said it can't comply with a federal judge's order to conduct a sweep of its facilities in crucial swing states for undelivered mail-in ballots by...
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Analysis: When you can't work from Barcelona, Boulder might doNov 01, 2020 5:10 am - The rise of "digital nomads," knowledge workers able to do their jobs from a rotating assortment of exotic locales - the beaches of Phuket, the suburbs of Cape Town, the...
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Fall ad spending creeps back in spite of scary COVID conditionsOct 31, 2020 6:20 am - This fall, in the run-up to Halloween, Hershey, the giant American sweets maker, had different commercials ready to run depending on the severity of the pandemic. Earlie...
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Apple developing smaller AirPods Pro, revamped entry-level modelOct 31, 2020 6:12 am - Apple is planning updates to its AirPods earbuds next year, seeking to capitalize on the success of a product that has become an important source of growth. The Cupertin...
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Analysis: Working from home is here to stay, so let's get it rightOct 24, 2020 6:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has crushed the economy, sent joblessness soaring, and killed over a million people worldwide. But there are a few ways in which the pandemic may p...
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Online shopping the pandemic away? There's a better wayOct 24, 2020 6:00 am - You probably want to buy something. For many households, there is more money at the end of the month. Spending is way down on restaurant meals and entertainment. Excess ...